On a statement release last October 30th, BāRU revealed that the reason for the delay about this announcement is due to them not being able to talk directly to the actor as he is currently prohibeted from meeting with other people. They sincerely apologized to the great inconvience and pain that it caused to those who were affected. They also apologized to all the fans who supported Ikeda on a daily basis.
Ikeda is best known for his role as Gai Ikari/Gokai Silver in Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger. In recent years, he dones a lot of voice acting, some of his notable roles include: Digimon Adventure tri.'s Jou Kido, Ensemble Stars!' Mitsuru Tenma, Majestic Prince's Ataru Suruga, and Trigun Stampede's Millions Knives.
[Source: Anime News Network, Yahoo! Japan, Yomiuri]