Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn X Rapit Express (Osaka, Japan)
Dates: April 26th thru June 30th, 2014
Travel Location: Express line between Namba Station to Kansai Airport Station (Osaka)
Pricing: Regular Seat: 1020 yen, Super Seat: 1440 yen
*Only 5000 limited edition tickets are available during this special run*
To commemorate the 20th anniversary of the Limited Express Rapi:t, the operating company Nankai Electri Railway Co., Ltd will open a special Mobile Suit Gundam UC - Neo Zeon Limited Express Rapi:t Line from April 26th thru June 30th, 2014. This line will run from the Namba Station (Osaka) to the Osaka's International Airport (Osaka Bay).
This special service will be painted in Full Frontal's red color, including changes to the interior design of Rapit Express to reflect a Neo Zeon theme. In addition, special colored seats (seen below in red & green) to signify seats for Full Frontal, Angelo Saupa & Mineva Lao Zabi; passengers can freely take photo in those seats when "super seat" tickets are purchased.
There will be special memorbilia for passengers to purchase such as a commemorative limited express ticket voucher, memorial tickets, muffler towel (1000 yen) and clear files (700 yen each).
Offcial Link: http://www.nankai.co.jp/traffic/info/rapit20th.html
[Updated 6/15/14]
Angelo, Full Frontal & Mineva Zabi on the Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn X Rapit Express
Fan Art by GUM
[Updated 4/29/14]
Video via 大阪観光チャンネル Osaka Japan
[Updated 4/28/14]
Images via Gundam.Info (Opening Ceremony @ Nankai Express Kansai Station)
[Updated 4/28/14]
Images via MyDesign.net
[Updated 4/26/14]
Opening Ceremony @ Nankai Express Kansai Station
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[Updated 4/17/14]
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I bet those red seats are 3 times more comfortable.
ReplyDeleteThis train will go 3 times the speed the others.
ReplyDeleteare those 3x more expensive than normal train? lol
ReplyDeletethree times more likely to break down! Yes!
ReplyDeleteHow quickly do you think someone is going to cosplay on the train and post pics to the intrawebs?
ReplyDeleteIdk, 3 times?
DeleteChars definitely won't approve this!! THERE'S NO HORN!!
ReplyDeleteDon't worry, there will be V-fin soon..
Delete@Anonymous 7:58 PM : any train has a "HORN" if you know what this train-fan means XD
Delete@Anonymous 9:46 PM : So there will be a Amuro version which is 5x more powerful with a slogan " My father never hits me, so slap the doors twice " ?! XD
God bless you
Dafuq what is that.. Thing?
ReplyDeleteInterior is comfy but exterior is ugly as hell. I don't wanna ride that thing
There are 3 times more char jokes
ReplyDeleteIs the ticket 3 times more costly?
ReplyDeletethat train head looks more like Kamen Rider Accel than Sinanju.
ReplyDeleteZeonRessha. Zeon ToQOh
ReplyDeleteGENIUS!
Delete"Ok, Kenshi, you're gonna play Full Frontal"
ReplyDelete"Um, sir, can't we just get a white guy to do it? I've seen a few around-"
"NO. SHUT UP AND PUT ON THE DAMN WIG"