Candy Candy copyrights. These lawsuits made Toei halt the broadcast of the Candy Candy anime, which Mizuki has expressed disappointment over. In the 2000s, Candy Candy episodes began to be sold on bootleg DVD format, as the legal lawsuits between the authors halted any production of licensed goods. In 2005 and 2006, illegal/unlicensed Candy box sets began to appear. The first being from France, included the French and Japanese dialogue. Two Korean box sets are now out of stock, they include the Japanese and Korean dialogue, and Korean subtitles. 20 discs altogether are divided into two box sets and available from HanBooks and Sensasian. Prior to the release, illegal/unlicensed Spanish DVD sets with poor audio and video were widely available on eBay. The illegal/unlicensed DVD set is issued in both Mandarin and Japanese with Chinese, English and Korean subtitles. On January 8, 2007, Chilean newspaper Las Últimas Noticias began issuing illegal/unlicensed DVDs of Candy Candy with its issues every Monday, with plans to continue to do so until all 115 episodes were released. In 2008, an illegal/unlicensed 115-episode DVD set was released in Taiwan. In 1980, ZIV International acquired the U.S. rights to the series. The first two episodes were dubbed into English, with a new theme song and score created by in-house composer Mark Mercury. This was ultimately condensed into a straight-to-video production, released on tape in 1981 by Media Home Entertainment and then by Family Home Entertainment. It is unknown if any more episodes were dubbed for the American market. None of these have been subsequently reissued. Legacy In 2011, the series was parodied on an SNL J-Pop! America Fun Time Now! sketch. References External links 1975 manga 1979 comics endings 1975 novels 1976 anime television series debuts 1978 anime films 1979 Japanese television series endings 1970s animated short films 1990s animated short films 1992 anime films Anime short films Films based on Japanese novels Animated films based on manga Kodansha manga Manga adapted into films Shōjo manga Television shows based on Japanese novels Toei Animation television TV Asahi original programming Winner of Kodansha Manga Award (Shōjo) Television shows set in England Television shows set in London Romance anime and manga Drama anime and manga Historical anime and manga Comics set in London Comics set in England