Aliases
Ibara no Oh, Ibara no Ou: King of Thorn, King of Thorn, いばらの王 -King of Thorn-, Ibara no Ou, いばらの王, El Rey Espino: King of Thron, Le Roi des Ronces
FALL 2009MOVIE
Part of this franchise
concluded
Announced
In production
Releasing
Completed
Panic spreads worldwide as the Medousa Virus threatens to wipe out the human race. Kasumi is one of 160 people chosen to be cryogenically frozen while a cure is found. When she awakens to find the facility overrun with thorny vines and ravenous monsters, Kasumi and six others struggle to survive this labyrinthine nightmare. If they survive, how long do they have to live?
(Source: Crunchyroll)
(Source: Crunchyroll)
Last updated
Oct 28, 2026, 06:21 AM
Franchise overview
Franchise timeline
Review every Courcast-tracked season for this series and jump between entries.
Renewal pulse
Courcast score breakdown
CourScore weighs signals for an official sequel announcement within 18 months, blending attention velocity, completion strength, and catalogue health.
CourScore
18.6
CourScore measures renewal signals out of 100. It is not a calibrated probability of an official sequel announcement within 18 months.
Signal coverage: 100% • Signal freshness: High • Updated 10 hours ago
Top reasons
- Committee renewal track record - Lead committee members (Bandai Visual, TV Tokyo, Funimation…) have a smoothed catalogue continuation rate of 25%, above the catalogue average of 14%
- Cross-platform popularity index - Aggregate reach of ~15,609 followers
- Favourite base strength - 112 cross-platform favourites
Runway
Unknown
Source runway is unclear, so feasibility is treated as unknown.
Financial & Commercial54
Production Feasibility24
Audience Reception52
Strategic Priors64
Fandom Engagement45
CourScore history
CourScore over time
Last analysedOct 28, 2026, 06:21 AM
Next scheduledin 14 hours
Renewal FAQ
King of Thorn renewal questions
Common questions about this title's renewal prospects, answered by Courcast's daily analysis.
- Is King of Thorn getting a new season?
- According to Courcast's latest analysis, King of Thorn has a 19/100 renewal signal score. This score is updated daily and blends fandom momentum, streaming signals, source-material runway, and franchise history. Check back regularly for the latest forecast.
- Will King of Thorn be renewed?
- King of Thorn currently scores 19 out of 100 on Courcast. Signals driving this estimate include online discussion volume, sequel history within the franchise, and platform engagement data - all recalculated daily. Scores from 70 indicate strong renewal signals; scores from 85 are labelled very likely.
- What is King of Thorn's renewal probability?
- King of Thorn's CourScore is 19 as of the latest update. CourScore is Courcast's proprietary metric that aggregates over a dozen renewal signals - from source-material runway to social buzz - into a single daily signal score out of 100.
Latest signals
Fresh telemetry
Courcast watches every connected signal to surface the freshest indicators of momentum.
| Source | Metric | Geo | Value | Collected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| anilist | average score | GLOBAL | 64 | Oct 12, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | favorites | GLOBAL | 112 | Oct 12, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | popularity | GLOBAL | 17,823 | Oct 12, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | trending | GLOBAL | 1 | Oct 12, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| ann | rating | GLOBAL | 7.35 | Oct 25, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode count | GLOBAL | 1 | Sep 7, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode dislikes | GLOBAL | 39 | Sep 7, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode likes | GLOBAL | 393 | Sep 7, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | series available | GLOBAL | 1 | Sep 7, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest daily | GLOBAL | 0 | Sep 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest weekly | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 4, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | momentum log ratio | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 4, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | favorites | GLOBAL | 28 | Oct 12, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | member count | GLOBAL | 7,080 | Oct 12, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | rating rank | GLOBAL | 6,262 | Oct 12, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | score mean | GLOBAL | 69.09 | Oct 12, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | chapters total | GLOBAL | 37 | Oct 9, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | completed | GLOBAL | 49,829 | Oct 12, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | members | GLOBAL | 84,452 | Oct 12, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | plan to watch | GLOBAL | 30,619 | Oct 12, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | rating | GLOBAL | 7.5 | Oct 9, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | source members | GLOBAL | 18,464 | Oct 9, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | source status code | GLOBAL | 3 | Oct 9, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | volumes total | GLOBAL | 6 | Oct 9, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | watching | GLOBAL | 2,526 | Oct 12, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangadex | chapters total | GLOBAL | 37 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangadex | source status code | GLOBAL | 3 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangadex | volumes total | GLOBAL | 6 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangaupdates | bayesian rating | GLOBAL | 7.63 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode comments | JP | 3,512 | Oct 12, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode mylists | JP | 2,000 | Oct 12, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode views | JP | 136,577 | Oct 12, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| comments 7d | GLOBAL | 25 | Oct 12, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| mentions 7d | GLOBAL | 1 | Oct 12, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| score 7d | GLOBAL | 21 | Oct 12, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| thread count | GLOBAL | 1 | Oct 12, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| threads 7d | GLOBAL | 1 | Oct 12, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| shikimori | completion ratio | GLOBAL | 0.51 | Oct 12, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | member count | GLOBAL | 14,683 | Oct 12, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | score mean | GLOBAL | 68.4 | Oct 12, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| simkl | score mean | GLOBAL | 69 | Oct 12, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | popularity | GLOBAL | 0.83 | Oct 12, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | vote count | GLOBAL | 1 | Oct 12, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| wikipedia | pageviews daily | EN.WIKIPEDIA | 40 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | channel views total | GLOBAL | 36,144,520 | Jun 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | subscribers total | GLOBAL | 42,100 | Jun 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | trailer likes | GLOBAL | 903 | Oct 12, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | trailer views | GLOBAL | 226,722 | Oct 12, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | uploads 30d | GLOBAL | 25 | Jun 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | uploads 7d | GLOBAL | 25 | Jun 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | views 30d | GLOBAL | 20,937 | Jun 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | views 7d | GLOBAL | 20,937 | Jun 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |