This Ugly Yet Beautiful World (2004- )
Kono minikuku mo utsukushii sekai (original title)Reference View | Change View
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Series Cast
| Ayako Kawasumi | ... |
Hikari
(12 episodes, 2004)
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Takahiro Mizushima | ... |
Takeru Takemoto
(12 episodes, 2004)
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Fujiko Takimoto | ... |
Ryou Ninomiya
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Cynthia Martinez | ... |
Hikari
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| Braden Hunt | ... |
Takeru Takemoto
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Quentin Haag | ... |
Ryou Ninomiya
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| Ai Shimizu | ... |
Akari
(11 episodes, 2004)
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| Jessica Boone | ... |
Akari
(11 episodes, 2004)
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Asami Sanada | ... |
Mari Nishino
(5 episodes, 2004)
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Yumi Kikuchi | ... |
Amika Kurebayashi
(5 episodes, 2004)
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Manabi Mizuno | ... |
Sakurako Urushima
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| Yumi Takada | ... |
Jennifer Portman
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(5 episodes, 2004)
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Atsushi Kisaichi | ... |
Shin'ichi Asakura
(4 episodes, 2004)
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Hideki Ogihara | ... |
Daijirou Matsumura
(4 episodes, 2004)
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Megumi Kobayashi | ... |
Kimi Ninomiya
(4 episodes, 2004)
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Masanori Katsuragi | ... |
Drama Man (Shore Man)
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(4 episodes, 2004)
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Dai Matsumoto | ... |
Icchou Nishino
(3 episodes, 2004)
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Tomoko Kotani | ... |
Sumie Nishino
(3 episodes, 2004)
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| Luci Christian | ... |
Mari Nishino
(3 episodes, 2004)
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| Greg Ayres | ... |
Kuon
(3 episodes, 2004)
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| Chris Patton | ... |
Daijirou Matsumura
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(3 episodes, 2004)
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| Shelley Calene-Black | ... |
Jennifer Portman
(3 episodes, 2004)
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| Lesley Tesh | ... |
Sakurako Urushima
(3 episodes, 2004)
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Taylor Hannah | ... |
Amika Kurebayashi
(3 episodes, 2004)
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Prissy Hightower | ... |
Sumie
(3 episodes, 2004)
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Robert Martinez | ... |
Shinichi Asakura
(3 episodes, 2004)
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Eri Nakao | ... |
Female Student
(2 episodes, 2004)
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Keiichi Noda | ... |
Ioneous
(2 episodes, 2004)
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| Hilary Haag | ... |
Kimi Ninomiya
(2 episodes, 2004)
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| Mai Kadowaki | ... |
Mayu Yoshida
(1 episode, 2004)
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Hiroshi Iida | ... |
Tennin
(1 episode, 2004)
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Masafumi Yabe | ... |
Classical Literatur Teacher
(1 episode, 2004)
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| Yû Kobayashi | ... |
Drama Woman (Hamako)
(1 episode, 2004)
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Aya Yonekura | ... |
Female Student
(1 episode, 2004)
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| Jessica Chobot | ... |
Girl
(1 episode, 2004)
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Adam Jones | ... |
Parent
(1 episode, 2004)
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Kimberly Roque | ... |
Kid
(1 episode, 2004)
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Alexander Mays | ... |
Old Professor
(1 episode, 2004)
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Emily McCoy | ... |
Girl
(1 episode, 2004)
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Paul Oddo | ... |
Ioneos
(1 episode, 2004)
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Bob Parke | ... |
Itchou
(1 episode, 2004)
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Grant Angers | ... |
Newsman
(1 episode, 2004)
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Geoff Simons | ... |
Professor
(1 episode, 2004)
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Production Companies
Distributors
- ADV Films (2005) (United States) (DVD)
- Animate.tv (2004) (Japan) (tv)
- Animax (2004) (Japan)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Avaco Creative Studio (recording studio)
- Dax Production (sound production)
- M.O.F.C. (dvd authoring & encoding)
- Shironagasu Works (title logo)
- Studio Ad-Lib (photography)
- Studio Tenjin (background art)
- Three S Studio (recording studio)
Storyline
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It's a sweet but at the same time tear jerking story. It teaches you how the world can be hard and ugly at times but then again it could still be beautiful. It starts off with a high school student Takeru who works part time as a delievery boy. During one of his deliveries, he saw a bright light passing him and instantly followed it which led him to a strange forest. Confused but intrigued, he found a beautiful girl coming out from a glowing cocoon, calling herself "Hikari." While Takeru was profusely blushing because of Hikari was nude, a strange monster suddenly showed up and immediately attacked the two. Both Takeru and Hikari demonstrated their true power they didn't even know they had. They go through many hardships together, work together, rely on each other, meet some good and bad friends along the way. And in the end, all this anime has to say is "this world is ugly yet beautiful." Join them in this heart warming, tear jerking, splendid anime. For life may he hard at times, you just have to be strong but dont seal your emotions away for this world at times can also he beautiful and you realize then the good things. You might be lost about your place in the world, like Takeru, but you will meet people along and think Maybe I was born to meet this one person. And thats when you will realize the ugly things in this world but at the same time the good things. For this world really is ugly yet beautiful. Written by Kitty Senpai |
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| Taglines | He met a beautiful girl and that's when things got ugly... See more » |
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Box Office
| Budget | JPY11,456 (estimated) |
Did You Know?
| Trivia | GAINAX's 20th Anniversary work. See more » |