All You Need Is Kill

Synopsis

The story is told from the first person point of view of the protagonist Keiji Kiriya. Keiji is a new recruit in the United Defense Force, fighting against the mysterious creatures called "Mimics" which have laid siege to Earth. Keiji is killed on his first sortie, but through some inexplicable phenomenon wakes up having returned to the day before the battle, only to find himself caught in a time loop as his death and resurrection repeats time and time again. Keiji's skills as a soldier grows as he passes through the time loops trying to change his fate. (Source: Wikipedia)

Background

All You Need Is Kill was published in English by VIZ Media under the Haikasoru imprint on July 21, 2009. The VIZ Media edition does not include Yoshitoshi Abe's illustrations. It was also published in Italian by Planet Manga on May 31, 2014, and in Polish by Galeria Książki in June 2014. The novel inspired the 2014 American film Edge of Tomorrow and was adapted into an American graphic novel in the same year. The novel was re-released under the same title as the film by VIZ Media on April 29, 2014.

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