The genre-defining sci-fi anime All You Need Is Kill is opening this weekend on over 100 screens in the UK & Ireland. Watch the trailer here.
This weekend, in UK and Irish cinemas, All You Need Is Kill to get your anime entertainment. Get ready to relive a landmark Sci-Fi story again… and again. Anime Limited and GKIDS are excited to announce that ALL YOU NEED IS KILL is a brand-new reimagining of the action-packed time loop story from the acclaimed STUDIO 4°C (MIND GAME, Tekkonkinkreet). It is releasing exclusively in cinemas across the UK & Ireland from 27th February 2026.
Based on Hiroshi Sakurazaka’s bestselling light novel, ALL YOU NEED IS KILL follows Rita, a resourceful but isolated young woman. She finds herself caught in a seemingly endless time loop while investigating the sudden emergence of monsters from a large alien flower dubbed “Darol”. Whenever she dies, she wakes up to face the day again, and again. Meanwhile, as she navigates the trauma and isolation of repeating death, Rita crosses paths with Keiji, a shy young man caught in the same cycle. Working together, they might be able to break free from the loop. They may also find meaning in the chaos around them.
Wow, what a trailer. It gives us everything we need to know about the film. If you’re thinking the premise and some of what we see in the trailer looks familiar, you’re right. The 2014 Tom Cruise movie, Edge Of Tomorrow, is a live-action Americanised version of the Japanese light novel. Now, we get the Japanese anime version. It reverts to its original title. And it looks incredible.
CRITICAL ACCLAIM
ALL YOU NEED IS KILL has been hailed as “lean, mean, resonant sci-fi at its best” by Dread Central. STUDIO 4°C has always been renowned for its innovative approach to animation styles and techniques. RogerEbert.com celebrates the “awesome craftsmanship” of the animators on this film, whose “well-synthesised mix of styles complements the isolation that comes to define Rita”. Screen Anarchy adds that the amazing action sequences are “the main reason why you shouldn’t miss this”. In addition, with anime films fast emerging as a global box office force that can rival even Hollywood blockbusters, there’s no better time to experience this seminal Sci-Fi on the big screen.
Other critics acclaimed the film, with notices such as:
★★★★★ Rich Cline, Shadows on the Wall
“The Year’s First Great Anime Feature” ★★★★ Dread Central
ALL YOU NEED IS KILL releases in cinemas in Japanese with English subtitles and dubbed in English from Friday, 27th February.
Will you be going to see the film? Are you a fan of the source novel? Do you think the film will be something special? Head down to the comments section to let us know.
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