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Why you loved it

Anime like Candy Candy

Not everyone loves Candy Candy for the same reason. Pick the one that was yours, and the picks follow.

The 3 reasons people love Candy Candy

Read them all. One will sound more like you than the others.

  1. You like a story that makes you cry over Candy's losses.

  2. You like a girl looking for the boy she met as a child.

  3. You like following an orphan who stays cheerful as she grows up.

Picks that share your reasons

Which reasons were yours?

Tick them here or with “That’s me” above. The picks re-sort by how many of your reasons they share.

  • Nobody's Boy: Remi1977

    • a story that makes you cry over Candy's losses

    Good for you if you like a story that makes you cry on purpose.

  • Whisper of the Heart1995

    • a girl looking for the boy she met as a child

    Good for you if you like a first love that starts with a name on library cards.

  • Fruits Basket2019

    • a story that makes you cry over Candy's losses
    • a girl looking for the boy she met as a child

    Good for you if you like being moved to tears by Tohru's kindness.

  • The Rose of Versailles1979

    • a story that makes you cry over Candy's losses
    • a girl looking for the boy she met as a child

    Good for you if you like Oscar and André's love growing over years.

  • Okko's Inn2018

    • a story that makes you cry over Candy's losses

    Good for you if you like being moved by a child slowly facing her grief.

  • Hello! Sandybell1981

    • following an orphan who stays cheerful as she grows up

    Good for you if you like Sandybell growing from a country girl into a reporter.

  • Her Blue Sky2019

    • a girl looking for the boy she met as a child

    Good for you if you like an old love meeting its younger self.

  • The Girl Who Leapt Through Time2006

    • a story that makes you cry over Candy's losses

    Good for you if you like being moved by a girl learning that every choice costs someone something.

  • Saikano2002

    • a story that makes you cry over Candy's losses
    • a girl looking for the boy she met as a child

    Good for you if you like a love story that breaks your heart.

  • Stand by Me Doraemon2014

    • a story that makes you cry over Candy's losses
    • a girl looking for the boy she met as a child

    Good for you if you like being moved by a goodbye between a boy and his robot.

  • Barefoot Gen1983

    • a story that makes you cry over Candy's losses

    Good for you if you want to be moved by a child who keeps going after losing almost everything.

  • The Piano Forest2007

    • following an orphan who stays cheerful as she grows up

    Good for you if you like children discovering what they are made for.

Reasons taken from Candy Candy's card. Picks from the Ipsomap catalogue. This application uses TMDB and the TMDB APIs but is not endorsed, certified, or otherwise approved by TMDB.

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