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Candy Candy
The first volume of Candy Candy, featuring Candy on the cover.
キャンディ・キャンディ♡
(Kyandi Kyandi)
Novel
Written byKyoko Mizuki
PublishedApril 1975
Manga
Written byKyoko Mizuki
Illustrated byYumiko Igarashi
Published byKodansha
MagazineNakayoshi
Original runApril 1975 – March 1979
Volumes9
Anime television series
Directed byHiroshi Shidara
Tetsuo Imazawa
Produced byKanetake Ochiai
Shinichi Miyazaki
Yuyake Usui
Written byNoboru Shiroyama
Shun'ichi Yukimuro
Music byTakeo Watanabe
StudioToei Animation
Original networkANN (TV Asahi)
Original run 1 October 1976 – 2 February 1979
Episodes115 (List of episodes)
Anime film
Candy Candy: The Call of Spring/The May Festival
Directed byYoshikatsu Kasai
Written byNoboru Shiroyama
Music byTakeo Watanabe
StudioToei Animation
Released18 March 1978
Runtime25 minutes
Anime film
Candy Candy's Summer Vacation
Directed byYoshikatsu Kasai
Produced byChiaki Imada
Music byTakeo Watanabe
StudioToei Animation
Released22 July 1978
Runtime15 minutes
Anime film
Candy Candy the Movie
Directed byTetsuo Imazawa
Produced byChiaki Imada
Music byTakeo Watanabe
StudioToei Animation
Released25 April 1992
Runtime26 minutes

Candy Candy (キャンディ・キャンディ, Kyandi Kyandi) is a Japanese anime created by Japanese writer Keiko Nagita under the pen name Kyoko Mizuki.[1][2] It was published as a manga in April 1975 written by Mizuki and illustrated by Yumiko Igarashi, a collaboration which was put together by the Japanese magazine Nakayoshi that was interested in recreating a "masterpiece" manga in the same vein as Heidi, Anne of Green Gables, among others. The manga series ran for four years,[1] and won the 1st Kodansha Manga Award for shōjo in 1977.[3] The story was adapted into an anime series by Toei Animation.[1] There are also three animated short films. To create the story of Candy Candy, its author Keiko Nagita was primarily inspired by the novel Daddy Long Legs by Jean Webster, in which the protagonists Jerusha Abbott and Jervis Pendleton fall in love despite their bond as guardian and ward, confirming in various interviews that the character Albert is Candy's true and destined love, being present in all phases of her life: past (prince), present (friend/guardian) and future (husband).[4]

Plot

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Candy Candy follows the titular character Candy, an abandoned orphan taken in by Pony's Home, an orphanage near Lake Michigan around the start of the 20th century.[5] She spends the first years of her life at the orphanage, to where she would often return to repose and to decide the next course in her life. When Candy was six years old, Annie, her best friend at the orphanage, is adopted. Without her friend, Candy runs to Pony's Hill while crying, where she briefly meets a mysterious boy dressed in a Scottish kilt and carrying a bagpipe. When Candy turns 12, she is taken in by the Leagan family as a companion for their daughter Eliza. They treat her poorly but eventually make Candy a servant girl.

Prince on the Hill

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William Albert Ardley (Albert) is a key and central protagonist,[6] fundamental to the plot. He is revealed as 'The Prince of the Hill,' who shaped Candy's childhood and inspired her, being her most important figure, mentor, protector, even legal guardian, and future husband.[7]

Albert is a powerful businessman who enjoys the simple life, loves to travel (especially to England where he completed his university studies), and has a special connection with animals (he has the gift of communicating with them through the mind). Throughout the story, it is revealed that he is actually 'Great-Uncle William.' At a very young age, he becomes the head of the Ardley family after his parents and his sister, Rosemary (Albert is Anthony's uncle), die, leaving him as the sole heir. It is Great-Aunt Elroy who does not allow him to reveal his identity, and that is why everyone knows him as "Albert".[8]

He is the one who uttered the most important phrase in the franchise, the one that inspired Candy throughout her life and all generations in real life:

"Why are you crying? You're much prettier when you laugh than when you cry."

At that moment, Candy smiles and gives the "Prince of the Hill" a flower. He then leaves without saying his name, but he loses a badge (happiness talisman) that Candy keeps as a lucky charm, being her proof that 'her prince' had not been a dream.[9]

Media

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Novel

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Kyoko Mizuki's Candy Candy novel, consisting of three volumes, has piqued the interest of Candy Candy fans outside Japan for some years. This novel was only available in Japan and published in Japanese. The third volume covers the period after the events chronicled in the manga and anime.[10] The novels have been translated in their entirety by Western fans but the translations confirmed that, true to her artistic form, Kyoko Mizuki did not provide concrete closure to the story, yet in the last letter that closed out the novel, Candy was still an optimistic, life-loving and cheerful heroine.

Manga

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A manga adaptation of Candy Candy was announced in the March 1975 issue of Nakayoshi. The first chapter was published in the following month, and continued until the last chapter in March 1979. However, the story did not appear in the November 1975, December 1976, as well as January June 1978 issues. The manga was published in nine volumes.

Volumes

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  • 1 (2 October 1975)[11]
  • 2 (8 March 1976)[12]
  • 3 (8 August 1976)[13]
  • 4 (8 December 1976)[14]
  • 5 (18 March 1977)[15]
  • 6 (18 September 1977)[16]
  • 7 (18 April 1978)[17]
  • 8 (18 November 1978)[18]
  • 9 (19 March 1979)[19]

Anime

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There are three animated short films: Candy Candy: The Call of Spring/The May Festival (1978),[20] Candy Candy's Summer Vacation (1978)[21] and Candy Candy the Movie (1992).[22]

Live-action

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Film

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In 1981, a Korean drama/family live action film based on the series was produced by Choi Chu-ji, directed by Choi In-hyeon, and written by Man Izawa. Choi Shin-hee starred, alongside Kim Do-hee, Eom Hyo-jeong Eom, Song Bo-geun, and Yoo Eun-suk. Due to licensing issues, the film was only released domestically.[23]

TV series

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An Indonesian television series adaptation titled Candy was produced by Sinemart. It was produced by Leo Sutanto and directed by Widi Wijaya and aired on channel RCTI in 2007, starring Rachel Amanda, Nimaz Dewantary, Lucky Perdana, and Bobby Joseph.[24][25]

Releases

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From 1980s to early 1990s, VHS within Japan and the rest of the world were being serialized and distributed under the approval of Toei Animation.

List of Candy Candy VHS released in Japan
Name Episodes Extras Catalog
Candy Candy Vol. 1 1, 5, 12 Previews of 2, 3 and 4 + Call of Spring advertisement TE-M884
Candy Candy Vol. 2 22, 23, 24 Previews of 25, 26, 27 (27 is not on the third vol. VHS) TE-M262
Candy Candy Vol. 3 25, 26, 29 Unknown VRTM-00643
Candy Candy Vol. 4 30, 31, 32 Unknown VRTM-00106
Candy Candy Vol. 5 36, 37, 38 Unknown VRTM-00818
Candy Candy Vol. 6 39, 40, 41 Unknown VRTM-00800
Candy Candy Vol. 7 42, 43, 44 Unknown VRTM-00311
Candy Candy Vol. 8 45, 46, 47 Unknown VRTM-00707
Candy Candy Original Movie
  • Call of Spring (OVA 1)
  • Candy Candy no Natsuyasumi (OVA 2)
 OVA 1, OVA 2 Toei Otoshidama Manga Matsuri TE-M156
Million Seller Series Candy Candy: A Small Ribbon Connecting Hearts 11 Unknown TE-M437
Candy Candy New Movie OVA 3 Karaoke of the opening theme
  • VHS VRTM-01308
  • LD LSTD-01050
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In the early 1990s, co-creators Mizuki and Igarashi, along with Toei Animation, battled over the legal ownership of the title. Igarashi was producing Candy Candy material without the consent of Mizuki or Toei. In 1998, Mizuki brought her case to a Tokyo district court to prove that she had equal rights of ownership of the Candy Candy title. In October 2001, the court ruled the case in favor of Mizuki and ordered Igarashi and five companies that distributed the unauthorized merchandise to pay Mizuki ¥29,500,000, or 3% of their sales.[26] In June 2002, Igarashi sued Toei to enforce her rights on the Candy Candy trademark, forcing broadcasters to stop airing the series.[27]

In September 2003, a toy manufacturer based in Misato, Saitama sued the two copyright managers of Candy Candy for ¥11 million for loss of revenue due to legal battle between Mizuki and Igarashi. The manufacturer was commissioned by the copyright managers to produce Candy Candy jigsaw puzzles without being informed that they could be immediately dismissed by Mizuki any time for copyright infringement. The Tokyo high court ordered the copyright managers to pay ¥7.8 million to the toy company.[28]

Legacy

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In 2011, a parody of the series aired on Saturday Night Live sketch, "J-Pop! America Fun Time Now!"[29]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Mays, Jonathan (13 September 2003). "The Candy Candy Nightmare". Anime News Network. Kadokawa Group. Archived from the original on 28 May 2008. Retrieved 4 April 2007.
  2. ^ "Candy Candy vo". manga-news.com (in French). Archived from the original on 9 December 2014. Retrieved 16 November 2014.
  3. ^ Hahn, Joel. "Kodansha Manga Awards". Comic Book Awards Almanac. Archived from the original on 16 August 2007. Retrieved 21 August 2007.
  4. ^ "CANDY CANDY: Who does she end up with?" - January 30, 2026.
  5. ^ "Candy Candy". TV.com. Archived from the original on 24 August 2008. Retrieved 8 April 2007.
  6. ^ "Who is Albert?" - November 23, 2015.
  7. ^ "Albert, the ultimate love of Candy, the orphan girl" - May 19, 2019.
  8. ^ "We finally know who Candy married" - January 25, 2021.
  9. ^ "Candy's memory of Prince on the Hill" - January 24, 2015.
  10. ^ "Candy Candy 2001". Candy Candy official website. Archived from the original on 16 February 2009. Retrieved 1 November 2011.
  11. ^ "Candy Candy jp Vol.1". manga-news.com (in French). Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 16 November 2014.
  12. ^ "Candy Candy jp Vol.2". manga-news.com (in French). Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 16 November 2014.
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  14. ^ "Candy Candy jp Vol.4". manga-news.com (in French). Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 16 November 2014.
  15. ^ "Candy Candy jp Vol.5". manga-news.com (in French). Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 16 November 2014.
  16. ^ "Candy Candy jp Vol.6". manga-news.com (in French). Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 16 November 2014.
  17. ^ "Candy Candy jp Vol.7". manga-news.com (in French). Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 16 November 2014.
  18. ^ "Candy Candy jp Vol.8". manga-news.com (in French). Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 16 November 2014.
  19. ^ "Candy Candy jp Vol.9". manga-news.com (in French). Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 16 November 2014.
  20. ^ キャンディ・キャンディ 春の呼び声 (1978). AllCinema (in Japanese). Stingray. Archived from the original on 18 June 2015. Retrieved 26 September 2014.
  21. ^ キャンディ・キャンディ キャンディ・キャンディの夏休み (1978). AllCinema (in Japanese). Stingray. Archived from the original on 17 December 2014. Retrieved 26 September 2014.
  22. ^ キャンディ・キャンディ (1992). AllCinema (in Japanese). Stingray. Archived from the original on 18 June 2015. Retrieved 26 September 2014.
  23. ^ "Candy Candy (1981) Korean live action movie adaptation". Korean Movie Database. Archived from the original on 7 July 2020. Retrieved 18 June 2015.
  24. ^ "Candy (2007) Indonesian live action drama adaptation". Sinemart. Archived from the original on 29 June 2015. Retrieved 18 June 2015.
  25. ^ "Program". MNCTV. Archived from the original on 5 November 2015. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
  26. ^ Macdonald, Christopher (27 October 2001). "Candy Candy Lawsuit Ends". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on 20 March 2023. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
  27. ^ Macdonald, Christopher (3 June 2022). "Candy Candy Legal Issues Continue". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on 20 March 2023. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
  28. ^ Mays, Jonathan (13 September 2003). "Candy Candy Lawsuits Continue". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on 20 March 2023. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
  29. ^ "J-Pop Talk Show". 15 October 2011. Archived from the original on 30 April 2016. Retrieved 8 May 2016.
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