The New ‘All You Want Is Kill’ Trailer Is Time-Twisting Anime Perfection

Ever since we first set our eyes on Studio4°C and Kenichiro Akimoto’s animated spin on Hiroshi Sakurazaka’s iconic time-loop novel, we’ve been dying to see extra. From its luxurious colours to its actually out-there sci-fi aesthetic (particularly in stark distinction to the extra grounded strategy taken in Tom Cruise and Emily Blunt’s cult classic Edge of Tomorrow), and right down to its distinctive new perspective, the brand new All You Want Is Kill has shortly turn out to be certainly one of our most extremely anticipated films. And now we all know when it’s coming—and it’s persevering with to look exceptional.

Warner Bros. Japan has dropped a brand new trailer confirming that the anime adaptation will hit Japanese theaters early subsequent 12 months, and whereas we nonetheless don’t fairly know when to count on it within the West (it did simply make its US premiere this previous weekend at New York Comic Con), not less than we will deal with ourselves to seeing much more of this movie in motion.

The brand new trailer focuses rather less on vibes (though they do proceed to be actually immaculate) and extra on introducing the time-looping premise of the story. Not like each Sakurazaka’s guide and the 2014 live-action movie, the brand new All You Want Is Kill doesn’t middle its perspective on Keiji (voiced right here by Dan Da Dan and Demon Slayer‘s Natsuki Hanae, romanized as Cage within the 2014 movie), however as an alternative on Rita Vrataski (Ai Mikami), a younger soldier on the entrance strains of humanity’s warfare in opposition to monstrous alien invaders.

When Rita and Keiji each uncover they’re linked by a shared time-loop consciousness—starting the identical day again and again at any time when Rita dies—they attempt to uncover the reason for their dilemma, honing their abilities in battle via infinite loops alongside the way in which.

For individuals who’ve learn the novel, you’ll know that Fringe of Tomorrow made some tweaks to the unique climax—and it looks like, even with a perspective change switching from Keiji to Rita, the brand new anime will probably be hewing a lot nearer to the guide. However no matter the place this model of All You Want Is Kill goes, we’re going to be in for a stunning-looking time at any time when it makes its means outdoors of Japan.

All You Want Is Kill hits Japanese theaters on January 9, 2026.

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