It has been revealed that the mysterious masked man who appears in the new TV anime "Shinkalion Change the World" of the popular anime series "Shinkalion" is Reiji Koube. Reiji used to work at ERDA East Japan Headquarters with Ina and Takanawa, and was the driver of the original Shinkalion "Shinkalion 0", but went missing 10 years ago. He is voiced by Yuki Kaji.
Shinkalion 0 is the "original Shinkalion" that is transformed from the front car of the Shinkansen 0 series. Its head is round like the nose of the Shinkansen 0 series, and the Zero Blade can be used in two patterns: as a double blade or in a combined state with the grips connected.
It has also been announced that the second talk show by the staff of the series, "ERDA's Secret Story "Shinkalion Change the World" Staff Talk Show vol.2" will be held at Loft Plus One (Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo) on December 7th. Director Kenichiro Komaya and others will be on stage.
"Shinkalion Change the World" depicts protagonist Taisei Taisei and other junior high school drivers piloting Shinkalions developed by the Super Evolution Railway Development Organization, commonly known as ERDA, to face off against mysterious enemies known as the Unknown that appear all over Japan. The Shinkalion that Taisei Taisei and his team ride combines with an armed and reinforced vehicle modeled after real-life construction vehicles. This is the first time in the series that a Shinkalion combines with a vehicle. It airs every Sunday at 8:30 a.m. on TV Tokyo.
