25 minSeason 1 • Episode 115
LatestCandy is thunderstruck to discover that her benefactor "Grandfather" William Albert Ardley has been hiding in plain sight the whole time, ever since she was in anguish over Annie being adopted away from Pony's Home. Albert was too young to fill the desperately needed role of the head of the Ardley family, after his parents died and his aunt Elroy became his guardian, so he wisely applied the principle "Deceive your allies to fool your adversaries." As both recall memories of the past it becomes clear that Albert tried to be a guiding father to Candy as much as he could, while remaining hidden, not only from Candy, but all of the Ardley family. He adopted her as his daughter after Alistear, Archibald and Anthony did not want to put all their eggs in one basket by leaving it up to their great-aunt whether Candy was treated as a person or a pariah in the Ardley family. And Candy's eyes reminded him of his deceased older sister, Anthony's mother.
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.
Acting
Minori Matsushima's voice carries decades of pain.
Writing
Shoujo melodrama that invented the template.
Production
Toei Animation at peak 70s sentimental craft.
Creator
Kyoko Mizuki
Minori Matsushima
Candice White Ardlay (voice)
Makio Inoue
William Albert Ardlay (voice)
Kei Tomiyama
Terruce G. Granchester (voice)
Kazuhiko Inoue
Anthony Brown (voice)
Kaneta Kimotsuki
Alistair Cornwell (voice)
Yuji Mitsuya
Archibald Cornwell (voice)
Mami Koyama
Annie Brighton (voice)
Chiyoko Kawashima
Patricia O'Brien (voice)
Yumi Nakatani
Eliza Leagan (voice)
Taeko Nakanishi
Great-aunt Elroy
Nana Yamaguchi
Ms. Reine (voice)
Miyoko Aso
Mary Jane Headmistress (voice)
Sachiko Chijimatsu
Jimmy (voice)
Eken Mine
Garcia (voice)
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Candy Candy sparked unprecedented fan letter campaigns in Japan, with viewers demanding happier outcomes for the heroine.
Creator Kyoko Mizuki and illustrator Yumiko Igarashi's bitter legal battle over rights lasted over 30 years, preventing any complete anime re-release.
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