Wild, adrenaline fueled action, mechanical suits of armour, weird creatures, time loops and even more science fiction. All You Need Is Kill has it all. Join Cryptte on the latest episode of Lyfeblerd as he leaps headfirst into this seinen tale. Will it make it into your reading list or drag you into another loop? 

Only time will tell. 

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Story

The world is under invasion from creatures humanity has named Mimics. Impervious to conventional weapons, the United Defense Force (UDF) has developed manned mechs called Jackets to help in the war effort. They're less robots and more technological suits of Armour. 

Our hero, Keiji Kiriya is a new recruit, fresh out of training when he is killed in his very first deployment. Only, he doesn't stay dead. In the vein of movies like Groundhog Day, Keiji awakens roughly 30 hours before the mission and his death. 

Naturally, he tries to find a logical reason but Keiji eventually comes to terms with his new reality and must figure out how to escape the loop. 

The original light novel was published in Super Dash Bunko, an imprint of Shueisha, in 2004. Besides the movie, a manga was also released in 2014 and compiled into two tankobons (volumes). The English language translation of the novel was published in 2009 by Viz Media's imprint, Haikasoru. 

Reading List

Whether you love All You Need Is Kill or not, here are a few recommendations for your reading pleasure.

Yay

• Genocidal Organ by Project Itoh (light novel).
• Gantz by Hiroya Oku (manga). 

Nay

• Full Metal Panic! written by Shoji Gatoh (light novel).
• Erased written and illustrated by Kei Sanbe (manga).  

See you in the next loop. 

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