In the leaked trailer, she shares a horn with the Yellow Salvage Vessel from the original Thomas & Friends series.'Kana' is also the name of a Japanese phonetic writing system.The first electric engine to live at Tidmouth Sheds.The first and currently only main character to be powered exclusively by electricity to appear in All Engines Go.The only member of the new main cast who was not introduced in the original series.

Kana is the first and/or only of a few things:.Suvalle also mentioned Kana was originally supposed to be Kenji's sister.This was later confirmed to be inspired by the 1982 manga of the same name, which originated in Kana's home country of Japan. According to Rick Suvalle in a tweet, Kana's original name was Akira.She has tinted-purple windows on her cab. Kana is painted medium lavender with white and yellow lining and yellow wheels, with a skirt painted in a lighter shade that borders on lilac. Kana's front is significantly bloated to accommodate a proportionate face. However, being from Japan, Kana shares many similarities with various Shinkansen trains. Kana is a freelance design, which means she is not based on any specific prototype. Aside from this, she usually takes whatever challenge she faces with determination and zeal. Although usually up for any challenge, Kana is hesitant to deal with one type of obstacle in particular: Sharp turns. Kana enjoys going fast and is always up for a game, but she also cares very much for her friends. She crackles with electric speed, lets out a sonic whistle, and often causes the trees and telephone poles to bend in her wake. Kana is an all-new electric high-speed rail train. Only one of them appeared in Rules of the Game. Her best friends are Thomas, Percy, Diesel and Nia. Kana is a little high-speed electric engine that lives on Sodor with her friends.

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