Candy Candy_
Original: キャンディ・キャンディ
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
Network
tv asahi
Episodes
115
Updated Feb 16, 2026
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Overview
Candy Candy has 1 season with 115 episodes spanning 1976-1979.
Rating
With a 8.5/10 rating from 682 votes, Candy Candy is considered highly rated.
Year context
Candy Candy first aired 50 years ago in 1976.
CAST (16)
Minori Matsushima
Candice White Ardlay (voice)
Makio Inoue
William Albert Ardlay (voice)
Kei Tomiyama
Terruce G. Granchester (voice)
Kazuhiko Inoue
Anthony Brown (voice)
Kaneta Kimotsuki
Alistair Cornwell (voice)
Yuji Mitsuya
Archibald Cornwell (voice)
Mami Koyama
Annie Brighton (voice)
Chiyoko Kawashima
Patricia O'Brien (voice)
Yumi Nakatani
Eliza Leagan (voice)
KK
Kiyoshi Komiyama
Neil Leagan (voice)
Taeko Nakanishi
Great-aunt Elroy
Nana Yamaguchi
Ms. Reine (voice)
Miyoko Aso
Mary Jane Headmistress (voice)
Sachiko Chijimatsu
Jimmy (voice)
Eken Mine
Garcia (voice)
KK
Kouko Kagawa
Susanna Marlowe (voice)
SEASONS (1 season, 115 episodes)
SEASON 1
01
Candy's Birthday
At Pony's Home, an old church and orphanage run by Miss Pony and Sister Mary, young Tom discovers that something is amiss outside. When Miss…
02
Candy and Annie's Picnic
Annie thinks more and more about having parents. To console her, Candy takes her on a picnic without telling the Pony House where they are…
04
A Letter from Annie
Candy's life is punctuated by the passage of the letter carrier, Mr. Mathieu: she harasses him to get letters from Annie. But one day, Annie,…
05
From Today, I'll be a princess?
Candy departs for Lakeweood together with her raccoon Klint. She hitches a ride with Tom and his father Mr. Steave on their wagon. Mr. Steave…
06
The Prince of the Hill
Candy wins the sympathy of the servants, but Daniel and Elisa continue to play nasty tricks on her. She hides Klint in the stable after…
07
Am I Elegant?
Candy attracts the wrath of the Legrands again and they punish her. So she decides to make an effort and become a real lady, but…
08
Invitation of Happiness
Elisa takes Candy to the city, but only to be a carrier. Elisa abandons her there, but Candy meets Alistair who helps her to come…
09
The Dance Where I Met Him
At the party, Elisa makes fun of Candy's outfit, but her friends put on casual clothes to support her. During Aunt Elroy's speech, Archibald makes…
10
The Barn Princess
Unhappy with Candy's performance, the Legrands move her to the barn, but Sister Maria and John come to visit her, so she must keep up…
11
The Small Ribbon
The Brightons visit the Legrands, but Annie must not show that she knows Candy. She is offered a horseback ride, but a trick by Daniel…
12
A Rose-Scented Birthday
Candy discovers roses in the barn, but ends up understanding that it is Daniel who wanted to anger Anthony by making her look like a…
13
The Lonesome Three
Neil attempts to poison the horses, however, a shadow rushes into the barn and punches him, before running out again just as Candy arrives. Eliza…
14
The Old Tree in Spring
Mr. Leagan returns home from a long absence to find Candy downgraded to a servant, and decides Candy deserves a holiday at Pony's Home. Once…
15
The Decision Which Took Away My Happiness
At the Leagans, Candy learns that Dorothy will be sent off to Mexico as an extra hand for the Ardley property. Mr. Leagan is absent…
16
Departure to an Unknown Country
The day before leaving for Mexico, Candy wishes to say farewell to Anthony, but instead witnesses how Anthony denounces his great-aunt when she orders her…
17
In the Arid, Wild West
Candy discovers that Garcia, her pilot, has a bad temper. She discovers in the cart a poor family who is also leaving for Mexico. She…
18
The Cross of Happiness
Candy saves Garcia from a snake bite and gives him her medallion, but he delivers her to bandits to save himself. Remorseful, he frees her,…
19
At the End of the Difficult Journey
Candy thinks she will be sold in Europe, but she manages to escape while her friends search for her. She arrives at the Rose Gate…
20
Happy Like in a Dream
Candy now lives at the Ardley estate, together with the Cornwell brothers and Anthony and a closet full of dresses given by great-aunt Elroy. Neil…
21
A Pigeon That Carried Friendship
To get back at Candy, Elisa takes Anthony into the woods and causes an accident with Tom who is carrying milk. Anthony brings Elisa, injured,…
22
Don't Give Up, Anthony!
Despite the ban, Anthony and Candy correspond, first by carrier pigeon, then by a balloon designed by Alistair, which arrives at Elisa's house. Aunt Elroy…
23
The First Date
An incident reveals that the prize of the rodeo was a calf. Unable to keep it, Anthony leaves with Candy to find a way to…
24
My Anthony
The bad omens are piling up but do not dampen Anthony's good mood. A fox hunt is organized to officially welcome Candy to the Ardley…
25
Overcoming the Pain
The whole family is in mourning, and Anthony is buried in the cemetery, Candy being relegated to the church. Aunt Elroy sees Candy as a…
26
Father-tree Knows
Candy spends her time moping at Pony's house, so Jimmy, a newbie, doubts her status as a leader and is unpleasant with her. Then he…
27
A Present of Angels
Christmas Eve promises to be gloomy for Miss Pony and Sister Maria, because Mr. Cartwright, their landlord, wants to enlarge his ranch by taking the…
28
Scar on the Healed Soul
Mr. Cartwright has become a friend of Pony's house. He lends his cart so that everyone can visit Tom. He proposes to Candy to adopt…
29
A Departure Full of Hope
Candy declines Mr. Cartwright's offer. She feels the vocation of becoming a teacher, but George comes to seek her. She runs away in the rain…
30
Love Transcends Raging Waves
Candy shows her altruism on the boat that takes her to England: she treats a seagull and then supports the captain who wants to deviate…
31
A New Day in the Old Capital
This young man goes from tears to laughter as Candy approaches him and makes fun of her. Archibald and Alistair come to pick her up…
32
Another Pony Hill
Candy gets Klint into St. Paul's College, but he gets her into trouble. The rules are very strict. She meets Patricia, but Elisa starts to…
33
A Strange Student
Candy is quarantined by Elisa, but Patricia's grandmother steps up and pushes her granddaughter to bond with Candy, all the while wanting to experience life…
34
The Returned Envelope
A bad trick of Elisa's turns against her, as she was making fun of Candy's letter. So, she sends Daniel and his cronies to take…
35
A Wonderful Sunday
The Ardley's got permission to go out this Sunday and see Aunt Elroy, but Candy didn't request it, so she has to stay. So she…
36
Revived smiles
37
A wondrous encounter
38
The secret of Terrius
39
A treasure which caused anger
40
Freely leaving the contemplation room
41
Fairy of the school festival
42
A midnight picnic
43
Summer school at the shore of a lake
44
The link between a mother and a child
45
White party for two
46
Excitement at the end of the summer
47
Eliza's trap
48
Within the cold, thick walls
49
Terry's decision
50
Departure shrouded by the morning mist
51
Long way to the port
52
The star I saw from the barn
53
The dawn at Mount Rodney
54
Night fog at the Southampton port
55
Two Stowaways
56
On the Other Shore of the Stormy Sea
57
The Port Through the Window
58
Silvery Homeland
59
One Day as a Naughty Teacher
60
Determined Footsteps That Resound in One's Heart
61
The Sob Underneath the Snow
62
Steam Whistle Towards New Frontiers
63
The Granny in the Street
64
The Angel in White is a Dim-Wit
65
The Smiling Nurse
66
Grandfather From Dreams
67
Where is She?
68
Scattering Flower Petals of Springtime
69
White Rose of Memories
70
A Cute Bride
71
Mr. Sailor on the Hill
72
The Young Lady at the Special Care Ward
73
Rumors About Terrius
74
Heading to the Hospital in a Big City
75
Grandfather's Mansion
76
The Cabin of Old Memories
77
A Dangerous Garden Party
78
Terry's Melody
79
The Shadow Under the Spotlight
80
A Moment of Reunion
81
Faceless Terrius
82
Flowers from the Heart
83
The Ghost Who Played Cards
84
Angels Under the Shadow of War
85
The Family with Love and Hatred
86
The Man Who Forgets His Past
87
Two People's Trial
88
The Day We Fly Towards the Sky
89
The Vanished Mr. Albert
90
A Little Castle in the City
91
Far From Reach But Near at Hand
92
A Treatment Stimulated by Love
93
A Cupid With Wrinkles
94
A Trip with a Partner
95
A Beautiful Competitor
Candy soon learns upon arrival that her delivery trip is not going to be a quick in-and-out operation if Dr. Kreis and his daughter Karen…
96
An Invitation with a One Way Ticket
97
The Desired Reunion in the Dream
98
The Opening Bell that Touched the Heart
Terry escorts Candy to her hotel room before he sets out for his final rehearsal. Terry wishes to be the most happy he can pretend…
99
The Separation on a Snowy Day
Susanna disappears to the roof where she plans to commit suicide. Meanwhile Candy has arrived at Susanna's room and reads Susanna's suicide note. She finds…
100
The Platform of Sorrow
While Candy kept strong all the way to the train station, Candy's emotions soon unravel into despair over losing her dream about Terry once aboard…
101
A Thread of Subtle Recollections
A hysterical neighbor wakes Candy to tell her what has become of Albert. Candy rushes over to Happy Clinic, a substandard medical facility, and the…
102
The Cross on Pony's Hill
En route to the Graytown construction site, the train is forced to halt because of Tom's cows passing across the tracks; When Candy recognizes him…
103
A Long and Life-risking Journey
When the orphans and Tom still hope to prevent Candy from going to Graytown, Mrs. Pony explains that Graytown still needs nurses, perhaps even more…
104
A Clinic That Doesn't Need Angels
Even after a successful surgery, Candy finds that the men automatically assume that accidents are fatal and that a doctor is fed better than a…
105
A Kind Fugitive
Klint helps to free Candy from her bondage and help her escape the tunnel. When Nelsonn sends his dog McKinley on Candy, a masked man…
106
Yet Another Murderer
McKinley finds Dr. Kerry who fell into the ravine and leads Arthur and Candy who went looking for him to the wounded doctor. Nelson and…
107
A Special Menu For One Hundred People
Graytown is left without a cook. Candy does her best to do both Margot's job and her own, but even with Belle helping out, Candy…
108
Sounds of Joy Roar in The Valley
Belle takes off with the small cargo train in order to catch the train to Chicago by herself. Hearing the steam whistle that Belle loves…
109
The Tears of The Little Cowboy
Candy visits Pony's Home during her holidays. When Mr. Cartwright visits the orphanage, he needs Candy's help: ever since a few soldiers visited the region…
110
A Nuisance Love
Neil drives recklessly through town and wrecks his car. As always a good Samaritan, Candy bandages his scraped hand with her handkerchief. It is the…
111
Reviving Past Every Day
As the shock begins to subside, Dr. Leonard gets right to the heart of the matter for the reason of Candy's loss of her work:…
112
Whereabouts of Each Love
But it was a trap by Neil to lure Candy to an isolated, lakeside villa in an attempt to "win" her love. Candy repulses Neil's…
113
Person Who Leaves
While Candy is still asleep, Albert steals away early in the morning, leaving behind a letter expressing his gratitude for everything she has done for…
114
The Day That I Can See The Lord
Sitting alone in her now-empty apartment, Candy grapples for some kind of satisfactory perspective she imagines Albert would present if he were there to internalize…
115
Pony's Hill is a Flower and Full-bloomed
Candy is thunderstruck to discover that her benefactor "Grandfather" William Albert Ardley has been hiding in plain sight the whole time, ever since she was…
03
Goodbye Annie
The Brightons pretend to have a barbecue at the orphanage to ask to adopt Candy, but she wants to stay with Annie so she forces…
SERIES INFO
1
Seasons
115
Episodes
25 min/ep
Per Episode
Ended
Status
CREW
Creator
Kyoko Mizuki
NETWORKS (1)
tv asahi
DETAILS
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
What is Candy Candy about?
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.
How many seasons does Candy Candy have?
Candy Candy has 1 season with 115 episodes total.
Who created Candy Candy?
Candy Candy was created by Kyoko Mizuki.
Who stars in Candy Candy?
The cast of Candy Candy includes Minori Matsushima, Makio Inoue, Kei Tomiyama, Kazuhiko Inoue, Kaneta Kimotsuki.
What is the rating of Candy Candy?
Candy Candy has a rating of 8.5 out of 10 based on 682 votes on TMDB.
Is Candy Candy still running?
Candy Candy has ended. The final episode aired on .
GENRES (3)
Animation
Drama
Kids