: Famed Studio Ghibli co-founder Hayao Miyazaki worked as a key animator on several episodes.
The anime was produced by as part of their World Masterpiece Theater series. Araiguma Rascal
Edgerton, Wisconsin setting for Sterling North's "Rascal" - Facebook : Famed Studio Ghibli co-founder Hayao Miyazaki worked
: The story eventually explores the difficulty of coexisting with wild animals, ending with Sterling releasing Rascal back into the wild. 🏛️ Legacy and "The Raccoon Invasion" 🏛️ Legacy and "The Raccoon Invasion" : Follows
: Follows a boy named Sterling in Edgerton, Wisconsin, who rescues and tries to domesticate a baby raccoon.
: Based on the 1963 autobiographical novel Rascal: A Memoir of a Better Era by Sterling North.
While the show's message was about the impossibility of keeping wild raccoons as pets, the adorable animation had the opposite effect on Japanese audiences.