Kokoro Kikuchi:The second voice actress of Maruko-san takes the top spot in the voice actress category of the "Yahoo! Search Awards" with Kenjiro Tsuda, Mayumi Tanaka, Sayuri Date, and Yuka Iguchi also in the top five.

The Yahoo! Search Awards 2024, which ranks people, works, and products that saw a sharp increase in search volume in 2024 compared to the previous year, was announced on December 4th, with voice actress Kokoro Kikuchi taking the top spot in the voice actor category. Kikuchi is the second voice actress for Maruko, the main character of the popular TV anime Chibi Maruko-chan (Fuji TV). She was announced as the successor to TARAKO, who played the role of Maruko for about 34 years and passed away in March, and the number of searches increased. After the first episode of Chibi Maruko-chan aired after the voice actress change, she became a hot topic, trending at number one on Twitter. In second place was Kenjiro Tsuda, who attracted attention for his role as Bunzo in the TV anime Ramen Akaneko (TBS) and his appearance in the TV drama Saionji-san Doesn't Do Housework (TBS), and in third place was Mayumi Tanaka, who became a hot topic for her appearance in the NHK morning drama The Tiger and the Wings. In fourth place was Date Sayuri, who has played the role of Shibuya Kanon in "Love Live! Superstar!!" from the popular "Love Live!" anime series, and who also made headlines when she publicly announced that she is the niece of Date Mikio from the comedy duo "Sandwichman." In fifth place was Iguchi Yuka, who attracted attention with her photo book "Iguchi Yuka Photo Book MORE MORE MORE" (KADOKAWA).