Yokoso Scooby-Doo: The New Scooby-Doo Anime Set in Japan (Animated by OLM)

You hear that old chant in your head—“Scooby, Scooby-Doo, where are you?”—and suddenly the answer is loud and clear: Japan. Not as a quick gag, not as a postcard backdrop, but as the beating heart of a brand-new animated series that feels like a culture-crossing train ride you can’t look away from.

A Japan-set mystery with new faces and old hunger

Warner Bros. has announced Yokoso Scooby-Doo, a new animated series where Scooby-Doo and Shaggy travel through Japan on what’s described as the ultimate foodie adventure. But the trip doesn’t stay calm for even a breath.

Because in this story, you watch them accidentally unleash hundreds of mythical monsters that start causing trouble across the country. It’s like opening a sliding door in an old house and finding a storm hiding behind it.

Who joins the chase?

The gang expands, and you’re introduced to a small team that sounds built for chaos and heart:

• Daisuke-Doo, Scooby’s uncle
• Yume, a magical girl
• Takumi, a gadget whiz

Together, they jump into a fresh mystery packed with monster chasing, confusion, and that familiar Scooby-Shaggy panic that runs like spilled ramen across the table.

OLM brings the visuals (yes, that OLM)

The series is produced under Warner Bros. Animation, but the visuals are coming from OLM, a Tokyo-based studio founded in 1990. If you’ve spent years around anime, you’ve likely crossed paths with their work, even without noticing it at first.

OLM has credits that include Berserk, Inazuma Eleven, and Yo-kai Watch. And they’re especially known for animating the Pokémon anime since its start in 1997. That’s not a small footprint—it’s a long road of weekly stamina.

The director attached is Itsuro Kawasaki, also known for directing Pokémon Origins. So if you’re the kind of viewer who cares about “who’s steering the car,” now you know who has their hands on the wheel.

What the early visual hints at

Even from the preview image, you can feel the series leaning into Japan in specific ways. Not with heavy explanations—more like small details that tap you on the shoulder.

• Scooby’s uncle, Daisuke-Doo, appears as a goofy-grinning Shiba inu.
• The Mystery Machine features a cherry blossom motif on the spare tire cover (shown in orange rather than the classic sakura-pink).
• The van has a yellow license plate, the kind you see on Japan’s tiny city cars.

It’s the kind of design language that whispers “you’re not in Kansas anymore,” without turning the whole show into a lecture.

Release plans, returning voices, and what’s still unknown

Distribution has already been outlined in a clean split:

• North America: streaming exclusively on Tubi
• International: distribution through Cartoon Network

For voices, two familiar names are coming back:

• Frank Welker returns as Scooby
• Matthew Lillard returns as Shaggy

What’s not confirmed yet: a Japanese-language dub, and a release date. So for now, you’re holding anticipation the way you hold a warm cup—careful, a little trembling, waiting.

A personal note from someone who grew up between worlds

I was born in Korea, but I grew up in Mexico, and I learned early that stories travel like suitcases: they pick up stickers, smells, little dents, and somehow they still arrive. When I first heard familiar characters speaking with new cultural signals—new foods, new streets, new monster folklore—I recognized that feeling in my chest. It’s the sound of two homes overlapping for a moment.

Now it’s your turn to decide how you want to watch this crossover land.

Before you go—tell me this

• Do you want more Japanese myth in the mysteries, or more classic Scooby-style hoaxes?
• Would you watch it in English first, or wait for a Japanese dub if it happens?

Save the title—Yokoso Scooby-Doo—and keep an eye on Tubi and Cartoon Network updates. And if you’re watching, share your first impression the moment the trailer drops. Don’t keep that reaction locked in your throat.