Megumi Hayashibara

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| **Megumi Hayashibara** | |
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| Gender: | Female |
| Date of birth: | March 30, 1967 |
| Place of birth: | [Tokyo](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tokyo_Metropolitan_Prefecture "wikipedia:Tokyo Metropolitan Prefecture") |
| Voice of: | [Ai Haibara](/wiki/Ai_Haibara "Ai Haibara")   [Shiho Miyano](/wiki/Shiho_Miyano "Shiho Miyano")   [Elena Miyano](/wiki/Elena_Miyano "Elena Miyano") (eps. 953+)   [Akako Koizumi](/wiki/Akako_Koizumi "Akako Koizumi") (episode 219) |
| Nicknames: | MEGUMI   Megu-san   Megu-nee   Her Excellency |
**Megumi Hayashibara** (林原 めぐみ ,*Hayashibara Megumi*[?](/wiki/Help:Japanese "Help:Japanese")), born March 30, 1967 in [Kita](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kita,_Tokyo "wikipedia:Kita, Tokyo"), [Tokyo](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tokyo_Metropolitan_Prefecture "wikipedia:Tokyo Metropolitan Prefecture"), is a [seiyu](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/seiyu "wikipedia:seiyu"), singer, and writer.
In **[Detective Conan](/wiki/Detective_Conan "Detective Conan")**, she is the voice of [Ai Haibara](/wiki/Ai_Haibara "Ai Haibara")/[Shiho Miyano](/wiki/Shiho_Miyano "Shiho Miyano"). She also voices [Elena Miyano](/wiki/Elena_Miyano "Elena Miyano") from episode 953 onwards, and [Akako Koizumi](/wiki/Akako_Koizumi "Akako Koizumi") from **[Magic Kaito](/wiki/Magic_Kaito "Magic Kaito")** only in episode 219 and OVA 1. One of the most famous voice actresses in the world, she has performed the theme songs for many anime, even a few she did not star in.
## Contents
* [1 Other notable roles](#Other_notable_roles)
* [2 Co-Star connections](#Co-Star_connections)
* [3 Trivia](#Trivia)
* [4 References](#References)
* [5 See also](#See_also)
## Other notable roles[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Megumi_Hayashibara&action=edit&section=1 "Edit section: Other notable roles")]
* *[Chimpui](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chimpui "wikipedia:Chimpui")* as Eri Kasugi
* *[Ranma 1/2](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ranma_1/2 "wikipedia:Ranma 1/2")* as Female Ranma
* *[Magical Princess Minky Momo](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magical_Princess_Minky_Momo "wikipedia:Magical Princess Minky Momo")* as Minky Momo
* *[Soreike! Anpanman](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anpanman "wikipedia:Anpanman")* as Komusubiman
* *[YuYu Hakusho](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/YuYu_Hakusho "wikipedia:YuYu Hakusho")* as Young Genkai
* *[Hello Kitty series](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hello_Kitty "wikipedia:Hello Kitty")* as Hello Kitty
* *[Blue Seed](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Seed "wikipedia:Blue Seed")* as Momoji Fujimiya
* *[Ninku](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ninku "wikipedia:Ninku")* as Rihoko
* *[Slayers series](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slayers "wikipedia:Slayers")* as Lina Inverse
* *[Sorcerer Hunters](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sorcerer_Hunters "wikipedia:Sorcerer Hunters")* as Tira Misu
* *[Neon Genesis Evangelion](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neon_Genesis_Evangelion "wikipedia:Neon Genesis Evangelion")* as Rei Ayanami, Pen-Pen, Yui Ikari
* *[Saber Marionette J](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saber_Marionette_J "wikipedia:Saber Marionette J")* as Lime
* *[Pokémon](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pok%C3%A9mon "wikipedia:Pokémon")* as Musashi (Jessie)
* *[All Purpose Cultural Cat Girl](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/All_Purpose_Cultural_Cat_Girl_Nuku_Nuku "wikipedia:All Purpose Cultural Cat Girl Nuku Nuku")* as Atsuko Natsume/Nuku-Nuku
* *[Cowboy Bebop](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cowboy_Bebop "wikipedia:Cowboy Bebop")* as Faye Valentine
* *[Lost Universe](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lost_Universe "wikipedia:Lost Universe")* as Canal Vorfeed
* *[Love Hina](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Love_Hina "wikipedia:Love Hina")* as Haruka Urashima
* *[Shaman King](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shaman_King "wikipedia:Shaman King")* as Anna Kyoyama
* *[Osu!! Karate Bu](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osu!!_Karate_Bu "wikipedia:Osu!! Karate Bu")* as Honda Momochiyo
* *[One Piece](http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Rebecca)* as Rebecca
* *[Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danganronpa_V3:_Killing_Harmony "wikipedia:Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony")* as Shuichi Saihara
## Co-Star connections[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Megumi_Hayashibara&action=edit&section=2 "Edit section: Co-Star connections")]
* Hayashibara appeared as Rei Ayanami, Pen-Pen and Yui Ikari in *Neon Genesis Evangelion* alongside several other *Conan* voice actors: [Yuko Miyamura](/wiki/Yuko_Miyamura "Yuko Miyamura") ([Kazuha](/wiki/Kazuha_Toyama "Kazuha Toyama")/Asuka), [Akira Ishida](/wiki/Akira_Ishida "Akira Ishida") ([Saguru](/wiki/Saguru_Hakuba "Saguru Hakuba")/Nagisa), [Kotono Mitsuishi](/wiki/Kotono_Mitsuishi "Kotono Mitsuishi") ([Hidemi](/wiki/Hidemi_Hondou "Hidemi Hondou")/Misato), [Fumihiko Tachiki](/wiki/Fumihiko_Tachiki "Fumihiko Tachiki") ([Vodka](/wiki/Vodka "Vodka")/Genko), [Miki Nagasawa](/wiki/Miki_Nagasawa "Miki Nagasawa") ([Okino](/wiki/Yoko_Okino "Yoko Okino")/Ibuki), and [Koichi Yamadera](/wiki/Koichi_Yamadera "Koichi Yamadera") ([Tsutomu](/wiki/Tsutomu_Akai "Tsutomu Akai")/Ryoji).
* Hayashibara appeared as Girl Ranma in *Ranma 1/2* alongside several other *Conan* voice actors: [Kappei Yamaguchi](/wiki/Kappei_Yamaguchi "Kappei Yamaguchi") ([Shinichi](/wiki/Shinichi_Kudo "Shinichi Kudo")/Ranma), [Noriko Hidaka](/wiki/Noriko_Hidaka "Noriko Hidaka") ([Masumi](/wiki/Masumi_Sera "Masumi Sera")/Akane), [Minami Takayama](/wiki/Minami_Takayama "Minami Takayama") ([Conan](/wiki/Conan_Edogawa "Conan Edogawa")/Nabiki), [Kenichi Ogata](/wiki/Kenichi_Ogata "Kenichi Ogata") ([Agasa](/wiki/Hiroshi_Agasa "Hiroshi Agasa")/Genma), [Kikuko Inoue](/wiki/Kikuko_Inoue "Kikuko Inoue") ([Chianti](/wiki/Chianti "Chianti")/Kasumi), [Koichi Yamadera](/wiki/Koichi_Yamadera "Koichi Yamadera") ([Tsutomu](/wiki/Tsutomu_Akai "Tsutomu Akai")/Ryōga and the Jusenkyō Guide), [Kazuhiko Inoue](/wiki/Kazuhiko_Inoue "Kazuhiko Inoue") ([Shiratori](/wiki/Ninzaburo_Shiratori "Ninzaburo Shiratori")/Sanzenin), [Naoko Matsui](/wiki/Naoko_Matsui "Naoko Matsui") ([Sonoko](/wiki/Sonoko_Suzuki "Sonoko Suzuki")/Shiratori), [Shigeru Chiba](/wiki/Shigeru_Chiba "Shigeru Chiba") ([Kanenori](/wiki/Kanenori_Wakita "Kanenori Wakita")/Sasuke) and [Ichiro Nagai](/wiki/Ichiro_Nagai "Ichiro Nagai") ([Jirokichi](/wiki/Jirokichi_Suzuki "Jirokichi Suzuki")/Happosai).
## Trivia[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Megumi_Hayashibara&action=edit&section=3 "Edit section: Trivia")]
* Several of Hayashibara's roles have been dubbed into English by [Brina Palencia](/wiki/Brina_Palencia "Brina Palencia"), including Ai Haibara, as well as Rei Ayanami from *Neon Genesis Evangelion*. Though in the case of the latter, Palencia only voiced the character in the film remakes.
* Additionally, Hayashibara's other character, Yui Ikari, was dubbed by [Stephanie Young](/wiki/Stephanie_Young "Stephanie Young").