What You Need to Know:
- The Evangelion-themed bullet train that made headlines this summer is finally almost ready to go into service. Several interior design elements have been revealed to the public.
- Among them is the inside of the first car, which has a life-sized 500 Type EVA cockpit where one can experience how it might feel to launch in the actual thing.
- The second car is the "special interior" car, devoted to Evangelion. It will begin service on November 7th. See the pictures below!
Exterior:
![evangelion-shinkansen2]()
Cockpit room:
![evangelion-train3]()
![evangelion-train4]()
![evangelion-train5]()
Regular seating:
![evangelion-train6]()
Special window designs:
![evangelion-train7]()
![evangelion-train8]()
Cockpit room:
Regular seating:
Special window designs:
Source: Yahoo News Japan
Reactions Around the Web
I'm bubbling with excitement! I'm just gonna go take a ride now.
I'll be waiting for a field report!
[balloon_speech align="left" text="I wonder if the fare is higher for this train..." image="bee-happy2"]
[balloon_speech align="right" text="Even if it is, I really wanna try it out! Wanna go to Kyushu with me, Bee-kun?" image="honey-happy3"]
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