Reception
Since her introduction, Ayane remains a face of the series alongside her older half-sister; according to IGN's Hilary Goldstein in 2004, Ayane "is most notable for her anime purple hair and jigglin' jumblies." In 2003, she was described as a fan-favourite by GMR. She was featured through the fan-made computer-animated series Dead Fantasy from the start and is a popular subject of cosplay. While awarding the Annual GameSpy E3 Award to Dead or Alive Ultimate in 2004, Psylancer (Raymond Padilla) wrote, "Ayane should be my new girlfriend." He later elaborated: "To be honest, I always thought Ayane was an uptight bitch with a massive chip on her shoulder. I always rooted for Kasumi in their feud. Then a funny thing happened when I saw the trailer for Dead or Alive Ultimate during E3 2004 -- I started to care about Ayane. Learning more about her story, her upbringing, and the root of her feud with Kasumi made me change sides." Featuring Ayane as a "videogame babe of the day" in 2006, IGN's Chris Carle commented: "After that awkward goth stage in high school, not many people continue to rock the violet locks, but Ayane is different… she's hot enough to get away with it." That same year, GameAxis called her "everyone's favorite purple haired ninja." In 2005, she was described as his favourite Dead or Alive character by James Mielke from 1UP.com. In 2009, Ayane was ranked as the seventh top fictional ninja by Fandomania. In 2010, GamesRadar ranked hers, Ryu's and Momiji's guest appearance in Strikeforce as the 49th "most awesome" character cameo in gaming history. In 2012, Angelo M. D'Argenio of Cheat Code Central included Ayane among the top ten hidden characters in fighting games, adding that she "is now one of the poster characters for both series, and it seems she becomes more popular by the day."
Numerous publications commented noted Ayane's sex appeal, often including her among the most attractive female characters in video games. In 2003, GameSpy collectively ranked her with the other Dead or Alive girls as second on their list of "top babes in games". In 2006, the Polish edition of GameStar included her as one of 20 candidates in a poll for the title of Miss of the Video Game World (Miss Świata Gier). In 2009, Gelo Gonzales of FHM listed her among the nine "sexiest bad girls of videogame land", commenting that "with her cute suplada looks, this deadly ninja soon became a mainstay of the series. Dead or Alive is one of the pioneers of boob-bouncing technology, and thankfully, Ayane has the curves to take full advantage of that." In 2010, Gavin Mackenzie of Play joked that her breasts were two of the top ten best things one could expect to see in Dead or Alive 5 (the other places held by the breasts of Hitomi, Christie, Kasumi and Tina). That same year, Ayane and the other DOA girls were collectively ranked at number ten on the list of the "hottest women in video games" by Complex. Ayane also shared with Rachel the seventh place on the list of "most incredible chests" by Joystick Division in 2011. That same year, Complex ranked her as the 14th best looking "sideline chick" of video games, stating: "Kasumi's cool and all, but we definitely prefer Ayane's cold and killer demeanor." That same year, Jeremy Render of Cheat Code Central featured her among the top ten sexiest female video game characters, where Ayane shared number six spot with Hitomi. In 2012, Gelo Gonzales of FHM listed Ayane among the nine "sexiest ninja babes in games", commenting that she is "like Kasumi, only moodier about as punk as ninjas get, and carries a get-the-fuck-outta-my-way-or-I-snap-your-arm-in-two-places attitude," and compared her to Ellen Adarna.
Ayane's portrayal by Natassia Malthe in the film DOA: Dead or Alive was panned by many fans and critics alike (even as, prior to the premiere, IGN stated that "DOA is HOT... and Nastassia Malthe proves it"). Mikel Reparaz of GamesRadar dubbed the motion picture version of Ayane as "White Girl Who is Somehow Also Japanese", Roger Moore wrote in Orlando Sentinel that Malthe's purple hair "makes her look even less Japanese than Aoki", while UGO.com wrote about Malthe's role as Ayane: "Defining Moment: Zzzzzzzz."
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