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Although a [[Japanese Pop Music|pop/rock performer]] of substantial fame and talent with an international following, this [[Hospital Hottie|former nurse]] is probably best known in the United States for the hundred or more roles she's played in various anime and video games; reading her resume is like reading a history of the best in Japanese animation.
[[Megumi Hayashibara]] was notably part of the wave of seiyuu, along with [[Hekiru Shiina]] and [[Mariko Kouda]], who became popular in the 1990s due to the large amounts of money provided by recording companies and the more multi-media approach to stardom developed at that time. Her debut was playing several bit roles in the anime ''[[Maison Ikkoku]]'' which probably led to her role as girl-type Ranma in ''[[Ranma ½]]''.
Just to name a ''few'' of the characters she's voiced, she has been:
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Any ''one'' of these roles would be a [[Star-Making Role|career-making milestone]] for a voice actress, but as a [[Man of a Thousand Voices|Woman Of A Thousand Voices]], Hayashibara has had the talent and skill to win that kind of part again and again. She is such a major figure in anime that the character of Megumi Reinard in ''[[Martian Successor Nadesico]]'' was actually based on her, partly as parody and partly as tribute. She is arguably one of the few seiyuu who isn't [[Pigeonholed Voice Actor|set in a role]]. Her huge number of voice credits have invited comparision to [[Mel Blanc]], [[June Foray]], and [[Frank Welker]] in American Animation.
When she has a part in an anime, she frequently performs its [[Anime Theme Song|theme song]]; she is also in demand to record themes for other animes as well, such as "Treat or Goblins" from ''[[Abenobashi Mahou Shoutengai]]'' and the Achika version of "Alchemy of Love", the theme song for the ''[[Tenchi Universe]]'' film, ''Tenchi Muyo! in Love''.
As the seiyuu for girl-type Ranma in ''[[Ranma ½]]'', she has been a part of the singing group DoCo, and has participated in other anime-related "supergroups" as well.
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