The Skull Man

I probably found out about this anime through Soul Eater. They have something in common, but I don't remember what. To me, this is a real unusual anime. It's not like something I would watch. I usually watch action, comedy, superpowers.... stuff like that. This anime has almost nothing to to with those. I also like a good mystery and this is a first mysterious anime for me. 

The story of the anime is quite unique. The anime resembles some kind of a detective novel or a comic. To be honest, I've never seen an anime like this before and that's the main reason why I wanted to watch it.

The anime starts off with a murder of some sort, we don't see the killer clearly and we can't see what's actually going on. After that scene, we see our protagonist in the story. His name is Hayato Mikogami, a journalist, wanting to find out more about this mysterious murder. Later, he will be joined with a child-like photographer, Kiriko Mamiya. Supposedly, the Skull Man did the murder or maybe somehow he's connected to it. Our protagonist will go after the Skull Man. On his mission to find the Skull Man, they will encounter some really bizarre events. People turning into monsters. As the protagonists learn more about the Skull Man, we learn more about them too. That much I can give you without many spoilers.

A similar anime to me was Death Note, only in Death Note, the question is asked and then later we learn the answer, while in The Skull Man, a lot of questions are asked and kept secret until much later which really keeps you wondering. 

This anime raises a lot of questions, like:

Who is the Skull Man?

Why is he killing people?

Why do people turn into monsters?

Who is Hayato?

Who is Kiriko?

Why is Kiriko looking for the Skull Man?

What are the connections to all of this?

These are just a few of the things that'll keep you wondering until the end.

If you like a good mystery, I suggest you watch this anime. It's a short anime so if you're a hard core anime freak, you'll finish it in one or two days.