Rei Ayanami Voice Evolution (1995 - 2021) | Dub Comparison | Neon Genesis Evangelion

Evolution of Rei Ayanami's voice, comparing different performances of the same scene.
1995 - Neon Genesis Evangelion Episode 6
1997 - ADV Films English Dub of Neon Genesis Evangelion Episode 6
2007 - Evangelion: 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone
2008 - Evangelion: 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone English Dub, Brina Palencia replaces Amanda Winn Lee
2019 - Netflix dub of Evangelion, Ryan Bartley portrays Rei
2021 - Amanda Winn Lee returns to voice Rei in Amazon Prime's re-dubs of the Rebuild films, plus the final movie. Due to the pandemic, they recorded at home, resulting in lesser audio quality.

[BureauofBadBehavior]

Loved that Amanda came back at the last hour for the new dub. Can't help but miss the motherly inflection and quality that Brina provided for Rei back then, though.

[Dotoku]

I LOVE the way she sounds in the Amazon dub, despite not liking the script. The slight raspiness sounds fitting.

[theringmaster]

Why is no one talking about Ryan’s portrayal? It’s easily the best out of all of them.

[nodogsinhere]

0:00 Megumi Hayashibara 1995
0:30 Amanda Winn Lee 1997
1:00 Megumi Hayashibara 2007
1:30 Brina Palencia 2008
2:00 Ryan Bartley 2019
2:30 Amanda Winn Lee 2021

[BlueScarabGuy]

I honestly think all the actors turned in really good performances. Also, it's hilarious to look at this scene between the two versions and realize that basically the only difference is that the old version covered Rei's mouth to save on animation costs.

[animegamelover]

Amanda Winn-Lee has a really wonderful voice! I'm glad I got to meet her in person last year!

[howardman]

The dub voices sound really weird to me. I'm so used to Megumi's voice

[gatotsu]

ngl, getting Amanda back for the Amazon dub hits my nostalgia glands so hard I can almost forgive the Dan Kanemitsu-ized script/direction.

[RabidSonicFan]

I appreciate that they got Amanda Winn-Lee back in the Amazon dub, but like with Allison Keith-Shipp I feel like her age is definitely showing; her voice sounds a lot more whispery now than it used to.

[R.J.Godzilla]

WOW Amanda Winn Lee’s voice changed A LOT in the last 24 years. She used to sound virtually identical to Brina Palencia, but now, I hate to say it, but she sounds too old to be doing this part. Not unlike Mark Hamill still trying to play the Joker. Maybe she just chose to play the part a little differently this time…I don’t know.

[moonlight_oats]

i feel like amanda does such a good job as rei and listening to her for the amazon dub is just so good. like exactly how it needs to be delivered.

her in adv dub is also really good don’t get me wrong but all that experience under her belt just gives a better delivery

[CharmmyRose]

While I love how Brina did Rei, Amanda was a joy to hear again.

[MangoJam]

I love Amanda's voice of Rei the best! It's so unique in being really smooth and soothing yet slightly raspy. Of-course I might be biased since Amazon's rebuilds were my intro to Eva, but I cannot imagine watching it differently. Other VA's, while good are a bit generic. They could pass as many characters, but Amanda is the true Ayanami!

[ejelecflametails]

You know after watching Sonic Frontiers cutscenes, I have a soft spot for Ryan's Rei

[Mr.Feather]

Fun fact:the voice actress of Rei in the Netflix dub for Evangelion also voice Sage in Sonic Frontiers

[kidddddddddddddddddddddddddddd]

I feel like I’m the only one that actually really likes all the voices picked for the Netflix dub

[hihi-xbxz]

i wish her netflix voice was more haunting instead of just monotone.

[dguy]

Her voice actor in the Funimation Rebuild movie dub was also Nae in Steins;Gate and Robotics;Notes and Isuzu in the 2019 Fruits Basket anime.

[plaincashgaming]

Bro when they release all four rebuild Eva movies they better have Amanda’s version on there.

[Jake-nmtb]

What a gorgeous voice does Brina Palencia has