This Ugly Yet Beautiful World

Cast & Crew

Cast & Crew

Series Directed by

Shôji Saeki
(12 episodes, 2004)
Katsuichi Nakayama
(1 episode, 2004)
Masahiko Ôtsuka
(1 episode, 2004)

Series Writing Credits

Shôji Saeki
(composition) (12 episodes, 2004)
Shôji Saeki
(original story) (12 episodes, 2004)
Shôji Saeki
(story) (12 episodes, 2004)
Shôji Saeki
(screenplay) (4 episodes, 2004)
Hiroyuki Yamaga
(composition) (12 episodes, 2004)
Hiroyuki Yamaga
(original story) (12 episodes, 2004)
Hiroyuki Yamaga
(story) (12 episodes, 2004)
Sumio Uetake
(screenplay) (3 episodes, 2004)
Tomoyasu Ôkubo
(screenplay) (3 episodes, 2004)
Shin Itagaki
(screenplay) (1 episode, 2004)
Tatsuo Satô
(screenplay) (1 episode, 2004)

Series Cast

Ayako Kawasumi
 Hikari 12 episodes, 2004
Takahiro Mizushima
 Takeru Takemoto 12 episodes, 2004
Fujiko Takimoto
 Ryou Ninomiya 12 episodes, 2004
Cynthia Martinez
 Hikari 12 episodes, 2004
Braden Hunt
 Takeru Takemoto 12 episodes, 2004
Quentin Haag
 Ryou Ninomiya 12 episodes, 2004
Ai Shimizu
 Akari 11 episodes, 2004
Jessica Boone
 Akari 11 episodes, 2004
Asami Sanada
 Mari Nishino 5 episodes, 2004
Yumi Kikuchi
 Amika Kurebayashi 5 episodes, 2004
Manabi Mizuno
 Sakurako Urushima 5 episodes, 2004
Yumi Takada
 Jennifer Portman / ... 5 episodes, 2004
Atsushi Kisaichi
 Shin'ichi Asakura 4 episodes, 2004
Hideki Ogihara
 Daijirou Matsumura 4 episodes, 2004
Megumi Kobayashi
 Kimi Ninomiya 4 episodes, 2004
Masanori Katsuragi
 Drama Man (Shore Man) / ... 4 episodes, 2004
Dai Matsumoto
 Icchou Nishino 3 episodes, 2004
Tomoko Kotani
 Sumie Nishino 3 episodes, 2004
Luci Christian
 Mari Nishino 3 episodes, 2004
Greg Ayres
 Kuon 3 episodes, 2004
Chris Patton
 Daijirou Matsumura / ... 3 episodes, 2004
Shelley Calene-Black
 Jennifer Portman 3 episodes, 2004
Taylor Hannah
 Amika Kurebayashi 3 episodes, 2004
Lesley Tesh
 Sakurako Urushima 3 episodes, 2004
Robert Martinez
 Shinichi Asakura 3 episodes, 2004
Prissy Hightower
 Sumie 3 episodes, 2004
Eri Nakao
 Female Student 2 episodes, 2004
Keiichi Noda
 Ioneous 2 episodes, 2004
Hilary Haag
 Kimi Ninomiya 2 episodes, 2004
Mai Kadowaki
 Mayu Yoshida 1 episode, 2004
Hiroshi Iida
 Tennin 1 episode, 2004
Masafumi Yabe
 Classical Literatur Teacher 1 episode, 2004
Yû Kobayashi
 Drama Woman (Hamako) 1 episode, 2004
Aya Yonekura
 Female Student 1 episode, 2004
Jessica Chobot
 Girl 1 episode, 2004
Adam Jones
 Parent 1 episode, 2004
Paul Oddo
 Ioneos 1 episode, 2004
Emily McCoy
 Girl 1 episode, 2004
Alexander Mays
 Old Professor 1 episode, 2004
Kimberly Roque
 Kid 1 episode, 2004
Grant Angers
 Newsman 1 episode, 2004
Bob Parke
 Itchou 1 episode, 2004
Geoff Simons
 Professor 1 episode, 2004

Series Produced by

Tetsuo Genshô
executive producer (12 episodes, 2004)
Takeshi Jingûji
producer (12 episodes, 2004)
Nobuhiro Nakayama
assistant producer (12 episodes, 2004)
Hiroki Sato
producer (12 episodes, 2004)
Yûichi Sekido
producer (12 episodes, 2004)
Tsuyoshi Kamimiyashi
producer (unknown episodes)
Yuki Satô
producer (unknown episodes)
Mark Williams
executive producer (unknown episodes)

Series Music by

Takeshi Watanabe
(12 episodes, 2004)
Tsuyoshi Watanabe
(unknown episodes)

Series Cinematography by

Tsugio Ozawa
(12 episodes, 2004)

Series Editing by

Harumi Ishizuka
(12 episodes, 2004)
Rie Matsubara
(12 episodes, 2004)
Takeshi Seyama
(12 episodes, 2004)
Megumi Uchida
(12 episodes, 2004)

Series Art Direction by

Satoru Kuwahara
(12 episodes, 2004)

Series Art Department

Jin Hibino
color design (12 episodes, 2004)
Atsushi Nishigori
storyboard artist: opening animation / storyboard artist (12 episodes, 2004)
Shôji Saeki
storyboard artist: ending animation / storyboard artist (12 episodes, 2004)
Mei Suzuki
original mechanical design (12 episodes, 2004)
Katsuichi Nakayama
storyboard artist (2 episodes, 2004)
Toshimasa Suzuki
storyboard artist (2 episodes, 2004)
Shin Itagaki
storyboard artist (1 episode, 2004)
Ryô Miyata
storyboard artist (1 episode, 2004)
Takashi Yamazaki
property master (1 episode, 2004)
Mitsuhiro Yoneda
storyboard artist (1 episode, 2004)

Series Sound Department

Jacob A. Gragard
re-recording mixer (12 episodes, 2004)
Yoshikazu Iwanami
sound director (12 episodes, 2004)
Kiyotaka Kawada
sound effects (12 episodes, 2004)

Series Animation Department

Mitsutoshi Kubota
animation producer (12 episodes, 2004)
Shouko Nakamura
animation director: opening sequence / key animator / animation director (12 episodes, 2004)
Kazuhiro Takamura
animation director: ending sequence / character designer / chief animation director / animation director (12 episodes, 2004)
Yô Yoshinari
creature designer / key animator (12 episodes, 2004)
Eiji Fukuyama
key animator (8 episodes, 2004)
Shigenori Inami
key animator (5 episodes, 2004)
Kyôko Kametani
key animator (5 episodes, 2004)
Kaoru Kasuga
animation director / key animator (5 episodes, 2004)
Sumie Kinoshita
key animator (5 episodes, 2004)
Tamako Miyanishi
key animator (5 episodes, 2004)
Miyako Nishida
key animator / animation director (5 episodes, 2004)
Shûta Osabe
key animator (5 episodes, 2004)
Nobuhiro Sugiyama
key animator (5 episodes, 2004)
Hiroyuki Yoshida
key animator (5 episodes, 2004)
Yoshiaki Itou
animation director / key animator (4 episodes, 2004)
Yoshito Narimatsu
key animator (4 episodes, 2004)
Kazuya Shiotsuki
key animator (4 episodes, 2004)
Hanako Enomoto
key animator (3 episodes, 2004)
Ryô Haga
key animator (3 episodes, 2004)
Rie Hirakawa
key animator (3 episodes, 2004)
Yôsuke Imakubo
key animator (3 episodes, 2004)
Junko Komatsuzaki
key animator (3 episodes, 2004)
Chikashi Kubota
assistant animation director / key animator (3 episodes, 2004)
Tadahito Matsubayashi
key animator (3 episodes, 2004)
Masago Mizuho
key animator (3 episodes, 2004)
Kôsuke Murayama
key animator / animation director / assistant animation director (3 episodes, 2004)
Wataru Sekimoto
key animator (3 episodes, 2004)
Ayumi Shiraishi
key animator (3 episodes, 2004)
Haruka Suzuki
key animator (3 episodes, 2004)
Naruyo Takahashi
key animator (3 episodes, 2004)
Hiroaki Tomita
key animator (3 episodes, 2004)
Masahiro Yamanaka
key animator (3 episodes, 2004)
Toshiyuki Arai
key animator (2 episodes, 2004)
Takafumi Hino
key animator (2 episodes, 2004)
Yôko Hori
key animator (2 episodes, 2004)
Shin Itagaki
animation director / key animator (2 episodes, 2004)
Taisuke Iwasaki
key animator (2 episodes, 2004)
Tanaka Jou
animation director / key animator (2 episodes, 2004)
Heung-seok Ju
key animator (2 episodes, 2004)
Yoshio Kinoshita
key animator (2 episodes, 2004)
Yukihiro Kobayashi
key animator (2 episodes, 2004)
Ken'ichi Kutsuna
key animator (2 episodes, 2004)
Akihiko Mamashita
key animator (2 episodes, 2004)
Kôji Maruoka
key animator (2 episodes, 2004)
Naoki Mishiba
key animator (2 episodes, 2004)
Rika Mishima
key animator (2 episodes, 2004)
Yûji Miyashita
key animator / assistant animation director (2 episodes, 2004)
Rondo Mizukami
key animator (2 episodes, 2004)
Hisayoshi Nagamatsu
key animator (2 episodes, 2004)
Yuichi Nakagawa
key animator (2 episodes, 2004)
Kazuki Nakamoto
key animator (2 episodes, 2004)
Atsushi Nishigori
animation director / key animator (2 episodes, 2004)
Masashi Nomura
key animator (2 episodes, 2004)
Nobutoshi Ogura
key animator (2 episodes, 2004)
Shinmei Saitô
key animator (2 episodes, 2004)
Yuka Shibata
key animator (2 episodes, 2004)
Hiroko Shigekuni
key animator (2 episodes, 2004)
Naoyoshi Shiotani
key animator (2 episodes, 2004)
Hisayuki Tabata
key animator (2 episodes, 2004)
Takeuchi Taichi
key animator (2 episodes, 2004)
Ryô Takahashi
key animator (2 episodes, 2004)
Nobuyuki Takeuchi
key animator (2 episodes, 2004)
Yûichirô Yamada
key animator (2 episodes, 2004)
Shinji Yamamoto
key animator (2 episodes, 2004)
Yûsuke Yoshigaki
key animator (2 episodes, 2004)
Mai Ôtsuka
key animator (2 episodes, 2004)
Tadashi Abiru
key animator (1 episode, 2004)
Masanori Aoyama
key animator (1 episode, 2004)
Eri Baba
key animator (1 episode, 2004)
Jun'ichi Fukunaga
key animator (1 episode, 2004)
Nobuhiko Genma
key animator (1 episode, 2004)
Yumiko Hara
key animator (1 episode, 2004)
Hiroyuki Hashimoto
key animator (1 episode, 2004)
Akemi Hayashi
key animator (1 episode, 2004)
Hironori Hisajima
key animator (1 episode, 2004)
Keiichi Honda
key animator (1 episode, 2004)
Motonobu Hori
key animator (1 episode, 2004)
Yûji Hosogoe
key animator (1 episode, 2004)
Yôko Ikegawa
key animator (1 episode, 2004)
Hiroyuki Imaishi
key animator (1 episode, 2004)
Masako Imamiya
key animator (1 episode, 2004)
Takayuki Inagaki
key animator (1 episode, 2004)
Akira Inoue
key animator (1 episode, 2004)
Toshiyuki Inoue
key animator (1 episode, 2004)
Kumi Ishii
animation director / key animator (1 episode, 2004)
Ryôta Itô
key animator (1 episode, 2004)
Yûko Iwaoka
assistant animation director (1 episode, 2004)
Ako Kagiyama
key animator (1 episode, 2004)
Toshihisa Kaiya
key animator (1 episode, 2004)
Hidemi Kanazawa
key animator (1 episode, 2004)
Hiroyuki Kasugai
key animator (1 episode, 2004)
Yoshiaki Katayama
key animator (1 episode, 2004)
Kôichirô Kawano
key animator (1 episode, 2004)
Jun'ichi Kigawa
key animator (1 episode, 2004)
Yukihiro Kitano
animation director (1 episode, 2004)
Tomonori Kogawa
key animator (1 episode, 2004)
Miho Kojima
key animator (1 episode, 2004)
Daizen Komatsuda
key animator (1 episode, 2004)
Fumiko Kon
key animator (1 episode, 2004)
Masahiro Koyama
key animator (1 episode, 2004)
Satoru Minowa
key animator (1 episode, 2004)
Yasuko Miyazaki
key animator (1 episode, 2004)
Masayuki Mizumura
key animator (1 episode, 2004)
Kôji Motoyama
key animator (1 episode, 2004)
Yoshiko Nakamura
key animator (1 episode, 2004)
Katsuichi Nakayama
key animator (1 episode, 2004)
Shingo Oda
key animator (1 episode, 2004)
Hiroyuki Ogura
key animator (1 episode, 2004)
Nobuhiro Okazaki
key animator (1 episode, 2004)
Takashi Ono
key animator (1 episode, 2004)
Kikuko Sadakata
key animator (1 episode, 2004)
Kazuo Sakai
key animator (1 episode, 2004)
Chiyoko Sakamoto
key animator (1 episode, 2004)
Nanako Satô
key animator (1 episode, 2004)
Ho Seung-Gi
key animator (1 episode, 2004)
Tomohisa Shimoyama
key animator (1 episode, 2004)
Emiko Shimura
key animator (1 episode, 2004)
Yutaka Sugiura
key animator (1 episode, 2004)
Toshimasa Suzuki
key animator (1 episode, 2004)
Atsuko Takahashi
key animator (1 episode, 2004)
Atsushi Takeuchi
key animator (1 episode, 2004)
Ayumi Tanaka
key animator (1 episode, 2004)
Haruka Tanaka
key animator (1 episode, 2004)
Masaki Tanaka
key animator (1 episode, 2004)
Hiroyuki Terao
key animator (1 episode, 2004)
Sayaka Toda
key animator (1 episode, 2004)
Yun U. Sang
key animator (1 episode, 2004)
Emi Watanabe
key animator (1 episode, 2004)
Tôru Watanabe
key animator (1 episode, 2004)
Kazutoyo Yamada
key animator (1 episode, 2004)
Jun Yamamoto
key animator (1 episode, 2004)
Naoki Yamauchi
key animator (1 episode, 2004)
Minoru Yamazawa
key animator (1 episode, 2004)
Kôji Yasuda
key animator (1 episode, 2004)
Katsumasa Yokomine
key animator (1 episode, 2004)
Takahiro Yoshimatsu
key animator (1 episode, 2004)
Noujou Yoshiyuki
key animator (1 episode, 2004)
Yoshinori Yumoto
key animator (1 episode, 2004)

Series Music Department

Jun'ichirô Suzuki
music selection (12 episodes, 2004)
Toshiyuki Ohmori
composer: title theme (unknown episodes)

Series Additional Crew

Kozue Kananiwa
planning assistance (12 episodes, 2004)
Akihiro Kawamura
planner / planning (12 episodes, 2004)
Niina Kouji
planning assistance (12 episodes, 2004)
Masaki Sawanobori
planner / planning (12 episodes, 2004)
Hiroyuki Yamaga
planner / planning (12 episodes, 2004)
Sarah Alys Lindholm
translator: ADV (11 episodes, 2004)
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