Series synopsis
Candy Candy, also known as キャンディ・キャンディ is a Japanese animation drama kids television series that premiered on tv asahi on October 1, 1976. It ended on February 2, 1979. It was created by Kyoko Mizuki. It stars Minori Matsushima, Makio Inoue, Kei Tomiyama and Kazuhiko Inoue.
This story is about a girl, Candy, who is a orphan. She is a nice and optimistic girl and she has a warm heart. When she was a child, she lived in an orphanage called Pony's Home. She had a good friend called Ann. And she met the "handsome boy on the hill" who is a important person in her life, on the hill behind the orphanage.
She was adopted by the Loka's family. What's awaiting her are the bad-hearted Leo and his sister, Eliza. One day, in the rose garden, she met a boy, who is identical to ...
Premise
This story is about a girl, Candy, who is a orphan. She is a nice and optimistic girl and she has a warm heart. When she was a child, she lived in an orphanage called Pony's Home. She had a good friend called Ann. And she met the "handsome boy on the hill" who is a important person in her life, on the hill behind the orphanage.
She was adopted by the Loka's family. What's awaiting her are the bad-hearted Leo and his sister, Eliza. One day, in the rose garden, she met a boy, who is identical to the "handsome boy on the hill" who she had met in her childhood. The boy is called Antony. Thereafter, a fantastic story that she has never expected begins.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Minori Matsushima as Candice White Ardlay (voice)
- Makio Inoue as William Albert Ardlay (voice)
- Kei Tomiyama as Terruce G. Granchester (voice)
- Kazuhiko Inoue as Anthony Brown (voice)
- Kaneta Kimotsuki as Alistair Cornwell (voice)
- Yuji Mitsuya as Archibald Cornwell (voice)
- Mami Koyama as Annie Brighton (voice)
- Chiyoko Kawashima as Patricia O'Brien (voice)
Supporting cast
- Yumi Nakatani as Eliza Leagan (voice)
- Kiyoshi Komiyama as Neil Leagan (voice)
- Taeko Nakanishi as Great-aunt Elroy
- Nana Yamaguchi as Ms. Reine (voice)
- Miyoko Aso as Mary Jane Headmistress (voice)
- Sachiko Chijimatsu as Jimmy (voice)
- Eken Mine as Garcia (voice)
- Kouko Kagawa as Susanna Marlowe (voice)
Episodes
This series spans 2 seasons with 119 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 0 | 4 | March 18, 1978 | April 25, 1992 |
| Season 1 | 115 | October 1, 1976 | February 2, 1979 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Candy Candy: The Call of Spring/The May Festival | March 18, 1978 |
| 2 |
Candy Candy's Summer Vacation Candy left Terry and went with her friends holiday. Soon she will be in a lot of trouble when a bear hunts her. Our friends sat on a picnic but the weather broke and they are looking for shelter. A very simple and without much episode as a break from all the intrigue and sadness that Candy goes through. |
July 22, 1978 |
| 3 | Candy Candy the Movie | April 25, 1992 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Candy's Birthday At Pony's Home, an old church and orphanage run by Miss Pony and Sister Mary, young Tom discovers that something is amiss outside. When Miss Pony and Sister Mary go outside to investigate, they find two abandoned babies, Annie and Candy White. Over the next decade, the girls become best friends who try to sabotage visits from possible future parents in order not to be adopted. |
October 1, 1976 |
| 2 |
Candy and Annie's Picnic Annie thinks more and more about having parents. To console her, Candy takes her on a picnic without telling the Pony House where they are going. Candy just leaves a letter explaining that they will return before nightfall. During their journey, they are swept away by the current of a river but brought back safely to the Brighton house. |
October 8, 1976 |
| 3 |
Goodbye Annie The Brightons pretend to have a barbecue at the orphanage to ask to adopt Candy, but she wants to stay with Annie so she forces them to change their mind, which makes them fall back on Annie who agrees to be adopted. |
October 15, 1976 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | tv asahi |
|---|---|
| First aired | October 1, 1976 |
| Last aired | February 2, 1979 |
| Runtime | 25 minutes |
| Status | ended |
| Schedule | Friday |