The first TV anime in the Shinkalion franchise, aired from 2018 to 2019 and was followed by a film in late 2019. A sequel, Shinkansen Henkei Robo Shinkalion Z, began airing in April 2021.
The anime focuses on Hayasugi Hayato, who unintentionally finds out his father is a member of a secret government organization that uses the eponymous mecha to fight kaiju sent by the Kitoralsus. He becomes the pilot of the E5 Hayabusa, and makes friends with other kids who are recruited as pilots alongside him.
