Mima Shimoda
After leaving AJW, Hotta joined the Hyper Visual Fighting Arsion, being joined by fellow AJW workers Mika Nishio and Mima Shimoda and former AJW trainees Chiemi Kitakami and Sachie Abe. On June 24, Hotta became the president of Arsion and changed the promotion's name to Major Girl's Fighting AtoZ. On February 15, 2004, Hotta defeated Momoe Nakanishi to become the second AtoZ World Champion. She held the title until May 4, 2006, when AtoZ went out of business.