The
official site of Warner Bros. Japan and STUDIO4°C he
published a new trailer for the animated adaptation of the science fiction
light novel All You Need Is Kill, written by Hiroshi
Sakurazaka and illustrated by Yoshitoshi ABe. The video
confirms that the theatrical release in Japan will be on January 9,
2026 in a total of ten rooms.
The trailer
also features the title track titled “Tsuretette”, performed by the
artist AKASAKI, along with a new promotional visual starring the
two main characters in full combat.
Production
team
The
management is in charge of Kenichiro Akimoto, who previously worked
as a CGI director at Children of the Sea and as unit director
in Fortune Favors Lady Nikuko. The project is a co-production
between STUDIO4°C and Warner Bros. Japan, which
seeks to offer an interpretation more faithful to the original tone of the
novel.
All You Need Is Kill it was originally published in 2004 and achieved international notoriety after inspiring the film Edge of Tomorrow (2014), starring Tom Cruise and Emily Blunt. The work combines elements of time travel, military action and existential dilemmas, following Keiji Kiriya, a soldier trapped in a time loop during an alien invasion.
