Funimation (anime distributor) announced that it has acquired the media rights to the Eureka Seven Astral Ocean television anime series and the King of Thorn film. Funimation also acquired the simulacast rights to Eureka Seven Astral Ocean and the series will begin streaming on Funimation on May 3rd.
King of Thorn
Kazuyoshi Katayama and Sunrise’s film adaptation of Yuji Iwahara’s King of Thorn manga follows Kasumi, a girl who was infected by a pandemic virus along with her twin sister Shizuku. Kasumi — but not Shizuku — was chosen to be among 159 other people who were placed into cryogenic suspension until a cure is found. The 160 wake up in the dark future populated by monsters, and Kasumi must survive while she searches for clues on what happened to the world and her sister.