Katsu

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

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