Hotta is covered in a black fabric, possibly to protect her from the wind.“Kyobo 0,” starring Takuya Kimura (50), Yui Aragaki Yui (34), and Takumi Kitamura (25), was the most popular drama of the April season. However, the drama’s ratings peaked at 12.1% for the first episode and then steadily dropped to the 8%  by the sixth episode, indicating that it was struggling. Mayu Hotta’s popularity is said to be on the rise. The protagonist of the drama, Kazama (played by Kimura Takuya), is said to have alienated viewers by intimidating the inexperienced detectives with his power, but many claim that Hotta’s character, Iue Koha, is the only one who can put them at ease. (According to a TV magazine insider) “Iue Koha works as a clerk in Kazama’s supervisor’s office. She not only listens to the new detectives’ complaints, but she also gives them advice and occasionally spits venom in her dialogues. Despite having little to do with the investigation, she is a very strong character in the film.”