Candy Candy
is a 1986 shoujo historical fantasy manga composed of three volumes written by Kaoru Kurimoto, a science fiction author best known for "Guin Saga", and illustrated by Yumiko Igarashi, best known for "Candy Candy". The plot of "The Sword of Paros" is also strongly centred on the romance of the protagonists, one of whom, like Oscar in "The Rose of Versailles", is trying to pass as a man.