Wuxia: Difference between revisions

Compare [[High Fantasy]], [[Heroic Fantasy]], and [[Swashbuckler]]. For the 2011 movie titled ''Wu Xia'', see ''[[Swordsmen]]''.

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* [[Academy of Evil]]: If the story leans heavily toward martial-artists, expect one or more of it to exist in the settings.

* [[Action Girl]]

* [[Wire Fu]]: Used in films to perform exaggerated feats of ''qinggong'' ("light body skill").

* [[Worthy Opponent]]

 

* ''[[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 Shougeki! Z-hen]]''.

* The ''[[Dragon Series]]'' by Laurence Yep.

 

* [[Short Sabre Story]]: A comedy variant.

* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KCu2A20S1Vw Geico's "Wuxia" commercial], a parody of ''[[Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon]]''.

* The not-yet-released ''[http://intothefarwest.com/ Far West]'' is essentially a Wuxia setting... modeled after the [[Wild West]].

 

* [[Cirque Du Soleil]]'s ''KA'' owes a lot to this genre, especially in its visuals.

 

* Taito's ''[[Legend of Kage]]'' and ''Demon Sword'', although the latter also has Western medieval fantasy elements.

 

* ''Kikokugai -The Cyber Slayers-'' combines wuxia with cyberpunk and send it DEEP to the cynical territory. It's from [[Nitroplus]].

 

== [[Western Animation]] ==

 

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