Shinji Makura is the leader of the Makura Empire and a character appearing in Digimon: New Journey as a member of the extended Digi-destined cast. A person with dark intentions and a mysterious skill, Shinji becomes a dangerous adversary to the main cast in the series. Shinji sees the world as it is now as corrupt, and tries to change it by force, doing everything he could to change it. However, until recently, he was also incredibly lonely, as shown when he was brought to tears by the thought of friendship.