(or "Neo" in the English dub) saying that his original name was too long. In the end, Ioneos enters hibernation mode along with Kuon and become crystals, Kuon being the little chip and Ioneos being the big crystal. Jennifer puts them on a necklace and wears the crystals. Mayu is the class representative. She is short and full of self-doubt. In one episode, Mayu admits to Hikari that she sometimes hates school because everyone teases her, which makes Hikari turn into her "evil" self and destroy the school (brought on by Mayu's hate for school) although Mayu does not seem to remember it. Media Anime The anime was directed by Shouji Saeki at studios Gainax and Shaft. Saeki and Hiroyuki Yamaga served as the series composition writers, Takeshi Watanabe composed the music, and Kazuhiro Takamura (from Gainax) designed the characters and served as chief animation director. Two episodes were outsourced outside of Gainax and Shaft: episodes 5 and 10, which were produced at studio Nomad. Episode list Music Soundtrack composer: Tsuyoshi Watanabe Opening song "Metamorphose" by Yoko Takahashi Ending song "Natsuiro no Kakera" by Yoko Ishida (Episodes 1-11) "Kimi ni Aete" by Ayako Kawasumi & Ai Shimizu (Episode 12) Notes References External links Gainax's official This Ugly Yet Beautiful World website 2004 anime television series debuts 2004 manga ADV Films Anime with original screenplays Gainax Hakusensha manga NBCUniversal Entertainment Japan Seinen manga Shaft (company) TBS Television (Japan) original programming Tokyopop titles