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* MassiveMultiplayerCrossover: The 2007 anime is this for Ishinomori's works, much like how ''Manga/GiantRobo The Animation'' was one for Mitsuteru Yokoyama's works, features many [[TheCameo cameos]] of other characters created by Ishinomori.

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* MassiveMultiplayerCrossover: The 2007 anime is this for Ishinomori's works, much like how ''Manga/GiantRobo ''[[Anime/GiantRobo Giant Robo: The Animation'' Animation]]'' was one for Mitsuteru Yokoyama's works, features many [[TheCameo cameos]] of other characters created by Ishinomori.
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* LukeIAmYourFather: In the 2007 anime Hayato becomes [[spoiler:Black Ghost]] as well as [[Manga/Cyborg009 Joe's]] father.

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* LukeIAmYourFather: In the 2007 anime Hayato becomes [[spoiler:Black Ghost]] as well as [[Manga/Cyborg009 Joe's]] Joe]]'s father.



** Brain Gear are a multinational corporation that Otomo Group is partnered with, and appear to be even larger than them. In fact, they're actually a front for [[spoiler:a certain WarForFunAndProfit organization from ''Anime/Cyborg009''.]]

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** Brain Gear are a multinational corporation that Otomo Group is partnered with, and appear to be even larger than them. In fact, they're actually a front for [[spoiler:a certain WarForFunAndProfit organization from ''Anime/Cyborg009''.]]''Manga/Cyborg009'']].



* StealthPrequel: It isn't obvious until near the end, but the 2007 anime is actually a prequel to [[spoiler: Manga/Cyborg009. Hayato becomes the Skull, leader of the Black Ghost organization, and Kiriko gives birth to Joe Shimamura in the epilogue.]] It could also be seen as more as a reference to the series than an actual prequel, however.

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* StealthPrequel: StealthSequel: It isn't obvious until near the end, but the 2007 anime is actually a prequel to [[spoiler: Manga/Cyborg009. [[spoiler:''Manga/Cyborg009''. Hayato becomes the Skull, leader of the Black Ghost organization, and Kiriko gives birth to Joe Shimamura in the epilogue.]] epilogue]]. It could also be seen as more as a reference to the series than an actual prequel, however.
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Rated M For Manly is about masculine works as a whole, not specific characters


* RatedMForManly: Played straight by Detective Tobioka himself especially in the last two chapters of the 1998 manga.
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* TheThingThatGoesDoink: In Mr. Kuroshio's garden.
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Per TRS, this was renamed to Sex Starts Story Stops


* OffscreenRomance: Hayato and Kiriko have this when it becomes clear Kiriko has a crush on Hayato and she stays with him in a hotel room. If [[spoiler:her giving birth to a child shortly afterwards alluded to be Hayato's is anything to go by, there was definitely a CoitusEnsues in the short time they stayed together.]]

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* OffscreenRomance: Hayato and Kiriko have this when it becomes clear Kiriko has a crush on Hayato and she stays with him in a hotel room. If [[spoiler:her giving birth to a child shortly afterwards alluded to be Hayato's is anything to go by, there was definitely a CoitusEnsues they had sex in the short time they stayed together.]]
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Not be confused with a [[VideoGame/MegaMan4 different Skull Man.]] [[Series/KamenRiderDouble or Skull the Kamen Rider, for that matter.]]

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Not be confused with a [[VideoGame/MegaMan4 different Skull Man.]] Man]]. Or [[Series/KamenRiderDouble or Skull the Kamen Rider, Rider]], for that matter.]]
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* CrossoverRelatives: The ending of 2007 anime reveals that the main character is actually the father of the title character from ''Manga/Cyborg009''.

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* StealthPrequel: It isn't obvious until near the end, but the 2007 anime is actually a prequel to [[spoiler: Manga/Cyborg009. Hayato becomes the Skull, leader of the Black Ghost organization, and Kiriko gives birth to Joe Shimamura in the epilogue.]] It could also be seen as more as a reference to the series than an actual prequel, however.

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* StealthPrequel: It isn't obvious until near the end, but the 2007 anime is actually a prequel to [[spoiler: Manga/Cyborg009. OffscreenRomance: Hayato becomes the Skull, leader of the Black Ghost organization, and Kiriko gives have this when it becomes clear Kiriko has a crush on Hayato and she stays with him in a hotel room. If [[spoiler:her giving birth to Joe Shimamura a child shortly afterwards alluded to be Hayato's is anything to go by, there was definitely a CoitusEnsues in the epilogue.]] It could also be seen as more as a reference to the series than an actual prequel, however.short time they stayed together.]]


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* StealthPrequel: It isn't obvious until near the end, but the 2007 anime is actually a prequel to [[spoiler: Manga/Cyborg009. Hayato becomes the Skull, leader of the Black Ghost organization, and Kiriko gives birth to Joe Shimamura in the epilogue.]] It could also be seen as more as a reference to the series than an actual prequel, however.
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* ZettaiRyouiki: Let's throw in Maria in shall we?
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* ClumsyCopyrightCensorship: The opening song is changed in the R1 DVD. Since the record label for the band Tokio ([[Manga/KodomoNoOmocha sound familiar?]] ) wouldn't allow their music to be used.

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* ClumsyCopyrightCensorship: The opening song is changed in the R1 DVD. Since the record label for the band Tokio ([[Manga/KodomoNoOmocha ([[Manga/{{Kodocha}} sound familiar?]] ) wouldn't allow their music to be used.
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** To be fair, it's all but stated(at least in the anime) that the mutants become insane the moment the transformation begins, with his partners seemingly being the sole exceptions. Even the woman in question was clearly becoming delusional. It makes clear he does what he does (in the anime) to prevent the countless deaths they might cause.

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** To be fair, it's all but stated(at stated (at least in the anime) that the mutants become insane the moment the transformation begins, with his partners seemingly being the sole exceptions. Even the woman in question was clearly becoming delusional. It makes clear he does what he does (in the anime) to prevent the countless deaths they might cause.

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* BalloonBelly: Hayato and Kiriko in episode 6.

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* BalloonBelly: Hayato and Kiriko in episode 6.6, after eating a ton following days without food.
* BigBadEnsemble: The 2007 anime features a pretty big one between [[spoiler:the Skull Man himself, Gozo Kuroshio, Masaki Kumashiro and Alucard van Vogt of Brain Gear. Gozo is the one responsible for creating the G.R.O., Skull Man is spree killing civilians who've been mutated before they can fully become G.R.O., Masaki is Gozo's illegitimate son who seeks to overthrow him and Brain Gear just want to get their hands on the Skull Man suit.]]



* GambitPileup: The 2007 anime starts with a reporter investigating sightings of a man in a skeleton mask and culminates in the pileup of the machinations of a MegaCorp, a MysteryCult, ''another'' MegaCorp and a group of Japanese military radicals.



* MassiveMultiplayerCrossover: The 2007 anime is this for Ishinomori's works, much like how ''Anime/GiantRobo'' was one for Mitsuteru Yokoyama's works

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* MassiveMultiplayerCrossover: The 2007 anime is this for Ishinomori's works, much like how ''Anime/GiantRobo'' ''Manga/GiantRobo The Animation'' was one for Mitsuteru Yokoyama's worksworks, features many [[TheCameo cameos]] of other characters created by Ishinomori.
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** The Otomo Group in the 2007 anime, who are responsible for developing Otomo City and control most of its major public figures, including its mayor and police chief.
** Brain Gear are a multinational corporation that Otomo Group is partnered with, and appear to be even larger than them. In fact, they're actually a front for [[spoiler:a certain WarForFunAndProfit organization from ''Anime/Cyborg009''.]]



* {{Prequel}}: It isn't obvious until near the end, but the 2007 anime is actually a prequel to Manga/Cyborg009. [[spoiler: Hayato becomes the Skull, leader of the Black Ghost organization, and Kiriko gives birth to Joe Shimamura in the epilogue.]]
** The ending serves more as a reference to the series than an actual prequel, however.

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* {{Prequel}}: StealthPrequel: It isn't obvious until near the end, but the 2007 anime is actually a prequel to [[spoiler: Manga/Cyborg009. [[spoiler: Hayato becomes the Skull, leader of the Black Ghost organization, and Kiriko gives birth to Joe Shimamura in the epilogue.]]
** The ending serves
]] It could also be seen as more as a reference to the series than an actual prequel, however.



** To be fair, it's all but stated(at least in the anime) that the mutants become insane the moment the transformation begins, with his partners seemingly being the sole exceptions. Even the woman in question was clearly becoming delusional. It makes clear he does what he does(in the anime) to prevent the countless deaths they might cause.

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** To be fair, it's all but stated(at least in the anime) that the mutants become insane the moment the transformation begins, with his partners seemingly being the sole exceptions. Even the woman in question was clearly becoming delusional. It makes clear he does what he does(in does (in the anime) to prevent the countless deaths they might cause.
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* BadassNormal: Detective Tobioka in the 1998 manga [[spoiler: until he was turned into a [[Franchise/KamenRider Reconstructed Human]] by The Syndicate[[note]]It's not a coincidence, because the character is loosely based on the actor who played the original live action Kamen Rider.[[/note]]]]

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* BadassNormal: Detective Tobioka in the 1998 manga [[spoiler: until he was turned into a [[Franchise/KamenRider Reconstructed Human]] by The Syndicate[[note]]It's not a coincidence, because the character is loosely based on Hiroshi Fujioka, the actor who played the original live action Kamen Rider.[[/note]]]]



* LargeHam: Skullman definitely qualifes and let's throw in Detective Hioka too.

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* LargeHam: Skullman definitely qualifes and let's throw in Detective Hioka Tobioka too.



* RatedMForManly: Played straight by Detective Hioka himself especially in the last two of the new mangas.

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* RatedMForManly: Played straight by Detective Hioka Tobioka himself especially in the last two chapters of the new mangas.1998 manga.



* ScarfOfAsskicking: [[Manga/Cyborg009 Joe Shimamura]] in the 36th Chapter and [[Franchise/KamenRider Detective Tsuyoshi Hioka]] in the last chapters of the 1998 manga.

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* ScarfOfAsskicking: [[Manga/Cyborg009 Joe Shimamura]] in the 36th Chapter and [[Franchise/KamenRider Detective Tsuyoshi Hioka]] Tobioka]] in the last chapters of the 1998 manga.
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* CharacterDevelopment: The Tetsuo if the 1990s manga is a great deal more reasonable than the one from the original one-shot.

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* CharacterDevelopment: The Tetsuo if Tatsuo in the 1990s manga is a great deal more reasonable than the one from the original one-shot.
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** [[spoiler: Franchise/KamenRider you say? Detective Hioka becomes one.]]

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** [[spoiler: Franchise/KamenRider you say? Detective Hioka Tobioka becomes one.]]
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* BadassNormal: Detective Tobioka in the 1998 manga [[spoiler: until he was turned into a [[Franchise/KamenRider Reconstructed Human]] by The Syndicate[[note]It's not a coincidence, because the character is loosely based on the actor who played the original live action Kamen Rider.[[/note]]]]

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* BadassNormal: Detective Tobioka in the 1998 manga [[spoiler: until he was turned into a [[Franchise/KamenRider Reconstructed Human]] by The Syndicate[[note]It's Syndicate[[note]]It's not a coincidence, because the character is loosely based on the actor who played the original live action Kamen Rider.[[/note]]]]
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* BadassNormal: Detective Tobioka in the 1998 manga [[spoiler: until he was turned into a [[Franchise/KamenRider Reconstructed Human]] by The Syndicate[[note]It's not a coincidence, because the character is loosely based on the actor who played the original live action Kamen Rider.[[/note]] ]]

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* BadassNormal: Detective Tobioka in the 1998 manga [[spoiler: until he was turned into a [[Franchise/KamenRider Reconstructed Human]] by The Syndicate[[note]It's not a coincidence, because the character is loosely based on the actor who played the original live action Kamen Rider.[[/note]] ]][[/note]]]]
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* BadassNormal: Detective Hioka in the 1998 manga [[spoiler: until he was turned into a [[Franchise/KamenRider Reconstructed Human]] by The Syndicate]]

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* BadassNormal: Detective Hioka Tobioka in the 1998 manga [[spoiler: until he was turned into a [[Franchise/KamenRider Reconstructed Human]] by The Syndicate]]Syndicate[[note]It's not a coincidence, because the character is loosely based on the actor who played the original live action Kamen Rider.[[/note]] ]]
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* ReReleaseSoundtrack: The original opening, "Hikari no Machi", was partially replaced for Japanese home video and completely replaced for English release.
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* ConspicuousCG: The trains and tanks.
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* ParentalIncest: [[spoiler:In Episode 2, Hinawa Gaisuke is revealed to have this with his actress daughter and it's implied they had sex in the scene after the implication]]
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* ParentalIncest: [[spoiler:In Episode 2, Hinawa Gaisuke is revealed to have this with his actress daughter and it's implied they had sex in the scene after the implication]]
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Originally seeing the light of day in a 1970 one-shot manga, ''Skull Man'' was created by Creator/ShotaroIshinomori as his own version of the concept that would become ''KamenRider''. It was [[ContinuityReboot rebooted]] in 1998, shortly after Ishinomori's death, by Kazuhiko Shimamoto using Ishinomori's notes. A TV Anime debuted in 2007.

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Originally seeing the light of day in a 1970 one-shot manga, ''Skull Man'' was created by Creator/ShotaroIshinomori as his own version of the concept that would become ''KamenRider''.''Franchise/KamenRider''. It was [[ContinuityReboot rebooted]] in 1998, shortly after Ishinomori's death, by Kazuhiko Shimamoto using Ishinomori's notes. A TV Anime debuted in 2007.



* BadassNormal: Detective Hioka in the 1998 manga [[spoiler: until he was turned into a [[KamenRider Reconstructed Human]] by The Syndicate]]

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* BadassNormal: Detective Hioka in the 1998 manga [[spoiler: until he was turned into a [[KamenRider [[Franchise/KamenRider Reconstructed Human]] by The Syndicate]]



** [[spoiler: [[KamenRider Kamen Rider]] you say? Detective Hioka becomes one.]]

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** [[spoiler: [[KamenRider Kamen Rider]] Franchise/KamenRider you say? Detective Hioka becomes one.]]



* ScarfOfAsskicking: [[Manga/Cyborg009 Joe Shimamura]] in the 36th Chapter and [[KamenRider Detective Tsuyoshi Hioka]] in the last chapters of the 1998 manga.

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* ScarfOfAsskicking: [[Manga/Cyborg009 Joe Shimamura]] in the 36th Chapter and [[KamenRider [[Franchise/KamenRider Detective Tsuyoshi Hioka]] in the last chapters of the 1998 manga.



** When [[spoiler: Hayato]] becomes Skull Man, his outfit is more than a little reminiscent of KamenRider.

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** When [[spoiler: Hayato]] becomes Skull Man, his outfit is more than a little reminiscent of KamenRider.''Franchise/KamenRider''.
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Originally seeing the light of day in a 1970 one-shot manga, ''Skull Man'' was created by ShotaroIshinomori as his own version of the concept that would become ''KamenRider''. It was [[ContinuityReboot rebooted]] in 1998, shortly after Ishinomori's death, by Kazuhiko Shimamoto using Ishinomori's notes. A TV Anime debuted in 2007.

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Originally seeing the light of day in a 1970 one-shot manga, ''Skull Man'' was created by ShotaroIshinomori Creator/ShotaroIshinomori as his own version of the concept that would become ''KamenRider''. It was [[ContinuityReboot rebooted]] in 1998, shortly after Ishinomori's death, by Kazuhiko Shimamoto using Ishinomori's notes. A TV Anime debuted in 2007.
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* AscendedFanboy: Kazuhiko Shimamoto is an avid fan of Shotaro Ishinomori who made him revive the work.

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* AscendedFanboy: Kazuhiko Shimamoto is an avid fan of Shotaro Ishinomori who made him revive reboot the work.
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Originally seeing the light of day in a 1970 one-shot manga, ''Skull Man'' was created by ShotaroIshinomori as his own version of the concept that would become ''KamenRider''. It was revived in 1998, shortly after Ishinomori's death, by Kazuhiko Shimamoto using Ishinomori's notes. A TV Anime debuted in 2007.

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Originally seeing the light of day in a 1970 one-shot manga, ''Skull Man'' was created by ShotaroIshinomori as his own version of the concept that would become ''KamenRider''. It was revived [[ContinuityReboot rebooted]] in 1998, shortly after Ishinomori's death, by Kazuhiko Shimamoto using Ishinomori's notes. A TV Anime debuted in 2007.

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