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
Scooby-Doo! The Mystery Begins Kiyoko as Velma and Nick Palatas as Shaggy. Scooby-Doo was created using computer-generated imagery and his voice is provided by Frank Welker, who also was a cast member of the animated series, "Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!" and "The Scooby-Doo Show", providing the voice of Fred. The music is scored by Academy Award-nominee David Newman, who had previously scored the theatrical films "Scooby-Doo" (2002) and "" (2004). The film is dedicated to Lorena Gale, who died during production. Its sequel, "Scooby-Doo! Curse of the Lake Monster", was released on October 16, 2010. In Coolsville, Ohio, four teenagers are accidentally involved in