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 Posted: Tue Mar 13, 2007 2:32 pm
Megumi Hayashibara (林原 めぐみ, Hayashibara Megumi?), born March 30, 1967 in Kita-ku, Tokyo, Japan) is a very popular Japanese seiyū, lyricist and singer. She is married and has one daughter.
Hayashibara began her voice acting career with training at the Arts Vision voice acting school/talent agency, while at the same time studying to be a registered nurse, her original career choice. Her debut as a seiyū came in 1986, with a bit part in the anime series Maison Ikkoku. She has since gone on to play many of anime's most beloved characters, including Hello Kitty, Faye Valentine in Cowboy Bebop, Lime from the Saber Marionette series, Haruka Urashima from Love Hina, Rei Ayanami of Neon Genesis Evangelion, Musashi (Jessie) of Team Rocket from the Pokémon anime series, Lina Inverse from the Slayers series, Canal in Lost Universe and the female Ranma Saotome in the Ranma 1/2 series.
According to the Anime News Network Encyclopedia, as of February 2007, Hayashibara is the most prolific female seiyū with 194 credits to her name. She is arguably the best known seiyū outside Japan, and is considered by some anime fans to be the "queen" of the seiyū, likely due to the large number of major roles she has performed, as well as the personal relationship she has cultivated with her fans, through her radio shows and her writing.
As one of the pioneers of the "Third Seiyū Boom", Hayashibara is among the most prolific seiyū-turned-singers in history. Since her musical debut in 1989, she has sung the theme songs for numerous anime series, including all the Slayers TV series, movies, and OVAs, Magical Shopping Arcade Abenobashi, Lost Universe, Sorcerer Hunters, most the Saber Marionette series Love Hina, the themes "Oversoul", "Trust You", "Northern Lights", and "Omokage" for Shaman King, and most recently the opening and ending themes of Gakuen Utopia Manabi Straight!. In addition, she has released several solo musical albums, and she has also sung as part of the bands DoCo and Ties, and as a guest vocalist for Hinata Girls. She has written lyrics for many of the songs she has performed.
Though Hayashibara is not well known in the music industry outside of Japan, within Japan, her albums sell strongly, routinely debuting in the top 10 on Japan’s Oricon pop music charts. Additionally, she hosts two radio shows, Tokyo Boogie Night and Heartful Station, which frequently showcase her songs, as well as those sung by other seiyū.
Hayashibara has also written several books, including two collections of essays, two volumes compiling her former magazine column, Aitakute Aitakute, an autobiographical manga, Ashita ga aru sa, and the Pokémon children’s book Jigglypuff's Magic Lullaby. She currently writes an advice column appearing monthly in Newtype magazine.
She is currently affiliated with Aksent. She stands at 155 centimeters, has a blood type of O and is an Aries. Her nicknames include "Megu-san", "Megu-nee", "Bara-san", Kakka" and "Daijin".
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Posted: Tue Mar 13, 2007 2:36 pm
Notable voice roles
Anime
Major roles are in bold
Television animation
* Video Girl Ai (Ai)
* 3×3 Eyes (Pai)
* Alfred J. Kwak (Alfred J. Kwak)
* All Purpose Cultural Cat Girl Nuku Nuku (Atsuko Natsume)
* Batman Beyond (Batgirl/Barbara Gordon)
* Blue Seed (Momiji Fujimiya)
* Cheeky Angel (Megumi Amatsuka)
* Christmas in January (Mizuki)
* Cowboy Bebop (Faye Valentine)
* Detective Conan (Haibara Ai, Akako Koizumi)
* Donkey Kong Country (Diddy Kong)
* Dragon Ball Z (Blind boy who meets Majin Buu)
* Esper Mami (Sanae Shimazu)
* Flanders no Inu, Boku no Patrasche (Nero)
* Floral Magician Mary Bell (Mory)
* Kinkyū Hasshin Saver Kids (Seira)
* Macross Plus (Lucy Macmillan)
* Madō King Granzort (Guriguri, Enuma)
* Magical Princess Minky Momo (Momo)
* Maison Ikkoku (voice-acting debut) (Kindergartener, Yōsuke Nanao, Atsuko, Koizumi, Tarō, daycare worker B, numerous others)
* Mobile Suit Gundam 0080: War in the Pocket (Christina Mackenzie)
* Lost Universe (Canal Vorfeed)
* Love Hina (Haruka Urashima)
* Nekketsu Saikyō Go-Saurer (Hiromi Tachibana)
* Neon Genesis Evangelion (Rei Ayanami, Yui Ikari, Penpen)
* Osomatsu-kun (Todomatsu)
* Patlabor: The TV Series (Momoko Sakurayama)
* Pokémon (Musashi (Jessie) of Team Rocket, Ash's Bulbasaur, Pidgeotto, Goldeen)
* Pokémon: Advanced Generation (Musashi (Jessie) of Team Rocket, Hoenn Pokédex)
* Pokémon Chronicles (Musashi (Jessie) of Team Rocket)
* Pokémon: Diamond and Pearl (Musashi (Jessie) of Team Rocket, Ash's Chimchar)
* Ranma ½ (Ranma Saotome (female))
* Saber Marionette (Lime)
* Samurai Pizza Cats (Chomoranma #1/2)
* Sgt. Frog (Rei Ayanami (episode 4 cool )
* Shadow Skill (Elle Lagu)
* Shaman King (Anna Kyoyama, Opacho)
* Slayers (Lina Inverse)
* Slayers Revolution (Lina Inverse)
* Slayers Evolution-R (Lina Inverse)
* Sorcerer Hunters (Tira Misu)
* Tales of Eternia: The Animation (Marone Bluecarno)
* Tekkaman Blade (Aki)
* Tensai Bakabon (Bakabon)
* The Three Musketeers (Episode one guest)
* Tico of the Seven Seas (Nanami Simpson)
* Tiny Toon Adventures (Li'l Sneezer)
* Wataru (Himiko Shinobibe)
* YuYu Hakusho (Fukumen, Genkai (young))
* Zettai Muteki Raijin-Oh (Yū Izumi, Ruruko Himeki, Faruzebu, Kozue Yamaguchi, Hichō's mother, Yoppā's mother)
Theater animation
* Clockwork Island Adventure (Honey Queen)
* Detective Conan: Captured in Her Eyes (Ai Haibara)
* Detective Conan: Countdown to Heaven (Ai Haibara)
* Detective Conan: Crossroad in the Ancient Capital (Ai Haibara)
* Detective Conan: Jolly Roger in the Deep Azure (Ai Haibara)
* Detective Conan: Magician of the Silver Sky (Ai Haibara)
* Detective Conan: The Private Eyes' Requiem (Ai Haibara)
* Detective Conan: Strategy Above the Depths (Ai Haibara)
* Dialga VS Palkia VS Darkrai (Musashi (Jessie) of Team Rocket)
* Elmer's Adventure: My Father's Dragon (Boris the Dragon)
* The End of Evangelion (Rei Ayanami)
* Evangelion: 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone (Rei Ayanami)
* Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance (Rei Ayanami)
* Hashire Melos! (Clair)
* Lupin the 3rd: Crisis in Tokyo (Maria)
* Mobile Suit Gundam 0080: War in the Pocket (Christina Mackenzie)
* Paprika (Doctor Atsuko "Paprika" Chiba)
* Pokémon: The First Movie (Musashi (Jessie) of Team Rocket)
* Pokémon: The Movie 2000 (Musashi (Jessie) of Team Rocket)
* Pokémon 3: The Movie (Musashi (Jessie) of Team Rocket)
* Pokémon 4Ever (Musashi (Jessie) of Team Rocket)
* Pokémon Heroes (Musashi (Jessie) of Team Rocket, Latias)
* Pokémon: Jirachi Wish Maker (Musashi (Jessie) of Team Rocket, Absol)
* Pokémon: Destiny Deoxys (Musashi (Jessie) of Team Rocket)
* Pokémon: Lucario and the Mystery of Mew (Musashi (Jessie) of Team Rocket)
* Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea (Musashi (Jessie) of Team Rocket)
* Project A-ko (Ume)
* Rebuild of Evangelion (Rei Ayanami)
* Ridding Bean (Carrie)
* Sailor Moon S movie (Himeko)
* Tenchi Muyo! in Love (Achika Masaki)
Video games
* Dissidia: Final Fantasy (Shantotto)
* Hebereke series (Hebereke)
* Lunar 2: Eternal Blue Complete (Lemina Ausa)
* Macross VF-X2 (Suzie Newtlet)
* Neon Genesis Evangelion: Girlfriend of Steel (Mana Kirishima)
* Super Smash Bros. Brawl (Latias, Gardevoir)
Dubbing roles
* Amélie (Amélie Poulain)
* Bright Lights, Big City (Amanda)
* Chaotic (Takinom)
* Full House (Aaron Bailey)
* My Dog Skip (Willie Morris)
* My Girl (Thomas James Sennett)
* Peanuts ("Charlie Brown") specials (Marcie)
* Scream (Casey Becker)
* Star Trek: The Next Generation (René Picard)
* True Lies (Dana Tasker)
* Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust (Leila)
Drama CD
* Akihabara Dennou Gumi as Tsubame
* Bakuretsu Hunt as Tira Misu
* Bannou Bunka Nekomusume as Natsume Atsuko
* Dancing Whispers as Miifa
* GS Mikami Gokuraku Daisakusen!! as DJ
* Jungle de Ikou as Ongo
* Kodomotachi ha Yoru no Juunin as Yumi
* Lamune & 40 DX as Mountain Dew Gold
* Lips the Agent as Yuu and Winter Fairy
* Love Hina as Urashima Haruka
* Mujintou Monogatari as Kurashima Saori
* Neon Genesis Evangelion as Ayanami Rei
* PopFul Mail Paradise 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 as Mail
* Popful Mail The Next Generation as Mail
* RG Veda as Ashura
* Shadow Skill as El Lag
* Slayers Extra as Lina Inverse
* Slayers Nextra as Lina Inverse
* Slayers Premium as Lina Inverse
* Slayers vs. Orphen as Lina Inverse
* Shiroi Ashita da Roketto Dan as Musashi (Jessie)
* SM Girls Saber Marionette J/R as Lime
* Starship Girl Yamamoto Yohko as Madoka Midou
* Tokyo Juliette as Ayase Minori
As of August 2006, she is known to have sung a total of at least 332 unique songs (457 songs, including remixes and edited versions), most of which have been related to anime series, drama CDs, or video games. As of that date, she had appeared on at least 562 known CD releases, 325 of which include singing performances. However, no official canonical list of her CD releases has been compiled, and it is possible that the true totals exceed these figures to some degree.
She was the voice of Li'l Sneezer in the Japanese dub of Tiny Toon Adventures.
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Posted: Tue Mar 13, 2007 2:38 pm
Solo CD Albums
All are King Records releases unless otherwise noted
Half and, Half (KICS-100, 1991)
WHATEVER (KICS-176, 1992)
Perfume (KICS-215, 1992)
SHAMROCK (KICS-345, 1993)
PULSE (Futureland, TYCY-5413, 1994)
SpHERE (KICS-430, 1994)
Enfleurage (KICS-475, 1995)
bertemu (KICS-590, 1996)
Irāvatī (KICS-640, 1997)
Fuwari(ふわり) (KICS-755, 1999)
VINTAGE S (KICS-790, 2000)
VINTAGE A (KICS-810, 2000)
feel well (KICS-955, 2002)
center color (KICS-1070, 2004)
PLAIN (KICS-1303, to be released April 21, 2007)
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Posted: Tue Mar 13, 2007 2:39 pm
Radio shows
Hayashibara has/had hosted the following radio shows:
Tokyo Boogie Night
Haoujuku
Heartful Station
Muboujuku
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Posted: Tue Mar 13, 2007 2:40 pm
Manga
Megumi-Toons is the popular English title for an autobiographical manga series written by voice actress Megumi Hayashibara. The art for the series was done by Asagi Sakura.
Megumi-Toons was originally serialized in Anime V magazine and has been published in a collection under the Japanese title Ashita ga aru sa. It was later reprinted in a small form, but with additional comics, by Kadokawa under their "Teens Ruby" imprint. In addition, a number of extra comics have appeared in random issues of Newtype (magazine).
The series is a series of vignettes about Hayashibara's life and career. It details her initial auditions, her training both as an actress and as a nurse, and the start of her singing career. It also includes scenes about her hobbies, a trip to America she took in 1996, and her family life and childhood. It ends with a vignette about her desire for a family, written before her actual marriage.
Although there has never been an official North American release of this series, various fan translations have been posted on the Internet.
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Posted: Tue Mar 13, 2007 2:41 pm
U.S. Convention appearances
Anime America 1993 and 1995
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Posted: Tue Mar 13, 2007 2:42 pm
Notes
Born: March 30, 1967
Origin: Kita-ku, Tokyo, Japan
Genre(s): J-Pop
Occupation(s): Singer, songwriter
Years active: 1989–Present
Label(s): King Records
Website: www.starchild.co.jp/artist/hayashi
Blood type: O
Height: 1.55 (5'1") m
Weight: 45 kg (99 lbs)
3 Sizes: 80-59-85
Shoe size: 23 cm
She admits being camera shy, as she's been offered roles for many tokusatsu shows due to her talents as being a voice actor. She is more comfortable working in voice only instead of in front of the camera.
Currently, her only association with this genre is doing the opening for the Henshin Heroine series, Vanny Knights. Many tokusatsu fans familiar with her work feel confident that she's quite capable of transitioning from anime to tokusatsu, as many tokusatsu actors and actresses made successful transitions to anime.
In many anime, Hayashibara is cast as a redheaded character with combat abilities.
She shares the same birthday with Ayako Kawasumi.
Hayashibara actually did obtain a nursing license, and has cited incidents where she has had to perform advanced first aid on audience members during public appearances.
The character of Megumi Reinard in Martian Successor Nadesico, a successful seiyū who goes to war as the ship's communcations officer, appears to be partially modeled on Hayashibara.
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