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This Ugly Yet Beautiful World

This Ugly Yet Beautiful World

Alternative Titles

English: This Ugly Yet Beautiful World
Synonyms: This Ugly And Beautiful World, Kono Minikuku mo Utsukushii Sekai
Japanese: この醜くも美しい世界

Information

Type: TV
Episodes: 12
Status: Finished Airing
Aired: Apr 2, 2004 to Jun 18, 2004
Duration: 24 min. per episode
Rating: R+ - Mild Nudity
L represents licensing company

Statistics

Score: 7.191 (scored by 5494 users)
Ranked: #16972
Popularity: #404
Members: 10,435
Favorites: 59
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2 based on the top anime page.

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Synopsis

High school student Takeru Takemoto works part time as a (motor)bike courier. During one of his deliveries, he saw a mysterious light passing him and fell into a forest. What he had found was a beautiful girl coming out from a glowing cocoon, calling herself "Hikari." While Takeru was quite embarrassed because of Hikari's nudity, a strange monster suddenly showed up and immediately attacked the two. Both Takeru and Hikari demonstrated the power of their other selves before Takeru had a clue of what's going on. (Source: ANN)

Related Anime

Adaptation: Kono Minikuku mo Utsukushii Sekai

Characters & Voice Actors

Akari
Akari
Main
Boone, Jessica
English
Boone, Jessica
Shimizu, Ai
Japanese
Shimizu, Ai
Hoshino, Hikari
Hoshino, Hikari
Main
Kawasumi, Ayako
Japanese
Kawasumi, Ayako
Martinez, Cynthia
English
Martinez, Cynthia
Nishino, Mari
Nishino, Mari
Main
Christian, Luci
Japanese
Christian, Luci
Sanada, Asami
Japanese
Sanada, Asami
Ryou, Ninomiya
Ryou, Ninomiya
Main
Takimoto, Fujiko
Japanese
Takimoto, Fujiko

Staff

Saeki, Shouji
Director
Ishida, Yoko
Theme Song Performance
Kawasumi, Ayako
Theme Song Performance
Takahashi, Yoko
Theme Song Performance


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Apr 9, 2008
max99x
This anime is definitely a gem, but like any gem in the rough, it's not without its flaws. A lot of them, unfortunately.

Story

The story is quite interesting, and fairly original. The quality of its presentation varies throughout the series, however - foreshadowing, for example, is plentiful and very well intertwined into the story, so that little details that you might notice but not think much of turn out to be intricate plot points later on. On the other hand, there're the cheesy "OMG! The sky is falling!" bits usually associated with fantasy series surfacing all around the second half of the series which definitely read more
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Jul 13, 2007
BURNlTHElPRIEST
I gave mostly 10's because I really enjoyed watching this anime even though I read multiple reviews saying it was a failure as Gainax's anniversary anime, but I decided to try it for myself and if you leave the title of "Gainax's anniversary" out of it you'll love it, although I personally think it was a good choice for the anniversary.

The story is short but enjoyful as it combines some "Shojo" style character drama inbetween the excerpts of action scenes as it shows the characters getting closer together wile the overall story continues to progress read more
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Recommendations

When you watch this you will instantly make the connections to Elfen Lied and also the differences as it moves along in the story and shows its own path on a somewhat similar idea.
The basic premise of these anime are the same, a reluctant fellow comes across a strange girl(not of this world) that doesnt really have a place in our world. Major difference if I had to say thought would be that TUYBW has a bit more psychological faceted story, but the romantic and comedy elements are the same.

Opening Theme

"Metamorphose" by Yoko Takahashi

Ending Theme

"Natsuiro no Kakera" by Yoko Ishida

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