TV series
This Ugly Yet Beautiful World
2004, Japanese, on TBS.
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.
- Seasons
- 1
- Episodes
- 12
- Episode length
- 25 min
- Status
- Ended in 2004
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Latest episode
S1 E12: The Song of My Heart
Aired 17 June 2004
Seasons 1
Cast & crew
- Fujiko TakimotoRyou Ninomiya (voice) · 12 ep
- Ayako KawasumiHikari (voice) · 12 ep
- Takahiro MizushimaTakeru Takemoto (voice) · 12 ep
- Ai ShimizuAkari (voice) · 12 ep
- Asami SanadaMari Nishino (voice) · 12 ep
- Atsushi KisaichiShin'ichi Asakura (voice) · 12 ep
- Hideki OgiharaDaijirou Matsumura (voice) · 12 ep
- Dai MatsumotoIcchou Nishino (voice) · 12 ep
- Manabi MizunoSakurako Urushima (voice) · 12 ep
- Tomoko KotaniSumie Nishino (voice) · 12 ep
- Megu AshiroNorimi Ninomiya (voice) · 12 ep
- Yumi KikuchiAmika Kuribayashi (voice) · 12 ep
Details
- First aired
- 1 April 2004
- Last aired
- 17 June 2004
- Network
- TBS
- Original title
- この醜くも美しい世界
- Language
- Japanese
- Country
- Japan
- Type
- Scripted
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This Ugly Yet Beautiful World: quick answers
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This Ugly Yet Beautiful World has 1 season and 12 episodes, about 25 minutes each.
Is This Ugly Yet Beautiful World finished?
Yes. This Ugly Yet Beautiful World ended in 2004, so you can watch the whole story.
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