Megumi Hayashibara
Actor
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 Shaman King (as Anna Kyoyama). She is also a fully qualified and registered nurse.
Filmography
Paprika
as Paprika / Atsuko Chiba (voice) 2006
Wolf Children
as Sohei's Mother (voice) 2012
Slayers Return
as Lina Inverse (voice) 1996
Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End of Evangelion
as Rei Ayanami / Yui Ikari (voice) 1997
Pokémon: The First Movie
as Musashi (voice) 1998
Pom Poko
as Sasuke (voice) 1994
Evangelion: 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone
as Rei Ayanami / Yui Ikari (voice) 2007
Cowboy Bebop: The Movie
as Faye Valentine (voice) 2001
Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance
as Rei Ayanami / Yui Ikari (voice) 2009
Pokémon the Movie 2000
as Musashi (voice) 1999
Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time
as Rei Ayanami / Yui Ikari (voice) 2021
Evangelion: 3.0 You Can (Not) Redo
as Rei Ayanami (voice) 2012
Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust
as Leila (voice) 2001
Pokémon 3: The Movie
as Musashi (voice) 2000
Pokémon the Movie: I Choose You!
as Musashi (voice) 2017
My Hero Academia: World Heroes' Mission
as Pino (voice) 2021