Araiguma Rascal

Life in Brailsford Junction, Wisconsin, is simple and quiet for Sterling North, who spends most of his free time caring for animals. With his mother in the hospital and his brother fighting on the Western Front, the boy lives only with his father and his dog Hauser.

One weekend, cutting away from his usual chores, Sterling, his friend Oscar, and Hauser head off on a fishing trip. On their way to the river, his dog catches a scent at the base of a tree. Unearthing a raccoon's nest, the two boys find an orphaned kit. A passing hunter has killed the kit's mother to make a fur hat, leaving Sterling to adopt and care for the orphaned raccoon.

Torn by his fracturing family, a brother in the trenches, along with the ailing health of his mother, Sterling's bonds with life and the world around him are kept together and strengthened by life with his new friend, the "ring-tailed wonder" and scoundrel, whom he names Rascal.

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Rascal Main

Nozawa, Masako Japanese

North, Sterling Main

Utsumi, Toshihiko Japanese

Sunderland, Oscar Supporting

Shikamata, Yuuji Japanese

Sunderland, Greta Supporting

Nozawa, Masako Japanese

Jim Supporting

Imanishi, Masao Japanese

Dr. Gain Supporting

Yoshizawa, Hisayoshi Japanese

Art Supporting

North, Jessica Supporting

Stevenson, James Supporting

Suzuki, Taimei Japanese

Maud, Arthur Supporting

Kuwabara, Takeshi Japanese

Bessho, Takaharu Producer

Koshi, Shigeo Director

Saitou, Hiroshi Director, Storyboard

Endou, Masaharu Director, Character Design

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'Araiguma Rascal' Spin-off 'Araiguma Calcal-dan' Announced for 2025

Nippon Animation announced a spin-off to its 1977 anime Araiguma Rascal (Raccoon Rascal) on Thursday. The animation studio also opened an official website, revealing...read more

Dec 11, 8:46 PM by Vindstot | Discuss (2 comments)

	Poll: Araiguma Rascal Episode 1 Discussion lanblade - May 15, 2018	3 replies	by Nothing-Nowhere »» Jan 14, 11:32 AM
	Poll: Araiguma Rascal Episode 36 Discussion Eziprez - Apr 25, 2023	0 replies	by Eziprez »» Apr 25, 2023 7:41 AM
	Do you recognize the theme song? Puncheon - Sep 9, 2022	1 replies	by Theo1899 »» Sep 9, 2022 11:28 AM
	I wish this would get fansubbed into English! ExistentialUFO - Aug 18, 2021	1 replies	by Isekai-d »» Feb 23, 2022 1:34 PM