Japan Synopsis
いばらの王 -King of Thorn-
A mysterious virus, nicknamed Medusa, is spreading around Japan, turning its victims into stone. Given the impossibility of finding an immediate cure, the government opts for cryopreserving a select group of patients until they come up with a solution. Kasumi, one of the chosen ones, has been asleep for years and her awakening, more than a bed of roses, is a bed of thorns, and happens in the midst of total chaos where monstrous creatures lie in wait all around.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with King of Thorn. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Other Titles From KADOKAWA
Fantasy + Animation in Japan
1095 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Fantasy and Animation genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding King of Thorn itself).
The 2009–2011 Japan Window
King of Thorn holds position #243 of 400 Japan films in the 2009–2011 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 2010s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2010s in Japan, 1769 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when King of Thorn premiered alongside 136 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 136 other Japan films in 2010.
The 2322nd Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Audience Engagement
133 audience reviews — more than 80% of Japan films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 71th percentile among Japan films.
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on King of Thorn, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- religious fundamentalism · 4
- cryogenics · 2
- virus · 11
- mind control · 9
- end of the world · 7
- anime · 711
- based on manga · 297
- super power · 61
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #2,922 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (36th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -0.3 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Fantasy productions specifically: #972 of 1,274 (top 76%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | KADOKAWA, Bandai Visual, SUNRISE, Enterbrain, TV Tokyo |
| Runtime | 1h 49m |
| Release Date | May 1, 2010 |
| IMDb | tt1690483 |