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Gundam GQuuuuuX, Switch 2, Monster Hunter Wilds, Keiko Toda Win Yahoo! Japan Search Awards
posted on by Ken Iikura-Gross
The anime series Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX, newly released video game system Nintendo Switch 2, popular video game Monster Hunter Wilds, and voice actor Keiko Toda took home victories in the anime, product, video game, and voice actor categories, respectively, in the Yahoo! Japan Search Awards 2025 on Wednesday. The live-action film Kokuho beat out the first Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle film in the film category. The awards recognize the search terms that garnered the biggest rise in hits this year, compared to last year.
Following the announcement of winners, Toda thanked Yahoo! Japan and posted a photo of her winner's' plaque.
As of press time, Gundam GQuuuuuuX, Monster Hunter Wilds, CAPCOM, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle, and Nintendo have not responded to the news.
Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX beat out The Apothecary Diaries, Sakamoto Days, Takopi's Original Sin, and You and Idol Precure♪ in the anime category
In the products category, Japanese donut chain Mister Donut's new soft, mochi-inspired Mocchirin donut took #2, while the offroad vehicle Suzuki Jimny Nomade came in third. Expo 2025 mascot character Myakumyaku's merchandise landed at #4, with the Toyota Crown Estate sedan taking fifth place.
Pokémon Trading Card Game Pocket and Pokémon Legends Z-A trailed Monster Hunter Wilds in the video games category, with Fantasy Life i: The Girl Who Steals Time and Mario Kart World taking the fourth and fifth spots.
The top five winners in the Yahoo! Japan Search Awards 2025 voice actor category are Toda, Takeshi Kusao, Kenjirō Tsuda, Sumi Shimamoto, and Kōichi Yamadera:
Japanese films Kokuho and Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle reigned in the top two spots of the film category. Third and fourth were taken by American films Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning and Wicked, and the live-action film of the Under Ninja manga rounded out the top five.
Yahoo! Japan determines its Search Awards from the number of searches for a particular term compared to the year before. The people, products, and media that receive the most drastic increase in searches compared to the previous year receive awards. The awards tally search data from January 1, 2025 to November 1, 2025.
Update: The Suzuki Jimny Nomade was written as "Suzuki Jimmy Nomade." The error has been corrected.
Sources: Yahoo! Japan's X/Twitter account, Keiko Toda's X/Twitter account, Yahoo! Japan (link 2, link 3, link 4, link 5) via Comic Natalie
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