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10	Created by Creator/StudioGainax and animated by both Gainax and Creator/StudioShaft, ''This Ugly Yet Beautiful World'' celebrated Gainax's 20th anniversary. It ran from April 1 to June 17, 2004.
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12	While it starts out as a simple MagicalGirlfriend series, it ends up being more like a LighterAndSofter version of ''Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion''.
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14	[[ParentalAbandonment Orphans]] [[SensitiveGuyAndManlyMan Takeru Takemoto and Ryo Ninomiya]] are [[OrdinaryHighSchoolStudent ordinary high school students]] who witness a strange light descend from the skies and then split into two. Upon investigating it, [[NakedFirstImpression they find]] a [[{{Moe}} cute girl]] who [[IdentityAmnesia doesn't seem to know who she is]]. Her appearance, along with that of her "little sister" Akari, shake up the simple lives of the town with the joy of seeing the world for the first time. The story follows Hikari and Akari in their learning about humanity at its brightest and darkest, as well as their own mysterious origins. It also contains more than its share of {{Fanservice}}.
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17	!!The series provides examples of:
18	* AccidentalKiss: Between Sakurako Urushima and Amika Kurebayashi during the BeachEpisode, when Kimi accidentally bumps into them.
19	* ActorAllusion: Virtually the entire Japanese cast plays roles that [[http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/compare.php?anime_list=2836-786 parallel characters they played]] in ''Manga/{{Mahoromatic}}'', with the exceptions of Takahiro Mizushima (Takeru), who was not in ''Mahoromatic'', and Megu Ashiro (Kimi), who played a secretary character in ''Mahoromatic''. On the English side of things, this series was dubbed in Texas while ''Mahoromatic'' was dubbed in California, so the casting connections were not carried over.
20	* AmnesiacDissonance: Hikari's true self is very different from the sweet, cheerful girl who falls in love with Takeru.
21	* AnthropomorphicPersonification: Hikari and Akari are anthropomorphic personifications of extinction and survival respectively... they just don't know it. MoeAnthropomorphism at that!
22	* AnimalMotifs: Metamorphic insects, especially [[ButterflyOfDeathAndRebirth butterflies]].
23	%%* AppendageAssimilation: Takeru does this to an Extended Definition to create wings.
24	* BeachEpisode: Episode 7 takes place at the beach.
25	* BecauseYouWereNiceToMe: Hikari seems attached to Takeru because of this. Granted, he was the first person to see her, but she tells everyone she was lonely until he showed up.
26	* BestBeerEver: In one case, as a shoutout to the [[Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion page image.]]
27	* BigEater: Hikari and Akari.
28	* ButForMeItWasTuesday: The Real Hikari isn't actually all that evil, she's just doing her job. If it means psychologically breaking down the one thing that could actually kill you, then so be it.
29	* ButterflyOfDeathAndRebirth: The crimson butterflies seen throughout the series [[spoiler: are [[TheLifestream the souls of beings that have died and have yet to be reborn]].]]
30	%%* ButtMonkey: Takeru Takemoto (for most of the episodes)
31	%%* ClingyJealousGirl: Mari turns into one when Hikari shows up.
32	* CrazyJealousGuy: Daijirou and Shinichi, Takeru's other guy friends, also don't like that Hikari seems to have appeared out of nowhere and is hanging out with him. Hilariously, in episode 2, after Takeru's aunt and uncle have a talk with him, those two guys also drag him out afterwards to have a talk with him as well.
33	* DarkAndTroubledPast: [[ParentalAbandonment Takeru's mother abandoned him as a child]], leaving him with his Aunt, Uncle, and a whole lot of issues. Ryo and Kimi's parents died in an accident, and they've been taking care of each other ever since.
34	* DeclarationOfProtection: Takeru to Hikari. The twist in this case is that [[spoiler:Takeru is an Extended Definition organism designed to prevent the Seventh Mass Extinction... that Hikari is here to cause.]]
35	* {{Determinator}}: Takeru ''will'' protect Hikari. [[spoiler:Even if it goes against his Extended Definition instincts]].
36	** [[DulcineaEffect It doesn't matter that he just met her five minutes ago]]
37	* TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt: Hikari is a CosmicEntity tasked with causing the extinction of all life on Earth.
38	* EnergyBeing: [[spoiler: Hikari and Akari's]] true forms, as seen when [[spoiler: Akari]] transforms her arm into a LaserBlade to stop [[spoiler: Evil Hikari from destroying the world]].
39	* EvolutionaryLevels: Of a sort. Extended Definition is essentially instant evolution to one's maximum physical (and metaphysical) limits.
40	* FallInAngel: The story begins with a shooting star descending from the sky, flying alongside the heroes for a moment, then splitting in two and landing in the forest.
41	* {{Fanservice}}: The series averts BarbieDollAnatomy when it comes to breasts, and isn't afraid to flaunt it. The series even [[LampshadeHanging lampshades it]]: in one scene, Jennifer gets kinda cozy with Takeru, and a guy screaming "Aww yeah!!" can be heard in the background.
42	* FestivalEpisode: Obon festival, to be more precise. Made plot relevant since it is during this festival which people honor the deceased that Hikari first comes to understand death.
43	* FondMemoriesThatCouldHaveBeen: In the final episode, [[spoiler:Hikari and Takeru watch a vision of themselves as the loving domestic couple they might have been. They watch Takeru driving off to work on his delivery bike while Hikari and their baby wave goodbye.]]
44	* HardDrinkingPartyGirl: Both Jennifer (who spends about 80% of her screentime drunk or drinking) and Ionious (who Jennifer is always forcing to drink).
45	* HotSpringsEpisode: Episode 6 becomes one when the group comes across a hidden hot spring.
46	%%* HumansAreSpecial
47	* IdiotBall: Mari slapping Hikari gave the latter the perfect opportunity to break out her SuperPoweredEvilSide towards the end of the series.
48	%%* IKissYourFoot: Ryo to Akari when she steps on some glass.
49	%%* IndirectKiss: At the end of the BeachEpisode.
50	* InnocentFanserviceGirl: Akari & Hikari (pictured above left to right) aren't really human, so they have no compunctions about being naked.
51	%%* KissingCousins: Mari is in love with her cousin Takeru.
52	%%* LightIsNotGood: Hikari is the personification of destruction.
53	%%* LiteralSplitPersonality: Hikari and Akari were once the same being.
54	* MadScientist: Jennifer comes across as this due to her enthusiastic interest in Extended Definitions.
55	* MaleGaze: When Hikari emerges from her cocoon of light at the beginning, the camera plays across her exposed breasts.
56	--> '''Ryo:''' "Yep, ''definitely'' a girl."
57	* MagicalGirlfriend: Hikari is a classic example, and Akari is more of a Magical Little Sister.
58	* MarkedChange: Takeru's Extended Definition form has red tattoo-like markings.
59	%%* MarshmallowHell: Jennifer enjoys inflicting these on boys.
60	* MeaningfulName: [[JustifiedTrope Justified]]: Hikari and Akari have no names at first, so Takeru and Ryo give them descriptive names.
61	* {{Metamorphosis}}: Metamorphosis is a recurring theme in This Ugly Yet Beautiful World, once the [[CerebusSyndrome Cerebus Syndrome]] and rampant [[ButterflyOfDeathAndRebirth butterfly]] symbolism kick in. Besides the aforementioned blood-red [[ButterflyOfDoom butterflies]], [[spoiler: [[MagicalGirlfriend Hikari]] and [[MysteriousWaif Akari]] will transform the world, [[ApocalypseMaiden one way]] [[MindHug or another]].]]
62	** Hell, even the theme song (performed by [[Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion Yoko Takahashi]]) is called 'Metamorphose'.
63	* TheMindIsAPlaythingOfTheBody: Takeru's primal instincts take over when he transforms.
64	%%* MindScrew
65	* MonsterOfTheWeek: The Extended Definitions, which are monstrous versions of creatures made extinct [[spoiler: by Hikari]]. The ones encountered resemble an ''Anomalocaris'', a prehistoric fish, a theropod dinosaur, and [[spoiler: Takeru,]] a ''Homo sapians''.
66	* MoodWhiplash: The tone of what begins as a silly Fanservice anime turns ''very'' serious starting about episode 8.
67	* {{Motifs}}: As well as the insects, DNA-type patterns show up quit a bit.
68	* NiceJobBreakingItHero: By the end of the series, Mari is unable to confess her feelings for Takeru and slaps Hikari. Unfortunately, it causes Hikari to nearly destroy the earth in her rage.
69	* ObfuscatingStupidity: Obfuscating Drunkenness in Jennifer's case.
70	* OneWingedAngel:
71	** The Extended Definitions are this for various species in danger of extinction, [[GlassCannon mutating to gain overwhelming offence at the cost of their defensive capabilities]].
72	** Ioneous transforms into [[{{Kaiju}} Anastatious]] to bring about the end of the world at Evil Hikari's bidding.
73	* ParentalAbandonment: [[FreudianExcuse Having his mother abandon him out of the blue didnt exactly leave poor Takeru with the happiest outlook on life]].
74	* PhenotypeStereotype: Jennifer, although to be fair, the {{Moe}} aesthetic of the show makes everybody look ambiguous in nationality - the Japanese cast for the most part has realistic hair colors, and the two [[spoiler:divine-like]] girls Hikari and Akari have more improbable hair colors (bright orange and purple-red, respectively)
75	* PunchClockVillain: [[spoiler:Ionoious]]. He behaves exactly the same both before and after his mission [[spoiler: to aid Hikari in her destruction of the world]]: polite, friendly, accommodating, even apologetic about the job he has to do.
76	* RobotBuddy: Both Ioneous and Kuon, the latter being a shard of the former.
77	* RuleOfThree: Two characters are convinced that a third girl will fall from the sky, solely because of this. It doesn't happen, of course. [[spoiler: Technically, there already ''are'' three girls: Hikari and Akari combined.]]
78	* ShoutOut: ''Anime/PleaseTeacher'', ''Manga/{{Ikkitousen}}'', ''Manga/UruseiYatsura'', ''Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion'', ''Manga/{{Mahoromatic}}'' and in the English dub, ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons''.
79	** Like Takeru's transformation is not a shout out to Manga/{{Devilman}}...
80	* ShipperOnDeck: Most of the supporting cast ship both Takeru + Hikari and Takeru + Mari.
81	* SiblingYinYang: Ryo is a soft-hearted CloudCuckooLander, his little sister Kimi has it together, and takes things like bringing a hungry homeless girl into their house seriously...
82	%%* SkepticismFailure
83	%%* SqueakyEyes
84	* StrippedToTheBone: Evil Hikari {{Curb Stomp Battle}}s a theropod Extended Definition by doing this to it.
85	* SuperPoweredEvilSide: Hikari's lighter-haired [[RedEyesTakeWarning red eyed]], much more forward alternate OneWingedAngel personality, tasked with causing mass extinctions, is far more powerful than her appearance lets on.
86	** Takeru's transformed ([[spoiler:Extended Definition]]) form comes with more feral instincts, leaving him to brutalize the various monsters he encounters. [[spoiler: It's also driven by instinct to kill Hikari at the end of the series.]]
87	* SuicidalCosmicTemperTantrum: Towards the end of the series, [[spoiler:Hikari]] enters OneWingedAngel mode and almost destroys Earth after getting slapped by Mari.
88	* SuperMode: When Takeru takes contol of his [[spoiler: Extended Definition]] form.
89	* TheTalk:
90	** It's implied that Takeru got this from his Aunt and Uncle, as well as his friends. Of course, he ''did'' just bring home a girl who he found naked in the woods, and is blatantly infatuated with him.
91	** Sakurako Urushima and Amika Kurebayashi enjoy egging on the love triangle between Mari, Takeru, and Hikari.
92	* TalkingToThemself: Hikari's good and evil personalities argue with each other.
93	* TemptingFate: "Well don't worry, your school isn't going to just instantaneously collapse..."
94	* TomatoInTheMirror: It turns out Hikari is [[spoiler: a goddess of death come to exterminate all life on earth]] and Takeru is [[spoiler: an Extended Definition born to kill her]].
95	%%* TransformationSequence: Takeru provides a notably male-only version.
96	* {{Tsundere}}: Mari is a Type A. Played with when her [[CannotSpitItOut inability to spit it out]] finally results in her screaming at and slapping Hikari and breaking out her SuperPoweredEvilSide to bring the EndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt.
97	* TwinTelepathy: Hikari and Akari hum the same songs and eat the same foods before meeting.
98	* UndeadTaxExemption: Almost all of Takeru's friends and family seem to accept Hikari without trouble or too much suspicion regarding how she ended up on Earth.
99	* UnwantedAssistance: Hikari gets a big "Stop helping me!" from Mari during the beach episode.
100	* WhatIsThisThingYouCallLove: Hikari coming to understand the darker sides of human emotion is a strong part of the MoodWhiplash in the later series.
101	* WindsOfDestinyChange: Ryo somehow gains the power to alter probability, likely from exposure to Hikari or Akari.

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