Tatsumaki/Pop Culture

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

Other Games

 * In beat-'em-up  Asura's Wrath, also produced by Capcom, Asura uses a move which is similar to Sean's Tornado against Ryu.
 * In Devil May Cry 3, Vergil appears to possess a variation of the Tatsumaki, called Tornado (however it differs to Sean's version) as his Crazy Combo when equipping the Beowulf; it's a follow-up to a Shoryuken that involves stopping in mid air twice while ascending.
 * In Mega Man X8, with the K-Knuckle equipped, Zero performs can do a dark-elemental Tatsumaki that can be elevated up or downwards in one direction. However, this move along with his Rasetsusen is subjected to a glitch; If the player press the down button while holding the up button, the user will move straight up instead of going down, making it possible to reach high areas and even go out of 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 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 EX Tatsumaki.
 * Tekken's Mishima Style Karate practitioners Kazuya, Heihachi Mishima, and (Devil) Jin Kazama possess two variations of this move similar to Sean's Tornado, dubbed as the Spinning Demon that can be performed on the ground and Rising Sun that works in midair.

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.