Anime fans this week are mourning the death of voice actor Taiki Matsuno. He took on a long list of iconic characters. Perhaps his most notable for our American listeners... (SOUNDBITE OF SONG, ...

Taiki Matsuno, well-known for voicing anime characters like Lafitte from One Piece and the Japanese Spongebob from Spongebob Squarepants, died on the 26th. Renowned Japanese anime voice actor Taiki ...

TOKYO - Square and loud, SpongeBob wasn't supposed to have much chance for success in Japan, a nation famous for its love of more cuddly characters like Hello Kitty and Pikachu. But the perky, ...

Voice actor Taiki Matsuno died at 56 this week from a cerebral hemorrhage. He voiced Spongebob in the Japanese dub of the show for nearly 20 years. Remembering Japanese Spongebob voice actor Taiki ...