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Candy Candy vs Toradora!

Side by side on community score, how it's rated, audience size and how long each takes to watch. Data from Kitsu, refreshed daily.

The short version

  • Toradora! is rated higher by the community: 8.19 vs 7.79.
  • Toradora! is more widely watched, with 75× the members.
  • Toradora! is the quicker watch, 37h 55m shorter.
  • Fans favorite Toradora! more often (2.1% vs 1.3% of members).
  • They share Romance, School Life, Slice of Life.
Candy CandyToradora!
Community score7.798.19higher
Rank by score#1,379#376better
Members2,689200,699more
Favorited by1.3%2.1%more
Time to watch47h 55m10hshorter
Episodes11525
FormatTV SeriesTV Series
Aired1976–19792008–2009
StatusFinishedFinished
StudioToei Animation–
Age ratingGPG

How each is rated

Share of ratings at each star level · 9★–10★: 43% vs 53%

  • Candy Candy
  • Toradora!
0%20%40%
1★2★3★4★5★6★7★8★9★10★
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Candy CandyToradora!
1★2%2%
2★1%0%
3★1%0%
4★3%5%
5★6%2%
6★10%4%
7★19%19%
8★17%15%
9★20%14%
10★23%39%

Time to watch

Episodes × episode length, openings included

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ItemRuntime
Candy Candy47h 55m
Toradora!10h

Only Candy Candy

Only Toradora!

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Candy Candy vs Toradora! FAQ

Is Candy Candy better than Toradora!?

By community score, Toradora! is ahead (8.19 vs 7.79). Both are romance and school life, so taste decides the rest.

Which is longer, Candy Candy or Toradora!?

Candy Candy is longer: 47h 55m against 10h.

Which is more popular?

Toradora! has more members on Kitsu (200,699 vs 2,689).

If I liked Candy Candy, will I like Toradora!?

Probably, if it was the romance, school life, slice of life side you enjoyed.