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All You Need Is Kill

What is all you need is kill?

· James MacDonald

Key facts

Title All You Need Is Kill[1]
Author Hiroshi Sakurazaka[1]
Illustrator Yoshitoshi Abe[1]
Language Japanese[1]
Japanese publication December 2004[1]
English publisher Viz Media (Haikasoru imprint)[1]

All You Need Is Kill is a Japanese science fiction light novel by Hiroshi Sakurazaka, illustrated by Yoshitoshi Abe, first published in December 2004. It follows soldier Keiji Kiriya, who becomes trapped in a time loop during a battle with extraterrestrials.

Context

All You Need Is Kill is a Japanese science fiction light novel by Hiroshi Sakurazaka, illustrated by Yoshitoshi Abe, first published in December 2004 [1]. The story follows soldier Keiji Kiriya, who dies in battle with extraterrestrials and relives the same day repeatedly [1]. The novel was later released in English by Viz Media under its Haikasoru imprint [1]. It has also been adapted into the film Edge of Tomorrow and a 2025 film adaptation titled All You Need Is Kill [1].

Documented claims

  • All You Need Is Kill is a Japanese science fiction light novel. [1]
  • The story follows soldier Keiji Kiriya, who becomes trapped in a time loop during a battle with extraterrestrials. [1]

Questions and answers

Is Edge of Tomorrow based on All You Need Is Kill?

Yes, Edge of Tomorrow is an adaptation of All You Need Is Kill [1].

What is the plot of the story All You Need Is Kill?

The plot follows soldier Keiji Kiriya, who becomes trapped in a time loop during a battle with extraterrestrials, reliving the same day repeatedly [1].

Is All You Need Is Kill a good movie?

The 2025 film adaptation All You Need Is Kill has been reviewed, but the light novel itself is praised for its science fiction story [1].

Sources

  1. all you need is killの意味・使い方・読み方 | Weblio英和辞書 — ejje.weblio.jp (retrieved August 3, 2026)

Sources last checked August 3, 2026. · More in Entertainment