- Last Episode: Araiguma Rascal EP 2 (Sub) Full Sub
- First Episode: Araiguma Rascal EP 1 – 8k
* Based on the 1963 autobiographical novel Rascal, A Memoir of a Better Era by Sterling North.Sterling North is a tender-hearted boy, who loves animals very much. One day Sterling finds a baby raccoon in the woods. He names the raccoon Rascal and takes it home, where the baby raccoon becomes Sterling`s constant companion.Rascal grows up very well. Everything seems to be going well, but one day Rascal gets a taste for sweet corn and begins to raid the neighbours` corn gardens during the night. Sterling realizes that it is truly difficult for men and wild animals to coexist in the same place.One day a misfortune befalls Sterling`s family. His father`s ranches are entirely destroyed by a heavy rainstorm. Sterling must go to Milwaukee to attend junior high school. Rascal is now a young adult. Sterling decides to return Rascal to his natural life in the woods. Sterling goes to a lake with Rascal in his canoe and sets him free in the woods. Next day he leaves town alone on a train bound for Milwaukee.
- Other Title: Araiguma Rascal, Sekai Meisaku Gekijou, あらいぐまラスカル, Raccoon Rascal, Rascal, der Waschbär, Rascal, el Mapache
- Status: Ongoing
- Sub/Dub: Anime Sub
- Anime Type: TV
- Genres: Drama, Historical, Slice of Life, Pets, Slice Of Life, Animation, Anime
- Characters: North, Sterling, Rascal
- Score: 6.75
- Rank: 5216
- Popularity: 9391