The plane ASF-X Shinden II itself is based on a real life aircraft. Russian Sukhoi SU-45 Berkut.
The Shinden II is based on the configuration of the Sukhoi Su-45 Berkut (below), a technology-demo jet first flown in 1997. The forward-sweep main wing was aimed at providing high manoeuvrability in subsonic air combat - up to 9G was a design target - though the design also limited top speed to no more than Mach 1.6 or so.
Source: Scale Model NewsThe kit itself is part of Creator Works series, which focuses on anime related models. This is the 3rd kit in the series. You can view the full list over at Hasegawa Creator Works series webpage.
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