Ibara no Ou


King of Thorn

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Synonyms: Ibara no Oh
Japanese: いばらの王
English: King of Thorn
German: King of Thorn
Spanish: El Rey Espino: King of Thron
French: Le Roi des Ronces
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Type: Movie
Episodes: 1
Status: Finished Airing
Aired: Oct 9, 2009
Licensors: Funimation
Studios: Sunrise
Source: Manga
Genres: ActionAction, HorrorHorror, MysteryMystery, Sci-FiSci-Fi, SuspenseSuspense
Themes: GoreGore, PsychologicalPsychological, SurvivalSurvival
Demographic: SeinenSeinen
Duration: 1 hr. 49 min.
Rating: R+ - Mild Nudity

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Score: 6.861 (scored by 3660636,606 users)
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Ranked: #49892
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Popularity: #2538
Members: 78,259
Favorites: 172

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Synopsis

"Medusa," a deadly virus becomes a worldwide epidemic. In order to escape from this deadly virus, a handful of people are chosen to be put into a cold sleep, laying in a capsule hoping for the future cure. Kasumi, a teenage girl is one of the 160 chosen for this procedure, and is guided to a Cold Sleep Capsule Center (CSCC) inside an ancient castle. Understanding that it is hardly possible, Kasumi goes to sleep still anticipating for a reunion with her twin sister Shizuku, who also is infected with the virus. As Kasumi and the others awake, they notice that the CSCC is not as they remembered. Just like the story of "Sleeping Beauty," the castle is covered with thorn, and the awaken are attacked by unknown creatures and monsters! How long were they asleep? Where did the monsters come from? What has happened to the world?

Abandoned in the midst of an enigma, the escapade of the seven survivors begins...

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Nov 22, 2022
Solid anime sci-fi/horror film with very good animation, likeable characters and genuine thrills. The first half is top-notch stuff, with a phenomenal set-up and an even better follow through, but the second half gets a bit bogged down in nonsensical exposition and an attempt to make the film more profound than it needed to be, resulting in some convoluted and muddled plot threads.

To clarify though, things never get too confusing not to be able to follow, but the first two-thirds of the film are so straight-forward and well executed that I didn't feel like it needed to go in the direction it did. This ...
Aug 18, 2023
Mixed Feelings
This review is written in English and Spanish!
ENG

I watched the whole movie thinking that it could be VERY interesting if it gets a visual novel adaptation like Spike Chunsoft's style, that you have to discover the plot and the past of the characters little by little in the castle or experimental facilities.

The plot is interesting and is what saves it all, half a stoner, yes, but interesting despite everything.

The characters are the weakest: A lady in danger, a plot-resolving gym guy, a schizo storyteller, a little boy who catches up with the adults and the rest of the cast that I didn't even learn ...
Jul 7, 2021
I must preface by saying I have not read this manga. This was a difficult story to follow, which has influenced my review. That being said, no anime has ever made me want to light my head on fire as much as King of Thorn. By the end I could only laugh because I was so furious. The level of disorganization is absurd, and not in a cool way. King of Thorn is violently and sloppily absurd. Watch something else.

At first, I was attracted to the dystopian sci-fi premise: two sisters caught in a deadly pandemic flee the city. One sister opts for cryogenic preservation ...

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