Candy Candy: Haru no Yobigoe

This special -too short to be a movie- is purely a recap of events from ep1 till about episode 60 with only an encapsulation of it through an introductory frame and a closing frame!
I honestly found no need for this new girl that was introduced since she had zero contribution to anything, the special could have used an already introduced kid and nothing would have changed. Maybe would even have saved more tine for the recap.

□ Should you watch it?
■The recap was nothing special, if you have recently watched the recapped episodes you wouldn't really feel the need to watch it but it's still ... good to sit through and remember all the horrible and the little happy events that Candy went through. Also, if you miss someone who appeared in the first arc but nolonger show up you would enjoy it.

□ Would this special be a good starting point if someone wants to skip the starting episodes to reduce their watch time?
■ No, I find the first 30 episodes part to be the best part of this long series, because the series honestly starts to go even more nuts as time progress with Candy, we get many undeveloped events and characters...

□ Is it enough to understand the main story?
■ Yes, but without your attachment to the story that needed all the time the episodes took you won't really enjoy the series much and I doubt you would want to see the rest.

Overall: 7/10 same rating I have for the series of course.