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Genji

fictional character in the 2016 video game Overwatch
Person Video Game Character Q60740335

Facts

15 properties
Instance of
video game character, fictional human, comics character, cyborg in a work of fiction[5][6][7]
Sex or gender
male[4]
Country of citizenship
Japan[3]
Occupation
fictional ninja
Sibling
Hanzo[20]
Part of
characters of Overwatch[8]
Languages spoken, written or signed
Japanese, English[13][14]
Birthday
October 28[19]
Family name
Shimada[11]
From narrative universe
Overwatch universe[12]
Media franchise
Overwatch[22]
Name in native language
シマダ・ゲンジ[18]
Narrative age
+35[21]
Present in work
Overwatch, Overwatch, Overwatch, Overwatch 2, Overwatch, Heroes of the Storm[15][16][17]
Voice actor
Paulo Vignolo, Gaku Space[9][10]
🏷️ Also known as
en Genji en Genji Shimada ja ゲンジ ja シマダ・ゲンジ ko 겐지 ko 시마다 겐지 pl Genji Shimada ru Генджи ru Генджи Шимада ru Гэнджи ru Гэндзи ru Гэндзи Шимада th เก็นจิ (โอเวอร์วอตช์) uk Ґенджі Шімада zh 源氏 zh-hant 島田源氏
🔖 Identifiers · 15
All the Tropes article ID
Overwatch/Characters#Genji
Archive of Our Own tag
Genji Shimada
Behind The Voice Actors character ID
Overwatch/Genji
Comic Vine ID
4005-137901
Fandom article ID
overwatch:Genji
Giant Bomb ID (former scheme)
3005-32387
Giant Bomb Wiki ID
Characters/Genji_32387
Google Knowledge Graph ID
/g/11fjtyrmqf
HAND ID
BD0F-F431-41D3-D1C4-B3DA
MyWaifuList character ID
genji-shimada-overwatch
Personality Database profile ID
4121
Quora topic ID
Genji-Overwatch
Show all 15 identifiers +3
Subreddit
gency, genjimains
TV Tropes ID
Characters/OverwatchDamageAToI
Weird Gloop article ID
overwatchw:Genji

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🔗 Connections
Present in work 3
Overwatch, Overwatch 2, Heroes of the Storm
← Characters 3
Overwatch, Overwatch 2, Heroes of the Storm
Country of citizenship 1
Japan
Sex or gender 1
male
Sibling 1
Hanzo
Siblings 1
Hanzo
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Summary

Genji is a video game character[1]. He has worked as a fictional ninja[2].

FAQs

What did Genji do for work?

Genji worked as a fictional ninja[2].

Related Entities

Japan

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . overwatch.blizzard.com. overwatch.blizzard.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 14d ago · Voristu · 2026-10-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Weird Gloop article ID → overwatchw:Genji
    "Created claim: Weird Gloop article ID: overwatchw:Genji"
  2. 9w ago · VGMaintenanceBot bot · 2026-09-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Languages spoken, written or signed → Japanese, English
    HAND ID → BD0F-F431-41D3-D1C4-B3DA
    Birthday → October 28
    "Added qualifier: MediaWiki page ID: 453892, Add qualifier to All the Tropes article ID `Overwatch/Characters#Genji`"
  3. 13w ago · Asierog · 2026-08-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Family name → Shimada
    Voice actor → Paulo Vignolo, Gaku Space
    "Created claim: Voice actor: Gaku Space"
  4. 13w ago · Asierog · 2026-08-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Part of → characters of Overwatch
    "Created claim: Part of: characters of Overwatch"
  5. 20w ago · Xezbeth · 2026-06-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Present in work → Overwatch, Wikidata item
    Sex or gender → male
    Voice actor → Paulo Vignolo, Gaku Space
    Giant Bomb Wiki ID → Characters/Genji_32387
    + 7 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Created claim: Giant Bomb Wiki ID: Characters/Genji_32387, Matched to Genji (#293400280) in ‎Giant Bom…"
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