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Megumi Hayashibara

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Megumi Hayashibara
The romantic escapades and misadventures of a young man who is struck by a curse that makes him change gender.
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Megumi Hayashibara was born on 30 March 1967 in Tokyo, Japan. She is an actress, known for Paprika (2006), Pokémon: The First Movie - Mewtwo Strikes Back (1998) and Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End of Evangelion (1997). She has been married to Amiya Masaharu since 30 April 1998. They have one child.
BornMarch 30, 1967
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    • Awards
      • 2 nominations total

    Known for

    Megumi Hayashibara in Paprika (2006)
    Paprika
    7.7
    • Paprika
    • Chiba Atsuko(voice)
    • 2006
    Pokémon: The First Movie - Mewtwo Strikes Back (1998)
    Pokémon: The First Movie - Mewtwo Strikes Back
    6.3
    • Musashi
    • Pikachutwo(voice)
    • 1998
    Yûko Miyamura and Megumi Ogata in Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End of Evangelion (1997)
    Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End of Evangelion
    8.1
    • Rei Ayanami
    • Yui Ikari(voice)
    • 1997
    Evangelion: 3.0+1.01 Thrice Upon a Time (2021)
    Evangelion: 3.0+1.01 Thrice Upon a Time
    8.0
    • Rei Ayanami
    • EVA-01 (Berserker)
    • Pen Pen(voice)
    • 2021

    Credits

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    Actress

    • Lazarus (2025)
      Lazarus
      7.2
      TV Series
      • Hersch (voice)
      • 2025
    • Tyler Bunch, Crispin Freeman, Ikue Ôtani, Zeno Robinson, Anjali Kunapaneni, Bill Rogers, Haven Burton Paschall, Erica Schroeder, Alejandra Reynoso, Kira Buckland, and Daman Mills in Pokémon Horizons: The Series (2023)
      Pokémon Horizons: The Series
      7.4
      TV Series
      • Masquernya
      • Nakanuchan
      • Nyarote (voice) ...
      • 2023–2025
    • Rikiya Koyama, Minami Takayama, Wakana Yamazaki, and Katsuya Shigehara in Detective Conan (1996)
      Meitantei Konan Sekigan no Furasshubakku
      7.0
      • Ai Haibara (voice)
      • 2025
    • Jun Fukuyama and Nobuhiko Okamoto in Blue Exorcist -The Blue Night Saga- (2025)
      Blue Exorcist -The Blue Night Saga-
      7.7
      TV Series
      • Yuri Egin (voice)
      • 2025
    • Ranma ½ (2024)
      Ranma ½
      7.9
      TV Series
      • Ranma (voice)
      • 2024
    • Blue Exorcist -Beyond the Snow Saga- (2024)
      Blue Exorcist -Beyond the Snow Saga-
      7.1
      TV Series
      • Yuri Egin (voice)
      • 2024
    • Detective Conan: The Million-Dollar Pentagram (2024)
      Detective Conan: The Million-Dollar Pentagram
      6.7
      • Ai Haibara (voice)
      • 2024
    • Ghost in the Shell: SAC_2045 the Last Human (2023)
      Ghost in the Shell: SAC_2045 the Last Human
      5.3
      • Takashi Shimamura (voice)
      • 2023
    • Vivant (2023)
      Vivant
      7.1
      TV Series
      • Drum (voice)
      • 2023
    • Baki Hanma (2021)
      Baki Hanma
      7.0
      TV Series
      • Emi Akezawa (voice)
      • 2023
    • Sailor Moon Cosmos (2023)
      Sailor Moon Cosmos
      7.3
      • Sailor Galaxia (voice)
      • 2023
    • Detective Conan: Black Iron Submarine (2023)
      Detective Conan: Black Iron Submarine
      7.2
      • Ai Haibara (voice)
      • 2023
    • Pokémon (1997)
      Pokémon
      7.6
      TV Series
      • Musashi
      • Rabbifuto
      • Jessie ...
      • 1997–2023
    • Minami Takayama in Detective Conan: The Culprit Hanzawa (2022)
      Detective Conan: The Culprit Hanzawa
      6.5
      TV Series
      • Ai Haibara (voice)
      • 2023
    • One Piece Odyssey (2023)
      One Piece Odyssey
      6.7
      Video Game
      • Rebecca (voice)
      • 2023

    Music Department

    • Evangelion: 3.0+1.01 Thrice Upon a Time (2021)
      Evangelion: 3.0+1.01 Thrice Upon a Time
      8.0
      • vocalist: Voyager - Gravestone Without Date
      • 2021
    • Neon Genesis Evangelion Music DVD (2006)
      Neon Genesis Evangelion Music DVD
      Video
      • performer
      • 2006
    • Love Hina Spring Special (2001)
      Love Hina Spring Special
      6.6
      TV Movie
      • composer: theme music: ending theme
      • 2001
    • All Purpose Cultural Cat Girl Nuku Nuku DASH! (1998)
      All Purpose Cultural Cat Girl Nuku Nuku DASH!
      7.2
      TV Mini Series
      • vocals: opening and ending themes
      • 1998
    • All Purpose Cultural Cat Girl Nuku Nuku (1998)
      All Purpose Cultural Cat Girl Nuku Nuku
      7.0
      TV Mini Series
      • vocals: opening and ending themes
      • vocals: Watashi wa Koneko
      • 1998

    Soundtrack

    • Descending Stories: Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju (2017)
      Descending Stories: Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju
      8.4
      TV Series
      • performer: "Imawa no Shinigami"
      • 2017
    • Megumi Hayashibara, Akira Ishida, Tomokazu Seki, Kôichi Yamadera, and Yû Kobayashi in Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju (2016)
      Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju
      8.3
      TV Series
      • performer: "Usurahi Shinju"
      • 2016
    • Mardock Scramble: The Third Exhaust (2012)
      Mardock Scramble: The Third Exhaust
      6.4
      • performer: "Tsubasa" (Wings), "Amazing Grace"
      • 2012
    • Gakuen Utopia Manabi Straight! (2007)
      Gakuen Utopia Manabi Straight!
      6.3
      TV Series
      • performer: "A Happy Life", "Lucky&Happy"
      • performer: "Lucky&Happy"
      • 2007
    • Neon Genesis Evangelion Music DVD (2006)
      Neon Genesis Evangelion Music DVD
      Video
      • performer: "Memories of Heaven"
      • 2006
    • Pokémon Channel (2003)
      Pokémon Channel
      5.0
      Video Game
      • performer: "Meowth's Party"
      • 2003
    • Lament of the Lamb (2003)
      Lament of the Lamb
      5.8
      Video
      • Soundtrack ("Destiny")
      • 2003
    • Shaman King (2001)
      Shaman King
      8.0
      TV Series
      • performer: "Northern Lights", "Omokage"
      • performer: "Over Soul", "Trust You'
      • 2001–2002
    • Pokémon (1997)
      Pokémon
      7.6
      TV Series
      • performer: "Maemuki Roketto-Dan!"
      • performer: "Nyâsu no Pâti"
      • 1999–2002
    • Slayers Premium (2001)
      Slayers Premium
      6.7
      Short
      • Soundtrack ("Feel Well")
      • 2001
    • Slayers Gorgeous (1998)
      Slayers Gorgeous
      6.8
      • Soundtrack ("Raging Waves")
      • 1998
    • Saber Marionette J Again (1997)
      Saber Marionette J Again
      7.2
      TV Mini Series
      • performer: "hesitation"
      • 1997
    • Slayers Great (1997)
      Slayers Great
      6.9
      • performer: "Reflection"
      • 1997
    • Slayers: The Book of Spells (1996)
      Slayers: The Book of Spells
      7.1
      TV Mini Series
      • performer: "In the Limitless Desire", "Run All the Way", "Touch Yourself"
      • 1996
    • Megumi Hayashibara, Kotono Mitsuishi, Yûko Miyamura, Megumi Ogata, Fumihiko Tachiki, and Yuriko Yamaguchi in Neon Genesis Evangelion (1995)
      Neon Genesis Evangelion
      8.5
      TV Series
      • performer: "Fly Me to the Moon"
      • 1995–1996

    Videos66

    Wolf Children
    Clip 2:23
    Wolf Children
    Sailor Moon S: Heart Collection I
    Clip 0:56
    Sailor Moon S: Heart Collection I
    Sailor Moon S: Heart Collection I
    Clip 0:56
    Sailor Moon S: Heart Collection I
    Sailor Moon S: The Love War
    Clip 0:58
    Sailor Moon S: The Love War
    Official Trailer
    Trailer 1:13
    Official Trailer
    Official Trailer
    Trailer 0:58
    Official Trailer
    "Pokémon Horizons" | Official Trailer
    Trailer 1:11
    "Pokémon Horizons" | Official Trailer

    Personal details

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    • Official site
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    • Alternative names
      • Megumi Hayasibara
    • Height
      • 5′ 1″ (1.55 m)
    • Born
      • March 30, 1967
      • Tokyo, Japan
    • Spouse
      • Amiya MasaharuApril 30, 1998 - present (1 child)
    • Other works
      Provided the voice of Little Sneezer in the Japanese version of Tiny Toon Adventures (1990).

    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      At an event at which she was the main guest, she used her nurse's training when a man who also attended became ill. She was the only one in the room with a medical background.
    • Nicknames
      • Daisaku
      • Megu-san
      • Big sis Megu
      • Ms. Rose
      • Your Excellency
      • Minister of Food

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