Candy Candy Japan Vintage Girls Manga Anime Vinyl 7" Flexi-disc EP Gatefold 1976

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Description Title

Candy Candy / Sonorama Ace Puppy Series 

(Asahi Sonorama Flexi-disc APS-5055)

Record Grading

Very Good Plus (VG+) 

"slight surface noise, but it is in good condition for a flex disc."

Sleeve Grading

Very Good Plus (VG+) 

"time-related deterioration, no tears, no graffiti, generally good."

What is Asahi Candy Candy ?

"Candy Candy" is a Japanese girls' manga written by Kyoko Mizuki and drawn by Yumiko Igarashi. It is also a TV animation based on it.

It was serialized in Kodansha's girls' manga magazine "Nakayoshi" from April 1975 to March 1979. A total of 9 volumes were published in KC Nakayoshi.

In 1977, it won the first Kodansha Manga Award in the girls' division.

The total number of copies sold has exceeded 12 million.

This work is loved in Japan as a pioneer of "Shoujo Manga".

What is Asahi Sonorama?

Flexi discs (Sonosheets) originally came from France to Japan. In Japan, the first patent was obtained from France in 1959, and Asahi Sonorama was born as a company that plans and manufactures flexi discs.

It is both a record and a manga. It is a huge collection of Japan TV animations that appeared in the era when there was no video and tape recorders were expensive.

Vintage anime flexi discs such as "Tetsujin 28-go", "Astro Boy", "Ultraman", and "Godzilla" have been released.

The quality of the illustrations drawn with a dramatic touch is very high. Today, it is a very rare item that is popular with some collectors.

A guide to Record Grades Sealed(S)

Brand New. The record is still packed.

Mint (M)

Absolutely perfect in every way. Certainly never been played, possibly even still sealed.

Cover and extra documents like lyric sheet, booklet or poster are in perfect condition.

Near Mint (NM)

A nearly perfect record. A NM- record has more than likely never been played, and the vinyl will play perfectly, with no imperfections during playback.

The cover should look close to perfect with only minor signs of wear and or age.

Excellent(EX)

The record shows some signs of having been played, but there is very little lessening in sound quality.

The cover and packaging might have slight wear but excellent aspect overall.

Very Good Plus (VG+)

Most common condition for records. The record has been played a few times but displays no major deterioration in sound quality, no wear, despite occasional light marks.The average person would not notice anything wrong.

Cover shows some handling imperfection like normal wear and tear, creasing...

Very Good (VG)

Now the signs of age and handling are starting to show. You can notice some clear wear on the surface, there is some noise .

Cover suffers from folding, scuffing of edges, spine splits, discoloration ...

Good Plus (G+)

The record has been played so much that the sound quality has been noticeably deteriorated, perhaps with some distortion and mild scratches.

The cover and contents can be torn, stained and/or defaced, there also can be some writing on it.

Good (G)

The record should be just playable but will display considerable surface noise and may even jump or skip.

The cover and contents are badly damaged or partly missing. Cover can also be missing.

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