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3d ago

OLM-Animated Scooby-Doo Series Yokoso Scooby-Doo! Heads to Tubi and Cartoon Network

Tubi TV announced on Monday that it has licensed Yokoso Scooby-Doo!, a new anime in the Scooby-Doo mystery comedy franchise. Warner Bros. Animation is producing the series, with OLM, the studio known for Pokémon and The Apothecary Diaries, handling animation. Itsuro Kawasaki is directing the series, and Francisco Paredes is co-producing. Frank Welker voices Scooby-Doo, and Matthew Lillard voices Shaggy. The story follows Scooby and Shaggy on a food tour of Japan where they accidentally release hundreds of mythical monsters. They are joined by Scooby's uncle Daisuke-Doo, a magical girl named Yume, and a gadget whiz named Takumi. Tubi will stream the series exclusively in North America, while Cartoon Network will handle overseas distribution. Warner Bros. previously announced a series at Annecy in 2024 under the title Go-Go Mystery Machine, which had a similar premise. The studio also announced Scooby-Doo! Gokko, a short anime premiering in 2027, at an event in Brazil in November 2025.

6d ago

Anime Studios Shift Toward Full-Time Jobs, Survey Shows

New survey data from the Japan Animation Creators Association shows a sharp rise in full-time salaried roles at anime production studios. In 2024, 47 percent of respondents held permanent positions, up from 17 percent in 2013. Non-permanent work fell from three in four to one in two over the same period. Average monthly working hours dropped to about 190, and median annual earnings rose to ¥4 million, though work stress remains high.