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On the night of October 20, voice actress Megumi Ogata (61) opened up on X about the pressures of her work, writing, “Honestly, I feel like I could die every day. It’s exhausting, I can’t take it anymore,” while also adding the hopeful note, “Somehow I’ll get through tomorrow too.” The veteran voice actress, known since the ’90s for roles including Shinji Ikari in Neon Genesis Evangelion, Sailor Uranus in Sailor Moon, and Princess Emeraude in Magic Knight Rayearth, drew a flood of reactions on 5ch’s Geinou/Sports Breaking News+ board. Opinions were split — some said she should distance herself from social media, others pointed to her recent tendency toward controversial posts, and still others sympathized with the grueling workload.
Megumi Ogata: “Honestly, I feel like I could die every day. It’s exhausting, I can’t take it anymore” — Opens up about pressure, but also writes “Somehow I’ll manage tomorrow too” – Entertainment : Nikkan Sports
October 21, 2026, 7:22 AM
Voice actress Megumi Ogata (61), known for roles such as Shinji Ikari in the anime Neon Genesis Evangelion, posted on X on the night of the 20th. Having voiced numerous popular characters and earned the title of a legend, her post offers a glimpse into how she approaches her work.
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What people said
Totally agree, it feels like it's making her unhappy.
Seriously.
Social media is basically a modern-day disease in a way.
Rayearth — Princess Emeraude.
Apparently she's been seen as a handful since way back — there were various clashes during production, and now that she's older, she's probably not surrounded by yes-men anymore.
If she's got that much pride in it, I don't know about complaining like this.
It's an illness, really.
People watching the work don't care about Megumi Ogata herself.
For that alone, I'll always be grateful to her as a voice actress.
I really wish they'd made an anime with that same cast.
Sounds like there might be a game remake coming, though.
this might seem like a trivial problem to have.
Sailor Uranus from Sailor Moon
Princess Emeraude from Rayearth
Conan Edogawa from Detective Conan
Kurama from YuYu Hakusho
The '90s anime scene was practically her kingdom.
More than Hayashibara? (Megumi Hayashibara, fellow legendary voice actress)
Honestly, I don't think she's played enough lead roles to say she 'ruled' anything.
Among female voice actresses doing boy roles, the ones who actually ruled the era would be
Masako Nozawa
Mayumi Tanaka
Junko Takeuchi
Just those three, really.
Megumi Ogata → Hanako-kun (Toilet-Bound Hanako-kun), right.
But she probably can't.
She probably just can't help wanting to broadcast her own thoughts and beliefs.
Reach out, voice an opinion, and there's a tool right there packed with followers ready to agree with you.
Far more dangerous than a bag of Kappa Ebisen (a popular snack whose slogan is 'you can't stop eating just one').
Background and Key Points of This Topic
Megumi Ogata has been known since the 1990s for roles like Shinji Ikari in Evangelion, and remains an active veteran voice actress today, appearing in a wide range of works including Toilet-Bound Hanako-kun. In recent years her political comments on social media have also drawn attention, which is part of why opinions about her personality are so divided in the thread. While this particular post was about the pressures of her work, the term “タヒ” (tahi) is a stylized way some online communities write “死” (death) to sidestep the word itself — it’s not meant to suggest suicidal intent but is a colloquial exaggeration emphasizing how busy she is, a nuance readers can easily misread. The thread split between harsh views toward a prominent figure airing complaints and views pointing to the stress of social media use itself, while many comments also fondly reminisced about her signature roles, with the discussion ranging from debates about work to career retrospectives.
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