Based on a novel by Johanna Spyri, Alps no Shoujo Heidi was directed by Takahata. Miyazaki did all the layouts of every episode, which is something only a superhuman can do. It was the first of the WMT series, and was a big success. Araiguma Rascal is based on a novel by Sterling North. It tells the story of a friendship between a boy, Sterling, and a raccoon, Rascal, and is set in America in the early 20th Century.
Rascal is still a very popular character in Japan.
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