Edge of Tomorrow Reborn as Anime: New Trailer Teases Adrenaline-Fueled Time-Loop Warfare
Warner Bros. Japan has dropped a new trailer for All You Need Is Kill, the anime spin on Edge of Tomorrow arriving next year, teasing exosuit carnage and time-loop mayhem. Adapted from Hiroshi Sakurazaka’s light novel with art by Yoshitoshi Abe, the film brings the battlefield reset to animation with a sharper, sleeker edge.
If you still quote 'live, die, repeat,' good news: the anime take on that story just dropped a new trailer. It goes by the novel's original title, 'All You Need Is Kill,' and yes, it is the same core idea that fed Tom Cruise and Emily Blunt's 'Edge of Tomorrow.' Different medium, different angle, same time-loop headache.
So what exactly is this version?
'All You Need Is Kill' is a new anime feature from Warner Bros. Japan, based on the 2004 light novel by Hiroshi Sakurazaka with illustrations by Yoshitoshi Abe. The 2014 live-action film 'Edge of Tomorrow' (directed by Doug Liman, starring Cruise and Blunt) was adapted from the same book; this movie circles back to the source title and hands the visuals to Studio 4°C, which means expect bold, high-energy animation.
The setup (and the interesting twist)
The official synopsis (translated from Japanese) frames Rita as the one caught in the loop this time. After an invasion by unknown creatures, she dies, wakes up on the same morning, and repeats. Each reset makes her sharper, but the pileup of deaths starts to grind her down. Then she crosses paths with Keiji, who drops this line:
'When you die, I return, too.'
They team up to claw toward a different outcome. The catch: the future they are fighting for looks cruel, and at some point someone is not making it out. If you know the book, that Rita-forward angle is a notable shift from the Keiji-led perspective there (and from the Cruise-centric framing in the movie). The pitch here leans into an action-and-fantasy-flavored sci-fi spectacle, with Studio 4°C flexing the visuals.
Who is making it (and who is who)
- Director: Kenichiro Akimoto
- Co-director: Yukinori Nakamura
- Screenplay: Yuichiro Kido
- Animation: Studio 4°C
- Voice cast: Ai Mikami as Rita, Natsuki Hanae as Keiji, Kana Hanazawa as Shasta, Hiccorohee as Raychell
- Studio/Distributor: Warner Bros. Japan
Release plan
The film just had its United States premiere at New York Comic Con last week. In Japan, it will screen in ten theaters on January 9, 2026 — that is a very limited rollout, so think special engagement, not a wide national release. As for the rest of the world, Warner Bros. Pictures has not announced a global date yet.
Bottom line: fresh trailer now, a Japan event screening set for early 2026, and worldwide plans still under wraps. If the trailer is any indication, the loop is back, the perspective is tweaked, and Studio 4°C is here to make it look mean.