Anohito in CCFS

Myth # 8: The Adoption was Revoked

Of all the stupid lies the Alfans spread out there, this is the most insane, crazy ideas they ever came up with. Somehow, they say that Albert and Candy could marry now because his adoption of her was revoked, undone, or something.

Just where do they come up with this shit? In what modern, advanced world can adoptive parents can just terminate, delete, revoke, or undo a legally processed adoption so they can marry their adopted children when the children grow up?

We can’t help but come to the conclusion that these Alfans are simply insane.

We’ve covered the issue of Candy’s adoption before in Myth Buster #5, where we explained in depth Albert and Candy’s relationship to each other legally and emotionally. But on the factual matter of the adoption, the Alfans can’t get it through their thick heads. So we really need to spell it out and put this myth to rest. But before we discuss this, let’s debunk all lies and theories that (1) Albert was no longer Candy’s adoptive father when she came of age as an adult, and (2) their “courtship” began after he made his big revelation to her on Pony’s Hill that he was the Prince on the Hill all along, and that (3) their “romance” is written in the Epilogue in CCFS.

How do we know these are lies? Because in one of his letters to Candy in the Epilogue, Albert literally said to her: (a) he was single, and (b) he was her adoptive father!

For ten years now since CCFS was first released in 2010, Alfans took advantage of international fans’ inability to read Japanese to mislead them to believe that CCFS’s Epilogue is some kind of incredible romance for the ages, like Katherine and Heathchliff, Elizabeth Bennet and Mr. Darcy, John and Yoko, or whatever. In response, Terry fans have always said this was not true. Until now, it all amounted to “they said, they said.”

But not anymore. With the recent 2020 release of the Spanish edition of CCFS by Arechi Manga, the Latin American fandom–the largest CC fandom in the world, finally got to read the novel for themselves. And the truth can no longer be disputed and manipulated. Albert admitted–in the Epilogue: He was Candy’s adoptive father.

In one of her letters to him—in the Epilogue, Candy stated this:

I kept wishing for your memory to come back, but also thought that maybe living like this as brother and sister wasn’t bad either — but now, I’m an adopted daughter! Maybe, I’m supposed to be calling you “father”!?

— CCFS, Vol. 2, pp. 306-309. Candy also signed the letter this way: “From you beautiful adopted daughter”.

In his letter in response, this is what Albert said—in the Epilogue:

“Father!?” — and “Your beautiful adopted daughter”!?

Yes, you are beautiful. Maybe (are you mad).  And, yes, you are my adopted daughter. I had forgotten about that. It even surprises me that I have an adopted daughter when I am so young and am single. “Adopted daughter” is another thing that I cannot tolerate the sound of. I am sensitive alright (don’t laugh).

Well, I am on my way to Sao Paulo now. I will write to you once again when I get there. Tell Ms. Pony that I did the least I could do as an adoptive father.

Adoptive father — !?

Oh, dear! I said it myself… Stay happy and healthy! Say hello to the kids for me!

Albert

— CCFS, Vol 2, p.310.

Here are the pages of all CCFS editions where Albert said he was single and he was her father.

Spanish Edition

Italian Edition

French Edition

So we call bullshit to the Alfans for their lies and delusions that Albert and Candy began their courtship after he revealed he was the POTH. Why would he say he was single if he was courting Candy? Why would he admit in writing he was her father?

Let’s now look at the Alfan’s insane claim that the adoption had been undone (whatever the f**k does that even mean—undone??). We don’t know where they got such an idea. We don’t know what country they think such a thing can be done. We don’t know what pre-historic time era they were talking about, where an adoptive father could simply undo his adoption of his daughter and marry her. We’re not insane so we can’t even imagine such a thing, or try to understand what goes on in these crazy people’s heads. (Nor we want to, as it would mean going near some sick thoughts of pedophilia and incest. 🤮)

Here’s what we do know: 

  1. Albert and Candy were Americans.
  2. Candy was minor whose home state was Michigan when the adoption took place. Therefore, the adoption should’ve been legally processed and authorized by a court in Michigan under Michigan law. (And in case the Alfans can’t make the connection: Michigan is a state of the United States of America. That would make Michigan law American law. If they know of any hidden village, tribe, or cave somewhere on Earth where adoption can be undone so the father can marry the daughter, the laws or codes of that place, or rulings by the tribal council or elders presiding there, do not apply here.)
  3. There is no law of the United States or any law in any of the 50 states where an adoption could be undone in order to enable the adoptive parent and child to get married!!! — None!
  4. Undoing a legal adoption of a child who had reached adulthood requires a very compelling reason, usually something emotionally detrimental or physical endangerment to either the parent or the child (like, attempted murder maybe.) It’s not as if you can just go file some paper of termination at the government offices. 
  5. We’re trying to imagine what might happen if an adoptive father tells the authorities he wants to marry his now-adult adoptive daughter. Umm . . . yeah. That’ll go over well. Especially in the United States. It’d be a shock if Albert wasn’t immediately arrested for further questioning and investigation into possible instances of sexual abuse of a child.
  6. Not relevant to our subject-matter here, but for the record, revocation of adoption of a minor child also requires a very compelling reason after the initial consent period immediately following the effective date of adoption. The law is stringent because we can’t have people picking up a kid then change their minds whenever they decide parenthood might not be for them after all. We wouldn’t even want them to do that if they were adopting a pet.

Conclusion

Let’s all be clear again once and for all. Albert was single and expressly admitted to being Candy’s adoptive father in his own words in the “romantic” Epilogue. And a legal adoption in the United States cannot be undone on the ground that the adoptive father and daughter wish to become married.

Let us finally, finally, put this stupid, insane idea of the adoption having been undone to rest.

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