![]() The Candy Candy manga provides a story for the shōjo demographic of young girls in early adolescence. There are also three animated short films. The story was adapted into an anime series by Toei Animation. ![]() The manga series ran for four years and won the 1st Kodansha Manga Award for shōjo in 1977. Candy Candy first appeared as a manga in April 1975, written by Mizuki and illustrated by manga artist Yumiko Igarashi, a collaboration which was put together by the Japanese magazine Nakayoshi who were interested in recreating a "masterpiece" manga in the same vein as Heidi, Anne of Green Gables and other famous classic titles of literature read predominantly by young girls. ![]() The main character, Candice "Candy" White Ardley, is a blonde girl with freckles, large emerald green eyes and long hair, worn in pigtails with bows. The first volume of Candy Candy, featuring Candy on the coverĬandy Candy: The Call of Spring/The May FestivalĬandy Candy ( キャンディ・キャンディ, Kyandi Kyandi ) is a Japanese series created by Japanese writer Keiko Nagita under the pen name Kyoko Mizuki. ![]()
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