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 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 * Shinji Harada, a Japanese pop music artist * Shinji Higuchi (真嗣), a Japanese storyboard artist * Shinji Hosoe (慎治), a Japanese composer *

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"). ...

* Shinji Inoue (信治), a Japanese politician * Shinji Ishihira, a Japanese director * Shinji Kagawa (真司), a Japanese football player * Shinji Kajio (真治), a Japanese author of science fiction and fantasy * Shinji Kawada (紳司), a Japanese voice actor *

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 *

Shinji Maejima was a Japanese Orientalist. A native of Yamanashi Prefecture, he studied Pali and Sanskrit at the Tokyo University of Foreign Studies, and graduated with a BA from the University of Tokyo. Prior to World War II, he taught in Taiwan, then ...

(信次), a Japanese Orientalist * Shinji Maki (伸二), a Japanese comedian * Shinji Mikami (真司), a Japanese video game designer * Shinji Mizui, a Japanese musician * Shinji Mizushima (新司), a Japanese manga artist * Shinji Miyadai (真司), a Japanese sociologist * Shinji Miyazaki, a Japanese composer/arranger * Shinji Mori (慎二), a Japanese baseball pitcher * Shinji Morisue (慎二), a Japanese gymnast and tarento * Shinji Nakae (真司), a Japanese voice actor * Shinji Nakano (信治), a Japanese racing driver *, Japanese long jumper * Shinji Okazaki (慎司), a Japanese football player * Shinji Ono (伸二), a Japanese football player * Shinji Orito (伸治), a Japanese musical composer *, Japanese sailor *, Japanese baseball player * Shinji Sōmai (相米慎二), a Japanese film director *

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 * Shinji Takamatsu, anime director for Gin Tama * Shinji Takao (紳路), a Japanese professional Go player * Shinji Takeda (真治), a Japanese actor and saxophonist * Shinji Takehara (慎二), a Japanese professional boxer * Shinji Takahira (慎士), a Japanese sprinter * Shinji Tanimura (新司), a Japanese singer-songwriter *, Japanese footballer * Shinji Tsujio (真二), a Japanese football player * Shinji Turner-Yamamoto, a Japanese environmental artist *

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 * Shinji Wada (慎二), a Japanese manga artist *, Japanese footballer * Shinji Yamamoto (disambiguation), multiple people *, Japanese water polo player

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* Shinji Ikari, 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' ...

'' * Shinji Itou, a supporting character in the visual novel and anime '' Chaos;Child'' *Shinji, from '' Texhnolyze'' * 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 ...

'' Digimon Chronicle'', partnered with Omnimon X * 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 ...

'' *

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 ...

'' *

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 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'' * Shinji Kido, 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 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 ...

, the protagonist of the Yukio Mishima novel '' The Sound of Waves'' * Shinji Mimura, 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 ...

'' *

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'' *Shinji Tanaka, from '' Yakuza'' *

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'' * 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 ...

'' *

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!!'' *

Shinji Koganei 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 produc ...

, from '' Kuroko's Basketball'' * Shinji Nishiya, from '' My Hero Academia'' *Shinji, from '' Kids return''

Fictional characters

See also