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Candy Candy (1976)

This story is about a girl, Candy, who is a orphan. She is a nice and optimistic girl and she has a warm heart. When she was a child, she lived in an orphanage called Pony's Home. She had a good friend called Ann. And she met the "handsome boy on the hill" who is a important person in her life, on the hill behind the orphanage. She was adopted by the Loka's family. What's awaiting her are the bad-hearted Leo and his sister, Eliza. One day, in the rose garden, she met a boy, who is identical to the "handsome boy on the hill" who she had met in her childhood. The boy is called Antony. Thereafter, a fantastic story that she has never expected begins.

Created byKyoko Mizuki

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  1. 01

    Anne of Green Gables

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    1979 · 24 min · Animation · Drama · Family

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    Anne Shirley, an orphan, is fostered by farmer Matthew Cuthbert and his sister Marilla, who were expecting a boy to be sent them to help with their farm work. They accept Anne, who quickly endears herself to them and to the local villagers.

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    • principal cast overlap
    • substantial genre overlap
    • a closely matched era
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  2. 03

    Stop!! Hibari-kun!

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    1983 · 24 min · Animation · Comedy

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    A teenage boy has now moved in the home of his mother's friend, because she had died a while back. It just so happens that the Yakuza family has four beautiful daughters, but one daughter, Hibari, who is more beautiful then the rest of the daughters is male. Hibari just can't keep her hands off our hero and so their crazy yet happy lives go on.

    Why it connects

    • shared themes: anime and based on manga
    • a principal cast member
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  3. 04

    Tomorrow's Joe

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    1970 · 25 min · Action & Adventure · Animation · Drama

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    A young drifter named Joe Yabuki wanders through the slums of Tokyo, but when the local ruffians try to give him a hard time he teaches them a rough lesson with his fists. The spectacle sparks a gleam in the eye of an old drunk who happens to be watching—Danpei Tange, a failed boxer and former coach who sees something special in the boy. He pleads with Joe to train with him off, but the cocky young fighter brushes him. Later, though, when Joe is arrested and put in a juvenile detention facility, he realizes that he’s going to need to hone his raw fighting skills if he wants to survive. Thus is born a partnership that might just take Joe all the way to the top…

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    • shared themes: anime and based on manga
    • substantial genre overlap
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  4. 05

    Akane-chan

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    1968 · 25 min · Animation

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    When country girl Akane moves to Tokyo and enters a prestigious school, she is full of vitality and everyone likes her. Even the rich and arrogant Hidemarou likes her too. With everyones help, she solves problems that come their way.

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    • principal cast overlap
    • shared theme: anime
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  5. 06

    Princess Sarah

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    1985 · 25 min · Animation · Drama · Family

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    Sarah Crewe, the young daughter of a wealthy Englishman in India, starts attending a prestigious boarding school in London. However after a series of unexpected tragic events, she is forced to become a maid at the school.

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    • substantial genre overlap
    • shared theme: anime
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  6. 07

    Konpora Kid

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    1985 · 25 min · Animation · Comedy · Sci-Fi & Fantasy

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    Jr. is an eight year old teacher. His students include babies and adults. This is a comedy portraying a happy daily life of a future world, full of dreamy images such as flying jet vehicles and flying houses.

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    • shared theme: anime
    • a principal cast member
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  7. 08

    Fruits Basket

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    2001 · 24 min · Animation · Comedy · Drama

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    Tohru Honda is 16 year old orphaned girl who gets invited to live in the house of her classmate, the handsome boy Sohma Yuki, and his cousins, 16 year old Kyo and 27 year old Shigure. However, these young men and parts of the rest of their family (both close and distant) hold a curse; if they are hugged by the opposite gender, they transform into animals of the Chinese Zodiac. Everyday is an adventure for sweet Tohru, as she gets to know everyone in the large family better (especially Yuki and Kyo), in both common and bizarre situations. But, the Sohma Family curse is certainly no laughing matter... it also holds horrible cruelty and heartbreak.

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    • strong shared themes: anime and based on manga
    • substantial genre overlap
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  8. 09

    Kasumin

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    2001 · 25 min · Animation · Family · Kids

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    Also known as Mistin in English. Haruno Kasumi is a fourth-grader. Her parents are zoologists who went over to Africa to carry out their research studies. In order to see off her parents, Kasumi arrived at Kasumi Town. In the middle of the town lies an enormous mansion surrounded by the forest. The mansion belongs to the Kasumi household, the family in which Kasumi will be lodging in and taken care of. There is a mysterious aura about the mansion and Kasumi discovers a series of talking appliances. The Kasumi family refers to these creatures as "Henamon". In return for living in with the family, Kasumi will be helping out with the household chores such as cooking and washing. Surrounded by various interesting characters, Kasumi begins a new chapter in her life.

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    • substantial genre overlap
    • shared theme: anime
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    Romeo's Blue Skies

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    1995 · 23 min · Action & Adventure · Animation · Drama

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    Romeo, a poor kid living in a Swiss village, bravely sells himself into servitude as a chimney sweep in order to save his family. On his way to Milan he meets a mysterious boy named Alfredo, and they become fast friends. Life as a chimney sweep is hard and dangerous. But together, and with the help of some new friends, Romeo and Alfredo find themselves striving for a better life.

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    • substantial genre overlap
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