Candy Candy is a Japanese series created by Kyoko Mizuki.
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10 Facts About Candy Candy
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Candy Candy first appeared as a manga in April 1975, written by Japanese writer Keiko Nagita under the pen name Kyoko 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.
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When she turned 12, Candy was taken in by the Leagan family as a companion for their daughter Eliza and her brother Neil.
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Candy Candy was the uncle of Candy's first love, Anthony Brown, and a relative of Anthony's cousins, the Cornwell brothers Archibald and Alistair, as well as the Leagan children.
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Circumstances divided the pair when Eliza Leagan schemed to have Candy expelled from St Paul's by manipulating them into a scandal.
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When Candy discovered what happened without Terry ever telling her beforehand, she decided to sacrifice her own happiness and left Terry.
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Kyoko Mizuki's Candy Candy novel, consisting of three volumes, has piqued the interest of Candy Candy fans outside Japan for some years.
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Yet, in the last letter that closed out the novel, Candy was still an optimistic, life-loving and cheerful heroine.
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Candy Candy announced that this was her effort to tell the story as she always intended from the beginning, without the influence of the manga illustrator or the manga production team.
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Announcement of the Candy Candy manga appeared in the March 1975 issue of Nakayoshi.
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