This Ugly Yet Beautiful World (TV)
Alternative title:
Este Feo y Bello Mundo (Spanish)
Kono Minikuku mo Utsukushii Sekai (Japanese)
KonoMini (Japanese)
This Ugly and Beautiful World
この醜くも美しい世界 (Japanese)
Themes:
shapeshifting,
Split Personality
Objectionable content:
Significant
Plot Summary:
Takeru is a typical high school student until he saves Hikari, an alien girl with no memory of her past. Committing himself to take care of her, Takeru's life is suddenly filled with aliens and monsters.
User Ratings:
1578 ratings have been given [details]
Running time:
24 minutes per episode
Number of episodes:
12
Episode titles: We have 12
Vintage:
2004-04-01 to 2004-06-17
Release dates: We have 8
Opening Theme:
"metamorphose" by Youko Takahashi
Ending Theme:
#1: "Natsuiro no Kakera" by Youko Ishida
#2: "Kimini Aete" by Ayako Kawasumi and Ai Shimizu (ep 12)
Official website:
GAINAX's Konomini Website (Japanese)
Links: We have 2
Trivia: We have 7
Comment:
GAINAX's 20th Anniversary work.
Reviews:
This Ugly Yet Beautiful World DVD 3 (Nov 26, 2006)
This Ugly Yet Beautiful World DVD 2 (Sep 19, 2006)
This Ugly Yet Beautiful World DVD 1 (Jun 29, 2006)
News: Show:
New Anime from Gainax (Sep 7, 2003)
Press Release:
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Director: Shouji Saeki Scenario: Shin Itagaki (ep 7) Shouji Saeki (eps 3-4, 11-12) Sumio Uetake (eps 2, 6, 10) Tatsuo Satō (ep 9) Tomoyasu Okubo (eps 1, 5, 8) Storyboard: Atsushi Nishigori (OP; ep 3) Katsuichi Nakayama (eps 5, 9) Mitsuhiro Yoneda (ep 8) Ryo Miyata (ep 10) Shin Itagaki (ep 7) Shouji Saeki (ED; eps 1-2, 10, 12) Takashi Yamazaki (ep 6) Toshimasa Suzuki (eps 4, 11) Episode Director: Atsushi Nishigori (OP) Katsuichi Nakayama (ep 9) Masahiko Otsuka (ep 3) Mitsuhiro Yoneda (ep 8) Ryo Miyata (ep 10) Shigehito Takayanagi (ep 5) Shin Itagaki (eps 2, 7) Shouji Saeki (ED; eps 1, 12) Toshimasa Suzuki (eps 4, 6, 11) Music: Takeshi Watanabe Character Design: Kazuhiro Takamura Art Director: Satoru Kuwabara Art: Michiko Morokuma (eps 9, 12) Animation Director: Atsushi Nishigori (eps 3, 9) Kaori Kasuga (eps 2, 8, 12) Kazuhiro Takamura (ED; ep 12) Kōsuke Murayama (eps 4, 7) Kumi Ishii (ep 5) Minoru Tanaka (ep 11) Miyako Nishida (eps 2, 8, 12) Shin Itagaki (ep 7) Shōko Nakamura (OP; ep 1) Yoshiaki Itō (eps 6, 11-12) Yūichi Nakazawa (eps 1, 11) Yūji Miyashita (ep 7) Yukihiro Kitano (ep 10) Yuko Iwaoka (ep 7) Mechanical design: Mei Suzuki Sound Director: Yoshikazu Iwanami Director of Photography: Tsuguo Ozawa Executive producer: Tetsuo Gensho Animation producer: Mitsutoshi Kubota Assistant producer: Nobuhiro Nakayama Background Art: Kaname Iwata (Studio Tenjin; eps 1-8) Michiko Morokuma (Studio Tenjin; eps 1-8) Tomoko Wakikawa (Studio Tenjin; eps 8, 10-12) Yoshiko Kuroda (Studio Tenjin; eps 2-12) Yuuki Asano (Studio Tenjin; eps 8-12) Yuyu Kuwabara (Studio Tenjin; eps 1-12) Color Coordination: Jin Hibino (ep 1) Kensuke Katsu (eps 3, 8) Natsuko Fukuhara (eps 4, 6, 11) Tomoe Takaya (4 episodes eps 5, 7, 10, 12 )Yasuko Watanabe (eps 2, 9) Color Creator: Jin Hibino Color design: Jin Hibino Draft Characters: Bow Ditama Editing: Harumi Ishizuka (Morita Editing Room) Megumi Uchida (Morita Editing Room) Rie Matsubara (Morita Editing Room) Takeshi Seyama Eyecatch: Yoshirō Manabe Finish Animation: Dong Hee Lee (Kyung Kang ANIA; ep 5) Hiroko Ootsuka (SHAFT; 10 episodes eps 1-4, 6-9, 11-12 )Izumi Takizawa (SHAFT; 10 episodes eps 1-4, 6-9, 11-12 )Kanako Satō (SHAFT; 10 episodes eps 1-4, 6-9, 11-12 )Kensuke Katsu (SHAFT; 8 episodes eps 1-2, 4, 6-7, 9, 11-12 )Mi-Deok Gwak (Kyung Kang ANIA; ep 5) Nam Hee Lee (Kyung Kang ANIA; ep 5) Natsuko Fukuhara (SHAFT; 7 episodes eps 1-3, 7-9, 12 )Su Jung Kim (Kyung Kang ANIA; eps 5, 10) Tomoe Takaya (SHAFT; 8 episodes eps 1-4, 6, 8-9, 11 )Tomoka Ueno (SHAFT; ep 6) Yasuko Watanabe (SHAFT; 8 episodes eps 1, 3-4, 6-8, 11-12 )Finish Check: Jin Hibino (ep 1) Kensuke Katsu (eps 3, 8) Natsuko Fukuhara (eps 4, 6, 11) Tomoe Takaya (4 episodes eps 5, 7, 10, 12 )Yasuko Watanabe (eps 2, 9) Illustration Director: Shōko Nakamura (OP animation) Illustration Producer: Atsushi Nishikio (OP animation) In-Between Animation: Akihisa Takano (SHAFT; eps 6-9, 11-12) Akira Amemiya (GAINAX; eps 2, 4, 7, 9) Asami Tanaka (NEOX; ep 8) Ayumu Kotake (GAINAX; eps 1-4, 7, 9) Eun Hee Jeong (Kyung Kang ANIA; ep 5) Genichirō Abe (SHAFT; 10 episodes eps 1-4, 6-9, 11-12 )Hiroyuki Sasaki (GAINAX; eps 1-4) Hitoshi Tanaka (SHAFT; ep 6) Ikumi Sagae (GAINAX; eps 1-4, 7, 9) Kaori Inoue (GAINAX; eps 1, 3) Kazuki Nakamoto (SHAFT; eps 1-4, 6-9) Kazumasa Takeuchi (SHAFT; ep 6) Kikuko Sadakata (GAINAX; eps 1-4, 7, 9) Kyung Hee Min (Kyung Kang ANIA; eps 5, 10) Mai Iwasawa (GAINAX; eps 1-4) Mi Ok Ham (Kyung Kang ANIA; ep 5) Miho Ayabe (SHAFT; 10 episodes eps 1-4, 6-9, 11-12 )Minako Sasaki (SHAFT; ep 6) Mitsuki Kosaka (SHAFT; ep 6) Mizue Kuwamoto (SHAFT; ep 11) Nanayo Satō (NEOX; ep 8) Risako Yoshida (SHAFT; ep 6) Ryu Jeong Lim (Kyung Kang ANIA; ep 5) Sang Yeong Lee (Kyung Kang ANIA; ep 5) Sayaka Shimomaki (SHAFT; ep 6) Sayaka Toda (GAINAX; eps 1-4, 7, 9) Seon Ryeon Yun (Kyung Kang ANIA; ep 5) Seong Gu Kang (Kyung Kang ANIA; eps 5, 10) Shintaro Nagahama (SHAFT; ep 12) Sumiyo Mikami (SHAFT; 10 episodes eps 1-4, 6-9, 11-12 )Yae Tanaka (SHAFT; ep 6) Yasuhito Murata (GAINAX; eps 1-4) Yasuyuki Kai (GAINAX; eps 1-4) Yoshihiro Yoshioka (SHAFT; ep 6) Yuya Kishi (SHAFT; eps 11-12) In-Between Check: Eri Baba (ep 10) Kazuya Shiotsuki (ep 1) Kenji Ōta (ep 5) Nobuhiro Sugiyama (ep 1) Shintaro Nagahama (9 episodes eps 1-4, 6-9, 11 )Yasuhito Murata (eps 7, 9) Key Animation: Akemi Hayashi (ED; ep 3) Akihiko Mamashita (eps 5, 10) Akira Inoue (ep 12) Ako Kagiyama (ep 12) Asami Tanaka (ep 12) Atsuko Takahashi (ep 2) Atsushi Nishigori (OP; ep 9) Atsushi Nishikio Atsushi Takeuchi (ep 1) Ayumi Shiraishi Chikashi Kubota Chiyoko Sakamoto (ep 7) Eiji Fukuyama (8 episodes eps 2, 4, 6-9, 11-12 )Emi Watanabe (ep 10) Emiko Shimura (ep 7) Eri Baba (ep 10) Fumiko Kon (ep 5) Hanako Enomoto (eps 1, 3, 9) Haruka Suzuki (eps 1-2, 12) Haruka Tanaka (ep 3) Hidemi Kanazawa (ep 12) Hiroaki Tomita (eps 1, 3, 9) Hiroko Shigekuni (eps 8-9) Hironori Hisashima (ep 2) Hiroyuki Hashimoto (ep 7) Hiroyuki Imaishi (OP, ED 1; ep 7) Hiroyuki Kasugai (ep 5) Hiroyuki Ogura (ep 5) Hiroyuki Terao (ep 8) Hiroyuki Yoshida (5 episodes eps 2, 7-8, 11-12 )Hisayoshi Nagamatsu (eps 8, 11) Hisayuki Tabata (eps 3, 9) Jun Yamamoto (ep 2) Junichi Fukunaga (ep 3) Junichi Kigawa (ep 3) Junko Komatsuzaki (eps 4, 7, 12) Kaori Kasuga (eps 1-2, 4) Katsuichi Nakayama (ep 9) Katsumasa Yokomine (ep 12) Kazuki Nakamoto (eps 7, 11) Kazuo Sakai (ep 7) Kazutoyo Yamada (ep 4) Kazuya Shiotsuki (eps 6-7, 11-12) Keiichi Honda (ep 5) Kenichi Kutsuna (eps 7, 12) Kikuko Sadakata (ep 12) Kōichirō Kawano (ep 10) Koji Maruoka (eps 6, 11) Kōji Yasuda (ep 2) Kōsuke Murayama (eps 4, 7) Kumi Ishii (ep 5) Kyoko Kametani (5 episodes eps 6, 8-9, 11-12 )Mai Otsuka (eps 2-3) Masahiro Yamanaka (eps 1, 7, 11) Masako Imamiya (ep 12) Masanori Aoyama (ep 12) Masashi Nomura (eps 5, 10) Michiyuki Nōjō (ep 6) Miho Kojima (ep 12) Minoru Tanaka (ep 9) Minoru Yamazawa (ep 10) Miyako Nishida (eps 1-2, 4, 8) Mugiko Hirakawa (ep 8) Nanayo Satō (ep 12) Naoki Mishiba (eps 2, 8) Naoki Yamauchi (ep 5) Naoyoshi Shiotani (eps 7, 12) Naruse Takahashi (eps 1-2, 6) Nobuhiro Okazaki (ep 12) Nobuhiro Sugiyama (5 episodes eps 2, 4, 7, 11-12 )Nobutoshi Ogura (eps 1, 3) Nobuyuki Takeuchi (eps 11-12) Rie Hirakawa (eps 1-2, 7) Rika Mishima (eps 1, 12) Rondo Mizukami (eps 1-2) Ryo Haga (eps 6-7, 11) Ryō Takahashi (eps 6, 11) Ryota Itoh (ep 6) Satoru Minowa (ep 9) Satoshi Hata (ep 1) Sayaka Toda (ep 12) Seiki Tanaka (ep 5) Shigenori Inami (5 episodes eps 2, 4, 8-9, 11 )Shin Itagaki (ep 11) Shingo Oda (ep 8) Shinji Yamamoto (eps 5, 10) Shinmei Saito (eps 2, 7) Shōko Nakamura Shuta Osabe (eps 2-3, 6-7, 9) Sumie Kinoshita (5 episodes eps 2, 7, 9, 11-12 )Tadahito Matsubayashi (eps 1, 3, 7) Tadashi Abiru (ep 7) Tadashi Hiramatsu (OP) Taichi Taketani (eps 7, 11) Taisuke Iwasaki (eps 1-2) Taizen Komatsuda Takafumi Hino (eps 7, 11) Takahiro Yoshimatsu (ep 7) Takashi Ono (ep 1) Takayuki Inagaki (ep 7) Takeyuki Mizumura (ep 5) Tamako Miyanishi (5 episodes eps 1-2, 4, 8, 12 )Tetsuya Takeuchi (OP) Tomohisa Shimoyama (ep 5) Tōru Watanabe (ep 2) Toshihisa Kaiya (ep 1) Toshimasa Suzuki (ep 4) Toshiyuki Inoue (ep 1) Wataru Sekimoto (eps 8-9, 11) Yasuko Miyazaki (ep 9) Yoh Yoshinari (eps 7-8, 12) Yōko Ikekawa (ep 10) Yoshiaki Itō (eps 6-7) Yoshiaki Katayama (ep 12) Yoshiko Nakamura (ep 9) Yoshinori Yumoto (ep 3) Yoshito Narimatsu (eps 2, 7, 9, 12) Yōsuke Imakubo (eps 7, 9, 11) Youko Horii (eps 5, 10) Yūichi Nakazawa (eps 1, 11) Yūichirō Yamada (eps 5, 10) Yuji Hosogoe (ep 7) Yūji Miyashita (ep 11) Yuka Shibata (ED; eps 1, 3) Yumiko Hara (ep 1) Yusuke Yoshigaki (eps 3, 9) Yutaka Sugiura (ep 7) Monster Design: Yoh Yoshinari Music Director: Yoshikazu Iwanami Photography: Mayumi Yamazaki (Studio Ad-Lib; eps 1-12) Production Desk: Kimihito Tagami Production manager: Kazuhiro Sorimachi (eps 8-12) Recording Assistant: Hideyuki Hachisuga Sound Effects: Kiyotaka Kawata Special Effects: Jin Hibino (eps 1-10, 12) Rei Egami (eps 11-12) Tomoe Takaya (ep 5) Yasuko Watanabe (ep 11) Theme Music & Arrangement: Toshiyuki Omori (OP theme) Theme Song Lyrics: Kiyomi Kumano (OP theme) | Ai Shimizu as Ayako Kawasumi as Fujiko Takimoto as Takahiro Mizushima as Asami Sanada as Atsushi Kisaichi as Dai Matsumoto as Hideki Ogihara as Manabi Mizuno as Megumi Kobayashi as Tomoko Kotani as Yumi Kikuchi as Yumi Takada as Asami Imai as Emi Kobayashi as Eri Nakao as Hiroshi Iida as Keiichi Noda as Mai Kadowaki as Yumi Takada as | |||
Background Art: Studio TENJIN (eps 1-12) Editing: Morita Editing Room (eps 1-12) Finish Animation Cooperation: Frontline (eps 7-9, 11-12) Hayashi (10 episodes eps 1-4, 6-9, 11-12 )Mushi Production (ep 12) Seven Arcs (ep 10) Studio Angle (eps 3, 6) Studio Elle (eps 1-4, 12) In-Between Animation: GAINAX (eps 1-4, 7, 9) Kyung Kang ANIA (eps 5, 10) Neox (ep 8) SHAFT (10 episodes eps 1-4, 6-9, 11-12 )In-Between Animation Cooperation: Actas (ep 11) Animaruya (eps 4, 12) Anime R (eps 1, 7) Anime Roman (ep 2) ARCTURUS (ep 12) C&S (ep 6) Chaos Project (eps 1, 3-4, 6-7) Frontline (6 episodes eps 4, 7-9, 11-12 )Hayashi (10 episodes eps 1-4, 6-9, 11-12 )JEM (ep 9) KURENAIGUMI (eps 7, 9) Last House (eps 1, 6) Magic Bus (ep 6) MI (5 episodes eps 1, 3-4, 6, 10 )Mouse (eps 7, 11) Nakamura Production (ep 12) Neox (ep 12) Office AO (ep 1) Pak Production (eps 2, 4, 8) Radix (ep 9) Satelight (ep 6) Studio Angle (eps 3, 6) Studio Cockpit (ep 3) Studio DEEN (ep 11) Wao World (ep 11) Key Animation: Garan (ep 11) JEM (ep 9) Nakamura Production (ep 11) Neox (ep 12) Studio Wanpack (ep 12) Tokyo Animation Center (eps 9, 11) Photography: Adlib (eps 1-12) Production Assistance: Nomad (eps 5, 10) Sound Production: Dax Production Title Logo Design: SHIRONAGASU WORKS | ||||
ADR Director: Steven Foster Translation: Sarah Alys Lindholm ADR Script: Kathleen Moynihan DVD Graphics: Fumiko Chino Editing: Eddie Shannon Jr. (eps 1-4) Neil O'Sullivan (eps 5-12) Patrick Givens Robert Marchand (eps 1-4) International Coordination: Toru Iwakami Media Coordinator: Janice Williams (Thinpak) Mariela Ortiz (Vol. 1-3, Thinpak) Sarah Alys Lindholm (Thinpak) Post-Production Manager: Shelly Thomas Production manager: Joey Goubeaud Recording engineer: Adam Jones Special Thanks To: Jack Wiedrick (Ugetsu Monogatari JP proofing assistance) John Lindholm (Greek and theological assistance) Subtitle Script & Timing: Neal Barnes Translation Proofer: Kaoru Bertrand | Braden Hunt as Cynthia Martinez as Jessica Boone as Quentin Haag as Chris Patton as Greg Ayres as Hilary Haag as Lesley Tesh as Luci Christian as Monica Rial as Paul Oddo as Robert Martinez as Shelley Calene-Black as Taylor Hannah as Anne Armogida as Bob Parke as Grant Angers as Prissy Hightower as Shelley Calene-Black as Shelly Thomas as | |||
ADR Recording: ADV Studios Broadcaster: The Anime Network Special Thanks To: GAINAX (Translation notes proofing assistance) | ||||
Licensing Manager: Liliana Silveira | (none) | |||
Distributor: Fantasy Entertainment Producer: Fantasy Entertainment | ||||
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