Is Ibara no Ou: King of Thorn getting a new season?

According to Courcast's latest analysis, Ibara no Ou: King of Thorn has a 20% renewal probability. This score is updated daily and reflects fandom momentum, streaming signals, and franchise history. Visit https://courcast.com/title/ibara-no-ou-king-of-thorn-fall-2009 for the full breakdown.

Will Ibara no Ou: King of Thorn be renewed?

Ibara no Ou: King of Thorn currently has a 20% renewal probability on Courcast. Signals driving this score include online discussion volume, sequel history in the franchise, and platform engagement data - all updated daily.

What is Ibara no Ou: King of Thorn's renewal probability?

Ibara no Ou: King of Thorn's CourScore is 20% 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 probability estimate. See the full score breakdown at https://courcast.com/title/ibara-no-ou-king-of-thorn-fall-2009.

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

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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)

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Renewal pulse

Courcast score breakdown

CourScore is the probability of an official sequel announcement within 18 months, blending attention velocity, completion strength, and catalogue health.

CourScore

20.0

CourScore is the probability of an official sequel announcement within 18 months.

Signal coverage: 100% • Signal freshness: Medium • Updated 13 hours ago

Top reasons

Cross-platform popularity index - Aggregate reach of ~15,443 followers
Cross-platform audience rating - Weighted audience rating 67.4
Key staff availability - Director Hiroki Harada has no other concurrent active productions

Runway

Feasibility warning

None

Source material looks exhausted, so near-term sequel odds are capped.

Near-term probability is capped at 20% until confirmed evidence lands.

Financial & Commercial53

Production Feasibility25

Audience Reception66

Strategic Priors47

Fandom Engagement94

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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 20% renewal probability. 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 20 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. Titles scoring above 70 are considered Very Likely to receive a continuation.
What is King of Thorn's renewal probability?: King of Thorn's CourScore is 20 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-updated probability out of 100.

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Source	Metric	Geo	Value	Collected
youtube	uploads 30d	GLOBAL	25	Jun 27, 2026, 12:00 AM
wikipedia	pageviews daily	EN.WIKIPEDIA	55	Jul 19, 2026, 12:00 AM
mangadex	source status code	GLOBAL	3	Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM
youtube	subscribers total	GLOBAL	42,100	Jun 27, 2026, 12:00 AM
mangadex	chapters total	GLOBAL	37	Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM
anilist	average score	GLOBAL	65	Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM
kitsu	favorites	GLOBAL	27	Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM
youtube	uploads 7d	GLOBAL	25	Jun 27, 2026, 12:00 AM
youtube	views 7d	GLOBAL	20,937	Jun 27, 2026, 12:00 AM
mangadex	volumes total	GLOBAL	6	Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM
youtube	channel views total	GLOBAL	36,144,520	Jun 27, 2026, 12:00 AM
youtube	views 30d	GLOBAL	20,937	Jun 27, 2026, 12:00 AM
tmdb	vote count	GLOBAL	1	Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM
anilist	popularity	GLOBAL	17,430	Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM
shikimori	completion ratio	GLOBAL	0.51	Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM
mangaupdates	bayesian rating	GLOBAL	7.63	Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM
anilist	trending	GLOBAL	0	Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM
anilist	favorites	GLOBAL	114	Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM
kitsu	member count	GLOBAL	7,050	Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM
mal	plan to watch	GLOBAL	30,369	Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM
shikimori	score mean	GLOBAL	68.5	Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM
kitsu	score mean	GLOBAL	69.12	Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM
shikimori	member count	GLOBAL	14,560	Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM
youtube	trailer likes	GLOBAL	896	Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM
youtube	trailer views	GLOBAL	225,220	Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM
mal	members	GLOBAL	83,903	Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM
mal	watching	GLOBAL	2,518	Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM
kitsu	rating rank	GLOBAL	6,185	Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM
mal	completed	GLOBAL	49,549	Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM
tmdb	popularity	GLOBAL	0.52	Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM
ann	rating	GLOBAL	7.36	Jul 18, 2026, 12:00 AM

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