Leifang barely missed out on the popularity contest to decide on the nine characters of Dead or Alive Xtreme 3, but Koei Tecmo revealed in this week’s issue of Famitsu magazine that she’ll join Dead or Alive Xtreme: Venus Vacation.

The taiji quan prodigy Leifang narrowly missed out on the top-9 character popularity list to decide on Dead or Alive Xtreme 3’s characters.

If you’re wondering how close, she was #10 in the final results with 4.7% of the votes, just a tiny bit shy of Helena’s 4.9%. At one point she was at 4.6% against Helena’s 4.2%. Keep in mind that this is just for Dead or Alive Xtreme: Venus Vacation, so she won’t be appearing in Dead or Alive Xtreme 3 for the time being.

Dead or Alive Xtreme: Venus Vacation is available in Japan for PC via DMM Games. You can check the game out here. You can also check out our previous report for a look at its latest feature that adds new swimsuits you can “pull.”