Tubi has ordered Yokoso Scooby-Doo, the franchise's first original anime series, produced by Warner Bros. Animation with Japan's OLM handling animation duties.
Tubi has ordered Yokoso Scooby-Doo, marking the first time the iconic mystery-solving Great Dane will star in a full anime series. Warner Bros. Animation is producing the show, with Japanese studio OLM handling animation and Itsuro Kawasaki directing.
The series follows Scooby-Doo and Shaggy as they travel to Japan on a food-fueled adventure, only to accidentally unleash hundreds of mythical monsters across the country. To contain the chaos, the duo teams up with three new allies: Scooby's uncle Daisuke-Doo, a magical girl named Yume, and a gadget expert called Takumi. Together the group chases monsters and solves mysteries in a premise that blends classic Scooby-Doo hijinks with anime storytelling conventions.
Frank Welker returns to voice Scooby-Doo, a role he has held for over two decades. Welker's history with the franchise stretches back to the very beginning he originally voiced Fred Jones in the 1969 premiere of Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! Matthew Lillard, who first portrayed Shaggy in the 2002 live-action film and has since become the character's definitive voice actor across multiple animated productions, reprises the role here.
The project was originally announced in 2024 under the working title Go-Go Mystery Machine, at that point slated for Cartoon Network with a similar Japan-set premise. The series has since been repositioned as a Tubi exclusive under its new title, with Tubi holding North American rights. Cartoon Network retains international distribution duties.
Francisco Paredes serves as co-producer on the project. OLM, the Japanese animation house best known globally for its long-running work on the Pokémon anime franchise, is providing production services an unusual but fitting pairing given the show's Japanese setting and anime aesthetic.
Tubi's chief content officer framed the series as a chance to reinvent Scooby-Doo for a new audience, noting that Yokoso Scooby-Doo brings the beloved characters "into a bold anime world set in Japan" in a way fans have not seen before.
Scooby-Doo has been adapted into countless television series, direct-to-video films, and theatrical releases since 1969, but Yokoso Scooby-Doo represents a genuine first: an original anime production for the franchise. The choice of OLM as animation partner signals Warner Bros. Animation's commitment to an authentic anime visual style rather than a Western cartoon simply set in Japan.
No episode count or premiere date has been confirmed. Tubi, the Fox-owned free ad-supported streaming service, has been expanding its original animation slate, and Yokoso Scooby-Doo stands as one of its highest-profile commissions to date.
For anime fans in India, availability details remain unannounced. Tubi does not currently operate in the Indian market, so the series may eventually surface through Cartoon Network's international distribution arm or a separate licensing arrangement. Further casting and scheduling details are expected in the coming months.
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