Candy is an abandoned orphan taken in by the orphanage Pony's Home near Lake Michigan around the start of the 20th century. She spends the first years of her life at the orphanage, where she will often return to repose and decide her next course in life. Growing up she gets adopted twice, first by the Leagans who treat her poorly, and after that by a wealthy benefactor whom she does not meet until the end of the story. But he is the heir to an important estate, and a relation of her first love Anthony and his cousins the Cornwell brothers. After Anthony dies, Candy gets an education in London where she meets the rebellious Terry, her second and grand love (in the words of the author Keiko Nagita/Kyoko Mizuki in the essays found on Misaki's website, "the great love that cannot bear fruit"). Circumstances seem to constantly divide the pair. Upon her return to the US, she trains and gains experience as a nurse in Chicago, around the time of World War I, while Terry tries to become a Broadway actor. A member of his theater troup, Susannah, hopes to get between Candy and Terry. Eventually both have to make a decision to sacrifice their own happiness as a couple for the sake of a third person. With the revelation of the identity of her guardian, Candy also discovers who her childhood Prince of the Hill is.
Candy is an orphan grown up in the orphanage "Pony's Home". She has got golden blond hair, green eyes and freckles in her funny face. Candy is very kind-hearted, helpful, optimistic, cheerful and vivid and doesn't have any inferiority complex because of being an orphan at all. So many people like her or love her very much. While being a teenager, she is adopted by the clan Adley, the biggest, very rich, influential and highly respected clan in the United States of America. From then on Candy must go through many troubles in her life. However, she never becomes dejected, but stays cheerful, diligent and optimistic.
Voiced by: Minori Matsushima. Born December 1, 1940. Image via Myanimelist.
Terrence is the illegitimate and therefore hidden son of a British noble and a famous beautiful theater actress. He is a handsome, solitary, unsociable and rebellious youth who does everything alone and pretends to be cool. Terrence meets Candy at the famous and respected school Saint Paul in London. At first both always annoy and tease each other, but soon they like each other more and more and finally become lovers. Later Terrence leaves the class of the British nobility voluntarily in order to do what he wants playing in theater in America.
Voiced by: Kei Tomiyama. Born October 31, 1938. Died September 25, 1995. Image via Behindthevoiceactors.
He is the cousin of the Cornwell family. He is very gentle,kind, and naive; also can be seen as a typical prince. He was the grandma's favorite and would always get in trouble in place of Stear and Archie. His mother passed away when he was at a very young age and his father is a sailor. His hobby is to take care of the roses in his garden because his mom loved roses before she died. He even bred a rose that was called "Candy" to commemorate Candy's birthday, which he told her that he will give her this rose on her birthday every year.
Voiced by: Kazuhiko Inoue. Born March 26, 1954. Image via Behindthevoiceactors.
Stear's brother, Annie's love. At the beginning, he's in love with Candy but when he realizes that Annie loves him and Candy can't love him, he decides to stay with Annie and tries to love her. He's kind but gets angry easily.
Voiced by: Yūji Mitsuya. Born October 18, 1954. Image via Behindthevoiceactors.
Stear is the elder brother of Archie. He often invents objects which don't work correctly but make funny scenes. After each failure of an invention this never weary inventor works on its improvement or on another new invention. Stear is a good-natured, intelligent, creative, unperturbed, mature and pensive character. He loves Candy, too, but understands already since the beginning that his love can only be hidden and kept in his heart. When the First World War begins, he joins the air force voluntarily and fights for France.
Voiced by: Kaneta Kimotsuki. Born November 15, 1935. Image via Behindthevoiceactors.
Annie is Candy's childhood friend. When Annie was ten she was adopted by a wealthy family that had lost a daughter.
Voiced by: Mami Koyama. Born January 17, 1955. Image via Behindthevoiceactors.
Stear's girlfriend, Candy and Annie's friend. She's shy like Annie but unlike her she hasn't made Candy suffer, she isn't selfish.
Voiced by: Chiyoko Kawashima. Born June 2, 1954. Image via Behindthevoiceactors.
Candy has finally realized how important Albert is to her, and he is definitely not just a friend. On the eve of his birthday, she decided what will be the perfect gift to give to him.
Voiced by: Makio Inoue. Born Nov 30, 1940. Image via Behindthevoiceactors.
Miss Pony and Sister Maria are Candy's two mothers. They are responsible for the orphanage and take care of all the children as if they are their mothers. Candy goes next to them each time she feels bad as it's the only place she can be in peace.
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Like Miss Pony, she takes care of Candy.
Voiced by: Nana Yamaguchi. Born in August 10, 1938. Image via Wikia.
Klin is Candy's inseparable friend.
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Eliza is the whimsical daughter of the family Leagan of the Audrey clan. She is so haughty as if she is the lady in the family and as if those teenagers who are not her friends must obey her. Candy has been adopted so that Eliza gets a playmate. But Eliza often annoys Candy with her brother Neil, intends to harm her by intriguing and always insults and humiliates her by for example considering an orphan as a worthless being. However, Anthony, Stear and Archie fortunately often protect Candy from her mean tricks.
Voiced by: Yumi Nakatani. Image via Wikia.
Neal is the elder brother of Eliza, a typical playboy, villainous and cruel just as his sister, also brutal, gloating and cowardly. However, he considers himself as the best. Elisa and Neal always plan to expel Candy from Saint Paul. One day Neal is almost thrashed by some guys of a street gang, but Candy saves him by beating them. Therefore he falls in love with her and even forces her to become engaged to him.
Voiced by: Kiyoshi Komiyama. Born Jan 12, 1937. Image via Behindthevoiceactors.
Sobakasu nante, ki ni shinai wa
Hanapecha datte datte datte, oki ni iri
Otenba itazura daisuki, kakekko sukippu daisuki
watashi wa watashi wa, watashi wa Candy!
Hitoribocchi de iru to, choppiri samishii
Sonna toki kou iu no, kagami wo mitsumete
Waratte waratte, waratte Candy
Nakibesou nante sayonara ne, Candy Candy!
Sutairu nante, ki ni shinai wa
Futoccho datte datte datte, kawaii mon
Nage-nawa ki-nobori daisuki,
Kuchibue oshaberi daisuki
Watashi wa watashi wa, watashi wa Candy!
Sora wo miagete iru to, choppiri samishii
Sonna toki kou iu no, hoppe wo tsunette
Waratte waratte, waratte Candy
Nakibesou nante sayonara ne, Candy Candy!
Ijiwaru sarete mo, ki ni shinai wa
Warukuchi datte datte datte, heccharayo
Keeki ni kukkii daisuki,
Midori no doresu mo daisuki
Watashi wa watashi wa, watashi wa
Hoshi wo kazoete iru to,
Choppiri samishii sonna toki kou iu no,
Uinku shinagara
Waratte waratte, waratte Candy
Nakibesou nante sayonara ne, Candy Candy ?
Sobakasu nante, ki ni shinai wa
Hanapecha datte datte datte, oki ni iri
Otenba itazura daisuki, kakekko sukippu daisuki
watashi wa watashi wa, watashi wa Candy!
Hitoribocchi de iru to, choppiri samishii
Sonna toki kou iu no, kagami wo mitsumete
Waratte waratte, waratte Candy
Nakibesou nante sayonara ne, Candy Candy!
Sutairu nante, ki ni shinai wa
Futoccho datte datte datte, kawaii mon
Nage-nawa ki-nobori daisuki,
Kuchibue oshaberi daisuki
Watashi wa watashi wa, watashi wa Candy!
Sora wo miagete iru to, choppiri samishii
Sonna toki kou iu no, hoppe wo tsunette
Waratte waratte, waratte Candy
Nakibesou nante sayonara ne, Candy Candy!
Ijiwaru sarete mo, ki ni shinai wa
Warukuchi datte datte datte, heccharayo
Keeki ni kukkii daisuki,
Midori no doresu mo daisuki
Watashi wa watashi wa, watashi wa
Hoshi wo kazoete iru to,
Choppiri samishii sonna toki kou iu no,
Uinku shinagara
Waratte waratte, waratte Candy
Nakibesou nante sayonara ne, Candy Candy
Candy Candy sadly has not been released on DVD in the US or UK.
