Hibagon Forever

Hibagon Forever (Japanese: Hibagonフォーエヴァー Hibagon foevu~a) is the eighth episode of the first season of Scooby-Doo: The Next Mystery.

Summary
While the gang are on a field trip to Hiba-Dogo-Taishaku Quasi-National Park a gorilla-like creature called the Hibagon is terrorizing Mount Hiba. Meanwhile, a mysterous figure starts following and protecting Nigamora.

Synopsis
Shaggy manages to get the Hibagon's attention, and proceeds to lure it through the forest, although it goes astray when Shaggy makes a wrong turn.

As the gang leaves though, Nigamora and Scooby notice the strange figure watching them from atop a cliff. Nigamora asks "Who are you?", but the figure says nothing. She then asks again "Who are you?", but the figure stays silent. She and Scooby then walk off to join the gang. The figure (possibly an actual Hibagon) watches the police car Imiki's in drives away before walking off.

Japanese Cast

 * Naomi Kusumi as Scooby-Doo
 * Toshiharu Sakurai as Shaggy Rogers
 * TBA as Moshu
 * TBA as Shimagura
 * TBA as Mishi
 * Naoki Tatsuta as Scrappy-Doo
 * TBA as Nigamora
 * TBA as Toshi
 * TBA as Mrs. Yoshino
 * TBA as Principle Imakini
 * TBA as Ashiyama
 * TBA as Koma
 * TBA as Siba
 * TBA as Sergeant Otonato

English Cast

 * Frank Welker as Scooby-Doo
 * Matthew Lillard as Shaggy Rogers
 * Benjamin Diskin as Moshu
 * Gwendoline Yeo as Shimagura
 * Colleen O'Shaughnessey as Mishi, Siba
 * Scott Innes as Scrappy-Doo
 * Kari Wahlgren as Nigamora, Koma
 * Kyle Hebert as Toshi
 * Rob Paulsen as Imiki
 * Fred Tatasciore as Hibagon
 * Dante Basco as Ranger Ichiro
 * Cree Summer as Emiko
 * Kath Soucie as Mrs. Yoshino
 * Wallace Shawn as Principle Imakini
 * Janice Kawaye as Ashiyama
 * Robert Costanzo as Sergeant Otonato

Villains

 * Hibagon/Imiki

Locations

 * Hiba-Dogo-Taishaku Quasi-National Park
 * Mount Hiba

Notes/Trivia

 * The Hibagon is said to be 5 feet tall but in this episode the Hibagon is 20 feet tall.