Modern Candy Candy
In 2005, the Candy Candy franchise began to try to re-establish itself in the United States. Due to all the court cases that unfolded after Candy Candy became a television program, however, it is very unlikely that it will be shown on television again, as Nagita/Mizuki communicated on January 16, 2006 in an open letter to fans that the very thought of Candy Candy made her head hurt.
In 2005 and 2006, illegal/unlicensed Candy Candy Box Sets began to appear. The first being from France, included the French and Japanese dialogue. Two Korean box sets are now in print, they include the Japanese and Korean dialogue, and Korean subtitles. 20 discs altogether were divided evenly 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.
On January 10, 2007, Chilean newspaper Las Últimas Noticias began issuing illegal/unlicensed DVDs of Candy Candy with its issues every Wednesday, with plans to continue to do so until all 115 episodes were released.
The 2007 French animation short film Candy Boy by director Pascal-Alex Vincent was inspired by Candy Candy.
In 2008, an illegal/unlicensed 115-episode DVD set was released in Taiwan. The illegal/unlicensed DVD set is issued in both Mandarin and Japanese with Chinese, English and Korean subtitles.
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