Genji Kamogawa

Birthday: January 15, 1917 Homeland: Japan Tokyo, Japan Family: Nekota Ginpachi, Mamoru Takamura Occupation: Kamogawa Gym Founder and Coach Weight Class: Bantamweight Style: In Fighter Current Affiliation: Kamogawa Boxing Gym Trainer: Himself Date(s) Retired: 1947 Kamogawa Genji is a deuteragonist in Hajime no Ippo. His influence on the story rivals those of Takamura Mamoru's and Miyata Ichirou's; all three inspire Makunouchi Ippo to continue boxing. Kamogawa is the head coach of the Kamogawa Boxing Gym and is close friends with Nekota Ginpachi and Hama Dankichi. As a coach he is strict and holds high expectations for his trainees but is also shown to genuinely care for the well-being of his fighters (albeit in a more silenced, aloof way), forging a strong bond with each and every one of them through trust and spirit. He possesses an extremely sharp sense for boxing and a large wealth of knowledge in regards to boxing, able to give strategies to his fighters that often cause turnabouts in matches. He is shown throughout the series to be most proud of his two most prominent boxers: Takamura Mamoru and Makunouchi Ippo.