This Ugly and Beautiful World is an anime series by Gainax. It deals with the mass extinctions that have occurred on earth in the past. It takes this subject and shows a very interesting possibility for how it might happen today, if the basics of the story are to be believed. In doing this it touches at the love we show for others in different forms, from boyfriend-girlfriend to the love within our families. Due to this more or less constant push on relationships, this anime fits best in the moé (cute girls, romance) genre. Most other anime in this genre would also be considered shoujo anime, however, this anime fits in just as well within the shounen genre because of all the fighting scenes.

Main Characters

• Takeru - Takamoto Takeru is this series main character.
• Hikari - Hikari is a girl who Takeru finds in the first episode and falls in love with.
• Ryo - Ninomiya Ryo is Takeru's best friend.
• Akari - Akari is a young girl that appears just as mysteriously as Hikari. Ryo finds her and makes her part of his family.
• Mari - Nishino Mari is Takeru's little sister.