Scooby-Doo! and the Samurai Sword Scooby-Doo! and the Samurai Sword Scooby-Doo! and the Samurai Sword is a 2009 direct-to-DVD animated comedy mystery martial arts film, as well as the thirteenth entry in a series of direct-to-video animated films based upon the "Scooby-Doo" Saturday morning cartoon franchise. In the United States, the DVD sold 163,890 units in its first week and as of January 2014, it has sold approximately 524,725 units. This is the last direct-to-video Scooby-Doo film to use the bright animation style keen to the "What's New, Scooby-Doo?" TV series. It was also the last "Scooby-Doo" production featuring Casey Kasem as Shaggy Rogers before
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