Candy Candy (1976–1979)

Candy Candy rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic

TMDb8.516/10· 701 votes

About Candy Candy

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 of Candy Candy

• 

  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)

• 

  Yumi Nakatani

  as Eliza Leagan (voice)

• K

  Kiyoshi Komiyama

  as Neil Leagan (voice)

• 

  Taeko Nakanishi

  as Great-aunt Elroy

• 

  Nana Yamaguchi

  as Ms. Reine (voice)

Our take on Candy Candy

This classic 1976 anime follows orphan Candy from a hard childhood through love, loss and resilience, in a sweeping melodrama that captivated generations across the world. Tender and emotional, it's a foundational shōjo touchstone. If its big-hearted romance and tearful drama moved you, seek out classic shōjo anime and sentimental coming-of-age stories about a kind soul weathering life's storms.