

Crouching Moron, Hidden Badass: Checkout that fall Scooby and Shaggy take when the robot ninjas attack!.Convection Shmonvection: The path to the gate of fire ignores the heat affecting the surrounding air.Catchphrase: When the robot ninjas attack, all the members of the gang say their catchphrases, except for Fred, who lampshades that he still doesn't have one to go with reaction scenes.Cat Fight: A cat fight happens between Daphne and Miyumi.Cast as a Mask: The Black Samurai is voiced by Kevin Michael Richardson, with his dying unmasked self voiced by George Takei.Captured by Cannibals: The gang get captured by a cannibalistic tribe at the Temple of a Thousand Steps.That night, the Black Samurai and his ninja robots attack during a feast, stealing what he thinks is the destiny scroll, but is actually only a copy. Takagawa, the curator at a Tokyo museum of ancient history, tries explaining to Mirimoto, the head of the tournament, that an ancient evil known as the Black Samurai has risen, and will be after a scroll in the school known as the Destiny Scroll. Before heading to the school in a fully functioning robotic plane, they meet up with Daphne's friend Miyumi, who is also a student. So, we have the Scooby Doo Gang coming to Tokyo, Japan so Daphne can compete in a martial arts contest at a prestigious school. It was produced and completed in 2008, but held over to early 2009 for release (presumably so its' sister movie, Scooby-Doo! and the Goblin King, could be released first for the Halloween season.) Animation, Scooby-Doo and the Samurai Sword was (thus far) the final production animated in the same style as What's New, Scooby-Doo? in addition, this film featured Casey Kasem's final performance as Shaggy Rogers. Thirteenth direct-to-video Scooby-Doo film produced by Warner Bros.
