“Osteologist Sakurako and student Shoutarou solve mysteries through bones, uncovering dark secrets and a larger conspiracy.”
Beautiful Bones -Sakurako's Investigation-
櫻子さんの足下には死体が埋まっている
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Synopsis
Osteologist Sakurako and student Shoutarou solve mysteries through bones, uncovering dark secrets and a larger conspiracy.
When Shoutarou Tatewaki first meets Sakurako Kujou, he knows his life will never be the same. Initially believing her to be responsible for a disappearance in the neighborhood, he later learns of her true talent: analyzing bone specimens. Sakurako has quite the collection of reconstructed animal bones, but she wishes she had more of the human variety, much to the chagrin of those around her. Soon, Shoutarou begins accompanying the eccentric osteologist on the many different unsolved cases she comes across—usually in the form of decomposing bodies. But with so many incidents happening around them, could there be a larger mystery at work in their lives? Sakurako-san no Ashimoto ni wa Shitai ga Umatteiru is a story of two unlikely partners, each showing in their own way that bones can tell how one died, but only people can tell how they lived.
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Derived from 51 sampled reviews
What 51 viewers settled on.
Polarized
σ 1.97 · split reception
5.0 pts
Recommenders 8.4 · others 3.3
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- 9 “Sakurako-san no Ashimoto ni wa Shitai ga Umatteiru excels through its deliberately slow pacing that focuses on mundane tasks and realistic human stories, creating a grounded portrayal where death...”
- 7 “Sakurako-san no Ashimoto ni wa Shitai ga Umatteiru Beautiful Bones -Sakurako's Investigation is not youre typical mystery like detective conan or the perfect insider where people always find it...”
- 10 “To be honest, I certainly didn't expect something like this. When I read the description before I started, I thought the main character was just going to talk about bones or something. However, in...”
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- Format 12 × 23′ eps × min
- Total runtime 4h 36m all episodes
- Aired Oct 2015 – Dec 2015 Fall 2015
- Source Tv media type
- Rated R 17+ (violence & profanity)
- Ref. BS-10359 catalog
Produced by
- Lantis Producer
- DAX Production Producer
- Kadokawa Producer
Licensed by
- Sentai Filmworks Licensor