 Production company Warner Bros. Japan announced an anime adaptation of Hiroshi Sakurazaka's All You Need is Kill light novel on Thursday. The company also opened an official website, revealing the main staff, teaser visual (pictured), and a teaser trailer.Kenichirou Akimoto (Kaijuu no Kodomo CG director) is directing the anime at Studio 4°C. The movie will reconstruct the story from a different angle than the novel and the Hollywood live-action movie. Shueisha published the original light novel under its Super Dash Bunko in December 2004, featuring illustrations by Yoshitoshi ABe (Texhnolyze). VIZ Media published the novel in English in July 2009. Takeshi Obata (Death Note) drew a manga adaptation which was serialized on Young Jump magazine from January to May 2014. Shueisha published both volumes in June 2014. The Hollywood live-action movie adaptation, Edge of Tomorrow, opened in theaters in May 2014, directed by Doug Liman (The Bourne Identity) and starring Tom Cruise. Synopsis 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? (Source: Warner Bros. Japan) Teaser Trailer Official site: https://aynk-anime.com/ Official X: @aynk_anime Source: Eiga.com, Press Release All You Need is Kill on MAL |
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| i think this will be a movie like edge of tomorrow |
| This announcement made me realised that I need to re-watch Edge of Tommorow asap. |
| Edge of Tomorrow was a very enjoyable film. I can't wait to see how the LN gets adapted in anime form. The PV looks very promising. |
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I can't wait to see how the LN gets adapted in anime form
I don't think they are adapting the LN, and are likely to be going with an anime orignal routeI can't wait to see how the LN gets adapted in anime form
M-T_S said: I don't think they are adapting the LN, and are likely to be going with an anime orignal route From what I've read online, they are adapting the LN, but they are presenting the anime as seen from Rita's POV. |
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@_cjessop19_ even from Rita pov, a lot of it has been changed, be it the character & monster designs or the world setting
| @M-T_S They can take liberties like that and change it to suit their style. I'm sure that they consulted the author as well about this and got his approval. As long as they follow the story and plotline, then they're still adapting the LN. We'll just have to wait and see how it turns out. |
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| It has a unique look and maybe pretty high quality. And I like what little I've seen of Studio 4°C (Kaijuu no Kodomo is just stunning), so very interested. |
| They didn’t use ABe’s design? A bit disappointing. |
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Only 20 years after the light novel was released lol. Yep, it's like everything except for Psyren and Vagabond is getting an anime.
| @wildhood This is a fairly well-known title with a big Hollywood adaptation. The world won't end tomorrow, someday your favorite titles will get an adaptation too. |
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Edge of Tomorrow was a very enjoyable film. I can't wait to see how the LN gets adapted in anime form. The PV looks very promising.
| @_cjessop19_ "The movie will reconstruct the story from a different angle than the novel and the Hollywood live-action movie." im not sure it will follow the novel with that statement from them |
| i don't like this artstyle lol |
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@_cjessop19_ "The movie will reconstruct the story from a different angle than the novel and the Hollywood live-action movie." im not sure it will follow the novel with that statement from them
| @deg Maybe it will run parallel with the LN and maybe tie back into the main story at some point through its runtime, except Keiji is the veteran fighter. So maybe the roles are reversed. |
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| Been thinking of rereading the LN sometime, guess I'll follow it up with this when it comes out. Kinda funny that between all the adaptations Edge of Tomorrow has the closest mimic design to what I pictured from reading the LN. |
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| what is that charadesign!?... not a fan of it at all. obata and ABe designs look way better. the color design is also interesting. also hope that the director pulls thru as there isn't much "directorial work" in his profile |
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i don't like this artstyle lol
| @EcchiGodMamster studio 4c always have ugly character designs stereotypes but for me its just simple character designs to speed up drawings and production and not burden animators much |
| When you have Obata and ABe ready to use but stick to the usual 4c shitty edgy design instead 💀 |
 watching, waiting, commiserating |
| my veins are ready. 4C Cinema. I've waited. |
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RenaPsychoKiller said: When you have Obata and ABe ready to use but stick to the usual 4c shitty edgy design instead 💀 My thoughts exactly. This artstyle is not it. |
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@EcchiGodMamster studio 4c always have ugly character designs stereotypes but for me its just simple character designs to speed up drawings and production and not burden animators much
| @deg ugly ass artstyle/character design definitely doesn't help anime of all mediums LOL |
EcchiGodMamsterMar 13, 7:49 AM
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| Huh so many people exposing themselves here as post covid merchants. |
| so insanely hyped for this |
"Leonardo... it wasn't, by any means, only your eyes that we welcomed into Libra." - Klaus von Reinherz |
| It is quite the plot twist that we went from Obata to this wild 4°C thing, but I'm in for the ride :) |
 » Escapism. |
| What an insult to the series. Leave it to this failure of a studio to create this junk. |
| I'll watch, but this is incredibly disappointing... I first read the manga. Never read the novel, and loved the movie adaptation. I was about to say "Finally!" But this character design is so jarring. I hate it. Although, if we get a sequel and better art, in the meantime, the story of Rita first is cool. |
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