Rascal the Raccoon
| Rascal the Raccoon | |
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| あらいぐまラスカル | |
| Genre | Drama |
| Based on | Rascal by Sterling North |
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| Music by | Takeo Watanabe |
| Country of origin | Japan |
| Original language | Japanese |
| No. of episodes | 52 |
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| Executive producer | Koichi Motohashi |
| Producers | Junzō Nakajima Yoshio Katō |
| Editor | Takeshi Seyama |
| Production companies | Nippon Animation Fuji Television |
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| Network | FNS (Fuji TV) |
| Release | 2 January – 25 December 1977 |
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Rascal the Raccoon (あらいぐまラスカル, Araiguma Rasukaru; literally Raccoon Rascal, with the Japanese word for raccoon meaning "washing bear") is a 1977 Japanese animated TV series by Nippon Animation. The series is based on the 1963 autobiographical novel Rascal, A Memoir of a Better Era by Sterling North. It aired on Fuji TV as part of the World Masterpiece Theater staple.
As a result of the series' popularity, raccoons were imported to Japan as exotic pets, which caused them to become an invasive species in the country.