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== [[Anime]] & [[Manga]]/[[Manhua]]/[[Manhwa]] ==

* ''[[Chinese Hero]]'', the epic ''[[Manhua]]'' saga by the author of ''[[The Storm Riders]]'', starting with Chinese fighters defending Chinese pride against racists in America with martial arts before moving on to other settings.

* ''[[G Gundam]]'' was heavily inspired by ''wuxia''. In fact the director, Yasuhiro Imagawa, [[Author Appeal|rather likes ''wuxia'']], which also shows up to a greater degree in ''[[Giant Robo]]'' and less so in ''[[Shin Mazinger]]''.

* ''[[G Gundam]]'' was heavily inspired by ''wuxia''. In fact the director, Yasuhiro Imagawa, [[Author Appeal|rather likes ''wuxia'']], which also shows up to a greater degree in ''[[Giant Robo]]'' and less so in ''[[Shin Mazinger Shougeki! Z-hen]]''.

** Master Asia (well, his name, anyway) is a [[Shout-Out]] to the [[Villain Protagonist]] of ''Swordsman II''.

* The first season of ''[[Gundam Seed]]'' can be read as a loose adaptation of Jing-Yong's ''Heaven Sword And Dragon Saber'' novel, especially concerning Kira as a rewrite of the kind-pacifist turned Warrior-God Jang Wu-Ji.