Genta Kojima

For other characters with the same first name, see [George](/wiki/George "George").
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| **Profile** | |
| Japanese name: | 小嶋 元太   (Kojima Genta) |
| English name: | George Kaminski (FUNimation dub and manga by Viz) |
| Age: | 6-7[](#cite_note-1)[](#cite_note-2)[](#cite_note-3) |
| Gender: | Male |
| Weight: | 40 kg[](#cite_note-4) (80 lbs) |
| Date of birth: | unknown[](#cite_note-5) |
| Relatives: | [Genji Kojima](/wiki/Genji_Kojima "Genji Kojima") (father)   [Mrs. Kojima](/wiki/Mrs._Kojima "Mrs. Kojima") (mother)   Grandmother   Aunt   Uncle |
| Occupation: | [Teitan Elementary School](/wiki/Teitan_Elementary_School "Teitan Elementary School") student   [Detective Boys](/wiki/Detective_Boys "Detective Boys") member |
| Status: | Alive |
| **Statistics** | |
| First appearance: | Manga: [File 17](/wiki/Volume_2#Scary_Building_Case "Volume 2")   Anime: [Episode 1](/wiki/Roller_Coaster_Murder_Case "Roller Coaster Murder Case") |
| Appearances: | Chapters: (/wiki/Genta_Kojima_Appearances "Genta Kojima Appearances") Episodes: (/wiki/Genta_Kojima_Appearances "Genta Kojima Appearances") Episodes: (/wiki/Genta_Kojima_Appearances "Genta Kojima Appearances") Movies: (/wiki/Genta_Kojima_Appearances "Genta Kojima Appearances") OVAs: (/wiki/Genta_Kojima_Appearances "Genta Kojima Appearances") Specials: (/wiki/Genta_Kojima_Appearances "Genta Kojima Appearances") Openings: (/wiki/Genta_Kojima_Appearances "Genta Kojima Appearances") Closings: (/wiki/Genta_Kojima_Appearances "Genta Kojima Appearances") |
| Keyhole number: | [Volume 9](/wiki/Volume_9 "Volume 9") |
| **Actors** | |
| Japanese voice: | [Wataru Takagi](/wiki/Wataru_Takagi_(voice_actor) "Wataru Takagi (voice actor)") |
| English voice: | [Dameon Clarke](/wiki/Dameon_Clarke "Dameon Clarke") (FUNimation; [Episode 1](/wiki/Roller_Coaster_Murder_Case "Roller Coaster Murder Case")-(/wiki/The_Kidnapping_Location_Case "The Kidnapping Location Case"))   [Mike McFarland](/wiki/Mike_McFarland "Mike McFarland") (FUNimation; [Episode 91](/wiki/The_Bank_Robber%27s_Hospitalization_Case "The Bank Robber's Hospitalization Case")-(/wiki/The_Weather_Girl_Kidnapping_Case "The Weather Girl Kidnapping Case"))   [Andrew Russell](/wiki/index.php?title=Andrew_Russell&action=edit&redlink=1 "Andrew Russell (page does not exist)") (Bang Zoom!)   [Jorge Barranco](/wiki/index.php?title=Jorge_Barranco&action=edit&redlink=1 "Jorge Barranco (page does not exist)") (Macias Group)   [Bryson Baugus](/wiki/index.php?title=Bryson_Baugus&action=edit&redlink=1 "Bryson Baugus (page does not exist)") (Studio Nano) |
**Genta Kojima (小嶋 元太 ,**Kojima Genta**[?](/wiki/Help:Japanese "Help:Japanese"))**, also known as **George Kaminski** in the English dub and manga, is a character in the manga and anime franchise *[Detective Conan](/wiki/Detective_Conan "Detective Conan")*.
## Contents
* [1 Background](#Background)
* [2 Personality](#Personality)
* [3 Appellations](#Appellations)
* [4 Plot overview](#Plot_overview)
+ [4.1 Boy Genta's Misfortune (Manga: 303-304, Anime: 242)](#Boy_Genta.27s_Misfortune_.28Manga:_303-304.2C_Anime:_242.29)
+ [4.2 Genta's Certain Kill Shot (Manga: 567-569, Anime: 476-477)](#Genta.27s_Certain_Kill_Shot_.28Manga:_567-569.2C_Anime:_476-477.29)
+ [4.3 The Culprit is Genta's Dad (Manga: 658-660, Anime: 551-552)](#The_Culprit_is_Genta.27s_Dad_.28Manga:_658-660.2C_Anime:_551-552.29)
* [5 Non-canon plot overview](#Non-canon_plot_overview)
* [6 Relationship analysis](#Relationship_analysis)
+ [6.1 Ayumi Yoshida](#Ayumi_Yoshida)
+ [6.2 Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya](#Mitsuhiko_Tsuburaya)
+ [6.3 Conan Edogawa](#Conan_Edogawa)
+ [6.4 Ai Haibara](#Ai_Haibara)
* [7 Character popularity](#Character_popularity)
* [8 Name origin](#Name_origin)
* [9 Different looks](#Different_looks)
* [10 Quotes](#Quotes)
* [11 Trivia](#Trivia)
* [12 In other languages](#In_other_languages)
* [13 Gallery](#Gallery)
* [14 References](#References)
* [15 See also](#See_also)
## Background[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Genta_Kojima&action=edit&section=1 "Edit section: Background")]
Genta
Genta Kojima is a student in [Teitan Elementary School](/wiki/Teitan_Elementary_School "Teitan Elementary School") when [Shinichi](/wiki/Shinichi_Kudo "Shinichi Kudo") joins his class as [Conan Edogawa](/wiki/Conan_Edogawa "Conan Edogawa"). Shortly afterwards, he and his classmate [Ayumi](/wiki/Ayumi_Yoshida "Ayumi Yoshida") decide to investigate an apparently haunted mansion, and they persuade Conan to come along. When their friend and classmate [Mitsuhiko](/wiki/Mitsuhiko_Tsuburaya "Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya") expresses his skepticism about supernatural hauntings, Genta forcefully 'persuades' him to tag along as well. As it turns out, the haunting is a cover-up for an old homicide case.
Soon after, the accidental acquisition of a treasure map leads Ayumi, Genta, Mistuhiko and Conan on a hunt for a cache of stolen Italian gold coins, during which Conan saves them from getting killed by the mafia members who are also after the gold. After the case is resolved, Mitsuhiko joins Genta and Ayumi in forming the nucleus of an amateur detective group, the [Detective Boys](/wiki/Detective_Boys "Detective Boys").[](#cite_note-6) Genta is quick to pronounce himself the leader of the group, but his lackadaisical leadership abilities are commonly neglected in the field, and in fact everyone (even Genta) unconsciously views Conan as the group's actual leader. Genta's school shoe locker is used as a mailbox for any of their fellow students to present them with a case to solve.
Genta is apparently an only child living with his parents, who run a liquor store called "Kojima Liquors". He also has an uncle who lives in Gifu.[](#cite_note-Uncle-7)
## Personality[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Genta_Kojima&action=edit&section=2 "Edit section: Personality")]
Genta is the self-proclaimed leader of the Detective Boys. He loves food, especially braised eel on rice, and can eat more than all the other Detective Boys members combined. When discussions of money come up, Genta tends to think about it in terms of how many eel bowls he could buy. He also tends to mess up certain Japanese terms with similar-sounding words (especially if the latter are related to food) and sometimes has trouble reading even the most common Kanji, which on occasion causes some ridicule from his classmates and friends. His brash personality, lack of awareness of his surroundings, and tendency to not think before acting often lands the Detective Boys (or at least himself) in sticky situations.
Even though he is brash, outspoken and can be intimidating, Genta is actually very kind and dependable. He is a good friend of [Ayumi](/wiki/Ayumi_Yoshida "Ayumi Yoshida") and [Mitsuhiko](/wiki/Mitsuhiko_Tsuburaya "Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya"), and has been shown to greatly admire [his father](/wiki/Genji_Kojima "Genji Kojima"), who is considered to be a classic ["Child of Edo"](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edokko "wikipedia:Edokko").
## Appellations[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Genta_Kojima&action=edit&section=3 "Edit section: Appellations")]
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| Picture | Name | What they call Genta | What Genta calls them |
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|  | [Conan Edogawa](/wiki/Conan_Edogawa "Conan Edogawa") | Genta | Conan |
|  | [Shinichi Kudo](/wiki/Shinichi_Kudo "Shinichi Kudo") | Genta | Shinichi-oniichan |
|  | [Kogoro Mouri](/wiki/Kogoro_Mouri "Kogoro Mouri") | Genta | Mouri Kogoro |
|  | [Ran Mouri](/wiki/Ran_Mouri "Ran Mouri") | Genta-kun | Ran-nēchan |
| Picture | Name | What they call Genta | What Genta calls them |
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|  | [Ayumi Yoshida](/wiki/Ayumi_Yoshida "Ayumi Yoshida") | Genta-kun | Ayumi |
|  | [Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya](/wiki/Mitsuhiko_Tsuburaya "Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya") | Genta-kun | Mitsuhiko |
|  | [Ai Haibara](/wiki/Ai_Haibara "Ai Haibara") | Kojima-kun   Genta[](#cite_note-file947-8) | Haibara   Ai-chan (once) |
|  | [Hiroshi Agasa](/wiki/Hiroshi_Agasa "Hiroshi Agasa") | Genta-kun | Professor (*Hakase*) |
|  | [Sumiko Kobayashi](/wiki/Sumiko_Kobayashi "Sumiko Kobayashi") | Kojima-kun | Kobayashi-sensei   Sensei |
|  | [Touya](/wiki/Touya "Touya") | - | Toya-sensei ("Totani-sensei" in the anime version) |
| Picture | Name | What they call Genta | What Genta calls them |
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|  | [Genji Kojima](/wiki/Genji_Kojima "Genji Kojima") | Genta | Dad (*Tōchan*) |
|  | [Mrs. Kojima](/wiki/Mrs._Kojima "Mrs. Kojima") | - | Mom (*Kāchan*) |
|  | [Shukichi Haneda](/wiki/Shukichi_Haneda "Shukichi Haneda") | - | Niichan[](#cite_note-file849-9)  Taiko Meijin |
|  | [Subaru Okiya](/wiki/Subaru_Okiya "Subaru Okiya") | - | Subaru-no-niichan[](#cite_note-file843-10) |
|  | [Heiji Hattori](/wiki/Heiji_Hattori "Heiji Hattori") | - | Heiji-san |
|  | [Sonoko Suzuki](/wiki/Sonoko_Suzuki "Sonoko Suzuki") | - | Sonoko-nēchan |
|  | [Rumi Wakasa](/wiki/Rumi_Wakasa "Rumi Wakasa") | Genta-kun | - |
| Picture | Name | What they call Genta | What Genta calls them |
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|  | [Juzo Megure](/wiki/Juzo_Megure "Juzo Megure") | Genta-kun | - |
|  | [Miwako Sato](/wiki/Miwako_Sato "Miwako Sato") | Genta-kun | Detective Sato (*Sato-keiji*) |
|  | [Kazunobu Chiba](/wiki/Kazunobu_Chiba "Kazunobu Chiba") | - | Chiba |
|  | [Ninzaburo Shiratori](/wiki/Ninzaburo_Shiratori "Ninzaburo Shiratori") | - | Inspector Shiratori (*Shiratori-keibu*) |
|  | [Wataru Takagi](/wiki/Wataru_Takagi "Wataru Takagi") | Genta-kun | Takagi |
|  | [Yumi Miyamoto](/wiki/Yumi_Miyamoto "Yumi Miyamoto") | - | Girl with a mini patrol car (*mini-pato no nēchan*) |
|  | [Rei Furuya](/wiki/Rei_Furuya "Rei Furuya") | - | Amuro-no-niichan Detective Guy (*Tantei-no-niichan*) |
|  | [Wataru Date](/wiki/Wataru_Date "Wataru Date") | - | Detective Date (*Date-keiji*) |
|  | [Shuichi Akai](/wiki/Shuichi_Akai "Shuichi Akai") | - | Guy (*niichan*) |
| Picture | Name | What they call Genta | What Genta calls them |
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|  | [Yoshiaki Hara](/wiki/Yoshiaki_Hara "Yoshiaki Hara") | - | Hara-san |
|  | [Generic](/wiki/Generic "Generic") | - | Honda |
| Picture | Name | What they call Genta | What Genta calls them |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  | [Hideo Akagi](/wiki/Hideo_Akagi "Hideo Akagi") | - | Hide |
|  | [Kaitou Kid](/wiki/Kaitou_Kid "Kaitou Kid") | - | Kaitou Kid Kid |
|  | [Arsène Lupin III](/wiki/Lupin_III "Lupin III") | - | Lupin |
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## Plot overview[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Genta_Kojima&action=edit&section=4 "Edit section: Plot overview")]
### Boy Genta's Misfortune (Manga: [303-304](/wiki/Volume_30#Genta.27s_Shadow_Case "Volume 30"), Anime: (/wiki/Boy_Genta%27s_Misfortune "Boy Genta's Misfortune"))[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Genta_Kojima&action=edit&section=5 "Edit section: Boy Genta's Misfortune (Manga: 303-304, Anime: 242)")]
### Genta's Certain Kill Shot (Manga: [567-569](/wiki/Volume_55#Genta.27s_Shoot_Case "Volume 55"), Anime: [476-477](/wiki/Genta%27s_Certain_Kill_Shot "Genta's Certain Kill Shot"))[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Genta_Kojima&action=edit&section=6 "Edit section: Genta's Certain Kill Shot (Manga: 567-569, Anime: 476-477)")]
### The Culprit is Genta's Dad (Manga: [658-660](/wiki/Volume_63#Kojima_Contest_Case "Volume 63"), Anime: [551-552](/wiki/The_Culprit_is_Genta%27s_Dad "The Culprit is Genta's Dad"))[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Genta_Kojima&action=edit&section=7 "Edit section: The Culprit is Genta's Dad (Manga: 658-660, Anime: 551-552)")]
## Non-canon plot overview[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Genta_Kojima&action=edit&section=8 "Edit section: Non-canon plot overview")]
## Relationship analysis[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Genta_Kojima&action=edit&section=9 "Edit section: Relationship analysis")]
### Ayumi Yoshida[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Genta_Kojima&action=edit&section=10 "Edit section: Ayumi Yoshida")]
Genta imagines Ayumi as his wife.
Genta clearly has a crush on his teammate [Ayumi](/wiki/Ayumi_Yoshida "Ayumi Yoshida"), and as a result he, along with Mitsuhiko, is rather jealous of Conan because she likes him the most. He and Ayumi have been friends since pre-school.
### Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Genta_Kojima&action=edit&section=11 "Edit section: Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya")]
Genta and [Mitsuhiko](/wiki/Mitsuhiko_Tsuburaya "Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya") are generally on very good terms with each other, and are also just as mutually jealous of Conan whenever Ayumi decides to give him her full romantic attention. However, the two do not feel rivalry with each other, likely because Ayumi treats them both only as friends.[](#cite_note-11)
### Conan Edogawa[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Genta_Kojima&action=edit&section=12 "Edit section: Conan Edogawa")]
Genta's relationship with [Conan](/wiki/Conan_Edogawa "Conan Edogawa") is multi-faceted. While he generally admires Conan for his intelligence, courage and expertise, in his brashness he frequently attempts to promote himself as the leader of the [Detective Boys](/wiki/Detective_Boys "Detective Boys"). He also tends to become very jealous of Conan whenever Ayumi has set her romantic intents on him.
### Ai Haibara[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Genta_Kojima&action=edit&section=13 "Edit section: Ai Haibara")]
Genta initially expressed some interest in [Ai Haibara](/wiki/Ai_Haibara "Ai Haibara"), but while his interest has cooled off somewhat because of her adult-like manner, the two generally remain on a good standing with each other. Nevertheless, Genta sees her as one of his friends and does not hesitate to help her when the situation demands it.
## Character popularity[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Genta_Kojima&action=edit&section=14 "Edit section: Character popularity")]
eBookJapan held a character popularity poll from April 12, 2011 to May 12, 2011 in which readers of Detective Conan (international included) could vote for their favorite character. Genta placed 23rd in the poll with 19 votes out of the 5,883 that were cast.[](#cite_note-12)
## Name origin[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Genta_Kojima&action=edit&section=15 "Edit section: Name origin")]
Genta's name (小嶋 元太) comes from mystery writer [Hajime Komine](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ja:%E5%B0%8F%E5%B3%B0%E5%85%83 "wikipedia:ja:小峰元") (小峰 元 ,*Komine Hajime*[?](/wiki/Help:Japanese "Help:Japanese")).
## Different looks[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Genta_Kojima&action=edit&section=16 "Edit section: Different looks")]
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## Quotes[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Genta_Kojima&action=edit&section=17 "Edit section: Quotes")]
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| “ | My mom said that if you even leave a bit of rice behind, the gods will punish you! | „ |
| — Genta gives Ai his reason that he'll not let her get left behind.[](#cite_note-13) | | |
## Trivia[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Genta_Kojima&action=edit&section=18 "Edit section: Trivia")]
* Genta's family name "Kojima", 小嶋, means "little island". His first name "Genta", 元太, is written with the kanji for "origin" and "plump, fat" and hence may be translated as "originally fat"
* In File 1039 it been suspected by Haibara that Genta has a shellfish allergy though it is not confirmed yet.
* Genta favorite food is a boxed eel lunch.
## In other languages[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Genta_Kojima&action=edit&section=19 "Edit section: In other languages")]
| Language | Given Name | Family Name |
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| Japanese | 元太 Genta | 小嶋 Kojima |
| Arabic | جينتا Jīnta | كوجيما Kōjīma |
| Bahasa Indonesia | Genta | Kojima |
| Bahasa Melaya | Genta | Kojima |
| Catalan | Genta | Kojima |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 元太 Yuántài | 小岛 Xiǎodǎo |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 元太 Yuántài | 小島 Xiǎodǎo |
| English | George Genta | Kaminski/Kojima[](#cite_note-14) Kojima |
| French | Genta | Kojima |
| Finnish | Genta | Kojima |
| German | Genta | Kojima |
| Italian | Genta | Kojima |
| Korean | 뭉치 Moong Chi | 고 Ko |
| Spanish | Genta | Kojima |
| Spanish (Latin America) | Beto Genta | Jiménez Kojima |
| Thai | เก็นตะ | โคจิมะ |
| Vietnamese | Genta | Kojima |