Mai Shiranui

Mai Shiranui
Gender	Female
Origin	Japan
Occupation	Shiranui Ninja, heiress of Shiranui clan
Misc. Information
Birthday	January 1, 1974;24 years old
Height	165 cm (5'5")
Weight	48 kg (106 lbs)
Blood Type	B
Special Skills	Traditional Japanese dressmaking
Hobby	Cooking (making boxed lunches and traditional Japanese New Years' dishes),dieting
Sprite

Mai Shiranui (不知火 舞, Shiranui Mai) is a character from both the Fatal Fury and The King of Fighters series of fighting games by SNK. Her official nickname is The Alluring Ninja Girl (魅惑 の 女忍者, Miwaku no Kunoichi).

In the Metal Slug series

Metal Slug Defense

As part of "The King of Fighters 20th year celebration event", Mai appears as a playable unit in Metal Slug Defense, assigned to the KOF Team.

Metal Slug Attack

She returns back as a playable unit in Metal Slug Attack along with Terry, Kula, and K´ now affiliated to the Regular Army as part of a collaborative King of Fighters promotion. Her move set and fighting style has changed dramatically since her appearance in Metal Slug Defense, shifting her focus from close to long-ranged attacks.

Metal Slug: Awakening

"Shiranui Ultimate Move!"

A stunning and vibrant Eastern fighter Mai Shiranui is one of the head ninjas of the Shiranui style. Raised by her grandfather, she learned Shiranui style ninjutsu and koppojutsu since childhood. Through this training, she met Andy, who came to learn from her grandfather, and she fell deeply in love with him. Teaming up with Andy to participate in World of Fighters has always been Mai's obsession. She was not frustrated by Andy's rejection, but formed a new team, Female Fighter Team, to prove to Andy that his decision was wrong. This time, she arrive to the distant Land of Metal Slug while traveling and practicing. Facing the current chaos and turmoil, she has a premonition that she will become a world-famous strongman, surprising Andy with her prowess!

Mai returns once again in the Season 06 version of Metal Slug Awakening as a playable character for the second KOF crossover event. she retain some of her abilities from Metal Slug Defense and Metal Slug Attack.

Gallery

• Artwork
• Sprite and Models

Mai Shiranui in Metal Slug Attack

Mai Shiranui in Metal Slug: Awakening Full render.

Idle animation

Move animation

Cartwheel animation

Long-Range Attack animation

Close-Range Attack animation

Special Attack animation

Ditto

Win animation

Mai Shiranui

Metal Slug Awakening Default Skin full Model

Metal Slug Awakening ingame model

Metal Slug Awakening model (Fat Mai)

Trivia

• Mai Shiranui is the first Fatal Fury Character debuted to be playable in a run-and-gun Metal Slug Game.
• In Metal Slug: Awakening Mai Shiranui clothes where modify and censored to cover parts of her cleavage and lower regions in all versions of the game due to strict laws in China that can affect the game's rating.