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** Hakufu also wore a blue qipao after [[spoiler: being awakened from her coma by Ukitsu's HeroicSacrifice and returning to the battlefield to fight Sousou alongside Ryuubi-]]
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* Some of the outfits Mulan wore in the Disney DirectToVideo film [[{{Mulan}} ''Mulan II'']] resemble this. Other times, she would be either wearing the training uniform and/or her battle armor or various dresses resembling kimonos... ...which are ''Japanese''.

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* Some of the outfits Mulan wore in the Disney DirectToVideo film [[{{Mulan}} ''Mulan II'']] resemble this. Other times, she would be either wearing the training uniform and/or her battle armor or various dresses resembling kimonos... ...which are ''Japanese''.types of ''hanfu'' dresses.
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* Some of the outfits Mulan wore in the Disney DirectToVideo film [[{{Mulan}} ''Mulan II'']] resemble this.

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* Some of the outfits Mulan wore in the Disney DirectToVideo film [[{{Mulan}} ''Mulan II'']] resemble this. Other times, she would be either wearing the training uniform and/or her battle armor or various dresses resembling kimonos... ...which are ''Japanese''.
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* Some of the outfits Mulan wore in the Disney DirectToVideo film [[{{Mulan}} ''Mulan II'']] resemble this.
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* ''YuGiOh'': Vivian Wong wears a skimpy yellow qipao.

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* ''YuGiOh'': ''{{Yu-Gi-Oh}}'': Vivian Wong wears a skimpy yellow qipao.



* Wang Liu Mei is best known for wearing a qipao in ''Gundam00''

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* Wang Liu Mei is best known for wearing a qipao in ''Gundam00''''MobileSuitGundam00''
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[[caption-width-right:297:Misaki is coaxed into wearing a qipao.]]

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[[caption-width-right:297:Misaki (on the right) is coaxed into wearing a qipao.]]
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* Many characters in FlowerDrumSong since it's set in 1950's Chinatown, San Francisco and the characters are either Chinese immigrants or children of Chinese immigrants.
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* Chun Li in ''StreetFighter'' wears a modified version. Among the differences to the traditional kind are short, puffy sleeves, a white obi lining the waist, and one huge slit on each side (instead of a single slit over one of the legs), which allows for [[ShowSomeLeg showing off her huge thighs]].

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* Chun Li in ''StreetFighter'' wears a modified version. Among the differences to the traditional kind are short, puffy sleeves, a white obi lining the waist, and one huge slit on each side (instead of a single slit over one of the legs), which allows for more freedom of movement (and not coincidentally [[ShowSomeLeg showing shows off her huge thighs]].muscular thighs]]).
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* ''YuGiOh'': Vivian Wong wears a skimpy one of these.

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* ''YuGiOh'': Vivian Wong wears a skimpy one of these. yellow qipao.
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* [[{{Tekken}} Anna Williams.]] Oddly, the actual ChineseGirl of the game largely eschews ethnic dress, mostly favoring athletic wear instead.
* One of [[DeadOrAlive Lei-Fang's]] costumes. Very iconic of the series since almost every attack she does while in it guarantees a PantyShot.

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* [[{{Tekken}} Anna Williams.]] Williams in {{Tekken}}. Oddly, the actual ChineseGirl of the game largely eschews ethnic dress, mostly favoring athletic wear instead.
* One of [[DeadOrAlive Lei-Fang's]] costumes.Lei-Fang's costumes in ''DeadOrAlive''. Very iconic of the series since almost every attack she does while in it guarantees a PantyShot.



* [[FinalFantasyV Lenna]] wears one when she becomes the [[BareFistedMonk Monk]] class.

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* [[FinalFantasyV Lenna]] ''FinalFantasyV'': Lenna wears one when she becomes the [[BareFistedMonk Monk]] class.
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* [[OnePiece Boa Hancock]] wears a purple one. [[spoiler: In that case the exposing-leg part is justified because it helps her fighting style.]]
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* Stratos 4 the girls all wear these at thier jobs as waitresses. The skirt portion is so short they barely even cover their undergarments.

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* Stratos 4 the ''Stratos 4'': The girls all wear these at thier their jobs as waitresses. The skirt portion is so short they barely even cover their undergarments.
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* Stratos 5 the girls all wear these at thier jobs as waitresses. The skirt portion is so short they barely even cover their undergarments.

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* Stratos 5 4 the girls all wear these at thier jobs as waitresses. The skirt portion is so short they barely even cover their undergarments.
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* Stratos 5 the girls all wear these at thier jobs as waitresses. The skirt portion is so short they barely even cover their undergarments.
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* [[http://secchan.net/niche/kareha.pl/1200652692/ This page]] has a number of images of anime characters dressed in qipaos.

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* [[http://secchan.[[http://www.secchan.net/niche/kareha.pl/1137616570/l50 This page]], and [[http://secchan.net/niche/kareha.pl/1200652692/ This page]] has a number of this one]] have many images of anime characters dressed in qipaos.qipao.
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* [[DisguisedInDrag Kazahaya]] is forced to wear one as part of a school popularity/beauty contest in ''LegalDrug.'' As Rikuo notes, no matter how much Kazahaya tries, he just can't manage to hide [[ShesGotLegs those long legs of his]] in that getup.
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* A standard fashion for Chinese Amazon, [[{{ptitlegynukzwikxmd}} Shampoo]].
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* One of the most famous examples in recent years is Maggie Cheung in ''InTheMoodForLove''. Not only is she wearing a qipao in every single scene, it's always [[UnlimitedWardrobe a different one]].

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* One of the most famous examples in recent years is Maggie Cheung MaggieCheung in ''InTheMoodForLove''. Not only is she wearing a qipao in every single scene, it's always [[UnlimitedWardrobe a different one]].
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The ''qipao'', or at least a dress cut like it, is also occasionally worn by non-Chinese women, as its tight fit and [[ShowSomeLeg slit up the side]] ramp up the sexiness of the character without being {{Stripperiffic}}. Almost always used as {{Fanservice}}.

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The ''qipao'', or at least a dress cut like it, is also occasionally worn by non-Chinese women, as its tight fit and [[ShowSomeLeg slit up the side]] ramp up the sexiness of the character without while still being {{Stripperiffic}}.relatively modest. Almost always used as {{Fanservice}}.
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The ''qipao'' or an inspired Western dress is also occasionally worn by non-Chinese women, as its tight fit and [[ShowSomeLeg slit up the side]] ramp up the sexiness of the character. Almost always used as {{Fanservice}}.

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The ''qipao'' ''qipao'', or an inspired Western at least a dress cut like it, is also occasionally worn by non-Chinese women, as its tight fit and [[ShowSomeLeg slit up the side]] ramp up the sexiness of the character.character without being {{Stripperiffic}}. Almost always used as {{Fanservice}}.
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* The {{DCComics}} villainess Roulette wears one as her signature outfit, despite being white.
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The ''qipao'' is also occasionally worn by non-Chinese women, as its tight fit and [[ShowSomeLeg slit up the side]] ramp up the sexiness of the character. Almost always used as {{Fanservice}}.

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The ''qipao'' or an inspired Western dress is also occasionally worn by non-Chinese women, as its tight fit and [[ShowSomeLeg slit up the side]] ramp up the sexiness of the character. Almost always used as {{Fanservice}}.
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* [[{{Shenmue}} Shenmue]] 2: Xiuying Hong.
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* In ''HarryPotterAndTheGobletOfFire'', Cho Chang wears a silver, long-sleeved silk qipao-style gown to the Yule Ball.

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* In ''HarryPotterAndTheGobletOfFire'', Cho Chang wears [[CultureEqualsCostume wears]] a silver, long-sleeved silk qipao-style gown to the Yule Ball.

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* [[McNinja Ninjette]] wears one in ''{{Empowered}} #4'', at the Capeys Awards.


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* Shadow Yamato in the Sega CD version of ''EternalChampions''. She's a {{ninja}}, [[RuleOfSexy by the]] [[HighlyVisibleNinja way.]]

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* ''{{Naruto}}'': Sakura Haruno wears a qipao, and Tenten wears a pink qipao before the timeskip in the series.

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* ''{{Naruto}}'': Sakura Haruno wears a qipao, and Tenten wears a pink qipao blouse before the timeskip in the series. series.



* ''RosarioToVampire'' has the girls dressing up when they're trying to get support for the new Chinese character's polygamy idea.

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* ''RosarioToVampire'' has the girls dressing up when they're trying to get support for the new Chinese character's polygamy idea. idea.
** Moka also wears a white qipao in an episode of the anime's second season, in the grounds of {{Fanservice}} (as she was under an hypnotic trance).



* Tao Jun, Ren's older sister, wears a qipao in ''ShamanKing''. Fitting, as they're actually from China.

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* Tao Jun, Ren's older sister, wears a qipao in ''ShamanKing''. Fitting, as they're actually from China.




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* Every once in a while, Kagura from ''{{Gintama}}'' is dressed in one.



* Chun Li in ''StreetFighter''.

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* Chun Li in ''StreetFighter''. ''StreetFighter'' wears a modified version. Among the differences to the traditional kind are short, puffy sleeves, a white obi lining the waist, and one huge slit on each side (instead of a single slit over one of the legs), which allows for [[ShowSomeLeg showing off her huge thighs]].
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* Liang Qi from ''{{Canaan}}'' wears these.
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* Wing, the real life Chinese songstress appearing on the eponymous episode of ''SouthPark'' wears a red qipao.
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''Qipao'' (旗袍 qípáo and pronounced roughly ''chee-pow'') is the Mandarin Chinese name for the body-hugging, high-necked dress fashionable in the Chinese world between the 1920s and 1960s, and still popular on [[SheCleansUpNicely formal occasions]] to this day. The same garment is often called a ''cheongsam'', a name derived from Cantonese.

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''Qipao'' (旗袍 qípáo and pronounced roughly ''chee-pow'') ''chee-pow'' with the tone of voice gently rising for both syllables) is the Mandarin Chinese name for the body-hugging, high-necked dress fashionable in the Chinese world between the 1920s and 1960s, and still popular on [[SheCleansUpNicely formal occasions]] to this day. The same garment is often called a ''cheongsam'', a name derived from Cantonese.

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