Katsu Explained

Katsu may refer to:

Entertainment

• Katsu!, manga by Mitsuru Adachi
• "Katsu!" (ja), a 1984 song by Shibugakitai
• Katsucon, an annual anime convention in Maryland

Other

• Katsu (Zen), a shout used in East Asian Chan and Zen Buddhism, as well as in the martial arts
• Deep fried cutlet in Japanese cuisine:
  • Chicken katsu, fried chicken cutlet
  • Tonkatsu, fried pork cutlet
  • Katsudon, tonkatsu served in a bowl with rice
  • Gyukatsu, fried beef cutlet
• Kappo, resuscitation techniques also known as katsu

People

Surname

• Alma Katsu (born 1959), American writer of adult fiction
• Katsu Kaishu (Awa Katsu) (1823–1899), Japanese statesman and naval officer
• Katsu Kokichi (1802–1850), Japanese samurai
• Manami Katsu (born 1994), Japanese professional wrestler
• Masanori Katsu (1879–1957), Japanese bureaucrat
• Minami Katsu (born 1998), Japanese professional golfer
• Shintaro Katsu (1931–1997), Japanese actor
• Tou Katsu (born 1982), Japanese actor and model

Given name

• KATSU (angela), Japanese musician, member of pop band angela
• KATSU, graffiti artist
• Katsu Aki (born 1961), manga artist
• Katsu Goto (1862–1889), Japanese merchant and interpreter
• Katsu Kanai (born 1936), Japanese film director
• Katsu Kamisaka (born 1892), Japanese Lieutenant colonel
• Maedagawa Katsu (1939–1998), Japanese sumo wrestler
• Katsu Naito (born 1964), Japanese photographer
• Katsu (geisha) (active ca. 1800–1810), courtesan in Edo, achieved the ranking Oiran, premier class prostitute. Katsu was a woman of letters and associated with the intellectual elite (bunjin) of her days

See also

• Japanese curry or curry sauce, sometimes referred to inaccurately as "katsu" or "katsu curry" in the UK