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All You Need is Kill Anime Adds 3 Cast

posted on by Egan Loo
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The official website for All You Need Is Kill science fiction light novel announced three more cast on Friday:

Kana Hanazawa as Shasta, "a genius graduate student who is thoroughly enjoying being immersed in Darol's research"

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Comedian hiccorohee as Raychell, "a volunteer worker in the same team as Rita. She's concerned that Rita tends to keep others at a distance.""

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Comedian mo-junior high school as Yonaval, "a volunteer worker in the same team as Rita. He is [a] lively and frivolous person, teasing Rita, but [also] thoughtful of friends.""

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© 桜坂洋／集英社・ALL YOU NEED IS KILL製作委員会
The original novel by Sakurazaka is set in a future Earth under attack by alien invaders known as Mimics. Humanity's infantry goes into battle in powered armor suits that enhance their deadliness, but they are still losing the war. Keiji Kiriya is a newly enlisted soldier, but dies in his first battle. After he dies, he finds himself awakening to a time prior to the battle, having inexplicably entered a time loop. Through a repeating process of dying and learning from his mistakes, he slowly finds a way to live longer and longer, and finds himself drawn to an elite soldier named Rita Vrataski.

The anime retells the story from Rita's viewpoint, a different viewpoint from the novel and Hollywood's Edge of Tomorrow film adaptation.

The anime stars:

Ai Mikami as Rita, who has "closed herself off emotionally, building walls between herself and others..."
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Image via All You Need is Kill anime's X/Twitter
© 桜坂洋／集英社・ALL YOU NEED IS KILL製作委員会
Natsuki Hanae as Keiji, who "usually hides behind a smile, trying to blend in and avoid standing out..."
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Image via All You Need is Kill anime's X/Twitter
© 桜坂洋／集英社・ALL YOU NEED IS KILL製作委員会

The Annecy International Animation Film Festival in is screening the anime this week.

Fortune Favors Lady Nikuko unit director) is directing the anime at STUDIO4°C.

University student and singer-songwriter AKASAKI performs the theme song "Tsuretette" for the anime. AKASAKI specifically wrote the song for the anime. This is AKASAKI's first anime theme.

acquired the anime in multiple territories, including North America, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, and New Zealand. The company will screen the film in theaters.

Haikasoru imprint for Japanese science fiction and fantasy in 2009.

The novel Young Jump magazine in January to May 2014. Viz Media published the manga in English.

Viz also Nick Mamatas (Move Under Ground) adapted the story and Lee Ferguson (Green Arrow, Miranda Mercury) drew the art.

The novel inspired the live-action Hollywood movie adaptation Edge of Tomorrow in 2014, starring Emily Blunt. Edge of Tomorrow made over US$100 million in the U.S., US$15 million in Japan, and US$370,541,256 worldwide.

Sources: All You Need Is Kill anime's website, Comic Natalie

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