Sakura, "Ibuki's a more complex character, more flawed. She's a great ninja but she isn't even sure this is what she wants out of life. (...) Sakura's never-give-up attitude may be more of a classic anime archetype, but I feel Ibuki's a character more people can empathize with." He added, "Ibuki’s personality has been limited to game endings and oh-so brief lines of dialogue from her victory quotes, so expanding upon those with this focused story is an honour and a challenge." In a poll by Omar Dogan on his DeviantArt website, most of voters wanted to see Ibuki "wearing something cute", and precisely something in the Harajuku-style Lolita fashion. Dogan's own favourite part of the story was "the part where Ibuki and Oro battle." Other Ibuki is a favored character for use in promotional artwork, and has a number of figurines and action figures made in her image. These include figures from Kotobukiya and Capcom itself, including one designed by Street Fighter III character concept artist Kinu Nishimura. Ibuki's Xbox Live Avatar costume was released in 2010 and her cards are featured in the card game Universal Fighting System. In a cameo appearance, Sakura is shown controlling Ibuki within a handheld Street Fighter III in one scene in the anime film Street Fighter Alpha: The Animation. Reception Ibuki was met with a positive critical and fan reception regarding her character design, attractiveness and personality, and with a mixed reception regarding her gameplay issues, especially regarding her initial appearance in Street Fighter III. Despite her debut in a relatively obscure entry in the series, Ibuki has become a popular Street Fighter characters. Prior to the release of Street Fighter III, Electronic Gaming Monthly predicted, "She will certainly be one of the new favorite fighters, since her balance of offense and defense is very well done." Capcom producer Yoshinori Ono said Ibuki is so "popular because she is insanely fun to play." Professional Street Fighter commentator and player Femi Adeboye (F-Word) recalled Ibuki in Third Strike has changed his life when he was a young teenager: "I saw this ninja girl and I picked her up, that became my destiny." In 2002, she was voted the 12th most popular Street Fighter character in Capcom's own poll for the 15th anniversary of Street Fighter. Street Fighter IV director Takashi Tsukamoto described her as "a character that many people were waiting for;" a