Scooby-Doo: The Next Mystery

Scooby-Doo: The Next Mystery (スクービードゥー：次のミステリー Sukūbīdo~ū: Tsugi no misuterī) is an anime incarnation of Hanna-Barbera's Scooby-Doo animated series, and the first incarnation not made in America. It will air on Cartoon Network in Japan, the United States, the United Kingdom, and Ireland in 2016.

Plot
Set after the events of Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!, lack of supernatural activity has put Mystery Incorporated out of business. Daphne, Fred, and Velma have gone their separate ways, and Shaggy, Scooby, and Scrappy have moved to Japan to live a care-free life without solving mysteries. When ghosts and monsters start to appear in Japan, Shaggy, Scooby, and Scrappy are forced to recruit new members Moshu, Mishi, Shimagura, Nigamora, and Toshi.

Main Characters

 * Scooby-Doo:
 * Shaggy Rogers:
 * Scrappy-Doo: A Great Dane puppy and nephew of Scooby-Doo.
 * Moshu: A brown-haired 14-year old with brown eyes. He's the Fred Jones of the group.
 * Mishi: A red-haired 16-year old with blue eyes and glasses. She's the Velma Dinkley of the group.
 * Shimagura: A sexy black-haired 16-year old with purple eyes. She's the Daphne Blake of the group.
 * Nigamora: Moshu's 11-year old sister
 * Toshi: Originally a sorcerer from the Muromachi period, he battled an evil sorcerer before he curse him into the form of an immortal black cat.

Other Characters

 * Mishi's Mom: Resembles Velma Dinkley but has dark red longer hair. She's 42 years old.
 * Mishi's Dad:
 * Mrs. Yoshino:
 * Principle Imakini:
 * Daphne Blake: Former member of Mystery Inc is now a fashion model. She makes a guest star appearance in a Season 3 episode.

Monsters and Villains

 * 4ZQ2F
 * 6D5R
 * Akkorokamui
 * Alien Army
 * Amanojaku
 * Amanozako
 * Amazake-babba
 * Amikiri
 * Aonyōbō
 * Bake-Kujira
 * Baku
 * Basan
 * Byakko
 * Dodomeki
 * Enenra
 * Fake Issie
 * Fury and Malice
 * Futakuchi-Onna
 * Gashadokuro
 * Ghost Soldiers
 * Giant Ankylosaurus
 * Giant Killer Bear
 * Giant Rats
 * Giant Tyrannosaurus Rex
 * Hanako-san
 * Hibagon
 * Hitodama
 * Insan'na
 * Inugami
 * Inugami's Henchmen
 * Issie
 * Issie's Baby
 * Itsumade
 * Jorōgumo
 * Jubokko
 * Kaijin
 * Kamaitachi
 * Kappa
 * Kasha
 * Kerberos
 * Kirin
 * Kitsune
 * Kuchisake-Onna
 * Kyonshī
 * Lead Ghost Soldier
 * Lord Aku
 * Lord Aku's Demons
 * Lord Shumi
 * Lord Shumi's Foot Soldiers
 * Lord Shumi's Monsters
 * Mechasaurus
 * Mong Fu
 * Monster Island Monsters
 * Namazu
 * Nekomata
 * Ningen
 * Ningyo
 * Nobusuma
 * Nora
 * Nue
 * Nupeppo
 * Nure-onna
 * Oiwa
 * Omukade
 * Onihitokuchi
 * Phantoraptor
 * Queen Tengu
 * Rat Army
 * Rat People
 * Rokurokubi
 * Samebito
 * Satori
 * Soldier Action Figures
 * Tengus
 * Te-no-me
 * Tesso
 * The Creepy Pair
 * The Ghost of Haboro
 * The Ghost of Higami
 * Toilet Monsters
 * Tsuchinoko
 * Wani
 * Wanshumoko
 * Ueno Zoo Ghosts
 * Ushi-oni
 * Yamata no Orochi
 * Yuki-onna

Episodes
Main Article: List of Scooby-Doo: The Next Mystery episodes

Japanese Cast

 * Cho -
 * Eri Saito -
 * Kazuo Kumakura -
 * Kisho Taniyama -
 * Kosuke Okano -
 * Mahito Tsujimura -
 * Naoki Tatsuta - Scrappy-Doo
 * Naomi Kusumi - Scooby-Doo
 * Natsumi Yanase -
 * Ryoko Gi -
 * Shiro Saito -
 * Tarusuke Shingaki -
 * Tomoe Hanba -
 * Toshiharu Sakurai - Shaggy Rogers

English Cast

 * Alan Oppenheimer
 * Alfred Molina
 * Andre Stojka
 * Ariel Winter
 * Benjamin Diskin - Moshu, Rychu
 * BJ Ward
 * Bob Bergen
 * Bob Joles
 * Bob Papenbrook
 * Brian Posehn
 * Brian Tochi
 * Cam Clarke
 * Candi Milo
 * Carlos Ferro
 * Chris Edgerly
 * Christine Baranski
 * Christopher Corey Smith
 * Clancy Brown
 * Colleen O'Shaughnessey - Mishi, Yumi
 * Cree Summer - Emiko, Professor Dogimosei
 * Crispin Freeman
 * Crystal Scales
 * Danielle Judovits
 * Daniel Riordan
 * Daran Norris - Mishi's Dad
 * Daryl Sabara
 * Dave Wittenberg
 * David Kaye
 * David Markus
 * Dwight Schultz
 * Edie McClurg
 * Eric Bauza
 * Frank Welker - Scooby-Doo, Kappa, Ueno Zoo animals, Bull the Sperm Whale, Tengus, Akkorokamui
 * Fred Tatasciore - Hibagon
 * Greg Ellis
 * Grey DeLisle - Francesca, Sota, Daphne Blake
 * Gwendoline Yeo - Shimagura
 * Hynden Walch
 * James Arnold Taylor
 * James Sie - Akira
 * Janice Kawaye - Julie, Ayame
 * Jason Marsden
 * Jeff Bennett - Bruce, Sugi
 * Jeff Dunham
 * Jennifer Hale
 * Jess Harnell - Timothy
 * Jill Talley
 * Jim Belushi
 * Jim Cummings
 * John DiMaggio
 * John Kassir
 * John Stephenson
 * Julianne Buescher
 * Kari Wahlgren - Nigamora
 * Kate Higgins - Kyoko
 * Kath Soucie - Koto
 * Kelly Hu
 * Kerrigan Mahan
 * Kevin Michael Richardson
 * Kimberly Brooks
 * Kim Mai Guest
 * Kyle Hebert - Toshi
 * Laura Bailey
 * Lauren Bacall
 * Mark Hamill - Baku
 * Matthew Lillard - Shaggy Rogers
 * Matt Levin
 * Maurice LaMarche
 * Michael Bell
 * Michael J. Gough
 * Michael Sorich
 * Neil Kaplan
 * Neil Ross
 * Olivia Hack
 * Pamela Adlon
 * Pat Musick
 * Patrick Fraley
 * Phil LaMarr
 * Quinton Flynn
 * Rene Auberjonois
 * Rino Romano
 * Rob Paulsen - Imiki
 * Roger Rose
 * Ronnie Schell
 * Ron Perlman
 * Russi Taylor
 * Scott Innes - Scrappy-Doo
 * Scott McNeil
 * Scott Menville
 * S. Scott Bullock
 * Stephanie Sheh
 * Steve Blum - Ningen
 * Tara Jayne
 * Tara Strong
 * Terrence Stone
 * Tim Curry
 * Tom Kane - Captain Tonshu
 * Tom Kenny - Diri
 * Travis Willingham
 * Tress MacNeille - Queen Tengu
 * Troy Baker
 * Vincent Corazza
 * Wally Wingert
 * Wendee Lee - Mishi's Mom
 * Zach Callison

Reception
The series has garnered positive reviews. It has been praised for it's use of seldom seen mythological creatures from Japanese mythology.

Notes/Trivia

 * This is the first Scooby-Doo incartnation not made in America.
 * Mook Animation (the animation studio that produces the show) also had previously provided the animation for the first four Scooby Doo direct-to-video films (Scooby-Doo on Zombie Island, Scooby-Doo! and the Witch's Ghost, Scooby-Doo and the Alien Invaders, and Scooby-Doo and the Cyber Chase)
 * Scrappy is alot different then his previous incarnations:
 * He shares the same length of dialogue with the rest of the characters.
 * He tells very less jokes and they're very funny.
 * He is more less of a scene hog.
 * His role of saving the day is giving to Scooby.
 * He is more calm and less obnoxious then ever before.