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| Mai Shiranui | |
|---|---|
| Fatal Fury and The King of Fighters character | |
 Mai Shiranui in The King of Fighters XIII | |
| First game | Fatal Fury 2 (1992) |
| Designed by | Art: Shinkiro, Falcoon and others (various games) Animation: C.A.C Yamasaki (KOF '94—KOF 2003)[1] |
| Portrayed by | Tomomi Miyauchi (Fatal Fury 2 commercial) Miki Hareyama (Fatal Fury Special commercial) Maggie Q (2010 film) Kirara Asuka (The King of Fighters World commercial) |
| Voiced by | English Sarah Sawatsky (Fatal Fury 2: The New Battle)[2] Lisa Ann Beley (Fatal Fury: The Motion Picture)[2] Japanese Akoya Sogi (Fatal Fury Special—Wild Ambition, The King of Fighters '94—XI, KOF: Another Day) Kotono Mitsuishi (Fatal Fury 2: The New Battle, Fatal Fury: The Motion Picture)[3] Megumi Hayashibara (CD dramas) Reiko Chiba (image song) Ami Koshimizu (KOF Sky Stage onwards)[4][2] |
| In-universe information | |
| Fighting style | Shiranui-ryuu Ninjutsu |
| Weapon | Kachō Sen ("Butterfly Fan") |
| Origin | Japan |
| Nationality | Japanese |
Mai Shiranui (Japanese: 不知火 舞, Hepburn: Shiranui Mai) (alternatively written しらぬい まい) is a fictional character in the Fatal Fury and The King of Fighters series of fighting games by SNK. She has also appeared in other media of these franchises and in a number of other games since her debut in 1992's Fatal Fury 2 as the first female character in an SNK fighting game. She also appears in the games' various manga and anime adaptations and plays a leading role in the live-action film.
In the series' canon lore, Mai is a modern-world young Kunoichi and the granddaughter of the ninjutsu master Hanzo Shiranui, with the ability to create and control fire. She is a founding member of the King of Fighters Tournament's Women Fighters Team and is madly in love with the American fighter Andy Bogard, who she self-proclaimed her fiancé, though he is not interested in a romantic relationship. Yet, she still pursues him endlessly.
Largely due to her sex appeal, Mai has become one of the most popular, recognizable and celebrated female characters of the fighting game genre, especially in Japan, China, and some other East Asian countries, often being compared to Capcom's Chun-Li. She has also become SNK's primary sex symbol and mascot character featured in many merchandise products and representing the company in many crossover and spin-off titles, in addition to licensed appearances in numerous games by other companies, as well as becoming a trendy subject of cosplay and modeling.
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