FINISHED
This Ugly Yet Beautiful World
12 Episodes
24 min each
SPRING 2004
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.
Comedy
Drama
Romance
Sci-Fi
Format
Unknown
Episodes
12
Per Episode
24 min
Source
Unknown
Episodes
12 / 12 Episodes
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Episode 1
Dawn Is the Separation Between Light and Darkness
Takeru has been telling Ryou what ideal woman would be like, when suddenly a bright light zooms down out of the sky, hits a tree, and BAM! Who should appear in the tree but Takeru's ideal woman, naked as a jaybird? She seems very vulnerable and scared and obviously doesn't know the basics of human customs or even speech. Takeru gives her a name and vows to protect her.
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Episode 2
You Are My First
Takeru and Hikari explain to his friends and family what happened the previous night. Hikari tells them she came to Earth from outer space because she was lonely, but doesn't know anything else about herself. However, because Takeru saved her he's now very precious to her. Takeru's male classmates go wild with jealousy because he's got a cute babe now.
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Episode 3
The Two Silhouettes
Ryou is waiting to meet someone, although he himself doesn't really know this until he meets her. Her name is Akari, and she is obviously similar to Hikari in that she doesn't remember her past or have a name. Akari is living in the forest, because she remembers being there when she saw a night where there was a very bright light, and she wants to see a night like that again. Ryou begins going to see her regularly on his walks home, and begins to feel very protective towards her.
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Episode 4
Life from This Point On
Ryou takes Akari home with him and soon his little sister Kimi starts to grow fond of Akari in spite of herself, and the three wind up declaring themselves a family, after which Akari moves into the Ninomiya household. Akari is introduced to Hikari and learns that she too came from space. Jennifer suggests that they used to be one being with no body, and then divided into two and gained bodies after they got to Earth.
5
Episode 5
School Days
Hikaru thinks it will be enjoyable to go to school with Takeru so she begins school with him. Soon she finds out that it is really boring.
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Episode 6
Standing by the Waterside
It's summer break, and they all go to the mountains to camp. Hikari and Akari learn about nature and are happy; Ioneous and Jennifer get drunk, and are also happy. The group decides to play a game in the dark where they're basically supposed to split up into pairs and stake a flag on a rock. Hikari and Takeru wind up together and the rest of the group has fun spying on them, until Ioneous in monster-form starts running around in a drunken fit, making them think they're being attacked.
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Episode 7
Prelude to a Kiss
After the mountains, everyone heads to the beach. They all pitch in to help Takeru's aunt and uncle's beach restaurant. With Hikari making so many mistakes, she and Takeru are allowed to take off. They are attacked by a huge water dragon like thing and Takeru turns into his suped up form to save her.
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Episode 8
This Wonderful World
It is the time for the Festival of Lanterns where Japanese people honor their dead. Hikari wonders about death and it's reality is presented to her when a cricket she's been keeping dies. Jennifer reports on the ED (Extended Definition) phenomena to her superiors. They wonder about what is to happen with a new extinction on the way, something that's happened seven times before in Earth's history. Hikari is plagued by dreams in which her "dark" half wonders why she's fraternizing with those she's to destroy.
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Episode 9
Wishing Upon a Star
Takeru gets a fixer upper bike and spends most of his time working on it. Hikari feels left out and Mari takes the whole gang to a junk yard to find parts for the motorcycle. At the junk yard Akari confronts Hikari about their roles on Earth while Ryou and Takeru talk about their new found powers in the garage.
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Episode 10
Heart of Lies
Mari buys a present for Takeru and is going to tell him her feelings for him. When she get to the garage, she sees Takeru about to kiss Hikari. She gets mad at Hikari and slaps her which triggers the destroyer in her. Now things are set in motion for the Earth to be cleansed for the next wave of evolution.
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Episode 11
Flowing with Time
Hikari shows Takeru why he doesn't really love her and why he cannot truly love. Jennifer tells everyone her theories about what Hikari is and Ioneous confirms it. Ryou and Akari arrive trying to stop Hikari. Ryou shows Takeru why they are different even though they both have had parents that abandonded them.
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Episode 12
The Song of My Heart
Takeru convinces Hikari that he loves her, for real this time. Things have already been set in motion by Ioneous though so they must stop him before it's too late for the Earth.
Characters
Voice Actors
Daichuu Mizushima (japanese)
Takeru Takemoto
Main
Voice Actors
Ayako Kawasumi (japanese)
Hikari Hoshino
Main
Voice Actors
Fujiko Takimoto (japanese)
Ryou Ninomiya
Main
Voice Actors
Ai Shimizu (japanese)
Akari
Main
Voice Actors
Asami Sanada (japanese)
Mari Nishino
Main
Voice Actors
Megu Ashiro (japanese)
Kimi Ninomiya
Supporting
Staff
Shouji Saeki
Director
Hiroyuki Yamaga
Series Composition
Kazuhiro Takamura
Character Design
Hitoshi Hibino
Color Design
Yoshikazu Iwanami
Sound Director
Toshiyuki Oomori
Music
Comments
Information
Aired
Apr 01, 2004
to Jun 17, 2004
Season
SPRING 2004
Source
Unknown
Format
Unknown
Studios
Gainax
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