amalia_dan Review of Candy Candy

Candy Candy (1976–1979)

I smiled, I cried, I loved and let go ... sweet memories from a magnificent cartoon

[10/10 · 6 March 2012]

I saw the Japanese series a long way back, when i was just a little kid. I never forgot the child holding a white rose or the opening/ending theme songs ... I still remember singing them (in my own way of course) when I used to play on a swing. I saw it again now, being a grown up. It impressed me deeply, as it shows life through the eyes of a child always bright, what it means to endure when it's difficult, how hard it is to let go ... a lesson of how life is, beautifully carved with strong character types. A cartoon that shows most of the lessons a person goes through as it matures. Smiles, tears, joy, sadness, achievements, failures, love, hate, friendship, hostility ... you name it, and you'll probably find it here. Maybe we should learn to smile more, to love more, to be more cheerful and optimistic, to let go.