Review of Beautiful Bones -Sakurako's Investigation-

The detective trope's been around within the anime community for a long time now. I'm not particularly into the "solving mysteries" stuffs. But sometimes it can be enjoyable, spending time to think about things instead of admiring how kawaii characters are. Or getting all horny from fan services. Sakurako-san no Ashimoto ni wa Shitai ga Umatteiru was... Something I didn't really gaze into like any other anime in my interest. Sure, I've checked it multiple times. But the anime just doesn't seem to be appealing to me at first. Hence I decided to place it at the back row of my plan to watch. Butthen it happened again. The string of fate. Pulling random stuffs from the back to the front without my consent. As I was having fun playing my new Visual Novel I bought for hours, the anime suddenly appeared on my Youtube feed as one of those "moments" videos. And as a person who'd click a Youtube video every time I see an unusual anime that I've never seen before. This really took me by surprise.

After seeing about the first 5 seconds of the video. I paused it and decided that I'd just watch this show and get it over within one day. And so I did. I began the show, watched it straight from 1 - 12 without rest. And now I'm done. These are my thoughts of the show after I've completed it.

Story : 10/10

The story's about a boy nearly as annoying as the male protagonist from Gosick and an older girl who look like she's the twin of Kanoe Yuuko ( from Dusk Maiden ). They solve cases together, and every case would somehow be coincidentally related to bones. And that's about it for the story. Pretty much every detective themed anime ever.

So what's so appealing about the story then because you gave it 10/10? Well. To answer that question, myself. The thing that stands out about this anime's story is the fact that it's progressive and linked. Every episode has different meanings though they are connected in some sort of way. Not to mention, I also nearly cried from a few episodes. And overall, the story's kinda chill and I had a fun time watching it while vibing on my bed alone inside my house with an air conditioner turned on, lights off and a few water bottles next to me along with a hand sanitizer that I use at times to clean my hand because I too am concerned of COVID-19.

One issue with the story is the fact that the ending is a cliffhanger. And a bad one at that. It just feels so dry. It doesn't feel like it's telling me to "see the light novel/manga next!" nor "ah this sucks super bad so I should just quit". The mediocre feeling of "oh, ok." in which I didn't really expected after the anime got slightly more darker and edgy as it reached the peak of the story.

Overall ok tho for the story. But improvements are needed in order for it to be called a perfection.

Art : 10/10

I mean... It's made by the studio that made one of the best Yuri anime of all time. So of course It'd be good.

Sound : 10/10

What I want to talk about the most when it comes to the sound of this anime is it's opening. It's pretty good. It sets the mood for me. Every time I hear it I'd feel a slight feeling of urge to continue watching... I guess? and it's pretty catchy. The ed's also good but I forgot what it sounds like so I'll listen to it later. Other than that, I also like the voice acting.

Sakurako sounds just like what her character looks like. Beautiful, elegant, and a bit of a maniac. Shoutaro sounds just like the retarded MC from Gosick, and other characters have fluid voice which matches their character designs. One problem with the voice acting is that it doesn't feel strong enough. If it was stronger I might actually cry from the few episodes that I nearly cried from.

Everything else other than the voice acting are oke.

Character : 10/10

Ehhh I just like Sakurako a lot. She looks like the girl from Dusk Maiden. She has a great personality for some bone obsessed person and overall she's just likable. Reminds me of a Senpai who'd stay SINGLE forever despite her beautiful looks.

To add up what I said above. Yes. I don't want anybody to get with her. Especially a certain someone called "Shoutarou". I know he probably has feelings for her. But really? I think that they're more in a brother-sister relationship. Idk how some people want them to get together. I don't think they're even matched for each other, lmao.

she's great so everything else is great except a certain someone called Shoutarou. That's about it.

Enjoyment : 10/10

It was fun. No. It was LIT. Wouldn't have given this anime 10/10 for another reason.

Overall : 10/10

Aside from the fact that the ending was kind of dry and some certain characters are retarded. This show was great and I really enjoyed it! Really! I hope there's Season 2.

Recommended to...Hmm..I don't really know. Just watch it I guess?