'Araiguma Rascal' Spin-off 'Araiguma Calcal-dan' Announced for 2025
Nippon Animation announced a spin-off to its 1977 anime Araiguma Rascal (Raccoon Rascal) on Thursday. The animation studio also opened an official website, revealing the main staff, cast, and a teaser visual (pictured). Titled Araiguma Calcal-dan, the spin-off anime will air in 2025 as a part of Nippon Animation's 50th anniversary project.Staff
Director: Henry Hirakawa
Character Design: Ayano Yoshioka (Yaku nara Mug Cup mo)
Sound Director: Kisuke Koizumi (Tondemo Skill de Isekai Hourou Meshi)
Music: Alisa Okehazama (Oniichan wa Oshimai!)
Chief Producer: Kouzou Misawa (Yomiuri TV) (Ao no Miburo), Hitomi Hiratsuka (Nippon Animation)
Producer: Hiroya Nakata (Yomiuri TV) (Sabikui Bisco), Kasumi Dekune (Nippon Animation) (Honzuki no Gekokujou assistant producer)
Studio: Nippon Animation
Voice actors Junya Enoki (Jujutsu Kaisen), Taku Yashiro (Undead Girl Murder Farce), Kensho Ono (Vinland Saga), Youhei Azakami (Kamonohashi Ron no Kindan Suiri), and Kenjirou Tsuda (Gokushufudou) are set to star in the anime.
The original Araiguma Rascal (Raccoon Rascal) television anime, adapting Sterling North's Rascal: A Memoir of a Better Era 1963 autobiographical novel, aired in 52 episode from Winter to Fall in 1977. The anime series was the third production in Nippon Animation's Sekai Meisaku Gekijou (World Masterpiece Theater) titles—anime adaptations of various children's literature.
Announcement
Official site: https://calcaldan.com/
Official X: @calcaldan
Source: Newscast
Araiguma Calcal-dan of MAL
3 Comments Recent Comments
Saw the word "Rascal" and my heart skipped a beat. Raccoons are cool to.
Dec 12, 2024 12:50 AM by Ambeon
A spin-off to the 1977 adaptation of the 1963 novel? We live in interesting times.
Dec 11, 2024 9:00 PM by RobertBobert
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