I definitely need to emphasize on Mai's okizeme a bit more. More than a few of her moves will hit the opponent while they are grounded. I am too scared of getting CH'd by WU kicks. It may also be wise to implement 9P follow ups to take advantage of the opponents stun state because they work pretty well in that scenario and can be good for baiting out bad holds (the player can choose to do nothing after 9P. She also has mid punch, mid kick, and high punch follow ups out from her 9P follow ups). They can also be utilized for instigating a stun while also taking advantage of the small evasion frames from it (though, she may still get hit in some scenarios though. In a Mai mirror match, Kachousen can still hit her out of 9P). Kachousen is a lot better than it seems, in spite of it being a high, non-tracking move. It does not take that much time for her to recover after tossing the fan and she will be free to back dash or using another normal to keep the opponent away from her. After reaching a certain range, the opponent will not be able to do much about the Kachousen. The opponent will "have" to take some sort of initiative if they want to implement any sort of offense. Turtling with Mai should be advocated, even if it is just to test and see how good their offense truly is.
Later on, I am going to compile a list of aspects and game play similarities that she has with her KOF iterations. She shares a lot of signature moves that I like using on KOF98, along with with more than few obscure moves from back in the days of Fatal Fury. While DOA5LR is a completely different game altogether, I still want to believe that KOF players would feel right at home for playing Mai based on how her move pool works. For example, Mai's 1KK is actually her df+B from KOF98 (which she had in other games before 98). She actually slides forward a short distance and then performs the reverse flip kick. It goes underneath projectiles, including Omega Rugal's Gravity Smash projectile (even during the startup frames because the startup will actually hurt nearby opponents too, but such as the curse of being an SNK boss). She also incorporates her Ukihane in her air throw and her 2T throws, among other things. And, her 3K is actually her standing D from CVS2 (and in XIII). The startup of her Power Blow attack is based on her CD attack and functions more or less the same, going over lows and being very safe on block.
What I would like to see is Mai implementing her CD attack from XIII and XIV where she just quickly flings her "tails" forward. I can already see that being rather crazy though, based on how the animation works, especially in XIV. The startup is rather fast and the range is pretty long. And, by the logic of DOA, it would also track.
