is a masculine
Japanese given name
in modern times consist of a family name (surname) followed by a given name, in that order. Nevertheless, when a Japanese name is written in the Roman alphabet, ever since the Meiji era, the official policy has been to cater to Western expecta ...
. Notable people with the name include:
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Shinji Aoyama
was a Japanese film director, screenwriter, composer, film critic, and novelist. He graduated from Rikkyo University. He won two awards at the 2000 Cannes Film Festival for his film ''Eureka (2000 film), Eureka''.
Biography
Shinji Aoyama was b ...
(真治), a Japanese film director
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Shinji Aramaki
is a Japanese anime director and mechanical designer from Fukuoka Prefecture. He graduated from Fukuoka Prefectural Fukuoka High School and Okayama University. He was a member of Artmic and is currently the Chief Creative Officer (CCO) at SOLA ...
(伸志), a Japanese anime director and mechanical designer
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Shinji Hashimoto
is a Japanese former game producer at Square Enix and currently Senior Advisor at Sony Music Entertainment Japan and a board member at Forwardworks. He served as the ''Final Fantasy'' series Brand Manager for over a decade, was an Executive Offic ...
, a Japanese game producer
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Shinji Harada
Shinji Harada (Harada Shinji、原田真二) is a famous pop music artist in Japan, born in Hiroshima, on December 5, 1958.
After three years of practicing guitar, at the age of fifteen he was ready to play guitar with the band ''Yamaha''.
Hara ...
, a Japanese pop music artist
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Shinji Higuchi
is a Japanese filmmaker and storyboard artist. He is one of the most successful Japanese filmmakers and the top ''tokusatsu'' film director.
Higuchi became known for his work on '' Gamera: Guardian of the Universe'', for which he won the Specia ...
(真嗣), a Japanese storyboard artist
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Shinji Hosoe
, also known as Megaten and Sampling Masters MEGA, is a Japanese video game composer and musician most famous for scoring ''Ridge Racer'', ''Street Fighter EX'' and many Namco arcade games between 1987 and 1996. He also runs the music production ...
(慎治), a Japanese composer
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Shinji Hosokawa
is a retired Japanese judoka who won two Olympic medals during the 1980s.
Biography
Hosokawa began judo in junior-high school, and won the Japanese inter-high school judo competition in 1977. He entered Tenri University in 1978, and co ...
(伸二), a Japanese
judoka
is an unarmed modern Japanese martial art, Olympic sport (since 1964), and the most prominent form of jacket wrestling competed internationally.『日本大百科全書』電子版【柔道】(CD-ROM version of Encyclopedia Nipponica, "Judo"). ...
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Shinji Inoue
is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature). A native of Chiyoda, Tokyo and graduate of the University of Tokyo, he joined the Ministry of Constructio ...
(信治), a Japanese politician
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Shinji Ishihira
is a Japanese anime director. In 2002, Ishihira was put in charge of directing an anime for the first time with '' Ichi the Killer: Episode 0''. Since then, some of the series he has directed include ''Fairy Tail'' and ''Log Horizon''.
Biography ...
, a Japanese director
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Shinji Kagawa
Shinji Kagawa ( ja, 香川 真司 ''Kagawa Shinji'' ; born 17 March 1989) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Belgian First Division A club Sint-Truiden and the Japan national team. He is widely regarded as one o ...
(真司), a Japanese football player
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Shinji Kajio
is a Japanese author of science fiction and fantasy. The film ''Yomigaeri'' is based on Kajio's novel of the same name and he also co-wrote the manga series (2008) with Kenji Tsuruta (who additionally illustrated the series), which was serializ ...
(真治), a Japanese author of science fiction and fantasy
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Shinji Kawada
is a Japanese voice actor. He works on eroge, under the name .
Filmography
Anime
;2000
*''Platinumhugen Ordian'' (Yuu Kananase)
;2001
*''Dennō Bōkenki Webdiver'' (Draguon)
*'' Pocket Monster'' (Minaki)
*''Geneshaft'' (Sergei IV Sneak)
;2002
* ...
(紳司), a Japanese voice actor
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Shinji Kazama
Shinji Kazama (born 26 September 1950) is a Japanese motorcyclist who rode to the North and South Poles on motorcycles. He is mentioned in the documentary television series ''Pole to Pole'' (1992), presented by Michael Palin.
As of 2010, Kazama w ...
, a Japanese motorcyclist
*, Japanese footballer and manager
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Shinji Maejima (信次), a Japanese Orientalist
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Shinji Maki
was a Japanese mandan comedian who played the ukulele.
Biography
Maki was born in Meguro, Tokyo on 26 September 1934. His real name was . His appearance in the live vaudevillian show ''Shiroto Yose'' featuring amateur entertainers established h ...
(伸二), a Japanese comedian
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Shinji Mikami
is a Japanese video game designer, director, and producer. Starting his career at Capcom in 1990, he has worked on many of the company's most successful games. He directed the first installment of the ''Resident Evil'' series in 1996 and the f ...
(真司), a Japanese video game designer
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Shinji Mizui
Pierrot (stylized as PIERROT) was a Japanese visual kei rock band formed in 1994 in Nagano. After changing their name from Dizy-Lizy to Pierrot and several member changes, the final lineup was completed in 1995 with Kirito on vocals, Jun and A ...
, a Japanese musician
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Shinji Mizushima
was a Japanese manga artist. He is best known for several baseball manga, such as '' Yakyū-kyō no Uta'', '' Dokaben'', and '' Abu-san''. He is a two-time recipient of the Shogakukan Manga Award. His works have been collected into more than ...
(新司), a Japanese manga artist
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Shinji Miyadai
is a Japanese sociologist and is a professor at Tokyo Metropolitan University.
He has a PhD from University of Tokyo, the University of Tokyo for his research on Mathematical sociology. Using the method of game theory, he analyzed how the power ...
(真司), a Japanese sociologist
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Shinji Miyazaki
is a Japanese composer and arranger. He was born in Kobe, and lived in a variety of areas on the island of Shikoku for much of his childhood. He developed a taste for pop music, which eventually led him to study musical arrangement and piano ins ...
, a Japanese composer/arranger
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Shinji Mori
Shinji Mori ( ja, 森 慎二, September 12, 1974 – June 28, 2017) was a right-handed pitcher in professional baseball.
Career
From -, he played for the Seibu Lions in Nippon Professional Baseball. After the 2005 season, he was acquired by the ...
(慎二), a Japanese baseball pitcher
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Shinji Morisue
is a Japanese gymnast and Olympic champion. He hails from Okayama City and attended the Nippon College of Physical Education (now called Nippon Sport Science University). Morisue is now a show business personality in Japan and is frequently seen ...
(慎二), a Japanese gymnast and
tarento
Television personalities in Japan, known as in Japanese, are celebrities who regularly appear in mass media in Japan, especially as panelists on variety shows. During the Golden Age of Hollywood, bankable stars in America were described as "tal ...
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Shinji Nakae
, known by the stage name , was a Japanese actor, voice actor, and narrator from Kōtō, Tokyo. He graduated from Kamakura Gakuen Senior High School, and was affiliated with Aoni Production at the time of his death. He was married with fellow voi ...
(真司), a Japanese voice actor
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Shinji Nakano
Shinji Nakano (中野 信治, born 1 April 1971) is a Japanese professional racing driver.
His father, Tsuneharu, was also a racing driver. He competed in the All-Japan Formula Three Championship.
Racing career
Pre Formula One Career
Formu ...
(信治), a Japanese racing driver
*, Japanese long jumper
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Shinji Okazaki
is a Japanese professional Association football, footballer who plays as a Forward (association football), forward or attacking midfielder for Belgian club Sint-Truidense V.V., Sint-Truiden.
Internationally, he is currently the top active Japa ...
(慎司), a Japanese football player
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Shinji Ono
is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for J1 League club Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo.
Career Urawa Reds
Ono grew up in the Shizuoka Prefecture and began his professional career with Urawa Reds in the J1 League in 1998. ...
(伸二), a Japanese football player
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Shinji Orito
is a Japanese musical composer originally from Hyōgo, Japan working for the visual novel brand Key under VisualArt's. Before forming Key, Orito worked for another software company named Leaf where he contributed to four games. After leaving Lea ...
(伸治), a Japanese musical composer
*, Japanese sailor
*, Japanese baseball player
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Shinji Sōmai
was a Japanese film director. He directed 13 films between 1980 and 2000.
Career and style
His film '' Moving'' was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1993 Cannes Film Festival. His 1998 film, '' Wait and See'', won the FIPRESCI ...
(相米 慎二), a Japanese film director
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Shinji Takahashi (disambiguation) Shinji Takahashi may refer to:
*, Japanese religious leader
*, Japanese baseball player
*, Japanese sport shooter
*, Japanese volleyball player
{{hndis, Takahashi, Shinji ...
, multiple people
**, Japanese baseball player
**, Japanese religious leader
**, Japanese sport shooter
**, Japanese volleyball player
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Shinji Takamatsu
is a Japanese storyboard artist, screenwriter, and director.
Filmography Director
* '' Mobile Suit SD Gundam's Counterattack'' (1989; director)
* ''The Brave Express Might Gaine'' (1993; director as )
* ''Brave Police J-Decker'' (1994; director, ...
, anime director for Gin Tama
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Shinji Takao
is a Japanese professional Go player.
Biography
Shinji Takao is one of Japan's best Go players. He turned professional in 1991. He won the Honinbo tournament in 2005 by a half point in the last game. Cho U, Naoki Hane, Keigo Yamashita ...
(紳路), a Japanese professional Go player
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Shinji Takeda
, born December 18, 1972, is a Japanese actor, talent and saxophone player. He has had notable roles in such works as ''The Incite Mill'', ''Kyō Kara Hitman'' and '' Tokyo Eyes''.
Filmography
Film
Television
Dubbing
*'' Rambo: Last Blood'', ...
(真治), a Japanese actor and saxophonist
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Shinji Takehara
is a Japanese former professional boxer who has competed from 1989 to 1996. He was the first Japanese boxer to capture a middleweight title having held the WBA title from 1995 to 1996.
Takehara turned pro in 1989 and had a relatively short prof ...
(慎二), a Japanese professional boxer
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Shinji Takahira
is a Japanese sprinter who specialises in the 100 and 200 metres. (慎士), a Japanese sprinter
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Shinji Tanimura
is a Japanese singer-songwriter.
Career
Tanimura set up the musical group Alice together with Takao Horiuchi in 1971 and released his first extended play musical album in the following year. Alice produced its first album two years later. Dur ...
(新司), a Japanese singer-songwriter
*, Japanese footballer
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Shinji Tsujio
is a Japanese football player for SC Sagamihara.
Career
Tsujio was a member of F.C. Tokyo's youth program, and after graduating from Chuo University
, commonly referred to as or , is a private flagship research university in Tokyo, Japan. ...
(真二), a Japanese football player
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Shinji Turner-Yamamoto
Shinji Turner-Yamamoto (born in 1965) is a Japanese artist based in the U.S. known for paintings, sculptures, and site-specific art installations employing elemental materials such as trees, fossils, and minerals, creating profound viewer connec ...
, a Japanese environmental artist
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Shinji Udaka
(born August 24, 1976 in Kadoma, Osaka) is a Japanese baseball player. He played for the Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes
The were a Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) team based in Osaka, Japan, which was in the Pacific League. In 2005 the team was me ...
(伸次), a Japanese baseball player
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Shinji Wada
was a Japanese manga artist in Kure, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan, and best known for the creation of the '' Sukeban Deka'' franchise in 1979.
History
When Hakusensha published ''Sukeban Deka'' in 1979, Wada's work became very popular. He was ...
(慎二), a Japanese manga artist
*, Japanese footballer
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Shinji Yamamoto (disambiguation) Shinji Yamamoto may refer to:
* Shinji Turner-Yamamoto (born 1965), Japanese environmental artist
* Shinji Yamamoto (handballer) (born 1953), Japanese former handball player
{{hndis, Yamamoto, Shinji ...
, multiple people
*, Japanese water polo player
Fictional characters
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Shinji Ikari
is a character (arts), fictional character in the ''Neon Genesis Evangelion (franchise), Neon Genesis Evangelion'' franchise created by Gainax. He is the franchise's poster boy and protagonist. In the Neon Genesis Evangelion, anime series of the ...
, of ''
Neon Genesis Evangelion
, also known simply as ''Evangelion'' or ''Eva'', is a Japanese mecha anime television series produced by Gainax and animated by Tatsunoko, directed by Hideaki Anno and broadcast on TV Tokyo from October 1995 to March 1996. ''Evangelion' ...
''
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Shinji Itou, a supporting character in the visual novel and anime ''
Chaos;Child
''Chaos;Child'' (stylized as ''ChäoS;Child'') is a visual novel video game developed by 5pb. It is the fourth main entry in the ''Science Adventure'' series, and a thematic sequel to ''Chaos;Head'' (2008). It was released in Japan in 2014 for Xb ...
''
*Shinji, from ''
Texhnolyze
''Texhnolyze'' (stylized as ''TEXHNOLYZE'') is a Japanese experimental film, experimental anime television series animated by Madhouse (company), Madhouse and directed by Hiroshi Hamasaki, with screenplay by Chiaki J. Konaka, with original char ...
''
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Shinji, an
antagonist
An antagonist is a character in a story who is presented as the chief foe of the protagonist.
Etymology
The English word antagonist comes from the Greek ἀνταγωνιστής – ''antagonistēs'', "opponent, competitor, villain, enemy, riv ...
of the
manga
Manga (Japanese: 漫画 ) are comics or graphic novels originating from Japan. Most manga conform to a style developed in Japan in the late 19th century, and the form has a long prehistory in earlier Japanese art. The term ''manga'' is u ...
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Digimon Chronicle
The Digital Monster is a digital pet created by WiZ and Bandai that spawned the ''Digimon'' franchise. It was released by Bandai on June 26, 1997 in Japan and on December 5, 1997 in North America. This pet was a masculine counterpart to the Tamag ...
'', partnered with
Omnimon X
''D-Cyber / Digimon D-Cyber'' ( zh, t=數碼暴龍) is a Chinese Digimon manhua, which was released by Rightman Publishing Ltd. in Hong Kong, China on February 17, 2005. It is based on the adventures of Lóng Zhìguāng, Fāng Shēngjiàn, Luò ...
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Shinji, Japanese name of Paul from ''
Pokémon
(an abbreviation for in Japan) is a Japanese media franchise managed by The Pokémon Company, founded by Nintendo, Game Freak, and Creatures (company), Creatures, the owners of the trademark and copyright of the franchise.
In terms of ...
''
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Shinji Hirako
This is a list of characters for Tite Kubo's manga and anime series ''Bleach''. It takes place in a fictional universe in which the characters are split into various factionalized fictional races. They are subdivisions of humanity, but are distin ...
, from ''
Bleach
Bleach is the generic name for any chemical product that is used industrially or domestically to remove color (whitening) from a fabric or fiber or to clean or to remove stains in a process called bleaching. It often refers specifically, to ...
''
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Shinji Ibu
''The Prince of Tennis'' manga and anime series has a large cast of fictional characters created by Takeshi Konomi; many have appeared in the musical and film adaptations. The cast of the series is largely made up of the members of the various ...
, a regular for the
Fudomine Middle School
''The Prince of Tennis'' manga and anime series has a large cast of fictional characters created by Takeshi Konomi; many have appeared in the musical and film adaptations. The cast of the series is largely made up of the members of the various ...
tennis team in the ''
Prince of Tennis
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Takeshi Konomi. The manga was serialized in Shueisha's ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' from July 1999 to March 2008, with its chapters collected in forty-two ''tankōbon'' volumes. ...
'' manga and anime
*Shinji Kamuro, from ''
Mob Psycho 100
is a Japanese web manga series written and illustrated by One. It was serialized on Shogakukan's ''Ura Sunday'' website from April 2012 to December 2017. It has been also available online on Shogakukan's mobile app ''MangaONE'' since Dec ...
''
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Shinji Kido
is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include:
*Shinji Aoyama (真治), a Japanese film director
*Shinji Aramaki (伸志), a Japanese anime director and mechanical designer
* Shinji Hashimoto, a Japanese game producer ...
, the title hero from ''
Kamen Rider Ryuki
is a Japanese tokusatsu television series. The twelfth installment in the Kamen Rider Series, it was a joint collaboration between Ishimori Productions and Toei, and it was shown on TV Asahi from February 3, 2002 to January 19, 2003. The series ...
''
*Shinji Kasai, the Ultimate Firefighter, from
''Danganronpa Another 2: Moon of Hope and Sun of Despair''
*
Shinji Kubo, the protagonist of the
Yukio Mishima
, born , was a Japanese author, poet, playwright, actor, model, Shintoist, Nationalism, nationalist, and founder of the , an unarmed civilian militia. Mishima is considered one of the most important Japanese authors of the 20th century. He was ...
novel ''
The Sound of Waves
is a 1954 novel by the Japanese author Yukio Mishima. It is a coming-of-age story of the protagonist Shinji and his romance with Hatsue, the beautiful daughter of the wealthy ship owner Terukichi. For this book, Mishima was awarded the Shincho ...
''
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Shinji Mimura
The following is a list of characters that appear in the novel, manga and film versions of ''Battle Royale''.
Primary characters
Shuya Nanahara
* Assigned weapon: Army Knife (novel and manga); Pot lid (film)
Boy #15 has witnessed a good de ...
, from ''
Battle Royale''
*
Shinji Matō
The Japanese adult visual novel ''Fate/stay night'' features a number of characters created by Type-Moon, some of whom are classified as Servants with special combat abilities. The characters listed have appeared mainly in two anime television ...
, from ''
Fate/Stay Night
''Fate/stay night'' is a Japanese visual novel developed by Type-Moon and originally released as an adult game for Windows on January 30, 2004. A version of ''Fate/stay night'' rated for ages 15 and up titled ''Fate/stay night Réalta ...
''
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Shinji Nakagawa
is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include:
*Shinji Aoyama (真治), a Japanese film director
*Shinji Aramaki (伸志), a Japanese anime director and mechanical designer
* Shinji Hashimoto, a Japanese game producer ...
in ''
Megazone 23
is a four-part Japanese cyberpunk original video animation created by Noboru Ishiguro, written by Hiroyuki Hoshiyama and Emu Arii, and directed by Ishiguro, Ichiro Itano, Kenichi Yatagai, and Shinji Aramaki. The series debuted in 1985. It ...
''
*Shinji Tanaka, from ''
Yakuza
, also known as , are members of transnational organized crime syndicates originating in Japan. The Japanese police and media, by request of the police, call them , while the ''yakuza'' call themselves . The English equivalent for the term ...
''
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Shinji Webber
is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include:
*Shinji Aoyama (真治), a Japanese film director
*Shinji Aramaki (伸志), a Japanese anime director and mechanical designer
* Shinji Hashimoto, a Japanese game producer ...
, from ''
Yugioh Arc-V
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Kazuki Takahashi. It was serialized in Shueisha's ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' magazine between September 1996 and March 2004. The plot follows the story of a boy named Yugi Mutou, wh ...
''
*
Shinji Inui, from ''
Initial D
is a Japanese street racing manga series written and illustrated by Shuichi Shigeno. It was serialized in Kodansha's ''seinen'' manga magazine ''Weekly Young Magazine'' from 1995 to 2013, with the chapters collected into 48 ''ta ...
''
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Shinji Watari
is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include:
*Shinji Aoyama (真治), a Japanese film director
*Shinji Aramaki (伸志), a Japanese anime director and mechanical designer
* Shinji Hashimoto, a Japanese game producer ...
, from ''
Haikyuu!!
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Haruichi Furudate. It was serialized in Shueisha's ''shōnen'' manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' from February 2012 to July 2020, with its chapters collected in 45 ''tankōbon ...
''
*
Shinji Koganei, from ''
Kuroko's Basketball
is a Japanese sports manga series written and illustrated by Tadatoshi Fujimaki. It was serialized in Shueisha's ''shōnen'' manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' from December 2008 to September 2014, with its chapters collected in 30 ...
''
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Shinji Nishiya
The ''My Hero Academia'' manga and anime series features a vast world with an extensive cast of characters created by Kōhei Horikoshi. The series takes place in a fictional world where more than 80% of the global population possesses some for ...
, from ''
My Hero Academia
is a Japanese superhero manga series written and illustrated by Kōhei Horikoshi. It has been serialized in Shueisha's ''shōnen'' manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' since July 2014, with its chapters additionally collected into ...
''
*Shinji, from ''
Kids return
is a 1996 Japanese film written, edited and directed by Takeshi Kitano. The film was made directly after Kitano recovered from a motorcycle wreck that left one side of his body paralyzed. After undergoing extensive surgery and physical therapy, h ...
''
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