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Megumi Hayashibara

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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.

Notable films

Where to start

Highlights from credits and KinoChain journeys.

Paprika

Appears in a KinoChain journey

Cowboy Bebop: The Movie

Appears in a KinoChain journey

Izumo

As Nabi (voice)

Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End of Evangelion

As Rei Ayanami / Yui Ikari (voice)

Castle in the Sky

As Woman in Blue (voice)

Case Closed: The Culprit Hanzawa

As Ai Haibara (voice)

Case Closed: Zero's Tea Time

As Elena Miyano (voice)

My Hero Academia: World Heroes' Mission

As Pino (voice)

Chains

KinoChain journeys

Public chains that pass through their films — or name them as a bridge.

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Riding the Circuit

From theme park gunslingers to bounty hunters on Mars, a journey through the sci-fi Western and the cultures that remade it.

8 films

When Worlds Collide: The Magic of Live-Action Animation

From Disney's pioneering blend to modern masterpieces, explore films that seamlessly merge reality and animation, celebrating the creative spark when two worlds...

8 films

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