Taiki Matsuno (October 16, 1967 – June 26, 2024) was an actor and voice actor from the Shinagawa ward of Tokyo, affiliated with Aoni Production. Born Tatsuya Matsuno, he performed under that name before adopting his later stage name. His signature parts included Hajime Kindaichi in Kindaichi Case Files, Koga in Inuyasha, the Japanese voice of SpongeBob beginning with the first SpongeBob SquarePants film, Tart in Fresh Pretty Cure!, Agumon in Digimon Savers, Shurikenger in Ninpu Sentai Hurricanger, and both Ling Tong and Liu Shan across the Dynasty Warriors and Warriors Orochi games. A cerebral hemorrhage caused his death on June 26, 2024.
