Kyoko Mizuki (水木 杏子) is one of the pen names of Keiko Nagita (名木田 恵子, Nagita Keiko). She is a Japanese writer who is best-known for being the author of the manga and anime series Candy Candy.
Kyoko Mizuki won Kodansha Manga Award for Best Shōjo Manga for Candy Candy in 1977 with Yumiko Igarashi.
Keiko Nagita won Japan Juvenile Writers Association Prize for Rainette, Kin Iro no Ringo (Rainette - The Golden Apples) in 2007.
Her short story Akai Mi Haziketa is printed in Japanese Primary School Textbook for 6th grade (Mitsumura Tosho Publishing Co.,Ltd.).
Her picture books Shampoo Ōji series (art by Makoto Kubota) was adapted into anime television series in October 2007.
When she was 12 years old, her father died. Then she created "imaginary family Andrews" to relieve her loneliness and wrote their stories on a notebook. Mizuki said "I feel Andrews family have watched me affectionately. They are the origin of my story writing".
She spent a few years as an actress of Shiki Theatre Company in her late teens, and some of her works reflect this.
In eleventh-grade, she won a prize short story contest for young girls' magazine Jogakusei no Tomo. After selling her short story Yomigaeri, Soshite Natsu wa to the magazine when she was 19 years old, she decided to become a full-time writer.
In those days she was a frequent contributor of poems to Koukou Bungei magazine, famous poet Katsumi Sugawara appreciated her talent and she joined his poetry club. When she was 20, she published a collection of poems Kaeru privately. 5 years later, her Poetical Works Omoide wa Utawanai was published by Sanrio Company, Ltd.
She wrote short stories and love stories for young girls' magazines, and Kodansha commissioned her to write stories for their shōjo manga magazine Shōjo Friend. In the 1970s, she wrote many shōjo manga stories as Ayako Kazu, Akane Kouda, Kyoko Mizuki and Keiko Nagita.
In 1975, she wrote the story of freckled hearty girl, Candy Candy for monthly Nakayoshi. She said "I lost my mother when I was 21, then I was all alone in the world. To write the story healed my sorrow". The manga was adapted into anime television series in 1976 by Toei Animation. Since then Candy Candy have made her one of the more successful female manga writer.
The last episode of Candy Candy was written at Domaine De Beauvois, a chateau-hotel in France. Mizuki said "I wanted to say good-bye to Candice in beautiful place. If possible, I wanted to go to the U.K. When I was into the room, tears welled up in my eyes because a picture of fox hunting was hung on the wall. Fox hunting--it took Anthony’s life. When I remember Candice, autumn days at the beautiful hotel came to my mind. The hotel was like the villa of Ardray family."
Since 1980, she is mainly writing juveniles and love stories for young girls as Keiko Nagita. Her Fūko to Yūrei series is especially popular. Music for Fūko to Yūrei series was composed by Toru Okada (岡田 徹, Okada Toru?, born April 23, 1949 in Tokyo) who is a member of Japanese famous rock group Moonriders, the album called Siriau Maekara Zutto Suki 知りあう前からずっと好き was released in 1995.
In 2001, she returned to publishing with the concluding part of Fūko to Yūrei.
She won Japan Juvenile Writers Association Prize 2007 for Rainette, Kin Iro no Ringo, a love story of a Japanese girl and a Belarusian boy who was exposed to radiation of Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant.
May 2008, she wrote a story for Shōjo manga after an interval of 18 years. The manga Loreley was drawn by Kaya Tachibana.
She has a husband and a daughter, they enjoy vacation at their cottage in Prince Edward Island every summer. Terry Kamikawa, a student of Anne of Green Gables and hostess of Blue Winds Tea Room in P.E.I, is her best friend.
She has a collection of heart shaped objects, a part of her collection is shown on Aoitori Bunko official site
Éste volumen ha sido hermoso y desgarrador al mismo tiempo, nuevas amistades, nuevos amores y más lágrimas, Terry y Candy merecen ser felices juntos.💖😢
Banyak masalah di volume 2 sampai 4 ini yang tidak ada di volume 1.
Ada unsur dark academia yang yaa it's okay, gak realistis tapi gpp lah. Kemudian set pieces yg berujung melodrama yang kesannya dipaksakan. Karakter Annie di tiga volume ini (sampai pertengahan volume 4) bener-bener dah, mewekan berlebihan, mudah salah paham kayak soap opera banget.
Candy Candy emang aslinya buat anak cewek usia sekolah (shoujo), tapi bagusnya dan bedanya dia dgn kara shoujo lain adalah Candy White sikapnya menyenangkan, approachnya terhadap masalah yg dihadapi patut dikagumi dan inspiratif. Setia kawan, jujur dan berani, menghadapi kesedihan dengan sikap positif. Tapi ketemu Terry jadi klepek dan sering mellow banget, terlalu gampang falling hanya karena mukanya mirip dengan Anthony.
Karakter antagonisnya juga kayak mustache twirling yang cartoonishly evil dan terlalu mudah memanipulasi orang-orang dewasa di sekitar mereka jadi seperti naif dan bloon banget. Di volume 2-4 ini lebih-lebih lagi.
Di volume 4 muncul lagi side stories yang bikin aku seneng banget baca Candy Candy dari dulu. Keluarga Carson, Mr. Jenkins dari shipping company, Cookie dan Captain Niven. Kisah-kisah kecil itu yang bikin seneng bacanya sambil minum minuman hangat. Sayangnya cuma sekelebat aja, kurang lama.
The ”Candy Candy” manga is a "slice of life story" in the shōjo genre. While the protagonist experiences love in the series, the recurring story arc in the series is Candy's love for Pony's Home, a place where she constantly returns to when life deals her great injustices or trials. It is here where the story begins, and the story ends. The plot can be divided into seven arcs. The first arc deals with the first ten years of her life at the orphanage, coping with the demands of her first foster home and resolving her living circumstances into a happier situation.
”Pony's Home and The Hilltop Prince” The first ten years of her life, the orphan Candice White grows up at the orphanage Pony's Home, together with Annie who was found on the same day as Candy. The two girls are best friends, regarding each other as sisters. In order to avoid being separated they boycott any visit from people who hope to adopt a child there. The adoption of the slightly older Tom by the rich cattle farmer Steve though, feeds Annie's growing desire to have parents of her own.
Once felt, Annie's need cannot be denied any more when the two girls spend a day at the Brighton hunting estate, after Mr. Brighton rescued the two girls from drowning. The two girls differ not only in character with Candy being the tomboy, but they have different needs as well. Candy is not just bound to Annie. She loves and regards Pony's Home as her true home and the two women that run the place, Miss Pony and Sister Mary, as her parents. Mrs. Brighton chooses to adopt Annie but does not wish her social circle to learn she grew up in Pony's Home. This forces Annie to break all ties with Pony's Home and Candy to promise never to reveal Annie's secret.
The loss of Annie's friendship breaks Candy's heart and she tries to find solace on the hilltop near Pony's Home. A mysterious prince in kilt and playing bagpipes manages to cheer her up, but disappears into thin air as quickly as he appeared, only leaving a pendant with a family sign as evidence that he exists. When the steward of the rich Leagan family visits Pony's Home to inform Miss Pony and Sister Mary that his employer is prospecting for a girl that could be a playmate for his daughter, Candy instantly volunteers for it, because the Leagan car carries the same symbol as the pendant of Candy's hilltop prince. When she learns that the Leagans live in Lakewood, which is near to Jasper where Annie lives, Candy's mind is made up.
”Lakewood” But life at Lakewood is not what Candy envisioned. The two spoiled Leagan children, Eliza and Neil, pester Candy from day one in the hope to chase her off back to where she came from. Their mother who was against the idea in the first place does nothing to stop the pestering. And while Mr. Leagan knows Candy's worth and questions his children's stories, he is more absent than present. Before long, Candy is downgraded from Eliza's playmate to servant, and moved from the attic into the barn.
While Candy has every reason and opportunity to run away and return to Pony's Home, she opts to stay, because she believes her hilltop prince to live in the neighboring estate of the Ardley family. She meets Anthony Brown in almost similar mysterious circumstances in front of the estate's closed rose gates that carry the same symbol as her pendant. Although he is Eliza's favorite, Anthony prefers Candy's company and even grows a new type of rose for her birthday which he names "Sweet Candy". Anthony has two charming cousins who often help Candy: the Cornwell brothers Archibald and inventor Alistear. Candy also finds a friend in the maidservant Dorothy and the vagabond Albert. While Candy is under the initial impression that Anthony actually is the hilltop prince, she soon learns he cannot be: he has never been to Pony's Hill and he met Candy for the first time at the gates of his late mother's rose garden.
As the child romance between Candy and Anthony blooms, Eliza's attempts to rid herself of Candy become more drastic. Neil frames Candy and makes her out to be a thief. As a consequence, Candy is sent packing as a manual laborer to Mexico. Neither Anthony, the Cornwell brothers, Albert or Dorothy can prevent Candy from leaving. Before getting to the intended destination, however, Candy ends up being kidnapped in Texas. Though she is richly taken care of by her kidnappers, Candy fears she will be trafficked and sold to childless Europeans. Not wanting to put anymore distance between herself and Anthony, she manages to escape in New Orleans and returns to Lakewood by freight train. There she learns that her kidnapper was an employee of a benefactor she has never met: grandfather William Ardley. Anthony, Archibald and Alistair had written him letters, pleading him to adopt Candy in order to save her from a harsh fate.
Candy feels as if she lives in a dream: a rich life at the Ardley home, together with Anthony, Archibald and Alistair. Eliza and Neil cannot hurt her anymore. And even the severe Ardley matriarch, great-aunt Elroy, eventually warms a little to Candy. But Anthony is envious of this mysterious hilltop prince who stole Candy's heart before he ever met her. He fears Candy only likes him because he looks like him. Candy manages to appease him by stating she does not care anymore who the hilltop prince might be and that, yes even if they might be twins in looks, she loves the fourteen year old Anthony because he is Anthony. After their first romantic date in town, nothing seems to stand in Candy's way to live a happily ever after from her twelve years on. Anthony even manages to figure out who the hilltop prince must have been. But before he can explain to Candy during a fox hunt, he dies in an unfortunate accident after a fall from his horse.
Este es el tomo que más difiere con respecto al anime y si bien el anime complementa la historia es verdad que esté volumen me hizo reír y llorar por Candy y por Terry. Creo que este volumen en específico aporta un poco más de información sobre como se sentía tanto Achi como Steil con respecto a Candy e incluso los pensamientos del mismo Terry.
En este volumen noté más cambios entre el anime y el manga, fue tan hermoso ver como se narra mas detalladamente el romance e incluso poder estar mas conectada a los pensamientos de Terry. Me dejo con lagrimas de todo tipo y ganas de suicidarme por el final. Probablemente, mi favorito de todos los volúmenes de candy.
Walaupun dihukum, Cany yang badung melarikan diri keluar asrama ke tempat Albert untuk menitipkan Hurry teman Patty. Ternyata Albert berteman dengan Therry. Candy dan Therrypun jadi berteman. Tapi Therry marah bila Candy mengatakan kalau Therry mirip dengan Anthony (diam diam Therry ternyata suka sama Candy).
Saat festival Candy mendapat paket dari paman William yang memungkinkan Candy dapat mengikuti festival. Saat acara festival, Candy mengalami ciumannya yang pertama yang dilakukan dengan paksa oleh Therry. Saat itu juga Terry berusaha membuka mata agar melupakan ketakutannya dan kehilangannya akan Anthony. Sejak itu hubungan Candy dan Terry membaik. Mereka selalu bertemu ditaman sekolah yang suasananya mirip bukit pony.
Archie yang mengetahui hubungan Candy dan Terry sangat marah. Terjadi hal yang sangat menghebohkan saat Archie mengungkapkan perasaannya kepada Candy. Untunglah akhirnya masalah dapat diatasi. Dan Stea sempat menasehati Archie agar memandang candy dari kejauhan saja (seperti dirinya).
Walau seluruh sekolah menggosipkan asal usul Anny, Candy-Anny-Patty tetap bersahabat dan selalu bersama sama dengan Stea dan Archie.
Pada liburan musim panas, Candy cs ikut sekolah musim panas. DI skotlandia mereka bertemu dengan Terry yang akhirnya ikut bergabung dalam kegiatan mereka. Hubungan Candy dan Terrypun semakin mesra. Candy juga sempat bertemu dengan Eleanor ibu Terry.
Kembali ke asrama, sekali lagi Eliza yang sakit hati mulai memasang perangkap untuk Candy dan Terry agar Candy dikeluarkan dari sekolah. Merasa bersalah Terry menggantikan Candy dikeluarkan dari sekolah. Terrypun berangkat ke Amerika untuk mewujudkan impiannya menjadi seorang aktor.
Mangas recomendados: ''Candy Candy'', de Yumiko Igarashi y Kyoko Mizuki. Relaciones varias, sentimientos, crecimiento, villas, enfermería, orfanato, teatro, guerra...
Candy Candy fue mi primer manga. Y me enamoré del detallado dibujo y de la historia.
Mi abuela me regaló el 1º tomo y coleccioné hasta en la versión revista, las entregas que Bruguera nos ofrecía, hasta que las autoras, dos, nos estropearon la maravilla, como si de un mal encantamiento se tratara. Y tuvo que pasar algún tiempo para que pudiera acabar de leer en mi idioma original, la continuación y el final de esta historia. Desde aquí, agradecer a los fans que lo hicieron posible, entre otras cosas.
Tengo la versión de 9 tomos en japonés. Además de esos 3 coloridos tomos de Bruguera. Y algunas cosillas más…
Y todavía hoy me sigue encantando observar esos dibujos, que, aunque a veces en versión menos seria…, también siguen siendo encantadores.
Seguro que hay muchos que no conocen este manga, pero hay muchos que sí. Es un manga clásico, precioso y lleno de valores en muchos aspectos de la vida. También hay maldad, porque en la misma vida la hay. Pero en este caso hay que aprender de ello.
Lo que non entiendo todavía, casi dos generaciones después, es cómo dos personas adultas se metieron en un berenjenal y dejaron a una legión de admiradores de su obra con las ganas… Es algo irónico.
My favourite of Candy... Cerita tentang Terry dan Candy selalu jadi cerita yang pengen lagi dibaca dan dibaca... Ceritanya nyesek banget...dan pengen rasanya nabokin si eliza bolak balik karena jahatnya ga ketulungan kaya gitu...(puas pas adegan si Terry ludahin dia) Cara merebut cinta orang kaya gitu banget, itupun ga buat dia jadi simpatik tapi makin dibenci... Aku heran bisa banget ya penulis manga Candy buat si eliza supeer dupeer nyebelin abis....pengennya dia dilenyapin aja dari manga Candy ini hehhe...*jahat bner... Tapi setidaknya Candy tau perasaannya yang udah berubah dari Anthony ke Terry dan itu juga karena kegigihan Terry merebut cinta Candy... Walau tanpa kata, cinta mereka indah...syahdu sekaligus tragis... Nyesel banget napa ga sama Terry juga akhirnya...heemm...hiks hiks...tiap baca volume ini slalu ga nahan buat ketawa plus nangis...
The events that inspired Candy to choose her path, and find her truly-self. Padahal sudah baca ke 2 kalinya, tapi sensasinya masih sama seperti baca untuk pertama kalinya, jalan cerita ? Udaah lupaaaaa .. Candy ini gabungan beberapa novel klasik, ya terinspirasi lah ya.. dari Daddy Long Legs (karena Candy belum tahu siapa itu Paman William Audrey, tapi sepertinya Albert sendiri), semangat nya seperti Anne Shirley dari anne of Green Gables, Selalu jadi yg tertindas di asrama sekolah karena si Eliza jahat dan Kepala suster galak seperti Jane Eyre. (Lagian aneh jg ya klo di Inggris kan biasanya jarang bgt ada Sekolah asrama katolik, hihi) . Pokoknya yang dinanti-nanti adalah pas Candy menuju dewasa, mulai dari Vol. 5.
Candy-Candy favorit, gara-gara ada acara festival Mei yang bikin Candy jadi lebih dekat dengan Terry. Tapi juga sebel di bagian akhir ketika Terry memutuskan pergi gara-gara Eliza yang licik ...
Buku paling tebel. Penuh dengan kisah asmara Candy dan Terry. Meski nggak begitu suka sama Terry yang bad boy, saya sangat menikmati membaca komik ini (tak terhitung malah, sampai belel nih komik)