Megumi Hayashibara
Born: 1967-03-30 in Tokyo, Japan
Known For: Acting
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
2025
- Detective Conan: One-Eyed Flashback as Ai Haibara (voice)
- Lazarus as Hersch (voice)
- Detective Conan: The Truth of 17 Years Ago as Ai Haibara (voice)
2024
- Ranma1/2 as Ranma (voice)
- Case Closed: The Million-Dollar Pentagram as Ai Haibara (voice)
- Star Blazers: Space Battleship Yamato 3199 as Megumi Kanzaki (voice)
2023
- Pokémon Horizons as Nyarote (voice)
- Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Cosmos the Movie Part 1 as Sailor Galaxia (voice)
- Detective Conan: The Story of Ai Haibara: Black Iron Mystery Train as Ai Haibara (voice)
- Detective Conan: Black Iron Submarine as Ai Haibara (voice)
- Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Cosmos the Movie Part 2 as Sailor Galaxia/Shadow Galaxia (voice)
2022
- Detective Conan: The Bride of Halloween as Ai Haibara (voice)
- Case Closed: The Culprit Hanzawa as Ai Haibara (voice)
- Case Closed: Zero's Tea Time as Elena Miyano (voice)
- Detective Conan: Love Story at Police Headquarters ~Wedding Eve~ as Ai Haibara (voice)
- The・Ultraman: Jackal vs. Ultraman as Mother of Ultra: Megumi Hayashibara (voice)
- Detective Conan: Kaiju Gomera vs. Kamen Yaiba as Ai Haibara (voice)
- Mashin Hero Wataru: The Seven Spirits Of Ryujinmaru－Reunion－ as (voice)
- Reiwa no Di Gi Charat as ピョコラ＝アナローグⅢ世
- 名探偵コナン外伝 as Ai Haibara (voice)
2021
- Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time as Rei Ayanami / Yui Ikari (voice)
- SHAMAN KING as Anna Kyoyama (voice)
- Ghost in the Shell: SAC_2045 Sustainable War as Takashi Shimamura (voice)
- My Hero Academia: World Heroes' Mission as Pino (voice)
- Sword Art Online the Movie – Progressive – Aria of a Starless Night as Kyouko Yuuki (voice)
- Detective Conan: The Scarlet Alibi as Ai Haibara (voice)
- Detective Conan: The Scarlet Bullet as Ai Haibara (voice)
- Satoshi Kon: The Illusionist as Self
- Irina: The Vampire Cosmonaut as Irina Luminesk (voice)
2020
- Pokémon the Movie: Secrets of the Jungle as Musashi (voice)
- Ghost in the Shell: SAC_2045 as Takashi Shimamura (voice)
- Mashin Hero Wataru: The Seven Spirits of Ryujinmaru as Himiko Shinobibe (voice)
2019
- CAROLE & TUESDAY as Flora (voice)
- Shinkansen Henkei Robo Shinkalion The Movie: The Marvelous Fast ALFA-X That Comes From the Future as Rei Ayanami (voice)
- Pokémon the Movie: Mewtwo Strikes Back - Evolution as Musashi (voice)
- Case Closed: The Fist of Blue Sapphire as Ai Haibara (voice)
- Gundam vs Hello Kitty as Hello Kitty
2018
- Shinkansen Henkei Robo Shinkalion: THE ANIMATION as Rei Ayanami (voice)
- Pokémon the Movie: The Power of Us as Musashi (voice)
- Karakuri Circus as Shirogane Saigazaki
- FLCL Progressive as Haruko (voice)
- Case Closed: Zero the Enforcer as Ai Haibara (voice)
2017
- Pokémon the Movie: I Choose You! as Musashi (voice)
- Case Closed: The Crimson Love Letter as Ai Haibara (voice)
- The Dragon Dentist as Shibana Natsume (voice)
- Detective Conan: Episode One - The Great Detective Turned Small as Sherry (voice)
- Come and See Yourself
2016
- Mobile Police Patlabor Reboot as (Voice)
- Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju as Miyokichi (voice)
- Detective Conan: The Darkest Nightmare as Ai Haibara (voice)
- Pokémon the Movie: Volcanion and the Mechanical Marvel as Musashi (voice)
- SENGOKUCHOJYUGIGA
2015
- Ushio and Tora as Hakumen no Mono (voice)
- Detective Conan: Sunflowers of Inferno as Ai Haibara (voice)
- Pikachu and the Pokémon Music Squad as Tairenar (voice)
- Pokémon the Movie: Hoopa and the Clash of Ages as Musashi (voice)
- Robot on the Road as Mina (voice)
- Neon Genesis IMPACTS. as Izumi Taniguchi / Haruka Ishii / Ayako Matsuzawa (voice)
- Bubu & Bubulina as (voice)
- Cassette Girl as Yu-Ri / Cassette Girl (voice)
- Bureau of Proto Society as (voice)
- Three Fallen Witnesses
- I can Friday by day!
- Tomorrow from there
- PP33 -POWER PLANT No.33-
- Sex & Violence with Machspeed as (voice)
- Rapid Rouge as Tomoe
- Hammerhead as Hammerhead's daughter
- Tokio of the Moon's Shadow as (voice)
- Ibuseki Yoruni as (voice)
2014
- Detective Conan: The Sniper from Another Dimension as Ai Haibara (voice)
- The Disappearance of Conan Edogawa: The Worst Two Days in History as Ai Haibara (voice)
- Carnage as (voice)
- Japan Animator Expo as (voice)
- Expelled from Paradise as Christin Gillum (voice)
- Pikachu, What's This Key? as Fokko (voice)
- Pokémon the Movie: Diancie and the Cocoon of Destruction as Musashi (voice)
- The Dragon Dentist as (voice)
- Hill Climb Girl as Hinako (voice)
- 20min Walk from Nishi-Ogikubo Station, 2 Bedrooms, Living Room, Dining Room, Kitchen, 2mos Deposit, No Pets Allowed as Rika (voice)
- ME!ME!ME!
- Insufficient Direction as Rompers (voice)
2013
- Detective Conan: Private Eye in the Distant Sea as Ai Haibara (voice)
- Pokémon the Movie: Genesect and the Legend Awakened as Musashi (voice)
- Pokémon: Eevee & Friends as Thunders (voice)
- Lupin the Third vs. Detective Conan: The Movie as Ai Haibara (voice)
- Peaceful Times (F02) Petit Film as Narrator
2012
- Sword Art Online as Yūki Kyōko (voice)
- Wolf Children as Sohei's Mother (voice)
- Detective Conan: The Eleventh Striker as Ai Haibara (voice)
- Asura as Wakasa
- Pokémon the Movie: Kyurem vs. the Sword of Justice as Snivy (voice)
- Meloetta's Moonlight Serenade as Tsutarja (voice)
- Smile Precure! The Movie: Big Mismatch in a Picture Book! as Niko (voice)
- Mardock Scramble: The Third Exhaust as Rune Balot
- Giant God Warrior Appears in Tokyo as Narrator (voice)
- Evangelion: 3.0 You Can (Not) Redo as Rei Ayanami (voice)
- Zorori the Naughty Hero: Super Adventure!
- Sing Meloetta: Search for the Rinka Berries as Snivy (voice)
2011
- Chihayafuru as Midori Sakurazawa (voice)
- Detective Conan: Quarter of Silence as Ai Haibara (voice)
- Pokémon the Movie: Black - Victini and Reshiram as Musashi (voice)
- Pokémon the Movie: White - Victini and Zekrom as Musashi (voice)
- Mardock Scramble: The Second Combustion as Rune Balot
2010
- Pokémon: Zoroark - Master of Illusions as Musashi (voice)
- Detective Conan: The Lost Ship in the Sky as Ai Haibara (voice)
- Mardock Scramble: The First Compression as Rune Balot
- Rainbow as Narration
- Pochacco in Jack and the Beanstalk
2009
- Pokémon: Arceus and the Jewel of Life as Musashi (voice)
- Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance as Rei Ayanami / Yui Ikari (voice)
- Detective Conan: The Raven Chaser as Ai Haibara (voice)
2008
- Spooky Kitaro: Youkai Japan Rally 3D
- Detective Conan: Full Score of Fear as Ai Haibara (voice)
- Pokémon: Giratina and the Sky Warrior as Musashi (voice)
- Ranma ½: Nightmare! Incense of Spring Sleep as Ranma Saotome ♀ (voice)
- Urusei Yatsura: The Obstacle Course Swim Meet, It's a Rumic World: Urusei Yatsura as (voice)
- It's a Rumic World: 50th Anniversary Weekly★Shonen Sunday as Ranma Saotome ♀ (voice)
2007
- Pokémon: The Rise of Darkrai as Musashi (voice)
- Evangelion: 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone as Rei Ayanami / Yui Ikari (voice)
- Detective Conan: Jolly Roger in the Deep Azure as Ai Haibara (voice)
- Detective Conan Drama Special 2: Confrontation With the Men in Black as Haibara Ai (voice)
- Mouse Story: The Adventures of George and Gerald as Gerald
- Petit Eva: Evangelion@School as Rei Ayanami (voice)
- Detective Conan Magic File
2006
- Paprika as Paprika / Atsuko Chiba (voice)
- Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea as Musashi (voice)
- Detective Conan: The Private Eyes' Requiem as Ai Haibara (voice)
- Pokémon: The Mastermind of Mirage Pokémon as Musashi (voice)
- A Maiden's Prayer as Lina Inverse (voice)
2005
- The Law of Ueki as Haruko Ueki (voice)
- Pokémon: Lucario and the Mystery of Mew as Musashi (voice)
- Detective Conan: Strategy Above the Depths as Ai Haibara (voice)
- Tetsujin 28: The Movie as Black Ox (voice)
- Pikachu's Ghost Carnival
2004
- Pokémon: Destiny Deoxys as Musashi (voice)
- Detective Conan: Magician of the Silver Sky as Ai Haibara (voice)
- Doraemon: Nobita in the Wan-Nyan Spacetime Odyssey as Hachi (voice)
2003
- Pokémon: Jirachi - Wish Maker as Musashi / Absol (voice)
- Detective Conan: Crossroad in the Ancient Capital as Ai Haibara (voice)
- Di Gi Charat Nyo! as Piyoko (voice)
- Pokémon: Gotta Dance! as Musashi / Mizugorou (voice)
- Cromartie High School
- Neon Genesis Evangelion: Theatrical Edition #26 Live Action Part (Special Rush Edit Version) as Rei
- Hitsuji no Uta as Chizuna Takashiro (voice)
- Rumiko Takahashi Anthology as Kakei-san
- Shadow Skill: Secret of the Kurudan Style
- Leave it to Piyoko! as Pyocola
2002
- Pokémon Heroes as Musashi / Latias (voice)
- Detective Conan: The Phantom of Baker Street as Ai Haibara (voice)
- Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex as Asagi Ruriko (voice)
- Camp Pikachu as Gomazou (voice)
- Magical Shopping Arcade Abenobashi ... (Theme Song Performance)
- Cheeky Angel as Megumi Amatsuka
- Shrine of the Morning Mist as Kurako Hieda
2001
- Pokémon: Mewtwo Returns as Musashi (voice)
- Shaman King as Anna Kyōyama / Opacho
- One Piece: Clockwork Island Adventure as Honey Queen (voice)
- Pokémon 4Ever as Musashi (voice)
- Cowboy Bebop: The Movie as Faye Valentine (voice)
- Case Closed: Countdown to Heaven as Ai Haibara (voice)
- Pikachu's PikaBoo as Fushigidane (voice)
- Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust as Leila (voice)
- Love Hina Spring Special - I Wish Your Dream as Haruka Urashima
- Slayers Premium as Lina Inverse (voice)
- The Siamese: First Mission as Jun (voice)
- Hello Kitty's Animation Theater as Hello Kitty
2000
- Pokémon 3: The Movie as Musashi (voice)
- FLCL as Haruha Raharu (voice)
- Detective Conan: Captured in Her Eyes as Ai Haibara (voice)
- Love Hina as Haruka Urashima (voice)
- Ritual as Woman (voice)
- Pikachu & Pichu as Fushigidane (voice)
- Love Hina Christmas Special: Silent Eve as Haruka Urashima
- Juvenile as Female Researcher / Voice of Tetra
- The Aurora as Nora (voice)
- Hello Kitty : The Fantasy of The Apple Forest
- Muteki Ou Tri-Zenon
1999
- One Piece as Rebecca (voice)
- Pokémon the Movie 2000 as Musashi (voice)
- Detective Conan: The Last Wizard of the Century as Ai Haibara (voice)
- Doraemons: Strange, Sweet, Strange?
- Cardcaptor Sakura: The Movie as Madoushi (voice)
- Pokémon: Pikachu's Winter Vacation 2 as Fushigidane (voice)
- Pokémon: Pikachu's Rescue Adventure as Fushigidane (voice)
- Tekkaman Blade: Missing Link as Aki Kisaragi (voice)
- Angel Links as Marcia (voice)
- Starship Girl Yamamoto Yohko as Madoka Mido (voice)
- Vanny Knights ... (Theme Song Performance)
- それいけ!アンパンマン アンパンマンとたのしい仲間たち
1998
- Cowboy Bebop as Faye Valentine (voice)
- Pokémon: The First Movie as Musashi (voice)
- Lupin the Third: Tokyo Crisis as Maria Isshiki (voice)
- Slayers Gorgeous as Lina Inverse (voice)
- Pikachu's Vacation as Fushigidane / Pigeon (voice)
- Evangelion: Death (True)² as Rei Ayanami (voice)
- Lost Universe as Canal Vorfeed
- Love & Pop as Answering Machine (voice)
- Martian Successor Nadesico: The Motion Picture - Prince of Darkness as Hisagon (voice)
- Go! Anpanman: Anpanman and his Strange Friend as Komusubiman (voice)
- DNA Sights 999.9 as Mî (voice)
- All Purpose Cultural Cat Girl Nuku Nuku (TV) as Atsuko 'Nuku Nuku' Natsume (voice)
- Nazca as Yuka Kiritake
- Shadow Skill as Elle Ragu (voice)
- Cyber Team in Akihabara as Tsubame Otorii (voice)
- All Purpose Cultural Cat Girl Nuku Nuku Dash! as Atsuko "Nuku-Nuku" Higuchi (voice)
- Revival of Evangelion as Rei Ayanami / Yui Ikari (voice)
- Queen Emeraldas as Hiroshi Umino (voice)
- Saber Marionette J to X as Lime
1997
- Pokémon as Musashi (voice)
- Slayers Great as Lina Inverse (voice)
- Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End of Evangelion as Rei Ayanami / Yui Ikari (voice)
- My Father's Dragon as Boris (voice)
- Neon Genesis Evangelion: Death and Rebirth as Rei Ayanami / Yui Ikari (voice)
- Neon Genesis Evangelion: Genesis 0:0’ - The Light from the Darkness as Self
- Jungle de Ikou! as Ongo (voice)
- またまたセイバーマリオネットJ as Lima
- Evangelion Symphony as Herself
- Magical Maho as Maho
1996
- Detective Conan
- Slayers Return as Lina Inverse (voice)
- Saber Marionette J as Lime (voice)
- Tenchi Muyo! In Love as Achika
- Dorami & Doraemons: Robot School's Seven Mysteries
- Remy, Nobody's Girl as Nelly
- The Legend of Zorro
- The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus
- Blue Seed Beyond as Momiji Fujimiya (voice)
- Starship Girl Yamamoto Yohko as 御堂まどか
- Blue Seed 1.5 as Fujimiya Momiji (voice)
- Shadow Skill: The Movie as Elle Lagu
- Blue Seed 1.5 as Fujimiya Momiji (voice)
1995
- Neon Genesis Evangelion as Rei Ayanami (voice)
- Slayers as Lina Inverse (voice)
- Shadow Skill: Epilogue as Elle Ragu (voice)
- Ninku the Movie as Rihoko
- Macross Plus: The Movie as Lucy MacMillan (voice)
- Sorcerer Hunters as Tira Misu (voice)
- Slayers: The Motion Picture as Lina Inverse (voice)
- Saber Marionette R as Lime (voice)
- Hello Kitty: Mom Loves Me After All as Hello Kitty
- The Sleeping Princess and Other Stories- Hello Kitty and Friends as Hello Kitty
1994
- Ninku: Tomb of Knives as Makoto (voice)
- Sailor Moon S the Movie: Hearts in Ice as Himeko Nayotake (voice)
- DNA² as Tomoko Saeki (voice)
- Ranma 1/2: Team Ranma vs. the Legendary Phoenix as Ranma Saotome ♀ (voice)
- Pom Poko as Sasuke (voice)
- Tico of the Seven Seas as Nanami Simpson
- Bounty Dog as Shoko Uzuki (voice)
- Tekkaman Blade: Twin Blood as Aki Kisaragi
- Blue Seed as Momiji Fujimiya (voice)
- Minky Momo: Station of Your Memories as Minky Momo (voice)
- Monster Planet of Godzilla as General Hello Kitty (voice)
- Tekkaman Blade II as Aki Kisaragi
- Bounty Dog as Shoko Uzuki (voice)
- Go! Anpanman: Everyone Get Together! Anpanman World as Kumusubiman
1993
- Fight!! Spirit of the Sword as Tsukinojo Inbe (voice)
- Black Jack as Rie (voice)
- Go! Anpanman: Nosshi the Dinosaur's Big Adventure as Komusubiman
- Kiss Me on the Apple of My Eye as Ibuki (voice)
- Nekketsu Saikyō Go-Saurer
- Minky Momo in the Bridge Over Dreams as Momo
- Matchless Passion Go-Saurer as Hiromi Tachibana / Erika Kouzu / Harue Yamamoto (voice)
- Ranma 1/2 OVA 1: Shampoo's Sudden Switch - The Curse of the Contrary Jewel as Ranma Saotome (Female) (voice)
- Mashin Hero Wataru: A Story At An Endless Time as 忍部火美子（SHINOBIBE HIMIKO）
- NG Knight Lamune & 40 DX as Mountain Dew Gold (voice)
1992
- Yawara! Go Get 'Em, Wimpy Kids!!
- Tekkaman Blade as Aki Kisaragi
- Ranma 1/2 the Movie 2: Nihao My Concubine as Ranma Saotome ♀ (voice)
- All Purpose Cultural Cat Girl Nuku Nuku as Atsuko Natsume/Nuku Nuku (voice)
- Oruorane the Cat Player as Iruinedo
- Run, Melos! as Clair (voice)
- Bakabon: Three Thousand Miles in Search of Osomatsu's Curry
- Video Girl Ai as Ai Amano (voice)
- Matchless Raijin-Oh OVA as ファルゼブ
1991
- Christmas in January as Mizuki (voice)
- Ranma 1/2 the Movie: Big Trouble in Nekonron, China as Ranma Saotome ♀ (voice)
- Jankenman
- Matchless Raijin-Oh as Ruruko Himeki (voice)
- Ariel Deluxe as Kazumi Kishida (voice)
- Genji Tsuushin Agedama as E-Huv (voice)
- 3x3 Eyes as Pai Ayanokodzi / Sanjiyan
- Samurider: Nazo no Tenkousei as 由美子
- Ariel Deluxe as Kazumi Kishida
- Izumo as Nabi (voice)
1990
- Yonimo Kimyou na Monogatari Tokubetsuhen
- Hakkenden: Legend of the Dog Warriors as Inusaka Mouya (voice)
- Osomatsu-kun: Iyami Alone in the Wind as Matsuno Todomatsu (voice)
- Marina the Manga Artist Goes to Camelot as Marina Ikeda (voice)
- Eri Chimpui Activity Large Photo
- Idol Angel Yokoso Yoko as Saka Yamamori
- Go! Anpanman: Omusubiman as Komusubiman
- 左のオクロック!!
1989
- Ranma ½ as Ranma Saotome ♀ (voice)
- Mobile Suit SD Gundam's Counterattack as Christina McKenzie (voice)
- Megazone 23 III - Part 1 - The Awakening of Eve as Dominic (voice)
- Madö King Granzört as Enuma
- Project A-Ko 4: Final as Ume (voice)
- Shurato as Renge
- Mobile Suit Gundam 0080: War in the Pocket as Chris Mackenzie (voice)
- Mobile Suit Gundam 0080: War in the Pocket as Christina Mackenzie
- ARIEL: All Round Intercept & Escort Lady as Kazumi Kishida/Tomomi (voice)
- Riding Bean as Carrie (voice)
- Osomatsu-kun: Greetings From The Watermelon Planet-zansu! as Matsuno Todomatsu (voice)
- The New Adventures of Kimba The White Lion
- Chinpui as Eri Kasuga (voice)
- Ariel as Kazumi Kishida
- Megazone 23 Part III as Dominique (voice)
- Bucchigiri
- Megazone 23 III - Part 2 - Day of Liberation as Dominique
1988
- Mashin Hero Wataru as Himiko Shinobibe (voice)
- Project A-Ko 3: Cinderella Rhapsody as Ume (voice)
- Osomatsu-kun: Go For It! Chibita's Oni War as Todomatsu Matsuno (voice)
- The Burning Wild Man as Kaede (voice)
1987
- Project A-Ko 2: Plot of the Daitokuji Financial Group as Ume (voice)
- Bubblegum Crisis as Nam (voice)
- Junk Boy as Walla (voice)
- Digital Devil Story - Megami Tensei as Kanou Fuyuki (voice)
- Relic Armor Legaciam as Nurse
- Demon of Steel: Battle of the Great Demon Beasts as (voice)
1986
- Castle in the Sky as Woman in Blue (voice)
- Maison Ikkoku
- Project A-Ko as Ume (voice)