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Hero TV Premieres Beautiful Bones, Nobunagun Anime in January

Philippine television channel Hero TV announced last week that it will premiere the Beautiful Bones: Sakurako's Investigation and Nobunagun anime in January. Hero TV previously announced both anime as part of its larger 2017 lineup.

Beautiful Bones: Sakurako's Investigation, based on author Shiori Ōta and illustrator Tetsuo's original mystery light 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.

The series premiered in Japan in October 2015.

Makoto Katō (episode director for Aldnoah.Zero, Btooom!, Servant × Service) directed the series at studio Troyca (both seasons of Aldnoah.Zero). Makoto Bessho (episode director for Attack on Titan, Death Note) served as assistant director, Takayo Ikami (Yurikuma Arashi, Penguindrum) handled the series composition, and Michio Sato (Viper's Creed, Tenchi Muyo! GXP) served as both character designer and chief animation director. Technoboys Pulcraft Green-Fund performed the ending theme song and also composed the music for the series. TRUE performed the opening theme song "Dear answer."

Nobunagun is based on Masata Hisa's original "stylish action" manga and opens with high school girl Shio Ogura visiting Taiwan on school trip, when she is caught in a surprise attack by monsters called "Evolved Invaders." The military is useless against them, but in the middle of the chaos, the mysterious E-Gene Holder agents from the government organization DOGOO appear.

Thanks to technology, these agents wield weapons infused with the spirits of great historical figures. Gandhi is now a barrier, and Newton is a gravitational maneuver. When her friend is endangered, Shio awakens the ability to wield one such weapon — the great Japanese warlord Oda Nobunaga as a giant machine gun.

Nobuhiro Kondo (Sgt. Frog, SD Gundam Force) directed the series at the studio Bridge (Devil Survivor 2 The Animation). Takeshi Furuta (Devil Survivor 2 The Animation, Love Live! episode director) served as assistant director, and Hiroshi Yamaguchi (Comic Party, Rosario + Vampire, To Heart) wrote the series scripts. KAZZ T (Sailor Moon, Dancougar TV) and Hiromi Matsushita (Dancougar TV, Love Position - The Legend of Halley) designed the characters. Kenichi Takase (Chō Soku Henkei Gyrozetter) and Hirofumi Nakata (First Squad - The Moment Of Truth character and set designs) created the mechanical designs.

The series premiered in Japan in January 2014.

[Via Anime Pilipinas]