Film Review: ALL YOU NEED IS KILL: An Energetic Anime Spin on a Science Fiction Classic [NYCC 2025]

Film Review: ALL YOU NEED IS KILL

ALL YOU NEED IS KILL, a 2025 film directed by Ken'ichirô Akimoto and Yukinori Nakamura, offers an energetic anime spin on a science fiction classic.

The movie, written by Yûichirô Kido and Hiroshi Sakurazaka, stars Ai Mikami, Natsuki Hanae, Mô Chûgakusei, Kana Hanazawa, and Hiccorohee. It explores the theme of repeating a specific day over and over, similar to Groundhog Day and Edge of Tomorrow, but with a unique twist.

This is a story of finding a reality through a certain level of absurdity.

The source material, All You Need is Kill, lends itself perfectly to animation, making it a genius move to adapt it into an anime film.

Author's summary: Energetic anime spin on a science fiction classic.

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