Tatsumaki/Pop Culture

The Tatsumaki, along with the Hadoken and Shoryuken, has been referenced many times in pop culture ever since its introduction in the original Street Fighter.

Other Games

 * In the beat-'em-up Asura's Wrath, also produced by Capcom, Asura uses a move which is similar to Sean's Tornado against Ryu.
 * In Battle Arena Toshinden 3, Abel and Veil have a powerful special attack attack, similar to the Tatsumaki, called "Hell's Tornado".
 * In Devil May Cry 3, Dante appears to possess a variation of the Tatsumaki, called "Tornado" (though it differs from Sean's version) as one of his Crazy Combos when equipped with the Beowulf. It acts as a follow-up to a Shin Shoryuken-inspired move called "Real Impact" that involves stopping in mid-air twice while ascending.
 * In Mega Man X8, with the K-Knuckle equipped, Zero performs a dark-elemental Tatsumaki, simply called "Senpuukyaku" (as with the "Shouryuuken", Zero will call out the full name of the attack). This move can be elevated up or downwards in one direction. However, this move, along with his "Rasetsusen", is subjected to a glitch: if the player presses the down button while holding the up button, Zero will move straight up instead of going down, making it possible to reach high areas and even go beyond the stage's limits.
 * Rival School's Hideo Shimazu possess a similar version of the Tatsumaki, dubbed as "Shinen Kyaku" ("True Circling Leg"). The only difference from Ryu's is that Hideo's version can be done only on the ground, and has a slower spin rate. Depending on the kick button pressed for this move's button combination, Hideo may do one or three kicks.
 * Scott's special move from Scott Pilgrim vs The World is similar to Ryu's Shinku Tatsumaki Senpukyaku.
 * Tekken's Mishima Style Karate practitioners - Kazuya Mishima, Heihachi Mishima, and (Devil) Jin Kazama - possess two variations of this move similar to Sean's Tornado, dubbed as the "Spinning Demon", which can be performed on the ground, and the "Rising Sun", which works in mid-air.

Anime and Manga

 * In School Rumble, Harima Kenji is implied to possess this move as somewhat as a finisher, dubbed as "Hurricane Kick". On a funnier note, the attack itself is a pun to Harima's name HARI(ma) KEN(ji), which parodies Kamen Rider's "Rider Kick".

Web Animation

 * In the Homestar Runner cartoon, dangeresque 3, a character being portrayed by Homestar uses the move, incorrectly pronouncing it as "The pipes are broken!"
 * A cartoon by Egoraptor, "Blanka Makes Pound Cake", shows Blanka asking a variety of Street Fighter characters if they'd like pound cake he just made. Ryu answers with a Tatsumaki Senpukyaku in the background but pronouncing it as "I'd like some pound cake!"