Beautiful Bones: Sakurako's Investigation

Synopsis

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.

First Air Date: 2015-10-08

Last Air Date: 2015-12-24

Number of Seasons: 1

Number of Episodes: 12

Networks: Tokyo MX

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Top Cast

Junya Enoki as Shōtarō Tatewaki
Shizuka Itoh as Sakurako Kujō
Kikuko Inoue as Sōko Chiyoda
Ayaka Imamura as Yuriko Kōgami
Akira Ishida as Itsuki Isozaki
Masako Isobe as Ume Sawa

Seasons

Season 1 (2015)

No overview available for this season.

Episodes:

Ep. 1: Bone-Loving Princess (2015-10-08)

Shotaro is an average kid, but when he’s with Sakurako, they find dead bodies. Under Sakurako’s orders, Shotaro unearths a human skull, leading to another mystery!
Ep. 2: Where’s Your House? (2015-10-15)

A little girl waits for her mom outside a store, wearing a backpack stained with blood. Sakurako might be the only one able to figure out who she is and what happened to her.
Ep. 3: The Bones That Sleep in Summer (2015-10-22)

Shotaro and Sakurako find a skeleton in the mountains. The deceased’s granddaughter believes the police wrongly determined the death a suicide, and asks for the duo’s help.
Ep. 4: The Cursed Man (Part One) (2015-10-29)

Officer Utsumi asks for Shotaro and Sakurako’s help with a friend who thinks he’s going to die prematurely due to a curse.
Ep. 5: The Cursed Man (Part Two) (2015-11-05)

Sakurako solves the mystery of Fujioka’s “curse,” which brings to light the existence of a mysterious art dealer. Despite celebrating, Fujioka makes a dangerous choice.
Ep. 6: Asahi Bridge Irregulars (2015-11-12)

Kogami searches alongside her teacher, Isozaki, and Officer Utsumi for a mysterious woman among the crowds of a summer festival, certain that the woman is in danger.
Ep. 7: The Entrusted Bones (Part One) (2015-11-19)

At Shotaro’s school festival, Sakurako is asked to sort the school’s bone collection. Shotaro discovers something about her that may alter their relationship.
Ep. 8: The Entrusted Bones (Part Two) (2015-11-26)

Shotaro volunteers to aid Sakurako in delivering Sasaki’s remains to his family and the two find themselves in the middle of another semi-investigation.
Ep. 9: Grandma’s Pudding (2015-12-03)

Sakurako and Shotaro attempt to help Yuriko find out which painting of her grandfather’s her grandmother wanted to give her.
Ep. 10: A Butterfly Disappeared in November (Part 1) (2015-12-10)

As Sakurako enlists Shotaro’s help for the year’s final bone search, Isozaki calls to request their aid in finding a missing student.
Ep. 11: A Butterfly Disappeared in November (Part 2) (2015-12-17)

Three of Isozaki’s students were inseparable until one vanished. As one of the remaining two disappears, Sakurako begins to assemble the bones of a more nebulous skeleton.
Ep. 12: What Lies Beneath Sakurako... (2015-12-24)

With his life once again becoming far too normal, Shotaro recalls his initial impression of Sakurako and the first mystery they solved together.