Japan Is Getting a Neon Genesis Evangelion...Bullet Train

You might be looking at concept art, but this is really happening.

I imagine the inside is a rather-looking bullet train, but damn, the outside is striking. It’s designed after Evangelion Unit-01.

[Photo: 500 Type Eva]

Don’t see it? Here’s a comparison.

[Photo: 500 Type Eva]

According to Buzz News, the Neon Genesis Evangelion-covered bullet train will begin service this fall from Osaka to Fukuoka. It will run until March 2017.

Top photo: 500 Type Eva

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