Candy Candy: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Candy Candy originated from a shoujo manga by Mizuki Kyouko and Igarashi Yumiko published in 1974. It was soon be picked up for television as anime, which runs up to 115 episodes (not to mention several ovas and movies). The manga itself continued until 1982 (8 years in total -- not the longest running manga, but it's very close).

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.

Series details

• Title: Candy Candy
• Format: Animation
• Language: Japanese
• Genres: Drama, Anime, Children
• Premiere date: 1976-10-01
• Final broadcast date listed: 1979-02-02
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: TV Asahi
• Network country: Japan
• Typical episode runtime: 25 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 19803
• TVDB ID: 79884

Cast and credited roles

• Makio Inoue — William Albert Adley
• Kazuhiko Inoue — Anthony Brown
• Kei Tomiyama — Terrence G. Grandchester
• Matsushima Minori — Candice "Candy" White Adley

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1976-10-01; final listed air date 1979-02-02; episode order: 115.

Source and licence

Adapted from Candy Candy on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.