It is properly romanized as Chunli in pinyin and pronounced 'Chuen-lee', despite westerners commonly pronouncing it as 'Chuhn-lee'. The Street Fighter III: New Generation Secret File appears to make a nod to this fact, showing a picture of Tong Pooh in a TV while wondering if it'd be the 'next Chun-Li'.Ĭhun-Li's name is Mandarin for 'spring beauty' (春 chūn, 'spring' 麗 lì, 'beautiful'). She shares similarities to Tong Pooh, from Capcom's Strider franchise. This became the finalized design for Chun-Li. Finally, he decided to give her bare legs and a bodycon dress, making her look more like a professional wrestler. Around the 11th hour, he experimented with her outfit choices. Akiman changed it because she didn't look 'very sexy' and the design lacked visual impact and personality. Chun-Li originally had big, wide legged pants and had a front and back apron. According to Akiman, Chun-Li was modeled after Tao from Shotaro Ishinomori's Genma Wars: Harmagedon movie, which was the #1 box office anime movie of 1983. 8.7.4.1 Street Fighter Masters: Chun-LiĬhun-Li was designed by Akira 'Akiman' Yasuda.7.4 Street Fighter Alpha: The Animation.7.1 Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie.6.3 Power Rangers Legacy Wars - Street Fighter Showdown.5.12 Power Rangers: Battle for the Grid.4.2 Street Fighter Alpha: Warriors' Dreams.
