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| THIS IS AN ANIME ONLY DISCUSSION POST. DO NOT DISCUSS THE MANGA BEYOND THIS EPISODE. ---------------------------------------- You'd figured a story where one of the main character's objective is to destroy the world would have a happy ending? Heh, well this is as happy as it can get. The scene where Aionios was holding Jennifer gave me quite a laugh. Maybe I'm just thinking too much, but I was always curious about Jennifer's profession. Why was she given the task to research on this ED topic and the mass extinction cause/effects? What was her purpose other than to advise the characters throughout the series? What will she do with the crystals now? So many questions... Overall, I thought the series had a good theme. The way they tied in love stories to hide the truth that the task at hand was really the world annihilation. For a short series, I thought they focused on progressing the plot fairly well. The fact that the opening theme was sung by the same artist who sung the opening theme for Neon Genesis Evangelion lit me up :) |
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| i wasnt satisfied with the ending tho.. |
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| i like this, yet i hate it, ohh man, i really hate series that is like a sad yet happy ending, yet i want to watch it, ohh man....ohhhhh,,, so maybe that's one of the reasons why it was named this ugly YET beautiful world,,,, well for me i guess |
| I wasn't really satisfied with the ending either because u were really unsure about what became of the characters after the series ended. They had a little scene where it shows Hakari saying goodbye to Takeru with their baby. But other than that you were really unsure with what happened to them. |
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| So did Hykari and Arikai really come back within the lifetime of Takeru? Or was she "the star that he could never reach"? |
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| The ending was disappointing in my opinion, and left many plot holes. Then again, this anime was pretty confusing in the first place. 6/10 for me. |
arbydan said: So did Hykari and Arikai really come back within the lifetime of Takeru? Or was she "the star that he could never reach"? Don't try to read between the lines with this anime because all the "metaphors" and "symbolism" were just cheap clicheed gimmicks that were used for this excuse of a show. What a waste of airtime! |
| I hated Jennifer, and the story was good but the side characters weren't, all in all a 7/10, I kind of like the end too. |
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| I didn't like how they basically showed Takeru and Hikari the life they could have had, then had Hikari leave, pretty much wiping away any hopes of that happening |
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Tatsuya_Saiga said: I didn't like how they basically showed Takeru and Hikari the life they could have had, then had Hikari leave, pretty much wiping away any hopes of that happening Yea i thought that was pretty harsh. But all in all, it was pretty good.... even though i really didnt like the ending. Has anyone read all the manga for this series? Hopefully it ends a bit better. |
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arbydan said: So did Hykari and Arikai really come back within the lifetime of Takeru? Or was she "the star that he could never reach"? i agree. But on the other side the story is so unique. They could have made it better. This type of happy end is not fit with the story imo. The main problem is in its lenght. I would made it ~ 24 episodes, and showed how was the earth collapsed many times before. 10/6.5 |
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TipsyTwist said: arbydan said: So did Hykari and Arikai really come back within the lifetime of Takeru? Or was she "the star that he could never reach"? i agree. But on the other side the story is so unique. They could have made it better. This type of happy end is not fit with the story imo. The main problem is in its lenght. I would made it ~ 24 episodes, and showed how was the earth collapsed many times before. 10/6.5 Perhaps they were leaving the conclusion of the story open-ended with unresolved mysteries, in case there was enough popular interest in the series to merit continued production on a sequel? Afterall, it wouldn't be the first time that production on a series that seemed to have ended suddenly starts production again 5+ years later, ie Angel Heart, etc... or perhaps even a remake from 12 episodes to 24 episodes like Kanon - Kanon 2006? |
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| I enjoyed this despite after watching the 1st episode for the first time that i wouldn't like it. I would like to see maybe a one off ep about their future, find parents and more. It also would have been nicer if it had a longer length. |
misaseh098 said: I feel the same way, maybe because I didn't really understand half of it. The ending was pretty unsatisfying, it seems like they left it open for another season then dropped it. with the little crystals from kuan and the other dude, or they just didn't have time to tie everything off with only 12 episodes.i like this, yet i hate it, ohh man, i really hate series that is like a sad yet happy ending, yet i want to watch it, ohh man....ohhhhh,,, so maybe that's one of the reasons why it was named this ugly YET beautiful world,,,, well for me i guess |
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| I thought it ended a bit similar to Fate/stay night. Isn't everything over? That's one thing you know for sure. I gave it 8/10 so I'll give it 4/5. I love the opening maybe that's why I rated it 8/10 .. ah well |
| The Ugly and Beautiful Butterfly thingy in the end was a nice Idea. Overall liked this series. Story wasn't all the time that great but it was okay. Animation was top though. 8/10 |
| Well, this show had its fair share of flaws, but i'll give it a 6/10. Ending is, not horrible in my opinion. Honestly, japanese anime endings are all like this save very few exceptions, gotta get used to their shitty way of ending things, has to be a cultural thing. Overall this anime was executed poorly but "could've" been awesome. The story seemed crude and random in many aspects. Characters weren't really that notable. Nothing really made me feel any real deep emotion, stuff was just happening most of the time. -- it was average, it wasn't garbage, nor anything amazing either. Seemed like a weak combination of Eureka Seven + Elfen Lied. |
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| Quite the interesting little story here. I loved it, I would have loved it even more if it had been extended to a full 24 ep and explained / showed of Takaru's and Ryou's powers more. The scene of what could have been between Hikari and Takaru was pretty close to heart breaking. Despite its flaws it is still a good watch. 8/10 |
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| I expected more but i am satisfied to say the least, Love the lyrics to the ending song " Dont search for words; Believe in yourself" |
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| nooo it's a romantic bitter-sweet ending :''''''( now im going to be depressed for a while (SAD FACE) |
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| i loved the ending it brought me to tears. can anyone pleaze seed this anime a little more. yes i own this anime i bought the complete collection. but i am making an amv and would like to add a couple scenes from This Ugly Yet Beautiful World. i have the anime empire & anime keep torrent and im sitting at 72% |
| to me, there wasnt enough attachement to this anime to make me sad, only thing im sad about is the fact that it didnt end in a happy ending kind of way. though the "happy ending" is very cliche, they've been doing these sad/open endings so much that now the "clicheness" (yes i made a new word) has been switched. also, it is very hard to love somthing when u've been abandoned like that, if they used that concept more better, this anime would have wayy better and more emotional for the viewers. 7/10 |
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| As for the ending, I think it was okay. I'm just glad they didn't stay on Earth to live happily as humans. And I liked the part where Akari refused to kiss Ryou, because being family definitely suits them better (but why did he even try? Ugh, nevermind). The show...well, more than half of it consisted of filler episodes (and very uncreative ones at that) with barely any plot progression. Most of the characters were cliché, there were plot holes all over the place. The music was okay, the animation wasn't all too good. All in all, everything about it was rather forgettable. This is definitely not worth more than 5/10 to my mind. |
| Well, that was pretty terrible. Not just the end but the whole anime as a whole. I wonder now why it was even on my list of ones to watch. Probably as a "you liked Elfen Lied...try this" one. To be honest I'm shocked at how little I cared for any of the characters. I usually cry at one point in almost every anime I watch (I don't know why, I just do - unless it's a comedy generally, anything bittersweet or just plain cute or sad and I'm off) but this one, not once. I just did not care at all. Chuck in the mid 90s animation style, the cliched characters and situations (seriously...going camping in the mountains AND the beach is bad enough but then go chuck in a obon festival too - I was surprised not to see a school festival after that) and you get many of the standard crap events that we get put through watching some of this stuff. Then we get onto the pointless fanservice. I like a bit of ecchi but seriously, it just left you asking what it was for. Something to attract people to their crap show? Most likely. Overall, I'm more annoyed I watched this than anything else. I'll give it a 5 just because I liked the whole Mass Extinction thing (I'm a geologist, so its kinda within keeping - even if it's as far fetched as a creation story). Now you have watched it, I bet you wish you hadn't. Wish I also dropped series that i've started. Oh well, least it was short |
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| Not happy with this. |
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| Cheap drama. Cheap humour. Shallow plot. Shallow characters. Forced developments. Poor anime. Much meh. |
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| I'm not gonna join the haters in trying to bash this series as being horrible/terrible/whatever, but really? That ending, that was such crap! Ok, so the build up into this final episode was good once the plot really kicked in, and this episode wasn't that bad until that ending. He finally gets through to the "goddess of destruction" Hikari, they make up and decide to save the world from the big monster that Ionius says can only be stopped with brute force. So what happens, Akari uses Kuon and they one shot the thing and disappear off into space. I could have lived with this if not for what came next... You get this whole "what could have been" life for Takeru and Hikari, you see the way this really should have ended. The whole lived happily ever after would have fit this one perfectly considering the title and prevalent themes. Instead Hikari and Akari go off into space and send Takeru home alone with a promise to return one day, even tells him to keep his eyes on her until that day. Then what do we get, random scenes with Takeru working on his bike, the annoying side characters doing annoying things, and Ryou and Kimi go to look for their parents by taking a walk through town. Oh, and Jennifer is still living with Takeru for some reason while holding onto those crystals. How does this make any sense as an ending? My final score on this one: 5/10 The opening/ending were both easily forgettable, and the songs were kind of annoying. Other than Takeru, Hikari, Akari, and Ryou the rest of the cast were all annoyingly stupid without any progression. Mari and Kimi were especially retarded, Kimi was a grade schooler so I can almost let her slide, but Mari was older and still acted like the grade schooler. Actually, in some places Kimi acted more mature than Mari. All in all the cliche, idiotic, annoying side characters ruined a lot of this series. The plot was alright, the "filler" stuff got ridiculous and hard to handle in some places. There were also a lot of plot holes/confusion surrounding the "ED" that Jennifer kept talking about, and Takeru's "powers". So, you add that crap ending to this, and there you have it- 5/10. |
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| Is an anime with an ending that doesn't completely destroy the epic story right when it's done too much to ask for? Guilty crown and this anime both had terrible endings. I would give this one a 9/10 as far as story goes but with that ending i say 5.5. What happened to happy endings where they lived happily ever after? Completely ruined it for me. |
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| the ending makes me so upset lololol but it was still a very good anime despite that so 8/10 |
| It was a pretty okay ending, quite expected from Gainax to be honest like total intense in the end but with a rather weak and slow buildup towards it. All in all the characters and overall concept/setting was pretty good but it just lacked various aspects, and the continuous fan service was more of a bother than anything positive! Oh well all in all a pretty decent anime! |
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| Come on guys it's really not that bad. IMO the last 3 episodes saved this show even though there are plotholes. 7/10 |
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| I actually liked the ending, maybe because I have a thing for bitter sweet conclusions. The rest wasn't really for my liking except for some of the more laid back comedy parts. |
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| Well the ending was still confusing for some points that just felt random like with the monster fight but apart from that it was quite sad... goodbye Hikari, Akari and the robots. |
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| Out of all the Gainax I've seen. This is definitely the worst one. What a waste of everything. |
Hashiriya_weeb87 said: Hmm yes but it doesn't change anything to my tastes (?) I still have a preference for older shows Ashhk said: Well the ending was still confusing for some points that just felt random like with the monster fight but apart from that it was quite sad... goodbye Hikari, Akari and the robots. Your born in 2001 lol this anime came out in 2004 Come to think of it Your technically the same age as asuka and shinji From neon Genesis Evangelion weird lol. |
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| I am sort of angry at the ending. It was fine when they broke the curse with love by accepting their different sides, but why leave Earth when it was well? Hikari and Takeru didn't battle enough as enemies or fight enough to stay together. Both power and peace ridden left nowhere. Felt so meh Yeah the best part was the awakening, Hikari being a thorn to Takeru's past (episodes 10 and 11) triggering the beast in him and them contesting each other's being. |
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