All You Need is Kill Anime Film Adds Kana Hanazawa & More New Cast
Three new additional cast members are joining the upcoming All You Need is Kill anime film. The film is screening at the Annecy Festival this week and has been licensed for theatrical release in several territories outside Japan by GKIDS. A premiere date for the film has not yet been announced.
The three new cast members include Kana Hanazawa as Shasta, Hiccorohee as Raychell, and Mo Chugakusei as Yonaval.
The film’s official website provided the following descriptions in English for the newly added characters:
Shasta
“A genius graduate student who is thoroughly enjoying being immersed in Darol’s research.”
Raychell
“A volunteer worker in the same team as Rita. She’s concerned that Rita tends to keep others at a distance.”
Yonaval
A volunteer worker in the same team as Rita. He is [a] lively and frivolous person, teasing Rita, but [is also] thoughtful of [his] friends.”
They join the film’s main voice cast that is headlined by Ai Mikami as Rita and Natsuki Hanae as Keiji.
Kenichiro Akimoto (Fortune Favors Lady Nikuko unit director, Children of the Sea CGI director) is directing All You Need is Kill, with Yuichiro Kido writing the scripts. STUDIO4℃ is handling the animation production.
The new anime film is inspired by the science fiction action light novel, written by Hiroshi Sakurazaka and illustrated by Yoshitoshi Abe. It was published on December 18, 2004 under Shueisha’s Super Dash Bunko label and is released in English by VIZ Media. It inspired a 2-volume manga adaptation in 2014 (also released by VIZ) and the 2014 live-action film adaptation titled The Edge of Tomorrow, starring Tom Cruise and Emily Blunt.
An earlier press release for the film’s announcement stated that the new adaptation “recreates the story through a fresh perspective, focusing on Ritaʼs inner journey as a warrior, delving into her loneliness, struggles, and personal growth.”
The original light novel story focused on Keiji Kiriya, who is one of many regular soldiers sent to fight the invading Mimic aliens using the Jacket armor. After ending up in a time loop and experiencing dozens of deaths, Keiji eventually meets Rita, a formidable soldier.
GKIDS describes the main synopsis of the new All You Need Is Kill film as:
Set in the year 20XX, ALL YOU NEED IS KILL follows the story of Rita, a resourceful but isolated young woman volunteering to help rebuild Japan after the mysterious appearance of a massive alien flower known as “Darol.” When Darol unexpectedly erupts in a deadly event, unleashing monstrous creatures that decimate the population, Rita is caught in the destruction—and killed. But then she wakes up again. And again. Caught in an endless time loop, Rita must navigate the trauma and repetition of death until she crosses paths with Keiji, a shy young man trapped in the same cycle. Together, they fight to break free from the loop and find meaning in the chaos around them.
Sources: All You Need is Kill Official Website, Comic Natalie, Anime News Network
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