This Ugly Yet Beautiful World Volume 1 Manga Paperback – December 1, 2009
by Ashita Morimi  (Author), Gainax / Konomini Project (Author)
Takeru and Ryo are struggling through teenage angst when a mysterious light in the woods offers forth a young girl practically out of Takeru's dreams. They are promptly attacked by a strange alien-looking monster...and so begins the strangest adventure in their lives.