Kamogawa, Genji

鴨川　源二

Kamogawa Genji serves as a deuteragonist in Hajime no Ippo. His impact on the narrative matches that of Takamura Mamoru and Miyata Ichirou; all three motivate Makunouchi Ippo to keep boxing.
Kamogawa runs the Kamogawa Boxing Gym and maintains a close friendship with Nekota Ginpachi and Hama Dankichi. As a coach, he is strict and expects much from his trainees, yet he genuinely cares for his fighters' well-being (though in a quieter, more distant manner), building strong bonds with each of them through trust and spirit. He has a very sharp instinct for boxing and extensive knowledge of the sport, allowing him to provide strategies that often turn the tide of matches. Throughout the series, he appears most proud of his two leading boxers: Takamura Mamoru and Makunouchi Ippo.
He is a retired boxer who established the Kamogawa Boxing Gym. He acts as the trainer for both Ippo and Takamura, as well as a cornerman for the boxers under Shinoda Tomoyuki.
Kamogawa worked as a prizefighter in Japan shortly after the Second World War ended. He has traded blows with former prizefighter Nekota Ginpachi on multiple occasions. He was also friends with fellow prizefighter and future trainer Hama Dankichi. During the American occupation of Japan, Kamogawa held strong feelings of national pride, refusing to accept food handouts.
Later, Kamogawa opened his own boxing gym, where he trained the gym's future manager Yagi-chan, the then-OPBF Featherweight champion Miyata-san, and the emerging counter specialist Miyata Ichirou. By chance, he met Takamura Mamoru and convinced him to enter the world of boxing under his guidance. Takamura then recruited Aoki Masaru, Kimura Tatsuya, and Makunouchi Ippo to the gym.
Although he chose not to train Itagaki Manabu, he attends his matches as a cornerman. He is just as surprised by Itagaki's speed and boxing skills as he is by the talents of his own trainees.
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