Saturday's installment of TV Asahi entertainment show "Onegai! Ranking Gold" feature a segment on voice acting, where 100 Japanese voice actors were asked to vote for their favorites in the industry. The overall favorite was Koichi Yamadera (who has a token appearance in every Pocket Monsters movie), while Ikue Ohtani ranked 20th for her portrayal as Pikachu. Megumi Hayashibara also ranked 8th on the list.