This Ugly Yet Beautiful World

– This Ugly Yet Beautiful World is an anime television series created by Shouji Saeki and Hiroyuki Yam..

Type:
TVSeries
Rating:
6.40 / 10
Release Year:
2004
Original Name:
この醜くも美しい世界
This Ugly Yet Beautiful World (2004) - Also known as この醜くも美しい世界

This Ugly Yet Beautiful World is an anime television series created by Shouji Saeki and Hiroyuki Yamaga. It was co-produced by the Gainax and Shaft animation studios.

The series aired on the Tokyo Broadcasting System from April 1, 2004 to June 16, 2004, totaling 12 episodes. A manga adaptation, illustrated by Ashita Morimi, was serialized in Hakusensha's Young Animal.

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Language:

English, Japanese

MPAA Content-Rating:
TV-14 – For Age 14 and Above

This program contains some material that many parents would find unsuitable for children under 14 years of age. Programs rated TV-14 contains material that parents or adult guardians may find unsuitable for children under the age of 14. The FCC warns that "Parents are cautioned to exercise some care in monitoring this program and are cautioned against letting children under the age of 14 watch unattended." Programs with this rating contain crude humor, drug/alcohol use, inappropriate language, strong violence (may include some amounts of blood and gore), and moderate suggestive themes or dialogue.

Main Actors:

Ayako Kawasumi, Jessica Boone, Quentin Haag, Braden Hunt

Plot:

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.

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
6.4/10