Megumi Hayashibara

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Female

Birthday

1967-03-30 (58 years old)

Place of Birth

Tokyo, Japan

Megumi Hayashibara

Biography

Megumi Hayashibara (林原 めぐみ, Hayashibara Megumi, born March 30, 1967) is a Japanese voice actress, singer, radio personality, and lyricist from Tokyo. She is currently affiliated with Aksent. Her nicknames include: Megu-san, Megu-nee, Bara-san, Kakka, and Daijin. She is best known for her roles in Ranma ½ (as Ranma Saotome (female voice)), Neon Genesis Evangelion (as Rei Ayanami), Cowboy Bebop (as Faye Valentine), Slayers (as Lina Inverse), Detective Conan (as Ai Haibara), Pokémon (as Musashi/Jessie of Team Rocket), All Purpose Cultural Catgirl Nuku Nuku (as Atsuko Natsume and her counterpart Atsuko Higuchi from the OVA Nuku Nuku Dash!) and S...

Acting

1986

Castle in the Sky

as Woman in Blue (voice)

2006

Paprika

as Paprika / Atsuko Chiba (voice)

2001

1997

Neon Genesis Evangelion: Death and Rebirth

as Rei Ayanami / Yui Ikari (voice)

2009

Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance

as Rei Ayanami / Yui Ikari (voice)

2023

Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Cosmos the Movie Part 2

as Sailor Galaxia/Shadow Galaxia (voice)

2001

Cowboy Bebop: The Movie

as Faye Valentine (voice)

2008

1995

Slayers: The Motion Picture

as Lina Inverse (voice)

2009

1998

Slayers Gorgeous

as Lina Inverse (voice)

1990

2007

Evangelion: 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone

as Rei Ayanami / Yui Ikari (voice)

1997

2001

1999

Tekkaman Blade: Missing Link

as Aki Kisaragi (voice)

1997

Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End of Evangelion

as Rei Ayanami / Yui Ikari (voice)

2000

Juvenile

as Female Researcher / Voice of Tetra

1995

Macross Plus: The Movie

as Lucy MacMillan (voice)

1995

1988

Osomatsu-kun: Go For It! Chibita's Oni War

as Todomatsu Matsuno (voice)

1989

Riding Bean

as Carrie (voice)

2012

1992

Run, Melos!

as Clair (voice)

1994

Ninku: Tomb of Knives

as Makoto (voice)

1990

Osomatsu-kun: Iyami Alone in the Wind

as Matsuno Todomatsu (voice)

2008

2012

2006

A Maiden's Prayer

as Lina Inverse (voice)

1996

2012

Asura

as Wakasa

2012

2021

2000

1999

Cardcaptor Sakura: The Movie

as Madoushi (voice)

1998

Pokémon: The First Movie

as Musashi (voice)

2015

2022

The・Ultraman: Jackal vs. Ultraman

as Mother of Ultra: Megumi Hayashibara (voice)

1998

DNA Sights 999.9

as Mî (voice)

2023

1996

Slayers Return

as Lina Inverse (voice)

1997

Slayers Great

as Lina Inverse (voice)

2001

Slayers Premium

as Lina Inverse (voice)

2001

1994

Bounty Dog

as Shoko Uzuki (voice)

2015

Neon Genesis IMPACTS.

as Izumi Taniguchi / Haruka Ishii / Ayako Matsuzawa (voice)

2015

Cassette Girl

as Yu-Ri / Cassette Girl (voice)

2012

Wolf Children

as Sohei's Mother (voice)

1989

ARIEL: All Round Intercept & Escort Lady

as Kazumi Kishida/Tomomi (voice)

1995

Shadow Skill: Epilogue

as Elle Ragu (voice)

1994

Sailor Moon S the Movie: Hearts in Ice

as Himeko Nayotake (voice)

2015

Bubu & Bubulina

as (voice)

2014

Hill Climb Girl

as Hinako (voice)

2014

Carnage

as (voice)

2015

Rapid Rouge

as Tomoe

2015

Hammerhead

as Hammerhead's daughter

2015

Robot on the Road

as Mina (voice)

1990

2017

1994

1998

Revival of Evangelion

as Rei Ayanami / Yui Ikari (voice)

1989

1986

Project A-Ko

as Ume (voice)

2021

Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time

as Rei Ayanami / Yui Ikari (voice)

2018

Case Closed: Zero the Enforcer

as Ai Haibara (voice)

1989

Mobile Suit SD Gundam's Counterattack

as Christina McKenzie (voice)

2000

The Aurora

as Nora (voice)

2014

Rakuen Tsuiho: Expelled from Paradise

as Christin Gillum (voice)

1998

Lupin the Third: Tokyo Crisis

as Maria Isshiki (voice)

1993

1998

Love & Pop

as Answering Machine (voice)

1994

Monster Planet of Godzilla

as General Hello Kitty (voice)

2003

Pokémon: Jirachi - Wish Maker

as Musashi / Absol (voice)

2000

Ritual

as Woman (voice)

1989

Project A-Ko 4: Final

as Ume (voice)

1987

Junk Boy

as Walla (voice)

1991

Christmas in January

as Mizuki (voice)

1993

Fight!! Spirit of the Sword

as Tsukinojo Inbe (voice)

1987

2018

FLCL Progressive

as Haruko (voice)

1994

2001

Pokémon 4Ever

as Musashi (voice)

2001

Pikachu's PikaBoo

as Fushigidane (voice)

2002

Camp Pikachu

as Gomazou (voice)

2002

Pokémon Heroes

as Musashi / Latias (voice)

1998

Pikachu's Vacation

as Fushigidane / Pigeon (voice)

1999

Pokémon the Movie 2000

as Musashi (voice)

1999

2003

Pokémon: Gotta Dance!

as Musashi / Mizugorou (voice)

2012

2000

Pikachu & Pichu

as Fushigidane (voice)

2000

Pokémon 3: The Movie

as Musashi (voice)

2001

Pokémon: Mewtwo Returns

as Musashi (voice)

2014

2013

Pokémon: Eevee & Friends

as Thunders (voice)

2004

Pokémon: Destiny Deoxys

as Musashi (voice)

2007

2017

1992

Ranma 1/2 the Movie 2: Nihao My Concubine

as Ranma Saotome ♀ (voice)

1994

1991

Ariel Deluxe

as Kazumi Kishida (voice)

1994

Pom Poko

as Sasuke (voice)

1999

2021

1997

My Father's Dragon

as Boris (voice)

2021

1996

Blue Seed 1.5

as Fujimiya Momiji (voice)

2011

2005

Tetsujin 28: The Movie

as Black Ox (voice)

2015

Ibuseki Yoruni

as (voice)

1998

Evangelion: Death (True)²

as Rei Ayanami (voice)

1998

Evangelion: Death (True)²

as Yui Ikari (voice)

1998

Evangelion: Death (True)²

as Pen Pen (voice)

2025

1997

Production

1998

2015

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