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Beautiful Bones -Sakurako's Investigation-

“Osteologist Sakurako and student Shoutarou solve mysteries through bones, uncovering dark secrets and a larger conspiracy.”

Beautiful Bones -Sakurako's Investigation-

7.41
2,517 rank · 231,713 viewers · 1,031 favorites
Drama Mystery Suspense
12 episodes · 23 min per ep min · Fall 2015 · TROYCA · R - 17+ (violence & profanity)
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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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83% recommend
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A Tv Production · Fall 2015

TROYCA.
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Lantis · DAX Production

  • 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

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