Anime Overview
This Ugly Yet Beautiful World
Takeru Takemoto is a hard‑working high school student whose routine life as a bike courier is upended by an uncanny encounter in the woods. A radiant figure calling herself Hikari appears under mysterious circumstances, and their meeting quickly draws violent attention from a bizarre creature. In the chaos both reveal unexpected abilities, forcing them to c…
Characters
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Hikari
Main | Japanese VA: Kawasumi, Ayako
Akari
Main | Japanese VA: Shimizu, Ai
Takeru Takemoto
Main | Japanese VA: Mizushima, Daichuu
Ryou Ninomiya
Main | Japanese VA: Takimoto, Fujiko
Ioneos
Supporting | Japanese VA: Noda, Keiichi
Kimi Ninomiya
Supporting | Japanese VA: Ashiro, Megu
Staff
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Saeki, Shouji
Director, Episode Director, Script
Yamaga, Hiroyuki
Original Creator, Planning, Series Composition
Jinguuji, Takashi
Producer
Kubota, Mitsutoshi
Producer
Satou, Hiroki
Producer
Sekido, Yuuichi
Producer
Latest Episodes
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Episode 12: The Song of My Heart
Aired Jun 18, 2004
Episode 11: Flowing with Time
Aired Jun 11, 2004
Episode 10: Heart of Lies
Aired Jun 4, 2004
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This Ugly Yet Beautiful World episode guide
12 tracked episodes
This Ugly Yet Beautiful World characters
6 featured characters
This Ugly Yet Beautiful World staff
6 featured staff credits