Card Trivia:Grace Princess Kana

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• The first portion of this monster's Japanese name (いとをかしかなひめ, Itookashikanahime) features multiple puns:
  • Itookashi ka na (いとをかしかな) is the Japanese phrase meaning "so cool, isn't it?" with the kana okashii (おかしい) replaced with the kana wokasi (をかし).
  • Itooshii (愛おしい) is the Japanese phrase that describes a person's love, like "darling", "beloved", or "sweet".
  • O-kashi (お菓子) is the Japanese word for "sweets", which this monster is trying to feed the viewer while she wears a candy-shaped hair accessory.

• The characters for "Kana" (かな) is written on the piece of paper in this card's artwork.
  • The paper is also written with the kana「ようかん」(羊羹, yōkan, perhaps specifically 水羊羹, mizuyōkan) and「みすあめ」(水飴, mizuame), both of which are traditional Japanese confectionery.
    • The dark-colored sweets this monster is feeding the viewer is likely chocolate-flavored yōkan.
    • The kana for misuame,「みすあめ」is a misspelling of「みずあめ」, properly intended to convey faux archaism. The character「水」in「水羊羹」and「水飴」is the character for "water", reflecting this monster's Aqua Type.
  • The kana specifically used here (in the name, card text and artwork) are hiragana, which is also known as "women's kana," since they used to be the only writing system accessible to women. A princess who writes in hiragana is historically accurate.

• The Japanese flavor text,「あ～ん。」(A~n.), is the sound one makes when telling someone else to open up their mouth. In writing, it is also equivalent to the English expression A-Z, with「あ」being the first kana and「ん」the last, both of which make up this monster's name, "Kana".
  • The viewer whom this monster is endearingly feeding chocolate-flavored yōkan is likely her romantic partner, urging them to open their mouth so she could feed them the yōkan.
    • In conjunction, this monster's original ATK and DEF (200/1400) is a reference to Valentine's Day, which falls on February 14th (2/14). According to Japanese customs, women are expected to give gifts to men on Valentine's Day, which includes chocolates. Fittingly, this card was released in Deck Mod Pack: Destined Power Destruction!! on February 13th, 2021.

• This monster's Korean name, "앙갱공주" (Angaenggongju), is a much simpler pun. It is a portmanteau of the Korean reading of yōkan (양갱 yanggaeng) and the sound effect made from opening the mouth (앙, ang).