kennedi28 - 2016-07-29 19:08:37

This was really, really good! Thought provoking and the mysteries that get solved are pretty clever. Some parts are a little hard to follow and some of the characters could have a bit more background depth. Overall though, really enjoyable! I hope this gets a second season since the "mastermind" of this season wasn't caught but was mentioned in the last 2 to 3 episodes. So, I will definitely be revisiting this series! The art and sounds were decent. Sometimes it would have bright colors and others dreary but it all would coincide with the mood of the anime and it that way it was very... dynamic.

dhamill - 2016-03-15 00:06:08

Unusual but completely worth it. each character is their own and each have their own story that is beautifully unwound and explored. Backed by a fabulous soundtrack this story just wraps you up in a blanket of emotion. Its visually stunning as well and just adds to everything positive about this anime.

The story, though complex and intricately wound through each and every episode, is easy to follow and understand and still the plot manages to make you think, catch you out, make you have those moments of realisation that the clue or the hint was always there, you just didn't see it. While each episode deals with it's own plot they are all connected by little things that make a much bigger picture.

The animation is simply beautiful, the colours, the design, it all adds to the atmosphere and overall feel of the story. It's easy on the eye, but not something that will blend into the background.

Though you may find yourself far more focused on the actual plot and dialog of the characters do take a moment to just absorb the soundtrack because it and the animation work in tandem to create a masterpiece, a stage that is easy to become a part of and get lost in.

The characters are unique, deep and believable. They could be anybody you know. Even those that are not alive you find yourself fond of them before you realize.

I found this really enjoyable. It is different from nearly everything out there. Its easy to follow and understand,makes you ask yourself questions about yourself too.

Seriously, if you haven't watched this... go.... now....so I am not alone on my wait for the continuation that has to come.!

jonas44 - 2016-01-12 06:09:49

i think this anime have hit directly into my kind of anime.. this is a really strong one for the Drama and contain a lot of Feels Part with some moral , let's say this is really good in Drama more than Mystery i hopefully there is gonna be a Season 2 because of how the thing turn and the unsolved case that we don't know anything about it and that's go directly into my Favorite Anime but let's begin !

About The Story
the story begin with a young boy called Shōtarō who come visit a girl named Sakurako we really ask what is gonna happen , the boy the most of the time is asking her for solve some case and got implicate in some random events and case and this is pretty interesting to follow because the story contain a lot of Drama who are pretty good and Realistic , this is Mystery genre too so yeah the case will need to be solved but i would like to say that's contain really a lot of Drama , so yeah there will be corpse/bones present and some sad reality in this anime and some investigation the storyline is a little bit not clear at the beginning but everything will be explained near of the end ! the case are pretty interesting too because there multiple possibilities i mean that's not ridiculous reason but sometimes there is really some little case who are just intriguing but stay interesting but yeah the actual goal will appear during the story and i really think this is not finished and there a lot of others Mysteries coming if they make a Season 2 and i can't wait for it if there a another Season.. ! and each characters have some different story they don't forget anyone so that's even better that we have a story with each characters present in the anime.. but yeah i have really liked this so very nothing bad to say about it !

About The Animation and Sounds
the animation is giving a kind of style to the anime they are good like that and are good to watch in 1080p we can say that the character design is pretty simple but great detailed on Sakurako and the white dog design is pretty special he look like divine or something because there some kind of white light beam coming from him... i don't know why but yeah the main boy character look like pretty normal , for the Opening and Ending i find them both good but the Opening show more thing related to what case who gonna appear during the anime or some situation present in it and the song fit good with it , for the Ending we can see only Sakurako with bones who express a little bit how she feeling if you know what i mean.. but yeah i will leave you the link for it.. !

Opening

Ending

About The Characters
well there a bunch of characters appearing during the anime but they are not the main but they are related to the story who happen in the anime so i will talk about our main characters only because i think if i talk about the others they will just spoil some part so i prefer to mention  the 2 Main important and some others 

Shōtarō Tatewaki / pretty normal boy who go to school .. but got more implicated with Sakurako and help her to solve some case he is like a assistant but he keep on check if Sakurako don't run away with the bones they find.. this is pretty sad for Sakurako..  , but yeah i think he pretty like her and like being with Sakurako so that's why they are the most of the time together 

Sakurako Kujō / specialist in bones and very like bones.. because bones are awesome right ? she know everything about bones ! she can know what have happened to a person just by looking the bones , she live alone in a old house and have a boyfriend that we don't see at all i think he is not important to the story so yeah... her house is pretty isolated from the others home she have a lot of collection of bones that she have assembling by it's own and she have a caretaker named Ume. Sakurako look like to have something high about her past i mean like something sad have happened to her before and she is pretty lovable and have a awesome personality.. for me she is just awesome okay.. ?

Ume Sawa / she check what Sakurako is eating for not taking too much sweet like cake.. ! a great old women sometimes they call her Gran because she is like a Grandma 

Hiroki Utsumi / a pretty funny cops who help Sakurako and Shōtarō the most of the time during the case they got implicate, he is a pretty nice officer and gonna probably make you laugh a little bit and he can be idiot too sometimes let's just say he is a too much good guy 

Hector / the divine dog i have said before but... he is not divine.. that's a normal dog who got a big interest in corpse (bones) and can find them easily so he can help a lot

Yuriko Kōgami / she is Shōtarō classmate but got sometimes implicate in the case that Shōtarō and Sakurako are investigating and this is just by simple coincidence.. look like she is everywhere ! but yeah this is gentle girl and pretty normal too.. , she will be related to a case too during the anime because she will ask for something near of the beginning 

Hanabusa / OH.. just a guy who paint.. just give you a hint... for fun..... just remember his name.

About The Enjoyment
i have enjoy this anime each time and really got a big interest in it and i have needed to watch it immediately when that's come out ! i have liked to watch this anime each morning with my drink and my food for be more into it and just enjoy it at the maximum and this is a pretty relax anime with a good dose of Realistic and Drama without forget the Mysteries present ! well i really want to have more of this anime !!! 

i will probably recommend that for sure because this is really good but take your taste of anime in consideration... i mean if you don't like Drama and Mystery you will probably be bored , but if that's your genre go for it ! because this is pretty good !!!

*Little note who are not soo important but i want to say it...* 
the house of Sakurako have make me think about my house a lot.. and this is pretty nice this anime have a lot of things present that make me think about some things that i personally own at this moment.. so i'm even more interested in it just for that ! no... i'm not crazy.. but i just want to say it.. and show you why this anime have got soo much my interest and why he is now one of my favorite anime and why Sakurako is now one of my favorite character.. this girl have really some personality that i like and just because she like bones that's making her special for me so i like her ! 

DON'T THINK ANYTHING WEIRD BECAUSE I SAID THAT !

sharon50 - 2015-12-26 04:40:46

Really good mystery anime.  I love this anime and it cause so many feels.  I love Sakurako character and the wide arrange of subject matter they addressed.  I really hope this gets a second season.

dangelo14 - 2015-10-31 06:59:11

First impressions: Visually, this was some makoto shinkai work. It was so beautiful, but not only that, it incorporated really beautiful natural spring type colour to create a really nice warm ambient setting contrasting to the plot of the show.

So, I thought the crime making for sakurako was on par with Conan, maybe even better. The thing about this show is the crime is what makes it worthwhile to watch, the backstory about a traumatic incident and character development in my opinion isn't that interesting. It's quite cliche actually, and the main characters have personalities that are very typical. The main character is quite typically resembling the brother of Sakurako is frankly boring and I don't see much bonding. I would rather they focused on their relationship rather than Sakurako's brother as a means to develop their relationship. 

However, overall, when considering the crime making, I was truly impressed. It was well thought through with subtle details of how what the Sakurako takes notes of that made it quite interesting to watch.