This Ugly Yet Beautiful World (2004)
Original title: この醜くも美しい世界
This Ugly Yet Beautiful World is a 2004 Japanese-language animation series. It stars Megu Ashiro, Fujiko Takimoto and Ayako Kawasumi.
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.
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Cast
- Megu Ashiro as Kimi Ninomiya (voice)
- Fujiko Takimoto as Ryou Ninomiya (voice)
- Ayako Kawasumi as Hikari (voice)
- Takahiro Mizushima as Takeru Takemoto (voice)
- Ai Shimizu as Akari (voice)
- Asami Sanada as Mari Nishino (voice)
- Atsushi Kisaichi as Shin'ichi Asakura (voice)
- Hideki Ogihara as Daijirou Matsumura (voice)
- Dai Matsumoto as Icchou Nishino (voice)
- Manabi Mizuno as Sakurako Urushima (voice)
- Tomoko Kotani as Sumie Nishino (voice)
- Yumi Kikuchi as Amika Kuribayashi (voice)