Candy Candy & Lady Oscar: original artwork featuring the two queens of manga
Until Wednesday 15 July 2026 • Online
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SALE 1038
Auction details
Finarte, in collaboration with Urania Casa d’Aste, presents a special auction dedicated to two of the most beloved heroines of Japanese animation and comics: Candy Candy and Lady Oscar.
With an extensive catalogue of almost 500 lots, you can rediscover two unforgettable icons of 1970s and 1980s pop culture.
Lots 1–103: Lady Oscar
Lots 104–498: Candy Candy
Oscar was born into the aristocracy, raised as a man to serve the crown; Candy is an orphan who grew up without privilege, forced to carve out her own place in the world. Their true battle is not only against the historical or social context, but against the limits that others seek to impose on their identities.
Aesthetically, the two works belong to the golden age of shojo manga in the 1970s: large, expressive eyes, lyrical compositions, attention to floral details and a visual language capable of transforming emotions into poetic images. Both Riyoko Ikeda (author of Lady Oscar) and Yumiko Igarashi (author of Candy Candy) helped to define a visual style that would profoundly influence Japanese animation and comics in the decades that followed.
Aesthetically, the two works belong to the golden age of shojo manga in the 1970s: large, expressive eyes, lyrical compositions, attention to floral details, and a visual language capable of transforming emotions into poetic images. Both Riyoko Ikeda (author of Lady Oscar) and Yumiko Igarashi (author of Candy Candy) helped to define a visual style that would profoundly influence Japanese animation and comics in the decades that followed.
IMPORTANT NOTE
Auction fees, calculated on the hammer price of each lot, will be 20%.
Please note that lots in the timed auction will close independently from 10:00 on 15 July at one-minute intervals. Closing times may vary depending on the bids received: the system will extend the lot’s closing time by 5 minutes if a bid is received in the last 3 minutes.
Conditions of Sale
Finarte consolidates and renews its collaboration with Urania Casa d’Aste by preparing in synergy the next auction dedicated entirely to the original Tables and Illustrations by the great masters of comics.
The sale will take place in October in the prestigious Roman headquarters of Finarte, for which our experts are selecting works from the early 1900s to today, ranging from Disney tables to superheroes Made in USA, from great international masters to erotic tables, from illustrations of the early twentieth century to the cinematographic sketches.
The works will be presented in the catalog with an accurate historical-critical filing, which tends to present and enhance the individual lots in the best possible way to ensure their visibility and the best sales result. The auction will be preceded by an exhibition in Rome, to offer collectors the opportunity to carefully examine all the lots, presented and enhanced by the splendid setting of our exhibition site.