Candy Candy originated from a shoujo manga by Mizuki Kyouko and Igarashi Yumiko published in 1974. It was soon be picked up for television as anime, which runs up to 115 episodes (not to mention several ovas and movies). The manga itself continued until 1982 (8 years in total -- not the longest running manga, but it's very close).
This story is about a girl, Candy, who is a…
Shindou Mitsuo
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As the long-awaited summer holidays begin, Candy and her friends go hiking in the mountains. However, a heavy rainstorm interrupts their leisure, making them hide in the forest. After the rain has stopped, the friends are ready to proceed, but Candy gets herself into some serious trouble when she encounters a cute bear cub.
— written by Singan
* A continuation of the Candy Candy television series.
Candy returns to Pony's Home and she meets a girl who has lost her parents and doesn't associate with the other kids. In order to cheer her up she decides to tell her about herself from the moment she was found by Miss Pony and sister Lane to her decision to leave the boarding school in England and walk her own path.…
Maya is a young girl who is not the prettiest nor smartest girl in the world, but is a devout actress. She dreams of becoming a famous actress, but her mother forbids it. So one day, Maya runs away to go to an acting school run by a hasbeen actress, Chigusa Tsukikage, whose face was scarred during a performance. There, Maya endures and the trials and tribulations of acting in…