Genji

Genji is a jock rabbit villager in the who appears in all games to date. His name could refer to two things. Genji could refer either to in Japanese history or the titular character in  by, which is often considered to be the world's first novel. His physical appearance corroborates the latter, with his design being based on the appearance of Japanese noblemen like the title character of the Shikibu novel. His catchphrase prior to, "otaku," is a Japanese pejorative for people with life-consuming interests (also used in English as a loanword for fans of Japanese media), while his catchphrase in , "mochi," is a type of Japanese rice cake made with rice flour pounded into paste.

Genji's official artwork,  villager picture, and  photo depict him holding what appears to be a, one of the diaries in. Additionally, his e-Reader card profile and description refer to his love of writing poetry, specifically haikus in. According to his e-Reader card profile, he often runs races with Aziz, another jock villager.

Appearance
Genji is a snowy white rabbit with dark mahogany brown ears and pink cheeks. The brown from his ears go down to circle all the way around his head. His paws, feet, and bunny tail are tipped chocolate brown while the rest is white except his ears. He also has small, round eyebrows that are black.

Personality
As a jock villager, Genji is energetic and has an interest in physical fitness and activity. He often talks about exercise or sports and may brag about his physical fitness. While often friendly to the player, he may comment on their fitness. During conversations with other villagers, he generally gets along well with peppy villagers due to their similar hyper personalities and will also get along with smug villagers, while he may offend snooty villagers by critiquing their fitness and annoy cranky villagers with his hyper personality. In, Genji goes to sleep at 12:30 AM and wakes up at 6:30 AM.

In
In, Genji cannot be one of the starting villagers in the player's town.

In
In, Genji cannot be one of the starting villagers in the player's town.

In
In, Genji cannot be one of the starting villagers in the player's town.

In
In, if Genji is one of the starter villagers, his house will have craftable items primarily from the Wooden Series. He cannot have his initial house interior unless he moves out of the player's island or the DLC is purchased, in which either the player or Isabelle can reset the interior.

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Genji was added to on December 27, 2020.