Who Is Katsuichi? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Katsuichi is a Creator-Owned comic book character, with over 49 comic issue appearances. Sensei Katsuichi (かついち) is Usagi's teacher. He has been depicted as one of the greatest swordsman in the Usagi Yojimbo universe.

Who is Katsuichi?

His first encounter with Usagi was when he killed a group of Dogora students with ease out of self defense. Amazed with his skill with the sword, Usagi followed him home in hopes of Katsuichi becoming his teacher. Katsuichi would prove that he was the toughest there is when it came to teachers, which would eventually lead Usagi to winning a tournament and going onto serve Lord Mifune. it would seem that on one of Usagi's visits under the service of Mifune, Katsuichi and Usagi got in a fight with some Dogora students wishing to exact revenge for their embarrassment at the tournament. in the fight Katsuichi was blinded in one eye and fall to his apparent death. It would later be revealed that his body swept down river and that he was saved by two boys. In return, he would train these boys. Some time later, Usagi would later encourage his son Jotaro to seek out Katsuichi for training when he was of age.

Key facts

Katsuichi is of animal origin and first appeared in "Samurai, Part 1 and 2". The character is published by Creator-Owned. With 49 recorded issue appearances, Katsuichi ranks among the most featured characters in comics.