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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 ½
Just to name a ''few'' of the characters she's voiced, she has been:
* Girl-type Ranma in ''[[
* Pai in ''[[Three By Three Eyes|3x3 Eyes]]''
* Minky Momo in ''[[Magical Princess Minky Momo]]''
* Nuku-Nuku in ''[[
* Ai in ''[[
* Momoko Sakurayama in ''[[Patlabor]]''
* Momiji Fujimiya in ''[[Blue Seed]]''
* Lina Inverse in ''[[
* Rei Ayanami, Yui Ikari, Pen-Pen ''and'' {{spoiler|the berserk EVA Unit 01}} in ''[[
* Achika in ''[[Tenchi Muyo!|Tenchi Muyo in Love]]''
* Musashi (Jessie) in ''[[Pokémon (
* Lime in ''[[
* Tira Misu in ''[[Bakuretsu Hunters]]''
* Himeko Nayotake in the ''[[
* Canal in ''[[Lost Universe]]''
* Faye Valentine in ''[[
* Haruka Urashima in ''[[
* [[The Danza|Megumi]] Amatsuka in ''[[Tenshi
* Paprika, a/k/a Dr. Atsuko Chiba, in ''[[Paprika]]''
* Ai Haibara from ''[[Detective Conan]]''
* Christina MacKenzie in ''[[Mobile Suit Gundam 0080 War in The Pocket
* Elle Ragu in ''[[Shadow Skill]]''
* Aki Kisaragi in ''[[
* Blanc Neige in ''[[Shining Force|Shining Tears]]'' (Though replaced by Ayako Kawasumi in ''Shining Tears X Wind'')
* Patricia Hackman in ''[[Super Robot Wars]] F/Final''
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* Young Genkai in ''[[Yu Yu Hakusho]]''
* Arioch in ''[[Drakengard]]''
* Lemina Ausa in ''[[Lunar
* [[Hello Kitty]]
* {{spoiler|Maeda's Mother}} in ''[[Sakigake Cromartie Koukou]]''.
* Falzeb in ''[[Zettai Muteki Raijin
* Maria Santos in ''[[
* Anna Kyoyama in ''[[Shaman King]]''
Any ''one'' of these roles would be a 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 ''[[
As the seiyuu for girl-type Ranma in ''[[Ranma One Half|Ranma ½]]'', she has been a part of the singing group DoCo, and has participated in other anime-related "supergroups" as well.
She's even done Japanese dubbing for American animation, most notably as Batgirl/Barbara Gordon in ''[[Batman:
She also authored (but didn't draw) the manga about her life biography, titled [http://nnanime.com/megumi-toon/ Megumi-Toon].
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