Beautiful Bones: Sakurako's Investigation (2015) User Reviews (2)

Beautiful Bones: Sakurako's Investigation

[Tweekums · 8/10 · 31 December 2015]

Sakurako Kujo is an attractive young woman who has an unusual interest; she is obsessed with bones. She has formed an unlikely friendship with high school boy Shotaro Tatewaki. Together they end up investigating a series of mysterious deaths which are solved thanks to her knowledge of bones.

This is an enjoyable anime series which features a variety of fascinating mysteries. Sakurako Kujo is certainly an interesting protagonist and her collection of animal skeletons is impressive if a little creepy. Sakurako Kujo is a likable character although he is far too normal to be as interesting as Sakurako. The character designs are good and the backgrounds look really good. The animation is good too. Given the subject matter it is inevitably a bit macabre at times although not excessively so. The ending implied that there could be more to come but whether further series are made remains to be seen. Overall I found this to be a really enjoyable series and certainly recommend it to anime fans.

These comments are based on watching the series in Japanese with English subtitles.

Mature and more on the intellectual side.

[hsherlock-77919 · 10/10 · 9 October 2018]

This is a pretty good mature show with undertones of educational reference when dealing with bones and crimes. The character development and the story are impressive. All the characters are likeable specially the leads, Sakurato and Shotaro, an eccentric osteologist and a High School kid. As the story progresses we get to know more of them and it's wonderfully placed. They don't share any romantic or any such sort of relation, they just have an infatuation for each other one that thrusts for mysteries. Once you start watching this anime, you'll know. Some of the cases were little slow to begin with but it got better as the story progressed. All of them had a deep meaning and insight with them along with thrill. I found the art fascinating with cut scenes that are exceptional for special moments. Even though this show will deal regularly with death and mystery, it explores the deeper meaning of life itself with concern and respect. To be precise, I'd recommend this wonderful anime for anyone who wants to explore the deep insight about life and wants to get engulfed in mystery keeping in mind its aspects!