International Candy Candy Videos
This classic animated series "Candy Candy" was first produced by TOEI Animation in the late 1970's. A total of 115 episodes was broadcasted in Japan between October 1976 and February 1978. Before the series was aired on television, the monthly shojou magazine "Nakayoshi" had already started publishing the manga of "Candy Candy" in April, 1975. A decade later, "Candy Candy" would spread to Europe, Asia, parts of Latin America and even to the islands of Hawaii (where I first saw them)!
When the court trials between the author and illustrator over the copyrights of "Candy Candy" started in 1997, TOEI intervened to block the diffusion of the animation overseas. "Candy Candy" was officially banned, pending authorization from Kyoko Mizuki, the author and co-copyright owner.
As far as we know, the only Candy Candy videos (VHS, LP) produced by TOEI were these selected episodes from the anime series and the OVAs (Original Video Animation). These VHS videos are no longer in production or sold in stores, but some of them may still be available for rent in Japan video rental stores.
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Note: The bootleg version of this DVD is in chinese with poor english subtitles. |
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For those inquiring minds, the COMPLETE 115 episodes have never been released in english or legitimately produced in any other language. The ONLY english videos produced in the USA, Canada and United Kingdom were the first two episodes of the animated series. These rare videos (VHS) were dubbed in english and the background and opening/ending theme songs were even changed! You can hear the new Candy Candy theme songs from this english video at Sophie's site: www.candyneige.com. The lyrics are also found on the same page. Running time for each video is 60 minutes.
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In Greece, all 115 episodes were released in VHS in the 1980's to 90's! The following scans were generously contributed by our growing community of Greek CC fans! Efharisto and much mahalo to Liberty and the Greek Candyfans for providing these images! Each video contains 3 episodes from the animated series. These videos, like many other CC memorabilias, are difficult to find and are not available for sale in stores.
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In Italy, Candy Candy was broadcasted in the early 1980's and grew to such immense popularity that it spawned a mass of CC merchandise, including these videos! The Italians have not released all 115 episodes in VHS, but they have produced two "films", each about 90 minutes. The first video is simply titled "Candy Candy" and condenses the episodes of Candy's life story until her return to America.
The second video is called "Candy Candy e Terrence" and you can read more about this revealing video here!
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In the late 1970's, Candy Candy was televised in France and also became a great hit among the viewers! The French released a series of vhs videos with selected episodes in the anime. You can find out more about them at Sophie's CandyCandy website: www.candyneige.com at this direct link (in french).
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