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The Skull Man was great, if only for that 70's-kamen-rider-kaiju feel thing. I don't really understand how one can be disappointed with the animation, since they've never really promised anything too awesome (and then underdelivered). It was a nice little retro thing, a bit similar to what Izubuchi has been doing with To Terra.
As for Mukoh Hadan, all I can say for now is that I really liked how during that fight scene, the animators used those little splotches of white noise to illustrate water droplets (or whatever).
I like that style. It sort of brings a wackier Studio-4C-esque sensibility into what seems like a rather run-of-the-mill Jubei-like story.
The first time I heard about Mukoh Hadan was, I think, sometimes around the time Kurau came out. This production now rivals GONZO's "Spirit" for the duration spent in development hell. I only hope it wouldn't be as much of a disappointment as "Spirit" was. Because, amazing animators aside... you really do need to tell an interesting, original story before you spice it up with crazy samurai fighting.
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