Actress Megumi Hayashibara is putting on a virtual concert as her Slayers character Lina Inverse. Called the Lina Inverse 3D Concert, it will stream on XWorld VR Chat on May 7, and it costs about $30 to attend. The next day it will stream on …Read more »
Megumi Hayashibara is something of a Renaissance woman. She’s been a voice actress in countless anime franchises, including Evangelion, Ranma ½, Love Hina, Cowboy Bebop, Slayers, Pokémon and Shaman King. She’s coming out with a new book from Yen Press titled The Characters Taught Me …Read more »
The new Shaman King anime based on Hiroyuki Takei’s hit manga now has a home for audiences around the world. The reboot is officially set to stream on Netflix in 2021, and a new English-subtitled trailer is here along with the announcement. Also revealed is …Read more »
Megumi Hayashibara has been doing voice-over work for more than thirty years. She’s voiced Rei Ayanami in Neon Genesis Evangelion, Jessie in Pokémon, Lina Inverse in Slayers, Ranma in Ranma ½ and Faye Valentine in Cowboy Bebop, to name a few. She’s written about all …Read more »
Next month, fans around the world will get to read the memoirs of celebrated voice actress Megumi Hayashibara. The star has appeared in dozens of anime, in iconic roles known around the globe. We can’t wait to read all about her experiences… so today, we’re …Read more »
Believe it or not, the Slayers franchise is 30 years old. The series about sorceress Lina Inverse and pals that became a touchstone for anime fans in Japan and abroad started life as a light novel series back in 1990. The first anime adaptation, a …Read more »
Writer Hajime Kanzaka and illustrator Rui Araizumi’s Slayers light novels first debuted back in 1989, so last year marked their 30th anniversary. Just because it’s 2020 doesn’t mean the celebration has ended, though, and one of the upcoming pieces has Lina Inverse voice actress Megumi …Read more »
This year, Megumi Hayashibara, the voice actress and singer behind some of anime’s most iconic roles (and theme songs), celebrates both her 50th birthday and her over 30 years in the business. Hayashibara, who debuted in 1986 on the series Maison Ikkoku , has starred …Read more »
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