Capcom has announced the release date for the Mai Shiranui DLC inStreet Fighter 6. The beloved ninja character who has become one of the most popular faces for developer SNK is one of the guest characters, and she will join the game on July 25, 2025.
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Street Fighter 6 is Capcom’s latest entry in the beloved fighting franchise that started back in 1987. The game came out on August 06, 2025, and it has received some content updates and paid DLC in the almost two years since its launch.
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Initially, the game had 18 characters, but it has already received six additions to its roster, with Rashid, A.K.I., Ed, Akuma, M. Bison, and SNK’s Terry. The next in line is Mai Shiranui, a classic fighter that SNK created for the Fatal Fury series and who has become their most popular female character.
Mai is a ninja woman (or kunoichi, in technical terms) who is an heiress to the traditional Shiranui clan. Her unique fighting style has the fighter dancing in flames and using her agile movements to bring down her opponents. From day one, she has been a mainstay in The King of Fighters series.
In Street Fighter 6, Mai will have two very different costumes from the start. The first one is inspired by her classic attire, with revealing red and white clothes that are actually a kunoichi dress. It combines traditional Japanese garb with a focus on freedom to move around as fast as possible.
Her alternate costume is a black biker jacket with some red elements and black pants. This version comes from her new appearance in the upcoming fighting game Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves, which SNK plans to release on June 13, 2025.
Both options are part of the new trailer, which shows about two minutes of Mai’s animations and gameplay. Fighting in her traditional red costume against Chun-Li and Ryu in her new biker jacket, Mai shows some moves that fans may recognize as Capcom recreated them from SNK games. The list includes Kachousen, Kagerou no Mai and Hishou Ryuuenjin.
Mai can also use her traditional special move, Chou Hissatsu Shinobi Bachi, in which she covers herself in flames and dives into the enemy full force ahead. The video’s final gameplay move features a special animation for Shiranui Ryuu: Enbu Ada Zakura, a super move in which she creates a firestorm and cuts her opponent down with her flame-covered fans.
you’re able to also see a few screenshots of Mai’s new trailer in our gallery, showing some of her poses and supers:
Fighting in her traditional red costume against Chun-Li and Ryu in her new biker jacket, Mai shows some moves that fans may recognize as Capcom recreated them from SNK games.
Mai is the third character in Street Fighter 6’s Year 2 Character Pass along with M. Bison and Terry. Besides Mai, players who have already acquired the pass will also get to play as Elena, who should be coming to the game during the second quarter of 2025.
Unlike Mai and Terry, Elena is a traditional Street Fighter character, whose original title was Street Fighter III. She was also playable in Ultra Street Fighter IV. Her release date is currently unknown, but this detail will likely be the next reveal for the game in the coming months.
Street Fighter 6 is currently available for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, PC and PlayStation 4. All versions will receive the new DLC character at the same time and players with the Year 2 Character Pass will get access to Mai as soon as she comes out.
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