Capcom released their very own Street Fighter 6 Mai Shiranui Character guide ahead of her February 5th DLC release. With her homage to ninja changing already in place, and her wild instant kill taunt shown. Capcom decided to keep going the distance with her.
Her fan throw attack, Kachousen, already had me worried since characters can easily hit the normal versions away with either normals or projectiles. The fan based move actually gets the EX arc hit by holding onto the attack button. The arc itself is controlled by all three punches differently. Overdrive Kachousen will automatically do this. Her Ryuuenbu attack gets a nasty 2 hit launcher with Fierce, but doesn’t hit crouched characters. Her Hissatsu Shinobi Bachi attack’s on Overdrive is a callback to Real Bout with an arc that allows follow-up moves. The move is no longer a half circle like it’s previous games, reducing the execution time. Her uppercut move, Hishou Ryuuenjin, is also invincible to attacks on Overdrive. Her Massasbi attack’s Overdrive mode allows a follow-up attack after the hit.
The real juice is her supers. Especially Kagero No Mai. In previous games, the 2 clone attack was not as effective, and...