ALL YOU NEED IS KILL
ALL YOU NEED IS KILL / オール ユー ニード イズ キル / AYNKSummary
After an unidentified plant from outer space invasion, Rita finds herself trapped in a time loop, forced to relive the same day over and over again. With each loop, she learns. She fights. Her memories and experiences sharpen her skills, turning her into a formidable warrior. Yet, the endless cycle of death and solitude begins to wear her down. Then, she meets Keiji. "I've been repeating this day too," he says. Two lost souls, trapped in an endless war. Could their meeting change fate?
(Source: Warner Bros. Japan Anime)
Note: The film received an early premiere at the 2025 Annecy International Animation Film Festival on June 9, 2025.
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Details
- Format
- Movie
- Number of Episodes
- 1
- Length
- 82 min
- Season
- Winter 2026
- Start date
- January 9, 2026
- End date
- January 9, 2026
- Status
- Finished
- Source
- Light novel
- Country of origin
- Japan
- Studios
- Studio 4°C
- Romaji title
- ALL YOU NEED IS KILL
- English title
- ALL YOU NEED IS KILL
- Native title
- ALL YOU NEED IS KILL
- Other titles
- オール ユー ニード イズ キル · AYNK
Characters 5
Main characters
- Rita Vrataskiリタ・ヴラタスキMain
Profile
- Gender
- Female
A U.S. special forces soldier. Highly decorated and peerless in battle, she is seen as a hero by the entire world.
- Keiji Kiriyaキリヤ・ケイジMain
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Blood type
- O
A new recruit in the United Defense Force. He finds himself caught in a time loop where he wakes up one day in the past after having been killed on the battlefield. Through the training and battles he experiences in these loops he comes into his own as a soldier.
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- Rachel Kisaragiレイチェル・キサラギSupporting
Profile
- Gender
- Female
She works in the kitchen.
- Shasta Raylleシャスタ・レイルSupporting
Profile
- Gender
- Female
Shasta Raylle is Rita's mechanic. She is MIT graduate that was able to skip a year, proving her genius. However, she is shy, easily frightened and taken by surprised.
- Jin Yonabaruジン・ヨナバルSupporting
Profile
- Gender
- Male
Jin Yonabaru is Keiji's colleague. He is talkative Corporal.
Staff and studios
Studios
Key staff
- Kenichirou AkimotoDirector
- Hiroshi SakurazakaOriginal creator
- Izumi MurakamiCharacter design
- Yoshihiro KasaharaChief animation director
- Tomotaka KuboArt director
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- Yukinori NakamuraCo-director
- Shouhei ChinoCharacter Rigging
- Tomonari NakajimaAnimation Director
- Kenichirou AkimotoStoryboard
- Kiyoshi HiroseEditing
- Kouji KasamatsuSound Design
- Yuuichirou KidoScript
- Junji OkuboMechanical Design
- Chiaki ImanakaCharacter Modeling Design
- Shouhei ChinoCharacter Modeling
- Kenichirou AkimotoStage Modeling
- Tan SeriCG Animation
- Hanami OkusakaIn-Betweens Check
- Sanae ShimadaKey Animation
- Yoshihiro KasaharaMob Character Design
- Chiaki ImanakaCharacter Rigging
- Tatsuzou NishitaKey Animation
- Chiaki ImanakaCharacter Modeling
- Yoshihiro KasaharaKey Animation
- Tomonari NakajimaCG Animation