The expansion of availability for Beautiful Bones – Sakurako’s Investigation continues as Sentai Filmworks has now brought the series to Hulu. The first episode has now gone live on the service for anyone to watch within the US and those that subscribe to Hulu get to watch this show in HD on their TV, mobile and computer.
The staff for the show has Makoto Kato directing it at studio TROYCA based on scripts by Takayo Ikami. Makoto Bessho is serving as the assistant director while Michio Sato is on board as the character designer and chief animation director.
The cast includes 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 and Tetsuya Kakihara as Haruto Imai.
The light novels come from Shiori Ota and the work translates as A Corpse is Buried Under Sakurako’s Feet. The property originally appeared on a Japanese writing community site a few years ago and Kadokawa picked up the property in 2013, with the seventh volume releasing this week in Japan. It’s gotten illustrations by Tetsuo and there’s been three radio dramas for it as well, giving it a pretty decent reach overall.
Plot concept: Shotaro Tatewaki is a normal high school student, except for his unusual acquaintance. Sakurako Kujo is an attractive osteologist, a person who studies bones. Combining her obsession for “beautiful bones” with her forensic skills, Sakurako has a keen eye for homicide. Strangely, whenever he’s with her, Shotaro usually gets caught up in murder investigations.
