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Thursday, September 30, 2010
Born March 30, 1967 (1967-03-30) (age 41)
Kita, Tokyo, Japan
Occupation(s) Seiyū, Singer, Songwriter
Megumi 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, playing minor roles 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 Volphied in Lost Universe, Piyoko in the Di Gi Charat series, the female Ranma Saotome in the Ranma 1/2 series, and the female lead in all three anime series derived from the works of Yuzo Takada, namely 3×3 Eyes, Blue Seed and All Purpose Cultural Cat Girl Nuku Nuku.
According to the Anime News Network Encyclopedia, as of April 2007, Megumi is the most prolific female seiyū with 236 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.
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