King of Thorn

About 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.

King of Thorn is a 2010 animation fantasy film directed by Kazuyoshi Katayama. Kana Hanazawa takes the lead as Kasumi Ishiki (voice), Kohsei Hirota as Alexandro Pecchino (voice), Misaki Kuno as Alice (voice), and Tsutomu Isobe as Ivan Coral Vega (voice).

Released in May 2010, it runs 109 minutes. Written by Hiroshi Yamaguchi and Kazuyoshi Katayama. It was produced by Bandai Visual. The story is adapted from a manga.

Shelv files it under virus, psychological, the end of the world, and mind control. In the United States it streams on Crunchyroll and Crunchyroll Amazon Channel. It scores 6.6 out of 10 from 179 TMDB voters.

Dragon Ball Z: Broly - The Legendary Super Saiyan, Memories, and Gyo: Tokyo Fish Attack make useful companions to King of Thorn, all filed under super power and based on manga.