All You Need Is Kill 2-in-1 Edition - Takeuchi | Abe | Obata | Sakurazaka

All You Need Is Kill 2-in-1 Edition - Takeuchi | Abe | Obata | Sakurazaka – (550 pages, English, softcover, published by Viz Media)

All You Need Is Kill

Keiji Kiraya is a United Defence Force battlesuit soldier on his way to the battlefield for his first fight against the alien invasion; the Mimics. But as a rookie, he stands no chance against the brute force of these creatures and soon dies an inglorious death … only to wake up in his bed the day before the fight(?)

It must have been a dream, but he still remembers everything. The world around him, however, seems to have been turned back a day, and the film plays out over again. Keji dies a quick death again, and once again he wakes up on the morning before the fight, only this time a little bit wiser…

Hiroshi Sakurazaka | Takeshi Obata

For those to whom this story sounds familiar, the original story by Hiroshi Sakurazaka was adapted into a film in 2014 titled ‘Edge of Tomorrow’. It is ‘Groundhog Day’ with an alien invasion and soldiers in battlesuits. Unlike the film, this manga, drawn by Takeshi Obata (Death Note), is more faithful to the original source material. The excellent and dynamic artwork leaps off the pages, just like blood, guts, and limbs. As the title suggests, this manga is not for the faint of heart. But for fans of the genre, it is an absolute must.