All You Need Is Kill Anime Announced
Warner Bros. Japan has announced the anime film adaptation of All You Need Is Kill, the award-winning light novel by Hiroshi Sakurazaka. The film will be directed by Kenichiro Akimoto at STUDIO 4°C. A teaser trailer and visual were also unveiled.
All You Need Is Kill was published in December 2004, and received an English translation in July 2009 by Viz Media. In 2014, the novel was adapted into a manga, written by Ryosuke Takeuchi of Moriarty the Patriot, with artwork by Death Note's Takeshi Obata. The same year saw the release of an American live-action film adaptation titled Edge of Tomorrow, starring Tom Cruise and Emily Blunt, which grossed $370.5 million at the box office from a $178 million budget.
Warner Bros. Japan has released a description for the film:
After an unidentified plant from outer space invasion, Rita finds herself trapped in a time loop, forced to relive the same day over and over again. With each loop, she learns. She fights. Her memories and experiences sharpen her skills, turning her into a formidable warrior. Yet, the endless cycle of death and solitude begins to wear her down. Then, she meets Keiji. “I’ve been repeating this day too,” he says. Two lost souls, trapped in an endless war. Could their meeting change fate?
Hiroshi Sakurazaka provided the following quote on the official website (translated here via DeepL):
素晴らしい本小説のアニメーション映画化に携われることを光栄に思います。漫画化も、ハリウッド映画化もされた本作をアニメ化するにあたって、STUDIO4℃らしい映像表現で本作品の価値をさらに高められたらと思っています。そして、観た人が繰り返す日常の中にちょっとした生きる希望を見付けてもらえればと願っています。
I am honored to be involved in the animated film adaptation of this wonderful novel. This work has been made into a manga and a Hollywood movie, and I hope that STUDIO4℃'s unique visual expression will further enhance the value of this work in the animated version. I hope that the viewers will find a little hope for life in their everyday life.
Viz Media describes the All You Need Is Kill light novel as:
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?
© Hiroshi Sakurazaka/Shueisha/ALL YOU NEED IS KILL Production Committee
Source: Official Website