Rascal the Raccoon (あらいぐまラスカル, Araiguma Rascal) is a slice-of-life drama anime series produced by Nippon Animation. It is part of World Masterpiece Theater under Calpis Children's Theater, and based on the 1963 children's nonfiction book Rascal: A Memoir of a Better Era by Sterling North. 11 year old Sterling, nicknamed Robby, and his friend Oscar live in Wisconsin. During fishing they hear a shoot, a racoon mother was shot. Robby takes the baby of this racoon with him and cares for it. The boy names the racoon Rascal.