I have a vague plan for the future.

The foundation of the story was nearly completed, some editors showed deep interest in the plan.
The only anxiety was the course of this case, but now I made up my mind to do without restraint.
I feel the new story is so exciting. And an editor gave me encouragement to write the story even if the story unrelated to classic Candy Candy.
But the story will be enjoyed by classic Candy Candy fans. I won't omit the continuity between the two stories.

If "the harvest time" comes, no one can stop me from writing the story.
I think, someday, my characters will be anxious that they go out into the world.

I can't say when it will be published, but I will never impair Candy's image which was formed by me with Ms. Igarashi because I never want to hurt Candy and Candy lovers.

On October 25th, the declaration of ruling from the Supreme Court was issued
finally that I've been longing for.
According to the judgment, which matched both the Tokyo District Court and
the Tokyo High Court decision, I was conformed <the original author of Candy
Candy>.
This means nothing change from that I used to be 25 years ago when Candy
Candy was published serially in monthly magazine, Nakayoshi.
However, I just feel like receiving a key for <a brand new door> to open
when I was conformed as the author under the law.

This case made me heartbroken continuously, but the other hand, I received a
lot of unexpected gifts from it. I will tell you each of stories when I will
close this website in the near future.
Above all, I was amazed and unexpected to realize myself that I started to
think I feel like writing "New Candy Story".
I really didn't imagine I felt that way before this case happened.

When I started to find out nobody could stop Igarashi's unlawful act, the
idea of "New Candy Story" appeared and Toei Animation dropped me a hint.
This is to say, they asked me whether it is possible to ponder on "New Candy
Story" without using old (original) Candy that Igarashi used to draw.
However their suggestion tended to be very modest, because they knew it
depended on me. That means whether I could bid farewell to drawings of Candy
by Igarashi completely. They seemed to think that I could only start to
write <sequel> after I said good bye to them without any regret.

I replied to them "I will not write any sequel of Candy."
Oh, yes... I was really devoted to our work, Candy Candy by all means which
Igarashi and I created together.
I still regard Candice White Ardray as the girl herself who was drawn by
Igarashi, especially for the manga.
Candy who has been loved by many fans was born from Igarashi's drawings.
If Candy's sequel would be released with new drawings by someone else, it
might be hard to accept for those devoted fans.
Having respect for fans feelings, I made up my mind to be devoted to Candy's
drawings by Igarashi no matter what happened.

Then "It is impossible to write Candy's sequel for me. But I can write a new
story of Candy based on original Candy's world story, I replied.
What do I mean by a new story of Candy...
<A new main character> might be the warp, and <Candice White Ardray> would
be the woof. I will weave them up into a new story.
Any type of readers, not only old fans who used to read original Candy
Candy, but also new fans who has never read it before will enjoy this story.
It has to be that kind of story, I really hope, so.
And if the new story would accept by many fans and become a success, both
old and new story of Candy would be alive together. That will not hurt you
all. That's what I thought.

However, I took back what Toei and I had been planning for the story in the
midst of consideration.
I had been doubtful while we were carrying forward the project.

<What do I write this story for?>

I thought I would like to return myself to my right mind.
When I wrote original Candy's story, I felt "something invisible power took
my hand to write.".
It was really pure and natural feelings without any little piece of
muddiness.
I found myself I could only start to write when I could return to that kind
of feeling I used to have.

<Not for anybody, not for a certain purpose. I will write because I just
want to!>
Without such a pure spirit, I would have no excuse to those characters of
the story .
I'm not the finest story creator, but all charactors that I've created were
born from such feelings.

I wish I can create <the new Candy story. from stainless mind.
I don't consider whether it's going to be a manga or an animation at all
right now.
Just...
I will write because I just want to!
Now I hope I will release the story as a style of novel.
If the work will turn out great, the story might turn into something else.

Igarashi might interfere in the new Candy story.
Most of all publishing companies who don't want to have any trouble with it
might refuse to publish my novel. It is no problem for me to write the new
story of Candy under the law, thought.
However, I think everything depends on whether the new Candy story that I'm
going to write comes out great or not.
I wish I can work with a company and an editor who has grit.

This case has given great grief to many Candy fans.
Writing new story of Candy makes amends for the past...?
I don't figure out it yet.

But the seed of the story keeps swelling day by day.

A couple of decade later, at the new <Pony's home>.
Who build that house?
Who live there?
And what kind of story comes out from it...

I'm just wondering....
Someday, I will tell you...

fukkan.com, I seem people who voted to republish the novel of Candy Candy at the site are twinkling stars of WWW Galaxy.

The novel was a rewrite of the original work for children 1979 by the original author of Candy Candy, Ms. Nagita Keiko(a.k.a. Nizuki Kyoko). It was NOT a novelization of the manga.
It was published in 3 volumes hardcover books by Kodansha Ltd. in 1979, and 3 paperbacks were republished in 1990.

These were gone out of print but a great Candy fan started a movement to republish CC novel on fukkan.com, January 2001. fukkan.com started negotiations with Ms. Nagita about to republish the novels in May 2002, but Kodansha Ltd. rejected the offer because they were fed up that Igarashi is always making trouble about Candy.
Although the Supreme Court prohibits Igarashi from using illustrations of Candy without Ms. Nagita's permission, Igarashi makes illegal business of using the illustrations even now.

Then, an unillustrated hardcover book was republished in 2003, by BOOK-ing, Inc.
Igarashi is given to slander. Ms. Nagita and BOOK-ing, Inc. may be harassed by her.
(I get a lot of email of the question about new CC novel every day, but I think it is not wise to release the information about new CC because when she will publish new CC novel in the future, Igarashi may block the plan by a dirty trick.)

Please support them!!

ITOMARU
>> republished CC novel