The popular alloy toy series "Soul of Chogokin," released by TAMASHII NATIONS, the collector's toy division of Japan's BANDAI SPIRITS Company, recently exhibited a prototype of its latest work, "E5 Hayabusa," from "Shinkansen Henkei Robo Shinkalion." The release date is yet to be determined.
"Shinkansen Henkei Robo Shinkalion" is a cross-media IP project launched in 2015. It combines Japan's proud technological marvel, the "Shinkansen" (bullet train), with the "transforming robot" theme commonly seen in sci-fi anime. Under the supervision of JR East Company, many actual Japanese trains were designed as robot characters. Shogakukan and TAKARA TOMY, also involved in the project's production, repeatedly designed the transformation mechanisms for the Shinkalion robots to be applied in future TV anime and toy products. Particularly in the toy segment, TAKARA TOMY leveraged its past experience in producing the "Transformers" and popular railway model "Plarail" series, achieving a design where multiple slender train cars transform into cool, well-proportioned robots. With the official broadcast of the TV anime, the toy product designs also evolved, developing diverse play patterns such as link combination, cross combination, and ultimate cross combination, achieving immense success.
The "E5 Hayabusa" exhibited this time is the first product launched at the beginning of the series, and it is also the unit piloted by the protagonist of the first anime season, Hayato Hayasugi. Although the product currently only showcases a prototype in train mode, the parts segmentation designed for transformation can be seen throughout the body, making its precise transformation structure highly anticipated.
Soul of Chogokin Shinkansen Henkei Robo Shinkalion E5 Hayabusa
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