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Beautiful Bones -Sakurako's Investigation- Anime's TV Ad Previews TRUE's Theme Song

posted on by Crystalyn Hodgkins
Crunchyroll to stream mystery series starting on October 7

Kadokawa began streaming a 15-second TV ad on Thursday for the television anime adaptation of author Shiori Ōta and illustrator Tetsuo's mystery light novel series A Corpse is Buried Under Sakurako's Feet. (Sakurako-san no Ashimoto ni wa Shitai ga Umatteiru). The video previews TRUE's opening theme song "Dear answer."

Text: The anticipated TV anime adaptation of the genuine mystery series with more than 1 million copies in print.
Narrator: A new sensation character mystery.
Text and Narrator: A Corpse is Buried Under Sakurako's Feet.
Text: Airs on Tokyo MX, KBS Kyoto, and other stations starting on Wednesday, October 7
Narrator and Text: I want to know the "bones" of this incident, boy.

The series will premiere in Japan on October 7 on Tokyo MX. Crunchyroll will stream the series under the title Beautiful Bones -Sakurako's Investigation- starting on October 7 at 1:00 p.m. EDT.

The show stars:

Shizuka Itou as Sakurako Kujyō
Junya Enoki as Shōtarō Tatewaki
Ayaka Imamura as Yuriko Kōgami
Masako Isobe as Housekeeper / Ume Sawa
Hiroki Takahashi as Hiroki Utsumi
Akira Ishida as Itsuki Isozaki
Tetsuya Kakihara as Haruto Imai

Makoto Katō (episode director for Aldnoah.Zero, Btooom!, Servant × Service) is directing the series at studio TROYCA (both seasons of Aldnoah.Zero). Makoto Bessho (episode director for Attack on Titan, Death Note) is serving as assistant director, Takayo Ikami (Yuri Kuma Arashi, Penguindrum) is handling the series composition, and Michio Satō (Viper's Creed, Tenchi Muyo GXP) is serving as both character designer and chief animation director. TECHNOBOYS PULCRAFT GREEN-FUND will perform the ending theme song and is also composing the music for the series.

The novel series revolves around Shōtarō Tatewaki and Sakurako Kujyō. Shōtarō is a normal high school student with a serious demeanor. 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.

Ōta and Tetsuo debuted the series in 2013, and Kadokawa published eighth novel on September 25. Too Mizuguchi's manga adaptation premiered in Kadokawa's Young Ace magazine on July 4.


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