News All You Need is Kill All You Need is Kill, the Inspiration for Edge of Tomorrow, Gets an Anime Trailer Worth Watching Again and Again The anime adaptation of the influential sci-fi novel is set to release in Japan in 2026. By Matthew Byrd | Published on October 14, 2025 Photo: Warner Bros. Japan Anime Comment 0 Share New Share Photo: Warner Bros. Japan Anime A new trailer for the All You Need is Kill anime film adaptation just dropped, and the movie is certainly shaping up to be an incredible interpretation of its source material. First published in 2004, Hiroshi Sakurazaka’s light novel All You Need is Kill tells the story of a young soldier who dies on the battlefield but soon finds themselves caught in a time loop that allows them to gradually hone their combat skills. If that sounds shockingly familiar to you, it’s because All You Need Is Kill was previously adapted into the live-action film, Edge of Tomorrow (also known by the far better title, Live, Die, Repeat). Though the Tom Cruise vehicle is a fantastic sci-fi action movie in its own right, it lacks some of the elements that helped make the novel so special. Specifically, Edge of Tomorrow changed the book’s ending (to mixed results), its title (to horrible results), and was only influenced by the incredible artwork that Yoshitoshi Abe contributed to the book. Along with retaining the light novel’s title (a just move, my liege), previous previews of the adaptation confirmed that the movie will stick a bit closer to Abe’s visual style (with some pleasant alterations and reinterpretations thrown in). While it had previously been suggested that the movie will also stick closer to some of the book’s major story beats, it should certainly be noted that this movie will seemingly play out from the perspective of Rita rather than Keiji (who Cruise loosely played in Edge of Tomorrow). Without diving into spoilers, that could mean that the adaptation will also make some changes to the novel’s ending, though it’s more likely that the shift will be used to help set up that gut punch of a finale. Regardless of the eventual specifics, this movie certainly looks like a pretty incredible blend of dark, airtight storytelling and misleadingly bright visuals and sounds. The bad news is that we still have no idea when (or if) it will receive a global release. Hopefully, we’ll learn a little more about the roll out plan as All You Need is Kill nears its Jan. 9, 2026, Japanese theatrical release date. [end-mark] The post <i>All You Need is Kill</i>, the Inspiration for <i>Edge of Tomorrow</i>, Gets an Anime Trailer Worth Watching Again and Again appeared first on Reactor.