GKIDS has debuted a new visual and English-subtitled trailer for the upcoming All You Need is Kill anime film adaptation, which spotlights the main heroine, Rita. The film is scheduled to premiere in Japan on January 9, 2026 and in North America on January 16, 2026.
© Hiroshi Sakurazaka / Shueisha, ALL YOU NEED IS KILL Project
Kenichiro Akimoto (Fortune Favors Lady Nikuko unit director, Children of the Sea CGI director) is directing the anime film, with Yuichiro Kido (Dr. Stone series composer and scriptwriter) as scriptwriter, Izumi Murakami as character designer, Yukinori Nakamura as unit director, Takanori Nakashima (ChaO compositing director) as CGI director, IZMOJUKI as mechanical designer, and Yuya Takashima as science fiction researcher. STUDIO4℃ is in charge of the animation production.
Meanwhile, the anime’s main voice cast stars:
- • Ai Mikami as Rita
- • Natsuki Hanae as Keiji
- • Kana Hanazawa as Shasta
- • Hiccorohee as Raychell
- • Mo Chugakusei as Yonaval
GKIDS also licensed the anime for release in the U.K., Ireland, Australia, and New Zealand. The film was previously screened this year at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival in June and the Fantasia International Film Festival in August.
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 imprint and is released in English by VIZ Media. It inspired a two-volume manga adaptation in 2014 (also released by VIZ) and the 2014 live-action film adaptation The Edge of Tomorrow, starring Tom Cruise and Emily Blunt.
© Hiroshi Sakurazaka / Shueisha, ALL YOU NEED IS KILL Project
GKIDS describes the main synopsis of All You Need is Kill 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: GKIDS Films Official Twitter, GKIDS Films YouTube Channel
