The subsequent animated iteration of Scooby-Doo will take the crime-solving Nice Dane to Japan — and Tubi.
The free streamer has ordered Yokoso Scooby-Doo! from Warner Bros. Animation. The present, which is able to air on Tubi in the USA and Cartoon Community internationally, is the primary anime sequence within the lengthy historical past of Scooby-Doo. (“Yokoso” is a Japanese phrase for “welcome.”)
Japan’s OLM Studios will present manufacturing companies on the sequence. Itsuro Kawasaki will direct, with Francisco Paredes serving as co-producer.
“Welcome to Mystery Inc., Tubi,” mentioned Sam Register, president of Warner Bros. Animation, Cartoon Community Studios and Hanna-Barbera Studios Europe. “We’re excited to partner on this next chapter as we push the Scooby-Doo franchise forward with its first-ever original anime series. Alongside the amazing artists at OLM, we’ll unmask a new batch of mysteries, signature hijinks, and — of course — plenty of Scooby Snacks, all brought to life through the dynamic artistry of anime.”
Yokoso Scooby-Doo! will observe Shaggy and Scooby (voiced by Frank Welker and Matthew Lillard) as they go to Japan on the “ultimate foodie adventure,” the present’s logline reads. Whereas there, “they unwittingly unleash hundreds of mythical monsters that are causing trouble across the country. With the help of Scooby’s uncle, Daisuke-Doo, along with new friends, magical girl Yume and gadget whiz Takumi, the group embarks on an all-new mystery filled with monster chasing and fun chaos.”
“Scooby-Doo is one of the most beloved franchises in entertainment, and Yokoso Scooby-Doo! lets us reinvent it in a way fans haven’t seen before,” mentioned Tubi chief content material officer Adam Lewinson. “By bringing Scooby and Shaggy into a bold anime world set in Japan, we’re connecting with global fandoms and delivering the kind of fun, chaotic mystery that travels across generations. As we grow our animation slate, this is exactly our brand of fan-first storytelling — familiar, surprising, and unmistakably Tubi.”
Yokoso Scooby-Doo! is considered one of two reveals on the horizon that can proceed the greater than 50-year-old franchise. Netflix’s live-action Scooby-Doo: Origins, which is able to inform the story of how Thriller Inc. got here collectively, started filming in April.
