'Yokoso Scooby-Doo!' Anime at Tubi With Matthew Lillard, Frank Welker
Variety • • entertainment
Key Points:
- Tubi has acquired the new anime-style "Scooby-Doo" series titled "Yokoso Scooby-Doo!", marking the franchise's first original anime production, with exclusive North American rights while Cartoon Network handles international distribution.
- The series follows Scooby-Doo and Shaggy on a foodie adventure in Japan, where they accidentally unleash mythical monsters and team up with new friends to solve mysteries, blending traditional Scooby-Doo elements with anime aesthetics.
- Voice actors Frank Welker and Matthew Lillard reprise their roles as Scooby-Doo and Shaggy respectively, continuing their long-standing association with the franchise.
- Produced by Warner Bros. Animation and animated by Japan’s OLM studio, the show is directed by Itsuro Kawasaki and co-produced by Francisco Paredes, highlighting a collaboration between Western and Japanese animation studios.
- This announcement coincides with Warner Bros. Discovery projects premiering on competing platforms, such as the Cartoon Network Studios' "Adventure Time: Side Quests" debuting on Disney+ and Hulu.