Kiriko Mamiya
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Estimated watch time
4h 59m
⚡ 3 days at 5 eps/day
Tags & Tropes
Religion85%Detective79%Tragedy79%Male Protagonist79%Guns79%Gore79%Urban79%Primarily Adult Cast79%Dystopian79%Anti-Hero79%
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Synopsis & Story
Otomo City: where freedom and justice have atrophied to the bone; where conspiracy rules the day and death stalks the night... Death in the form of the Skull Man, a literal Grim Reaper whose skeletal grin presages grisly mayhem and murder, even to the monstrous mutants that haunt the city's underworlds! To investigate a bizarre slaying, journalist Minagami Hayato and photographer Kiriko Mamiya must stalk this ultimate predator, through a festering cadaver of a city where the corruption flows in rivers as deep and foul as the sins of the reigning elite, and unearth a secret so shocking that an entire city has been turned into a tomb to contain! In a nightmarish necropolis where nothing is as it seems, vengeance comes in the form of a living Death's-Head! (Source: Sentai Filmworks)
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The Skull Man: should you watch it?
At a glance
The Skull Man has been met with mixed reactions, with an average AniList score of 62/100 — 25% of 1,648 ratings are 8/10 or higher.
It ranks #83 highest-rated anime of 2007, and #66 most popular anime of 2007, and #24 most popular anime of Spring 2007 on AniList.
Of the 2.9K AniList users who started it, 11.6% dropped it, so it is dropped more often than most; 2K have finished it.
At about 4 h 59 min in total, it is a short commitment — a weekend binge.
Best for viewers who enjoy Action, Mystery — especially religion, detective, tragedy, male protagonist.
Episodes
13 episodes are listed.
Main cast & creators
- Original creator
- Shoutarou Ishinomori
- Director
- Takeshi Mori
- Series composition
- Yutaka Izubuchi
- Character design
- Jun Shibata
- Music
- Shirou SAGISU
The Skull Man FAQ
- How many episodes does The Skull Man have?
- The Skull Man has 13 episodes of about 23 minutes each, roughly 4 h 59 min in total.
- How long does it take to watch The Skull Man?
- About 4 h 59 min back to back. At two episodes a day it takes 7 days; at one hour a day, about 5 days.
- Is The Skull Man finished?
- Yes. The Skull Man has finished airing — the final episode aired July 22, 2007.
- Is there a season 2 of The Skull Man?
- No sequel is listed for The Skull Man as of October 2026. You can continue the story in the original manga.
- Is The Skull Man based on a manga?
- Yes. The Skull Man adapts the manga by Shoutarou Ishinomori.
- Who animated The Skull Man?
- The Skull Man was animated by bones and directed by Takeshi Mori.