The first TV anime in the [[Shinkalion (series)|]] 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 [[kaijuu]] sent by the [[Kitoralsus]]. He becomes the pilot of the [[E5 Hayabusa (shinkalion)|]], and makes friends with other kids who are recruited as pilots alongside him.

h4. Characters

* [[Hayasugi Hayato]]
* [[Shashot]]
* [[Oga Akita]]
* [[Daimonyama Tsuranuki]]
* [[Tsukiyama Shinobu]]
* [[Mihara Futaba]]
* [[Hatsune Miku (shinkalion)|]]
* [[Seiryuu (shinkalion)|]]
* [[Suzaku (shinkalion)|]]
* [[Byakko (shinkalion)|]]
* [[Genbu (shinkalion)|]]

h4. Mecha

* [[E5 Hayabusa (shinkalion)|]]
** [[E5 x Doctor Yellow]]
** [[E5 Hayabusa MkII]]
** [[E5 MkII Overcross E6]]
* [[E6 Komachi (shinkalion)|]]
* [[E7 Kagayaki (shinkalion)|]]
* [[E3 Tsubasa (shinkalion)|]]
* [[H5 Hayabusa (shinkalion)|]]
* [[500 Kodama (shinkalion)|]]
* [[N700A Nozomi (Shinkalion)|]]
* [[Doctor Yellow (Shinkalion)|]]
* Black Shinkalion
** [[Black Shinkalion Kurenai]]
** [[Black Shinkalion Ogre]]
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