2008-08-25, 22:13 | Link #1 |
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Join Date: Sep 2007
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King of Thorn
By: Iwahara Yuuji Description From Tokyopop: Two twins, separated by fatal illness and a selective cure. Kasumi and her sister, Shizuku, were infected with the Medusa virus, which slowly turns the victim to stone. There is no cure, but of the two only Kasumi is selected to go into a sort of cryogenically frozen state along with 159 others until a cure is found. At some point in the undetermined future, Kasumi awakens to find herself and others who were in suspended animation in an unfamiliar world with violent monsters. Resolving to unlock the mysteries of her current situation and the fate of her twin sister, Kasumi struggles to survive in a treacherous world. Too bad this didn't get animated. Licensed by Tokyopop ANother works by author: - Koudelka (manga) - Chikyuu Misaki - Gakuen Sousei Nekoten! |
2008-09-17, 10:35 | Link #7 |
Disciple of the Flames
Join Date: Sep 2004
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Without giving to much away, the initial hook is the same. Fatal illness only some of them get, deeps sleep till the cure, awakening to find the waolrd overrun with critters and wildlife etc etc etc.
Not saying it's bad, because it isnt. I enhoyed it a great deal, but the similarities are there. some of them are just to obvious as well. |
2008-09-17, 13:42 | Link #8 |
Closet Fangirl
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I just started reading this series and I'm really enjoying it. I really like those kinds of end-of-the-world/apocalyptic type of stories. Not looking for spoilers but just tell me this, does the ending have a kind of rushed feeling? Like where there's still a bunch of things left unanswered or unexplained?
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2008-09-18, 16:19 | Link #9 |
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Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Hannover, Germany
Age: 41
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No, I get the feeling that the ending ist quite well explained. But it seems that there is little left of the horror athmosphere. It goes into Sci-Fi territory, with Zeus trying to control the Medusa.
But it is a definite closure. |
2008-09-19, 04:44 | Link #11 |
Ultra noob
Join Date: Dec 2004
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sounds like one of those where it turns out that the virus they got actually turns humans into monsters and the monsters are actually humans. then she finds out the monster queen/king is her sis.......
or maybe the sis was the one who brought these monsters to earth and she'll turn her sis around to banish/kill all the monster? |
2008-12-01, 15:14 | Link #16 |
そのおっぱいで13才
Join Date: Dec 2006
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Well, finished reading...
I would say, final score-8/10 It was quite interesting and a thrilling ride throughout, but the end left me kind of hanging... Zeus was disappointing at the end... My... Didn't end up saying much...
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2009-04-14, 08:50 | Link #17 |
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Join Date: Sep 2007
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Can anyone help me complete this?
http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/KingOfThorn Thanks for attention |
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horror, seinen |
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