Kenji (AEG)

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Kenji
Background Information
First appearance	A Wide Delivery (2021)
Creator(s)	Laura Beaumont Paul Larson Ian McCue
Voice Actors
UK voice actor	Dai Tabuchi Kintaro Akiyama (A Wide Delivery)
US voice actor	Kintaro Akiyama
Character Overview
Name	Kenji
Gender	Male
Eye colour	Brown
Country	England Japan (formerly)
Affiliation	Full Island Loop
Technical Details
Basis	0 series Shinkansen
Power type	Electric
Vehicle	Locomotive
Type	High-speed electric locomotive
Configuration	Co-Co
Wheels	12

"Don't let them get to you, it's all part of their plan. They're just trying to wind you up."

― Kenji to Kana

Kenji (ケンジ in Japanese) is a Japanese high-speed electric engine from the Mainland who regularly visits Sodor.

Biography

On one visit to Sodor, Kenji and Kana transported a cottage to Norramby Beach together. He also took part at a balloon parade in Vicarstown.

Kenji was entered alongside Kana for the seventy-seventh Sodor Cup, but ended up damaging his skirt on Cannonball Curve while trying to stop Kana from derailing. Because of this, he was unable to compete and his place was taken by Thomas.

Later on, Kenji visited Sodor again and swapped jobs with Diesel for a day.

Personality

Kenji is a high-speed engine. He is super fast and has won nearly every race there is to win in the world. He also loves helping Thomas, Kana, and all their engines friends.

Technical Details

Basis

Kenji is based on a 0 series Shinkansen, also known as a "Bullet Train". Unlike his basis - and his depiction in the original series - Kenji has a Co-Co wheel arrangement, meaning he has three axles per bogie rather than the usual two.

Kenji's basis

Livery

Kenji is a bluish-silver colour with a white stripe along each side. His doors are also white and he has an indigo skirt.

Appearances

• Television Series
• Other Media

Thomas & Friends: All Engines Go Series 1 - A Wide Delivery, Nia's Balloon Blunder (cameo), Overnight Stop (portrait cameo), No Power, No Problem! (cameo), A Light Delivery (portrait cameo), Nia's Perfect Plan (cameo) and Song of Sodor (cameo) Series 2 - Blackout! (portrait cameo), Diesel's Dilemma, Tunnel Troubles (portrait cameo), Details? What Details? and Blue Engine Blues (portrait cameo) Series 3 - What's the Buzz? (portrait cameo), Duck Duck Whoosh!, The Slowest Race in the World (cameo) and The Smells of Sodor (cameo) Series 4 - Don't Train on My Parade (cameo), Shiny Spiffy Sandy (cameo), Diesel's Bad Day (cameo), Did I Miss It? (cameo) and Cronk's Crossing Conundrum (cameo) Specials 2021 - Race for the Sodor Cup 2024 - The Christmas Letter Express (cameo) Songs Race for the Sodor Cup - Look It's Us (cameo; music video only) Videos Let's Race - The Egg Race, The Bell Race, The Flag Race and The Obstacle Race Train School - The Height of Courage (cameo) All Aboard! - Detective Bruno (portrait cameo)

Books

• 2021 - All Engines Go
• 2022 - Meet the Engines and Thomas the Tank Engine Character Encyclopedia
• 2024 - Meet Team Thomas!

Video Games

• 2022 - Magical Tracks

Audio Files

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First used	Last used	Sound Effect
Magical Tracks	Active

Trivia

• Kenji is currently the only electric engine from the original series to appear in All Engines Go.
• Kenji's UK voice actor, Dai Tabuchi, also voiced Hanzo, another Shinkansen unit from Chuggington.
• According to series writer Rick Suvalle, Kenji and Kana were originally intended to be related.

References

International Characters

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✦ Changed location

Europe	Spain	Farona and Frederico
Africa	Kenya	✦Nia
Asia	China	Yong Bao | The Big Mean Engine
	India	Ashima
	Japan	Hiro | ✦Kenji | ✦Kana