A young girl named Candice White who was left on the doorstep of the "Pony Home", an orphanage, when she was just a baby. The sisters took her first name from a doll she had in her basket, with the name "Candy" on it, and her last name from the snowstorm she was rescued from. Life is quiet and happy.. or.. as quiet as life can be with Candy around. She has a penchant for getting into trouble, climbing trees and tussling with the best of them. However, tragedy begins to strike.
(Source: Anime News Network)
Lukewarm and half-baked. Little more than a slightly better animated remake that tells 1/4th of a much larger story.
It's no surprise that one of the most beloved and well known shoujo anime of the early or mid seventies was _Candy Candy_. I've known of its existence for a while, and I even watched some episodes of the original series, but stopped due to other obligations and lack of time and subs at the time. But…