スカルマン SKULL MAN
The Skull Man
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)
Names
| Original | スカルマン SKULL MAN (japanese) |
|---|---|
| Romaji | SKULL MAN |
| English | The Skull Man |
| Chinese | 骷髅人 (simplified · via wikidata) |
| Also known as | The Skullman |
Facts
| Format | TV series · 13 ep · 23 min · 5h total |
|---|---|
| Aired | 2007-04-29 → 2007-07-22 (Spring 2007) |
| Status | FINISHED |
| Studio | bones |
| Source | Manga |
| Origin | Japan (Anime) |
| Demographic | Seinen |
| Genres | ActionMystery |
| Themes | ReligionAnti-HeroDystopianPrimarily Adult CastUrbanDetectiveGoreGunsMale ProtagonistPoliceSuper PowerSeinenHenshinTokusatsu |
Reception
| Community score | 6.37 / 10 |
|---|---|
| Bayesian score | 6.96 / 10 |
| Composite | 44.1 |
| On lists | 7,753 |
| Favourited | 45 (0.6%) |
| Completion | 69.1% |
| Drop rate | 11.6% |
| In backlog | 62.6% |
| Score spread σ | 1.95 |
Score distribution
Where it places
| Cohort | Value | Tier | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Broadcast season | Spring 2007 | D | 56 of 70 |
| Studio | bones | E | 121 of 133 |
| Year | 2007 | D | 185 of 234 |
| Genre | Mystery | E | 537 of 652 |
| Demographic | Seinen | E | 628 of 775 |
| Era | Late 2000s | D | 898 of 1,149 |
| Season (all years) | Spring | D | 1,414 of 1,868 |
| Length | Single-cour | D | 1,894 of 2,668 |
| Genre | Action | D | 2,147 of 2,765 |
| Source material | Manga | E | 2,448 of 3,025 |
| Format | TV series | D | 2,518 of 3,322 |
| Origin | Japan | D | 5,327 of 7,157 |
Key staff
| Director | Takeshi Mori, Yumiko Kondou |
|---|---|
| Series composition | Yutaka Izubuchi |
| Character design | Jun Shibata |
| Original creator | Shoutarou Ishinomori |
AniList id 2161 · MAL id 2161 · record updated 2026-08-26

