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TV series

This Ugly Yet Beautiful World

Original title: この醜くも美しい世界

2004 · Ended

Overview

High school student Takeru works part time as a motorbike courier. During one of his deliveries, he sees a mysterious light passing him and fall into a forest. What he had found was a girl coming out from a glowing cocoon, calling herself "Hikari." A strange monster suddenly appears attacking them, but Takeru quickly discovers he can transform into a powerful superhero.

Cast

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Fujiko TakimotoRyou Ninomiya (voice)

Ayako KawasumiHikari (voice)

Takahiro MizushimaTakeru Takemoto (voice)

Ai ShimizuAkari (voice)

Asami SanadaMari Nishino (voice)

Atsushi KisaichiShin'ichi Asakura (voice)

Hideki OgiharaDaijirou Matsumura (voice)

Dai MatsumotoIcchou Nishino (voice)

Manabi MizunoSakurako Urushima (voice)

Tomoko KotaniSumie Nishino (voice)

Megu AshiroKimi Ninomiya (voice), Norimi Ninomiya (voice)

Yumi KikuchiAmika Kuribayashi (voice)

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Hiroshi IidaTennin (voice)

Keiichi NodaIoneous (voice)

Mai KadowakiMayu Yoshida (voice)

TMDB ID: 34148 ↗
First aired: 2004-04-01
Last aired: 2004-06-17
Status: Ended
Episode runtime: 25 min
Genres: Animation, Drama, Comedy
Creators: Unknown
Countries: JP
Languages: Japanese

Ratings

TMDB audience6.1/1017 votes

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Age ratings

—Not rated in Switzerland (CH)

—Not rated in Spain (ES)

16France (FR)

Not recommended for children under 16. Not allowed air before 10:30 p.m. Some channels and programs are subject to exception.

—Not rated in United States of America (US)

—Not rated in United Kingdom (GB)

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All regional certifications (2)

16France (FR)

Not recommended for children under 16. Not allowed air before 10:30 p.m. Some channels and programs are subject to exception.

MA 15+Australia (AU)

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Seasons

Specials5 episodes

Season 112 episodes

Crew

Directing7

Shouji SaekiDirector Toshimasa SuzukiDirector Ryo MiyataDirector Shin ItagakiDirector Masahiko OtsukaDirector Mitsuhiro YonedaDirector Katsuichi NakayamaDirector

Writing4

Shouji SaekiWriter Tomoyasu OkuboWriter Sumio UetakeWriter Tatsuo SatoWriter

Art7

Shouji SaekiStoryboard Artist Toshimasa SuzukiStoryboard Artist Atsushi NishigoriStoryboard Artist Katsuichi NakayamaStoryboard Artist Shin ItagakiStoryboard Artist Mitsuhiro YonedaStoryboard Artist Ryo MiyataStoryboard Artist

Sound1

Yoko IshidaTheme Song Performance

Visual effects84

Shoko NakamuraKey Animation, Animation Director Miyako NishidaKey Animation, Animation Director Tadahito MatsubayashiKey Animation Tamako MiyanishiKey Animation Ayumi ShiraishiKey Animation Hiroaki TomitaKey Animation Yoh YoshinariKey Animation Kazuya ShiotsukiKey Animation Kaori KasugaAnimation Director Rika MishimaKey Animation Rondo MizukamiKey Animation Nobuyuki TakeuchiKey Animation Yoshito NarimatsuKey Animation Haruka SuzukiKey Animation Junko KomatsuzakiKey Animation Yoshiaki ItoAnimation Director Kenichi KutsunaKey Animation Hisayuki TabataKey Animation Masahiro YamanakaKey Animation Atsushi NishigoriAnimation Director Yuka ShibataKey Animation Hanako EnomotoKey Animation Rie HirakawaKey Animation Takafumi HinoKey Animation Sumie KinoshitaKey Animation Eiji FukuyamaKey Animation Yukihiro KobayashiKey Animation Nobutoshi OguraKey Animation Nobuhiro SugiyamaKey Animation Shin ItagakiKey Animation, Animation Director Koji YasudaKey Animation Tōru WatanabeKey Animation Kyoko KametaniKey Animation Kikuko SadakataKey Animation Katsumasa YokomineKey Animation Hidemi KanazawaKey Animation Yuichi NakazawaKey Animation Masahiro KoyamaKey Animation Shingo OdaKey Animation Yosuke ImakuboKey Animation Hiroyuki YoshidaKey Animation Nanayo SatoKey Animation Yoshinori InamiKey Animation Kazuki NakamotoKey Animation Miho KojimaKey Animation Nobuhiko GenmaKey Animation Mai OtsukaKey Animation Chikashi KubotaKey Animation Yoshiaki KatayamaKey Animation Naruyo TakahashiKey Animation Ayami TanakaKey Animation Tadashi AbiruKey Animation Mizuho MasagoKey Animation Ako KagiyamaKey Animation Toshihisa KaiyaKey Animation Daizen KomatsudaKey Animation Hiroyuki ImaishiKey Animation Jo TanakaAnimation Director Yutaka SugiuraKey Animation Takahiro YoshimatsuKey Animation Toshiyuki AraiKey Animation Yukihiro KitanoAnimation Director Sayaka TodaKey Animation Masaaki TanakaKey Animation Takashi OnoKey Animation Taisuke IwasakiKey Animation Shuta OsabeKey Animation Junichi FukunagaKey Animation Kazuhiro TakamuraAnimation Director Atsushi TakeuchiKey Animation Toshiyuki InoueKey Animation Akira InoueKey Animation Kōichirō KawanoKey Animation Akitoshi AndoKey Animation Yumiko HaraKey Animation Yoshinori YumotoKey Animation Masanobu AoyamaKey Animation Seiji TachikawaKey Animation Masako ImamiyaKey Animation Yuji MiyashitaKey Animation Nobuhiro OkazakiKey Animation Tomonori KogawaKey Animation Motonobu HoriKey Animation Naoyoshi ShiotaniKey Animation

Camera1

Tsuguo KozawaDirector of Photography

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