Masanori Takeda is a Japanese voice actor and actor born on April 11, 1972, in Tokyo, Japan. He is affiliated with the talent agency Crazy Box, having previously been a member of Office Watt. His blood type is O.

Takeda's career spans animation, video games, and dubbing for overseas television series. His anime debut is considered to be a role in the 2003 series Saiyuki RELOAD. He is recognized for his role as Gurier Yozak (referred to as Josac in some international listings) in the Kyo kara Maoh! franchise, appearing in the television series and subsequent OVAs. Another notable role is Haidara the Hyena in the 2010 series The Animal Conference on the Environment. His other anime credits include roles in Darker than Black: Ryusei no Gemini, Robotics;Notes, and Princess Principal.

Beyond anime, Takeda has an extensive portfolio in dubbing foreign films and television series, known as fukikae. He is notably the regular Japanese voice of Tim Speedle in the CSI: Miami series and has voiced characters in popular shows such as Heroes, Desperate Housewives, and ER. His work in video games includes roles in the Growlanser series and the Kyo kara Maoh! games. In his later career, he provided the voice for the character Ijirude in the 2021 Super Sentai series Kikai Sentai Zenkaiger.

Throughout his career, Takeda has had recurring collaborations with fellow voice actors Matsumoto Yasunori and Nishimura Junji on projects such as Kyo kara Maoh! and Darker than Black: Ryusei no Gemini. In addition to his voice work, he has performed a character song for the Kyo kara Maoh! series titled Van Dávia Ondo. His personal interests include windsurfing, fishing, and pottery.