Previewing "Street Fighter III", "Computer and Video Games" highlighted Ibuki and Necro as "two of the finest" fighters in the game. In 2008, GameDaily placed Ibuki 15th on its list of top "Street Fighter" characters of all time, expressing surprise that "all she wants to do is live a normal life." That same year, IGN's D. F. Smith ranked her as the 22nd top "Street Fighter" character and the only ninja on their list. In 2015, Ben Lee from Digital Spy ranked the "fast, relentless, kick-ass, and often unpredictable" Ibuki as the 12th best "Street Fighter" character. IGN's Jesse Schedeen featured her among the characters he wanted to appear in "Street Fighter IV". GamesRadar's Mikel Reparaz similarly listed Ibuki among the 12 characters he would like to see in "Super Street Fighter IV" despite her being "one of the weaker characters" in "Street Fighter III", citing her "enduring popularity", "rapid, skill-centric combos and high-flying special moves" and her costume "which leaves her hips conspicuously bare and devoid of any sign of underpants." Martin Robinson of AskMen too named Ibuki as of the five characters it wished to be included in "Super Street Fighter IV", writing that "ninjas might be ten-a-penny in videogames, but none are as effortlessly cool as Ibuki" and adding that she "makes this list primarily for her style" but is "no slouch in combat either." According to the GameZone review of the game, "it’s unfathomable to think that anyone could not fall in love with Ibuki and Makoto, introduced in "Street Fighter III", all over again." In his review of "Super Street Fighter IV", Tim Higgins from "The Telegraph" wrote Ibuki was his personal favourite new fighter in the game for "all slippery evasive manoeuvres and devastating bread and butter combos." GamesRadar's Lucas Sullivan called her inclusion in "Street Fighter IV" "a stroke of genius" and requested her return in "Street Fighter V".