Taiki Matsuno

Taiki Matsuno (Japanese: 松野 太紀, Hepburn: Matsuno Taiki) (October 16, 1967 – June 26, 2024) was a Japanese actor and voice actor from Shinagawa, Tokyo attached to Aoni Production. His real name, as well as his former stage name, was Tatsuya Matsuno (松野 達也, Matsuno Tatsuya).

He is most well known for the roles of Hajime Kindaichi in Kindaichi Case Files, Kōga in Inuyasha, SpongeBob in the Japanese dub of SpongeBob SquarePants (starting from the first movie), Tart in Fresh Pretty Cure!, Ling Tong and Liu Shan from Dynasty Warriors and Warriors Orochi series, Agumon in Digimon Savers, and Shurikenger in Ninpu Sentai Hurricanger.

Matsuno died of a cerebral hemorrhage on June 26, 2024, at the age of 56.