is a Japanese actress, model and

tarento Television personalities in Japan, known as in Japanese, are celebrities who regularly appear in mass media in Japan, especially as panelists on variety shows. During the Golden Age of Hollywood, bankable stars in the United States were descri ...

. She is known for regularly appearing on the

NTV NTV may refer to: Television * NTV (Bangladesh), a Bengali-language satellite television channel in Bangladesh * NTV (India), Telugu regional channel * NTV (Kenya) * NTV (Mongolia), a television channel based in Mongolia * NTV (Newport Televisio ...

morning show ''Zip!'' (2013–2015).

Career

In 2009, Hotta participated in the 12th National Beauty Pageant (

Japan Bishōjo Contest The is a beauty contest and audition contest name that has been held every year since 1987 in Oscar Promotion, and is the sister pageant of the ''Japan Beautiful Girl Contest''. When a bishōjo wins the Japanese Girl pageant, the first runner-up b ...

). Taking that opportunity, she contracted with

Oscar Promotion is a Japanese talent agency headquartered in Aoyama, Minato, Tokyo. It was founded in 1970 and manages talents in a variety of fields including modelling and acting. The company has a large roster of talents, making it one of the largest talent a ...

. On November 4, 2012, she won the first runner-up in the Miss

Rikkyo University , also known as Saint Paul's University, is a private university, in Ikebukuro, Tokyo, Japan. Rikkyo is one of the five MARCH (Japanese universities), MARCH universities, the group of private universities in the Kantō region, Kanto region, toge ...

Pageant. In 2013, she hosted the football TV show called ''Ole! Ardija'' that aired on

Television Saitama abbreviated TVS, doing business as is a Japanese fee-free terrestrial commercial television broadcasting company headquartered in Urawa-ku, Saitama City, Saitama Prefecture, Japan. Its intended coverage is Saitama Prefecture but with some s ...

. From April 2013 to March 2015, she appeared as a regular guest on the

morning show ''Zip!''. In December 2014, she made her television drama debut in ''Koi Suru Gasshuku Menkyo!''. She appeared on the cover of the May 2014 issue of

CanCam is a Japanese monthly fashion magazine published by Shogakukan. Its name supposedly derives from "I Can Campus", because girls who read it are expected to become "campus leaders". The magazine was created for fashion-conscious consumers, and offe ...

with

Mizuki Yamamoto is a Japanese actress and model. Career Yamamoto was born in Fukuoka Prefecture. She started her career as an exclusive model for the women's fashion magazine CanCam in 2009. Two years later, she made her acting debut in the Fuji TV drama ''Sh ...

, she then started working as an exclusive model for the magazine. In March 2015, she graduated from Rikkyo University where she studied

French literature French literature () generally speaking, is literature written in the French language, particularly by French people, French citizens; it may also refer to literature written by people living in France who speak traditional languages of Franc ...

Personal life

In April 2024, Hotta announced on her Instagram that she is married with a general man.

Appearances

Television

* ''Ole! Ardija'' (

, 2013), a host * ''Zip!'' (

, 2013–2015) as a regular guest * ''A Love Camp License!'' (NTV, 2014) Chisato Akiyama * ''Shimura Za'' (

Fuji TV JOCX-DTV (channel 8), branded as or , is a Japanese television station that serves the Kantō region as the flagship (broadcasting), flagship station of the Fuji News Network (FNN) and the Fuji Network System (FNS). The station is owned-and- ...

, 2014–2015) as a regular guest * ''Isan Sōzoku'' (

TV Asahi JOEX-DTV (channel 5), branded as , and better known as , is a Japanese television station serving the Kanto region as the flagship station of the All-Nippon News Network. It is owned-and-operated by the a subsidiary of , itself controlled by ...

, 2015), Rie Minami * ''Mr. Housekeeper, Mitazono'' (TV Asahi, 2016), * ''Kanjo Hachi Gosen'' Episode 6 (Fuji TV, 2017), Mayu * ''Dead Stock'' Episode 6 (TV Tokyo, 2017), Ume Anzai * ''Juyo Sankounin Tantei'' (TV Asahi, 2017), Makiko Makita * ''Doctor-Y'' (S2) (TV Asahi, Amazon Prime, 2017), Kayako Yotsuya * '' Kiss that Kills'' (

, 2018), Nao Mori * ''Mr. Hiiragi's Homeroom'' (

, 2019), Mizuki Morisaki * ''The School of Water Business'' (TBS, MBS, 2019), Haruka Ounabara * ''The Secrets'' (Fuji TV, KTV, 2020), Aoi Nasu * ''Peanut Butter Sandwich'' (MBS, 2020), Sayo Katagiri * ''

Isekai Izakaya "Nobu" is a Japanese light novel series written by Natsuya Semikawa and illustrated by Kururi. It began serialization online in 2012 on the user-generated novel publishing website Shōsetsuka ni Narō. It won the site's Ni Narō Con Taishō awar ...

'' ( WOWOW, 2020), Hermina * ''Invisible'' ( TBS, 2022), Natsuki Igarashi * ''

Season 2'' ( WOWOW, 2022), Hermina

Film

* ''Impossibility Defense'' (2018) * ''Liar! Uncover the Truth'' (2019) * ''Come On, Kiss Me Again!'' (2020) * ''Apparel Designer'' (2020) * '' Humanoid Monster Bela'' (2020) * ''

Mieruko-chan is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Tomoki Izumi. It began serialization online via Kadokawa's ''Web Comic Apanta'' website in November 2018, with twelve ''tankōbon'' volumes released so far. The manga is licensed in North ...

'' (2025), Arai * ''Catching the Stars of This Summer'' (2025), astronaut

Music videos

* Takahiro Nishijima (

AAA AAA, Triple A, or Triple-A is a three-letter initialism or abbreviation which may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Gaming * AAA (video game industry) - a category of high budget video games *'' TripleA'', an open source wargame Mu ...

) Nissy - ''Dance Dance Dance'' (3 June 2015)

Radio

* ''Hitori Joshikai'' (MBS Radio, 2014)

Commercials

Otsuka Pharmaceutical (), abbreviated OPC, is a pharmaceutical company headquartered in Tokyo, Osaka and Naruto, Tokushima, Naruto, Japan. The company was established August 10, 1964. History OPC's parent company Otsuka Holdings Co. Ltd. joined the Tokyo Stock Excha ...

- Soyjoy (2013) *

Shogakukan is a Japanese publisher of comics, magazines, light novels, dictionaries, literature, non-fiction, home media, and other media in Japan. Shogakukan founded Shueisha, which also founded Hakusensha. These are three separate companies, but ...

(2014)

Events

* Kansai Collection (2015 S/S) * Girls Award (2014 A/W, 2015 S/S)

Bibliography

Magazines

* ''

'',

1982-, as an exclusive model since May 2014

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hotta, Akane Living people 1992 births Actresses from Tokyo Models from Tokyo Japanese female models 21st-century Japanese actresses Japanese women television personalities Models from Tokyo Metropolis Japanese film actresses Japanese television actresses