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Skullman To Be Dramatized
Date: 2/20/2007
Finally giving some explaination to circulating images of someone dressed in a high quality Skull Suit costume (see our January 25th item), in addition to an upcoming anime adaptation, Shotaro Ishinomori's Skullman will also become a new Fuji Television live action drama special starring singer Tsugumi Suzuki and Hosokawa Shigeki. The one shot drama "Introduction Of The Dark Skull Man" will air on April 21st in a late night timeslot. It will use a great deal of CGI. The single episode is being called "episode 0", the anime series begins airing regularly the following week. Ishinomori concluded his manga in 1970 and the next year started Mask Rider. Its often been touted that Skull Man was the prototype for Mask Rider which has enjoyed worldwide success as live action drama.
Source: Anime News Service