Beautiful Bones: Sakurako's Investigation
Seen it?2015 | 1 seasons | 24 min | Animation, Crime, Mystery, Drama
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With almost no lasting buzz and a small audience, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for crime-drama fans, anyone who likes to be kept guessing and animation lovers. If you loved Moonlighting, start here.
- The mood
- Tense, dark and gritty.
- The pace
- 1 season: a few weeks of evenings, short, snackable episodes, about 5 hours in all.
- What might put you off
- Rated TV-MA: expect violence.
- It's in Japanese, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
Shōtarō Tatewaki is a normal high school student with a serious demeanor hangs around with Sakurako Kujō. Sakurako is an extraordinarily beautiful woman in her mid-20s from a rich family who loves "beautiful bones." The two live in the city of Asahikawa in Hokkaido, and they get involved in various incidents regarding bones.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Limited series that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 15K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
- Junya EnokiShōtarō Tatewaki
- Shizuka ItohSakurako Kujō
- Kikuko InoueSōko Chiyoda
- Ayaka ImamuraYuriko Kōgami
- Akira IshidaItsuki Isozaki
- Masako IsobeUme Sawa