The official website of the upcoming Shinkalion Change the World anime has revealed the opening and ending theme songs for the series. The series will begin airing on April 7.
Shinkalion Change the World is a new anime based on Takara Tomy’s Shinkalion toy line. Takara is primarily known for making toys based on Beyblade and the Transformers franchise. At the time of writing, little information about the anime’s story is known. However, the series’ staff will likely reveal more in the coming weeks.
Shinkalion Change the World Announces Opening and Ending Theme Song Artists
In a recent announcement during AnimeJapan 2024, the staff of the upcoming Shinkalion Change the World anime revealed the series’ theme songs. All of the theme songs are themed around different bullet trains. GRe4N BOYZ will perform the opening theme song “Senkō Hayabusa,” themed after the Hayabusa bullet train.
Meiyo performs one ending theme, titled “HOPE!HOPE!HOPE!” (themed after the Nozomi bullet train). THE ALFEE performs another ED, themed after the Kodama bullet train. Finally, Sayaka Yamamoto’s ending theme song is modeled after the Kamome bullet train.
The cast and staff of the series is as follows:
Cast
- Hiiro Ishibashi as Taisei Onari
- Kenshō Ono as Akane Forden
- Shimba Tsuchiya as Ryota Kuzuryu
- Hana Tamegai as Bina
- Kaede Hondo as Mai Oume
- Chikahiro Kobayashi as Kadomichi Takanawa
- Eri Kitamura as Ina Ōnari
Staff
- Director: Kenichiro Komaya
- Studio: Signal.MD and Production I.G.
- Scripts: Eiji Umehara
- Assistant Script Overseer: Daisuke Ishibashi
- Character Designers: Shiori Asaka and Niina Morita
- Mechanical Designer: Akira Kirishiki
- Sound Director: Masafumi Mima
- Composer: Yūgo Kanno
- CG Animation Studio: Shogakukan Music & Digital Entertainment
- Producer: Shogakukan-Shueisha Productions
The history of the franchise, according to Crunchyroll, is as follows:
The franchise’s first TV series, Shinkansen Henkei Robo Shinkalion The Animation, aired for 76 episodes from January 6, 2018 to June 29, 2019, and its sequel feature film, Shinkansen Henkei Robo Shinkalion the Movie: The Marvelous Fast ALFA-X That Comes From the Future released on December 27, 2019. Then, the second TV series, Shinkansen Henkei Robo Shinkalion Z, aired for 41 episodes from April 9, 2021 to March 18, 2022.
Lastly, the Shinkalion Change the World anime will air on April 7.
