Starring Rascal

The story of how Wisconsin author Sterling North's book "Rascal" became a Japanese anime "Araiguma Rascal" known the world over... A book coming in 2026.

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I am searching for more personal stories from people who like "Rascal" everywhere... Please message me if you'd like to be part of my book. #AraigumaRascal #あらいぐまラスカル #Mapache #Waschbär #ЄНОТИКРАСКАЛЬ #الراكونراسكال #orsetto #رامکال #미국너구리라스칼 #浣熊拉斯卡爾

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@kyk_koniro Sterling was the youngest in his family, by far! When Sterling was born in November 1906, his oldest sister Theodora was almost 17. Sister Jessica was 15. Brother Herschel was almost 14.

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@Gmnt_bcwiz "The Wild Bunch" has a character named General Mapache, where "mapache" is the Spanish word for "raccoon."

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@sterlingras1221 Or perhaps we should find someone to make a new translation! :-)

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@6Q78rQtDwB15502 Now it is the season for wild raspberries in Brailsford. So far I have collected one quart. Soon I will make jam! I am a master jam maker, just like Grandma Clarissa.

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@q6u6prsk The anime does a good job of showing Wisconsin. You can still visit Sterling's house. It is now a museum. I am writing a book about "Rascal." https://t.co/b5Ft8Rni0g

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@q6u6prsk This is interesting to me. Why do you think Sterling speaks in a formal way?

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@pencil_extender Hah! What makes it an "American joke?"

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@nazonosaixy https://t.co/9DvRbVLxNc

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@Gmnt_bcwiz I adore the backgrounds and overhead shots in "Rascal." They truly look like Wisconsin to me. I am not far from Brailsford.

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@happinessginji Wonderful! Which edition did you read?

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@Gmnt_bcwiz In my book about "Rascal" I mention several of the anachronisms that I spotted in the anime... :-)

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@sterlingras1221 Yes, of course! Sterling continued to play the banjo in college and throughout his life. My book has a picture of him playing, as an adult...

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@Gmnt_bcwiz Yes, I'm sure the animators had this book as a reference for drawing animals...

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@Gmnt_bcwiz Real book, 1970...

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@chachacha0813 There are sculpin in fast-moving Wisconsin streams. I remember seeing them in the 1970s. They were very small, though - about 8 cm. Not big enough to eat!

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@miumiu2407 When I talk about "Rascal" today, I learned that young people do not know what a "sugar cube" is.

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@usctsusctu A week or two ago, a boy caught this catfish in the Rock River, at Beloit not far from Brailsford. The boy struggled to bring the fish to shore. A police officer helped him.

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@shirai_saku I am not far from Brailsford. I saw the white clover blooming in the first week of June.