Actresses
In the anime, Rei is voiced by veteran voice actress Michie Tomizawa. After the show's conclusion, Tomizawa wrote in an artbook that working on Sailor Moon had been "exactly like magic" for her.
In the English dub, Raye is voiced by Katie Griffin, in her first voice acting role, for most of the franchise, however, Emilie Barlow filled in for the last 17 episodes of the second season while Griffin was away filming a movie. Raye was also Barlow's first voice acting role, and the actress has stated that during recording, it was difficult to take care of her voice, as Raye "had a lot of yelling". She also listened carefully to Griffin's recordings to help with the voice matching. She later went on to become the permanent replacement for Sailor Venus after Griffin returned to voice Sailor Mars. Sandy Howell also provides English vocals for songs sung by Raye in the English dub.
In the musical version, Rei has been portrayed by eight actresses: Hiroko Nakayama, Misako Kotani, Asuka Umemiya, Hiromi Sakai, Eri Kanda, Megumi Yoshida, Aiko Kawasaki, and Risa Honma.
In Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon, Rei is played by Keiko Kitagawa. She was so fond of the role that in a DVD extra about her feelings on the end of the show, she asked that anyone who ran into her on the street call her "Rei-chan." In addition, child actresses Haruhi Mizukuro and Akira Tanaka portray Rei in flashbacks and childhood photos.
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