Wagyu (和牛, Wagyū) was a Japanese comedy duo (kombi) consisting of Shinji Mizuta (水田信二) and Kenshirō Kawanishi (川西賢志郎).

They formed Wagyu in 2006 and spent the first year and a half struggling for performance opportunities in live theatres.

From 2008 to 2012, Wagyu gained popularity through various manzai and comedy competitions, making it to the semi-finals in the M-1 Grand Prix 2009 and King of Conte 2010.

Mizuta cited personal struggles with performance demands and unresolved creative differences with Kawanishi.

Kawanishi noted issues of trust, triggered by Mizuta’s repeated tardiness, and their diverging visions for manzai (Japanese stand-up) performances.