Megumi Hayashibara

Megumi Hayashibara is a Japanese singer and voice actress born on March 30, 1967, in Kita, Japan. Known in Japanese as 林原めぐみ, she has worked in J-pop and anisong since her debut in 1987 and has been closely associated with King Records throughout her career. Her anime music includes the opening associated with Neon Genesis Evangelion, and her releases and collaborations helped define the rise of anime-related music in the 1990s. She has also voiced many anime characters, including Lina Inverse in Slayers. In 2025, Slayers soundtrack collections were released on streaming services.