JR West launches animation-themed Shinkansen bullet train, cafe

Models in costumes resembling characters from the popular animation series "Neon Genesis Evangelion" present samples of anime-inspired dishes served at a newly opened cafe at JR Hakata Station in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, on Nov. 7, 2015. West Japan Railway Co. launched a special Evangelion-themed Shinkansen bullet train from the station the same day for one round trip a day between Hakata and Shin-Osaka stations until March 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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