Megumi Ogata (緒方 恵美, born on June 6, 1965) is a Japanese voice actress, and a famous singer from the Greater Tokyo Area.
As a singer, she goes by the name em:ou. She attended Tokai University, but left due to a lack of interest. She is best known for voicing Makoto Naegi and Nagito Komaeda in the Danganronpa Series, Sailor Uranus in Sailor Moon, her debut role as Kurama/Shuichi Minamino in Yu Yu Hakusho, Tier Harribel in Bleach, and Shinji Ikari in Neon Genesis Evangelion. Not only that she is known for playing Yugi Muto & Yami Yugi in Yu-Gi-Oh! Season 0 along with Yukito Tsukishiro/Yue in Cardcaptor Sakura. She also voiced Himura Kenshin in the 90s drama cd of Rurouni Kenshin.
Anime
Lead Roles are in bold
- Ah! My Goddess – Young Keiichi Morisato
- Ai to Yuki no Pig Girl Tonde Burin – Mucchi (Ep. 28)
- Android Ana Maico 2010 – Ryoko Masudamasu
- Angel Beats! – Ayato Naoi
- Angel Heart – Yan Fanyui
- Aokana Four Rhythm Across the Blue – Aoi Kagami
- Assassination Classroom – Itona Horibe
- Assassination Classroom Season 2 – Itona Horibe
- B'tX – Karen
- Black Jack – Keaton (karte 4)
- Black Jack 21 – Triton (Ep. 5)
- Bleach – Tier Harribel (3rd Espada)
- Captain Tsubasa J – Young Taro Misaki
- Cardcaptor Sakura – Yue/Yukito Tsukishiro
- Cardcaptor Sakura Clear Card – Yukito Tsukishiro/Yue
- Case Closed – Ayako Nagai (Ep. 31)
- Chaika The Coffin Princess – Ricardo Gavanni
- Clamp School Detectives – Hikaru Kisaragi (Ep. 8)
- Danganronpa The Animation – Makoto Naegi
- Danganronpa 3: The End of Hope's Peak High School Despair Arc – Nagito Komaeda & Makoto Naegi (cameo)
- Danganronpa 3: The End of Hope's Peak High School Future Arc – Makoto Naegi
- Danganronpa 3: The End of Hope's Peak High School Hope Arc – Makoto Naegi & Nagito Komaeda (1 Episode)
- Devil Lady – Aoi Kurosaki (Ep. 5)
- Devil Survivor 2 The Animation – Young Yamato Hotsuin
- Divine Gate – The Narrator
- Dragon Ball Z – Old Woman (Ep. 201)
- Earthian – Elvira (Ep. 3)
- Elemental Gelade – Rasati Fadeless (Ep. 9 to 11)
- Flame of Recca – Aki
- Full Moon o Sagashite – Izumi Rio
- Getbackers – Clayman
- Ghost Stories – Akane of the Broadcast Room (Ep. 18)
- Ghost Sweeper Mikami – Yokoshima's Mother, Announcer (Ep. 22), Boy (Ep. 18), Ship Ghost (Ep. 17), Swimsuit Ghost (Ep. 13), Window Gal (Ep. 2) & Young Shacho (Ep. 5)
- Gokudo – Miroku (Ep. 22 & 23)
- Great Teacher Onizuka – Julia Murai (Ep. 7 & 35)
- Hamatora – Momoka (Ep. 7 to 12)
- Hanada Shonen shi – Hitomi Yokomizo & Hitoshi Yokomizo
- Kamisama Dolls – Kii chan
- Kiko Sennyo Rouran – Reika Ryuu
- Kino no Tabi the Beautiful World the Animated Series – Sou
- Konohana Kitan – Tsubaki & Okami
- Love, Election and Chocolate – Oboro Yumeshima
- Magic Knight Rayearth – Princess Emeraude
- Magic Knight Rayearth 2 – Eagle Vision & Princess Emeraude
- Magical Girl Raising Project – Cranberry
- Majikoi Oh! Samurai Girls – Cookie
- Marude Dameo – Unnamed Girl (Ep. 45)
- Medaka Box Abnormal – Misogi Kumagawa
- Melty Lancer: The Animation – Melvina Macgarlen
- Minna Atsumare! Falcom Gakuen SC – Jurio
- Neo Ranga – Mei Ohmori
- Neon Genesis Evangelion – Shinji Ikari
- Nichijou My Ordinary Life – The Narrator (Ep. 13)
- Oh My Goddess! – Young Keiichi Morisato (Ep. 5)
- Power Stone – Wangtang
- Project Arms – Al Bowen
- Project Arms The 2nd Chapter – Al Bowen
- Puppet Master Sakon – Sakon Tachibana
- Re: Hamatora – Momoka (Ep. 7 to 12)
- Red Baron – Soleil (Ep. 23)
- Regalia The Three Sacred Stars – Johann
- S.A – Father Takashima
- Sailor Moon R – Petz, Young Mamoru Chiba, Grade Schooler (Ep. 52), Seireen (Ep. 54) & Vampiiru (Ep. 47)
- Sailor Moon S – Haruka Tenou/Sailor Uranus
- Sailor Moon Sailor Stars – Haruka Tenou/Sailor Uranus
- Samurai Deeper Kyo – Yukimura Sanada, Kousuke Anoyama & Rokuro Unno
- Sgt. Frog – Hayato Okamoto (Ep. 233)
- Shattered Angels – Walteishia
- Shin chan – Yoko (Ep. 173)
- Slam Dunk – Young Takenori Akagi
- Sorcerer Hunters – Mille Feuille (Ep. 2)
- Soul Hunter – Fugen Shinjin
- Super Robot Wars OG The Inspector – Ring Mao
- Tamayura Hitotose – Fu's Mother
- Tamayura More Aggressive – Tamae Sawatari
- Tamayura Sotsugyo Shashin – Tamae Sawatari
- Tantei Gakuen Q – Kyu Renjo
- Thunder Jet – Hiryuu
- Tokyo ESP – Ayumu Ohzora
- Tokyo Mew Mew – Deep Blue & Masaya Aoyama
- Tsuyoshi Shikkari Shinasai – Shizu
- UFO Ultramaiden Valkyrie – Adult Valkyrie
- UFO Ultramaiden Valkyrie 2 December Nocturne – Adult Valkyrie & Valkyrie Ghost
- UFO Ultramaiden Valkyrie 3 Bride of Celestial Souls' Day – Adult Valkyrie
- UFO Ultramaiden Valkyrie 4 Banquet of Time, Dreams, and Galaxies – Adult Valkyrie
- Vampire Princess Miyu – Matsukaze & Reiha
- Violinist of Hamelin – Sizer
- Virus Buster Serge – Leon (Ep. 7)
- Yamato Takeru – Roka
- YuYu Hakusho – 'Kurama/Shuichi Minamino (debut), Keiko's Friend (Ep. 1), Keiko's Mother (Ep. 5), Momorenja (Ep. 42) & Mother (Ep. 1)
- Yu-Gi-Oh! Season 0 – Yugi Muto & Yami Yugi
- Zenki – Akira/Goki & Anju
- ???
- ???
Anime Films
- Ah! My Goddess the Movie – Young Keiichi Morisato
- Alice in Cyberland – Charlie
- Apocalypse Zero – Harara Hagakure
- Armitage III – Julian Moore
- B'TX Neo – Karen
- Black Jack The Two Doctors Of Darkness – the Brother
- Captain Tsubasa Holland Youth – Jun Misugi
- Cardcaptor Sakura The Movie – Yukito Tsukishiro
- Cardcaptor Sakura Movie 2 The Sealed Card – Yukito Tsukishiro/Yue
- Cardcaptor Sakura Clear Card hen Prologue Sakura to Futatsu no Kuma – Yukito Tsukishiro
- Case Closed The Phantom of Baker Street – Hideki Moroboshi
- Dna Sights 999.9 – Tetsuro Daiba
- Digimon Adventure 02 The Beginning – Rui Ōwada
- Doraemon Nobita and the Legend of the Sun King – Prince Thio
- Evangelion 1.0 You Are Not Alone – Shinji Ikari
- Evangelion 2.0 You Can Not Advance – Shinji Ikari
- Evangelion 3.0 You Can Not Redo – Shinji Ikari
- Fate/Prototype – Rider's Master
- Fw:Hamatora – Momoka
- Glass no Kamen – Maya Kitajima
- Hyper Doll – Erika
- Jigoku Sensei Nube – Kumiko Ijima
- Humanity Has Declined – Fairy (Special 4)
- Koro Sensei Quest! – Itona Horibe
- Landlock – Agahali
- Leave it to Kero! Theatrical Version – Yukito Tsukishiro
- Legend of Crystania The Motion Picture – Genoa
- Legend of Crystania The Chaos Ring – Genoa
- Kodocha – Akito Hayama
- MAPS – Shian
- Megami Paradise – Juliana
- Miyuki chan in Wonderland – To Li
- Neon Genesis Evangelion Death & Rebirth – Shinji Ikari
- Neon Genesis Evangelion The End of Evangelion – Shinji Ikari
- Persona 3 the Movie #2 Midsummer Knight's Dream – Ken Amada
- Persona 3 the Movie #3 Falling Down – Ken Amada
- Persona 3 the Movie #4 Winter of Rebirth – Ken Amada
- Rayearth – Eagle & Emeraude
- Sailor Moon R The Movie – Young Mamoru Chiba
- Sailor Moon S Movie Hearts in Ice – Haruka Tenou/Sailor Uranus
- Sailor Moon SuperS – Haruka Tenoh/Sailor Uranus
- Sailor Moon SuperS Movie Black Dream Hole – Haruka Tenoh/Sailor Uranus
- Shin Evangelion Gekijo ban :|| – Shinji Ikari
- Suteki desu wa, Sakura chan! Tomoyo no Cardcaptor Sakura Katsuyaku Video Nikki! – Yukito Tsukishro (imitated by Kero)
- Super Danganronpa 2.5 Komaeda Nagito to Sekai no Hakaisha – Nagito Komaeda
- Tamayura – Fu's mother
- Twin Bee Paradise – Seeds
- YuYu Hakusho movie 1 – Kurama
- YuYu Hakusho movie 2 – Kurama
- Yu Yu Hakusho Eizou Hakusho – Kurama (cameo)
- Yu Yu Hakusho Eizou Hakusho II – Kurama
- Yu-Gi-Oh! The movie – Yugi Muto & Yami Yugi
- Zetsumetsu Kigu Shojo Amazing Twins – Messiah Lady
- ???
Songs
- Riding A Bicycle (Cardcaptor Sakura)
- Kibo no Dangan (Danganronpa The Animation)
- Poison Gekiyaku (Danganronpa Another Episode)
- Zansakura Zanka (Danganronpa 3)
- Initial U (Sailor Moon S)
- I Want to Become the Wind (Sailor Moon S)
- Eye to Eye (Yu Yu Hakusho)
- Koori no Naifu wo Daite (Yu Yu Hakusho)
- Kurayami ni Akai Bara Romantic Soldier (Yu Yu Hakusho)
- Hikari no Naka de (Yu Yu Hakusho)
- Nightmare (Yu Yu Hakusho)
- Yu Yu Hakusho ni Yosette (Yu Yu Hakusho)
- Hohoemi no Bakudan (Yu Yu Hakusho)
- Homework ga Owaranai (Yu Yu Hakusho)
- Koori no Naifu wo Daite (ReMix) (Yu Yu Hakusho)
- Yasashisa wa Nemuranai (Yu Yu Hakusho)
- ??? (Anime)
- ???
Video Games
Lead Roles are in bold
- Angel Beats! – Ayato Naoi
- Assassination Classroom Assassin Training Plan – Itona Horibe
- Battle Arena Toshinden 2 – Tracy
- Battle Arena Toshinden 3 – Tracy
- Battle Arena Toshinden Ura – Tracy
- Bleach Soul Resurreccion – Tier Halibel
- Charade Maniacs – Mizuki Itoi
- Danganronpa 2 Goodbye Despair – Nagito Komaeda & Makoto Naegi
- Danganronpa Another Episode Ultra Despair Girls – Makoto Naegi & Nagito Komaeda
- Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony – Makoto Naegi & Nagito Komaeda
- Danganronpa Trigger Happy Havoc – Makoto Naegi
- Imaimo – Ryugo Kobayashi
- J Stars Victory VS+ – Misogi Kumagawa
- Last Bronx – Yoko Kono
- Magic Knight Rayearth – Princess Emeraude
- Majikoi! R – Cookie
- Mega Man X – Mega Man X
- Melty Lancer: Ginga Shoujo Keisatsu 2086 – Melvina Macgarlen
- Melty Lancer Re-inforce – Melvina Macgarlen
- Melty Lancer: The 3rd Planet – Melvina Macgarlen
- Phantasy Star Online 2 – Xiao & Xion
- Shin Megami Tensei Persona 3 – Ken Amada
- Shin Megami Tensei Persona 3 FES – Ken Amada
- Shin Megami Tensei Persona 3 Portable – Ken Amada
- Persona 3: Dancing in Moonlight – Ken Amada
- Persona 4 Arena Ultimax – Ken Amada
- Persona Q Shadow of the Labyrinth – Ken Amada
- Persona Q2 New Cinema Labyrinth – Ken Amada
- Star Gladiator – June
- Street Fighter EX2 – Sharon & Nanase
- Street Fighter EX3 – Nanase
- Tengai Makyou Daiyon no Mokushiroku – Seiya
- Tomb Raider – Lara Croft
- Yu-Gi-Oh! Monster Capsule Breed & Batle – Yugi Muto
- ???
Dubbing
- Sonic Underground – Manic the Hedgehog & alternate dimension Manic (Episode: "Six is a Crowd")
- SWAT Kats The Radical Squadron – Ann Gora
Drama CDs
- Kasoke ☆ Yuu ☆ Hakusho」Series – Zou Ba
- Rurou Ni Kenshin Meiji Kenkaku Roman Tan – Himura Kenshin
- Tenba No Ketsuzoku – Aruto Jin
- Time Leap – Wakamatsu Kazuhiko
- Hana No Asuka Gumi Gaiden – Kuraku Asuka
- Dear Series – Kisaki Sumeragi
- Toki No Daichi – Jendo
- Tentai Gikai – Mizu Hasu
- Shōnen Shinka Ron – Fujisaki Sana
- Fushigi Yuuki Genbu Kaiden – Shitsu yado
- Kaze No Oukoku – Ri Suiran
- Gakuen Kaku Meiden Mitsurugi – Mitsurugi Chiruchiru
- Ray Sweeper – Ken Shin
- Shiritsu Kurearu Gakuen – Hyōdō Takaiku
- Ginga Tetsudou No Yoru – Tadashi
- Shuuen No Shiori Series – A Wataru
- Ima, Ai Ni Yukimasu – Aio Yuuji
- Radical Hospital – Yonezawa Amerika
- Love Cuisine Monster Recipe – Rubinou Koruri
- Grand Stage – Akihiro Akito
- ???
Quotes
- Game Start
Knownable Roles
- Makoto Naegi in the Danganronpa Series
- Nagito Komaeda in the Danganronpa Series
- Sailor Uranus from Sailor Moon
- Kurama/Shuichi Minamino in Yu Yu Hakusho
- Tier Harribel in Bleach
- Shinji Ikari in Neon Genesis Evangelion
- Manic the Hedgehog in Sonic Underground
- Yugi Muto in Yu-Gi-Oh! Season 0
- Yami Yugi in Yu-Gi-Oh! Season 0
- Yukito Tsukishiro/Yue in Cardcaptor Sakura
- Melvina Macgarlen in the video game Melty Lancer
- Young Taro Misaki in Captain Tsubasa
- Itona Horibe in Koro Sensei Quest
- Himura Kenshin in the 90s Drama CDS
Trivia
- Her bloodtype is B.
- Her star sign is a Gemini.
- Her favorite role is voicing Kurama in Yu Yu Hakusho, she also made her debut of voice acting by being cast in the said series.
- She also loves voicing Sailor Uranus from Sailor Moon, Shinji Ikari from Neon Genesis Evangelion, and Melvina Macgarlen in the video game Melty Lancer.
- Her hobbies are ceramic art, dancing, driving, swimming & traveling.
- Megumi also likes Drawing portraits & taking naps.
- Chinese Zodiac sign is the Snake.
- Because of her husky voice, she is often typecast as either young men and boys or tomboyish females (a famous example of this being Sailor Uranus, a popular character from Sailor Moon known for being a charming tomboy in her civilian form). It is also because of this that she is sometimes referred as "Aniki" ("Big brother" in Japanese, usually used in gangs) by fans.
- She now wears reading glasses whenever she voice acts.
- Ogata recalls how she was chosen by the director to voice Yugi. She says that he told her "I can feel the scent of darkness from you" which, while leaving the actress confused at, Ogata believes he meant Yugi's anti-heroic alter-ego.
- She was considered to voice, Himura Kenshin in the anime version of Rurouni Kenshin that was in production before Yu-Gi-Oh!, but she had to drop out of the project for Rurouni Kenshin because of her busy schedule.