Candy Candy (1976)

1976 · 1 season · Animation, Drama, Kids

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.

Created by Kyoko Mizuki. Starring Minori Matsushima, Makio Inoue, Kei Tomiyama, Kazuhiko Inoue and Kaneta Kimotsuki.

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