It was already adapted into a fan-favorite Hollywood film titled Edge of Tomorrow, and now Hiroshi Sakurazaka’s award-winning All You Need is Kill novel is heading back to the screen. This time it’s in the form of an anime film from the folks at Studio 4ºC.
Kenichiro Akimoto directs the new feature, and you can see a teaser trailer and visual below while we wait for further details.
All You Need is Kill Anime Film Teaser
VIZ Media publishes the original novel, which was released in Japan in 2004 and in English in 2009. It was also adapted into a manga—featuring the work of Ryosuke Takeuchi (Moriarty the Patriot) and Takeshi Obata (Death Note—in 2014, which is the same year the Tom Cruise and Emily Blunt-led Hollywood adaptation was released
Here’s how VIZ describes the novel’s story:
When the alien Mimics invade, Keiji Kiriya is just one of many recruits shoved into a suit of battle armor called a Jacket and sent out to kill. Keiji dies on the battlefield, only to be reborn each morning to fight and die again and again. On his 158th iteration, he gets a message from a mysterious ally–the female soldier known as the Full Metal Bitch. Is she the key to Keiji’s escape or his final death?
Source: Crunchyroll News