Kana Yoshizawa

> *“I don't want to forsake my family… my darling and my son… because of my past, which is why I never told them that I was a Taimanin.”*
> —Kana
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**Kana Yoshizawa** (吉沢 加奈?) is a main character who appears in *Tetsujin-28: (Un)Fortunate Son*. She is a former/retired Taimanin and mother of the movie's protagonist Satoru Yoshizawa.

## Personality

Kana describes herself as rough and crude when she was a Taimanin but acts very motherly and friendly these days. She likes to get compliments and will be quite happy about it, smiling very noticeable for a while. Still rather shy about sex with her husband, feeling insecure about her weight and if she fulfills her man's needs as a woman.

She likes children and is normally direct and a bit teasing at times. Despite no longer being a Taimanin, she still has a strong sense of justice and will do anything to protect the weak, whether it is her family or someone else. Kana is quick to push all the matter of her old live besides, even after hearing about retired Taimanin disappearing in her area, she will quickly find justifications not to contact higher-ups or assumes things are resolved.

## Background

### Past as a Taimanin

Kana is the daughter of Kouya Kaneda, the son of Shotaro Kaneda and Makiko Shikishima and, Sayako Suzuki, a female Taimanin from whom she would inherit. At the age of 14, Kana went to Gosha Village and became a student in the Academy to hone her abilities and become a responsible and strong Taimanin like her mother. Two years later, Sayako would be killed in a mission and after months of grieving, Kana would take her place as the new **Strong-Handed Taimanin**. (強札の対魔忍, *Tsuyofuda no Taimanin*?) However, after nine years of being a formidably powerful Taimanin prevailing in many missions, she retired to settle down and live a normal and quiet life with her newly-wed husband Shingo Yoshizawa and have a child of their own, Satoru.

## Relationships

### Satoru Yoshizawa

Satoru Yoshizawa is the son of Kana who loves her dearly. as she is strong, he doesn't know about her Taimanin past. He doesn't like to be cuddled by her or to hold her hand, thinking he has grown out of it. Kana likes to tease him at times and loves her son just the same, seeing her younger self in him. She does correct his behavior quite a lot, and wishes he was a bit more like Shingo at times but is very protective of him.

### Shingo Yoshizawa

Loving each other, they are a solid pair. Kana tries to be a good wife for him but sometimes fears she isn't a good enough "women", worrying at times that she is to shy about sex with him.

### Kouya Kaneda and Sayako Suzuki

Kouya Kaneda and Sayako Suzuki are Kana's parents. It was believed that Kana and Sayako had a good relationship with the fact that Kana mourned her mother's death for a couple of months.

### Kenya Tadokoro

Kenya Tadokoro is boy who is a friend of Satoru and sees Kana as a honorary aunt though he had a crush on her. After the attack by Duncan, Kenya became a changed boy.

## Abilities

Back during her years as a Taimanin, she had skills that were nearly on-par with the other senior Taimanin like Asagi Igawa, with fighting power that made her a renowned and formidable opponent against her enemies.

* **Magi Physiology**/**Chi Sensitivity** –
* **Superhuman Strength** –
* **Superhuman Agility** –
* **Master Kunai Wielding** –

## Etymology

* The name **Kana** means "add, increase" (加) (**ka**) and "apple tree" (奈) (**na**).
* Kana's surname **Yoshizawa** means "lucky, good" (吉) (**yoshi**) and "marsh" (沢) (**sawa**/**zawa**).

## Gallery

### Character Art

In civilian clothingIn her lingerieConcept Art
### Manga Adaptation

Ex-Taimanin KanaKana in her home lifeWith a mortified look