Araiguma Rascal

The 11 year old Robby North and his friend Oscar live in Wisconsin. During fishing they hear a shot. A racoon-mother was shot. Robby takes the baby of this racoon with him and cares for it. The boy names the racoon Rascal.

(Source: Anime News Network)

Data

Format
TV
Episodes
52
Episode Duration
26 minutes
Status
FINISHED
Start Date
Wed Feb 02 1977
End Date
Wed Jan 25 1978
Season
WINTER 1977
Average Score
64%
Mean Score
68%
Popularity
1412
Favourites
13
Studios
Nippon Animation
Producers
Source
OTHER
Genres
Drama, Slice of Life
Romaji
Araiguma Rascal
English
Raccoon Rascal
Native
あらいぐまラスカル
Synonyms
Sekai Meisaku Gekijou
World Masterpiece Theater
WMT

External & Streaming links

Official Site

Relations

SPINOFF
Araiguma Calcal-dan
TVSHORT · FINISHED

Characters

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Sterling North
MAIN
Utsumi Toshihiko
JAPANESE
Rascal
MAIN
Masako Nozawa
JAPANESE
Willard North
SUPPORTING
Masato Yamanouchi
JAPANESE
Herman Sunderland
SUPPORTING
Takkou Ishimori
JAPANESE
Old Woman
SUPPORTING
Matsuko Inaba
JAPANESE
Oscar Sunderland
SUPPORTING
Yuuji Shikamata
JAPANESE
Mrs Hackett
SUPPORTING
Miyoko Asou
JAPANESE
Martin
SUPPORTING
Shouzou Iizuka
JAPANESE
Mike Conway
SUPPORTING
Masahiro Murase
JAPANESE
Thurman
SUPPORTING
Ichirou Nagai
JAPANESE

Staff

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Hayao Miyazaki
Animation (eps 4-6, 10, 12-22, 24-27)
Yoshiyuki Tomino
Storyboard (eps 8, 10, 13, 15, 17-20, 24, 26, 28, 30, 33, 37, 39, 40, 44, 47)
Kumiko Oosugi
Theme Song Arrangement (OP, ED)
Jouji Yanase
Animation (ep 3)
Shigeo Koshi
Director
Akira Miyazaki
Script
Takeo Watanabe
Theme Song Composition (OP, ED)
Takeo Watanabe
Music
Nobuo Tomizawa
Animation (eps 4-22, 24, 25, 27-52)
Yasuo Urakami
Sound Director