The official website for Araiguma Calcaldan , the upcoming comedy spin-off to the Rascal the Raccoon classic anime series, today released a second trailer featuring the theme song "Calgaru Everyday!!" performed by the four-member Japanese rock band HANABIE. Araiguma Calcaldan 2nd Trailer Message from HANABIE.: We are HANABIE., and we are in charge of the theme song for the anime “ Araiguma Calcaldan.” We are very honored to work for “Rascal,” a character that we have been familiar with since childhood and loved by everyone around the world! We created "Calgaru Everyday! by mixing the worldview of the anime and the intensity and looseness of HANABIE. with full of chaos. It is an energetic song that makes you want to give a round of applause to yourself as you go about your busy day! We hope you enjoy the song as well as the anime, and we hope that we will be able to lightly color your daily life together with Calcaldan! Flay flay! Go-go! HANABIE. artist photo RELATED: Rascal the Raccoon Anime Spin-Off Araiguma Calcaldan Premieres in April 2025 Araiguma Calcaldan is set to premiere in Japan on April 3, 2025. Henry Hirakawa directs the anime at studio Nippon Animation, which produced the original 1977 Rascal the Raccoon anime based on the 1963 book by Sterling North, with character designs by Ayano Yoshioka ( Let's Make a Mug Too ), sound direction by Kisuke Koizumi and music by Alisa Okehazama ( JUJUTSU KAISEN ). The story is set around five employees working hard in the lesser Tama branch of a secret society aiming for world domination called the Calcal Group: an aspirational new recruit, a polite but self-conscious superior, a modern guy with a cold attitude to everything, a hotheaded but kind senior employee and a handsome older man leading the pack. The series' main cast members include: Comical voiced by Yohei Azakami Subcal (a play on the word for 'subculture') voiced by Kensho Ono Acacal voiced by Junya Enoki Logical voiced by Taku Yashiro Middle voiced by Kenjiro Tsuda Key Visual Source : "Araiguma Calcaldan" official website ©Araiguma Calcaldan Production Committee
