Alternative TitlesEnglish: 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
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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
StatisticsScore: 7.191 (scored by 5401 users)
Ranked: #16822
Popularity: #404
Members: 10,248
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SynopsisHigh 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)
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Related AnimeAdaptation: Kono Minikuku mo Utsukushii Sekai
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max99x
42 of 55 people found this review helpful
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12 of 12 episodes seen
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| Overall |
7 |
| Story |
8 |
| Animation |
7 |
| Sound |
7 |
| Character |
7 |
| Enjoyment |
8 |
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 hurts the suspense of disbelief. Another flaw is the climax being stretched into the last 3 episodes which could've easily fit in a single one.
Art
Not bad, but nothing to write home about. It's detailed and fairly pretty, but the sudden switches from ultra-contrasting (butterfly clouds, Hikari's hair and dreams) to ultra-pale colours (most secondary characters, slice of life sections) that happen every few minutes are annoying. The deformed butterfly logo is a definite plus though - very memorable.
Sound
The opening/ending songs are quite generic, but the last episode's ED is nice if only for the fact that it's meaningful in the context, which is a rare occurrence in anime. Background audio is hardly noticeable, but it completes the atmosphere well enough so that's good.
Characters
I'm a bit torn on this point. On one hand, the four main characters are very likeable and by the end I definitely cared about their fate. On the other, however, apart from Akari, all of the characters bring on a sense of deja vu; a reckless protagonist with a funky hairstyle, a troubled past and superpowers - check; a jealous childhood friend - check; a calm and popular big brother - check; a busty foreign drunkard who is actually wise and "cool" - check as well, and those 4 is just the icing.
Enjoyment / Overall
I've enjoyed the series, personally, but it felt like I had to go through all the silly action segments, plain stupid fan service, boring showcases of jealousy and unfunny jokes to get to the few excellent romantic scenes here and there. On the whole it was worth it, but it could've been much better if they didn't try to put in a little of every genre and concentrated on getting just one or two right. read more
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iamjoe
79 of 160 people found this review helpful
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12 of 12 episodes seen
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| Overall |
2 |
| Story |
3 |
| Animation |
3 |
| Sound |
4 |
| Character |
2 |
| Enjoyment |
2 |
They sure got it right by putting 'ugly' in the title.
This marvellous piece of crap is a terrible anime about aliens, boys who love them, and boobage.
The story was bad, but who cares? Boobage!
The art was poor and looked like it was recycled from the early 90s. But does it matter?? Boobage!
Who can remember the sound? There were better things, I think. Boobage!
The characters were flat, cliches, and underdeveloped. The boys seemed to be horrible clashes of several bad male characters, and the female characters had no personality and were nothing more than fanservicers. However, there were several pairs of things the girls had that were developed. Boobage!
This was a very bad anime. It was short, but it felt like an eternity that wouldn't end. There was very little that made it salvageable. Maybe the interesting title was the best thing about it. Boobage!
Unfabulous. And that goes for the boobage, too. read more
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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.
Both series have a young boy find a mysterious girl with a hidden darker personality (which arouses jealousy from their respective female cousin), and humorous ecchi scenes occaisionally divert attention from the characters' traumatic childhood experiences.
well both anime got the same situation, in elfen lied kouta needs to take care of lucy/nyuu and in this ugly yet beautiful world a guy(forgot his name) needs to take care of a girl. and in Elfen lied Lucy got 2 sides that she sometimes turn good and sometimes bad, and in the ugly yet beautiful world the girl got 2 parts too that are some good and some bad, and both anime got nudity. Hope you enjoy the anime.
Elfen Lied and Konomini both share a similar main character, one that is struggling to understand her place in the world all the while trying to go against fate and control the darker side of herself. Besides the bigger picture, relationships also play an important part in both stories. (Jealous cousins included in both.) Lastly, both series can go from idyllic to dark and disturbing in the snap of a finger. (Though Elfen Lied more so.)
Elfen Lied and This Ugly Yet Beautiful World are a perfect pair. In both we have non-human female characters with a dual personality and a potential for being highly destructive that suddenly find themselves surrounded by humans. With no memory of the past, these girls provide the drama with plenty of nudity along the way. This Ugly Yet Beautiful World had many comic moments that eventually give way to deeper reflections while Elfen Lied is known for its violent content and emotional tragedy.
They both of good fighting and nudity
similar plots, but TUGYBW is less graphic
Want a anime with a bad girl that has another personality/side of her?
Well then you're gonna like this. Both main characters are very similar because they both are innocent and they both have another side of them. And also both Animes include Nudity so watch out.
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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.
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Opening Theme"Metamorphose" by Yoko Takahashi
Ending Theme"Natsuiro no Kakera" by Yoko Ishida
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