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All You Need Is Kill
is a Japanese military science fiction light novel by Hiroshi Sakurazaka with illustrations by Yoshitoshi ABe. The novel was Sakurazaka's breakthrough science-fiction novel, earning wide praise from fellow novelists including Yasutaka Tsutsui and Chōhei Kanbayashi and was entered in contention for the Seiun Awards. The book was published in Japanese by Shueisha under their Super Dash Bunko imprint in December 2004, and was later released in English by Viz Media under their ''Haikasoru'' imprint. ''All You Need Is Kill'' follows a soldier named Keiji Kiriya, who, after dying in a battle with extraterrestrials, is caught in a time loop that makes him live the same day repeatedly, allowing Kiriya to improve his fighting skills.
A manga adaptation, written by Ryōsuke Takeuchi and illustrated by Takeshi Obata, was serialized in Shueisha's ''Weekly Young Jump'' magazine between January and May 2014 and was also published by Viz Media in its ''Weekly Shonen Jump'' magazine. In November 2014, the Viz translation was released in a collected edition that included the entire series. A graphic novel adaptation was released in North America in May 2014. A film adaptation from director Doug Liman starring Tom Cruise, titled ''Edge of Tomorrow'', was released on May 30, 2014. The English-language film tie-in edition of the novel also uses this title.
==Plot==
The story is told from the perspective of Keiji Kiriya, a new recruit in the United Defense Force that fights against the mysterious "Mimics", which have laid siege to Earth. He is seemingly killed on his first sortie after killing an unusual looking Mimic, but through some inexplicable phenomenon, he wakes up and finds that he has returned to the day before the battle. As this process continues, he finds himself caught in a time loop as his death and resurrection repeat time and time again. Keiji's skill as a soldier grows as he passes through each time loop in a desperate attempt to change his fate.
After several dozen loops, he realizes his fate is similar to that of Rita Vrataski, a prominent ace who preferred to use a battle axe rather than a fire arm. He uses his knowledge of the day to get close to her and her mechanic, from whom he gets a copy of her massive axe, a weapon he learns to use well; the boltgun that most troops are issued quickly runs out of ammo and jams easily. Realizing that he is a fellow looper, Rita confides in Keiji, telling him of the system the Mimics use. There is a central nexus that can cause the day to loop, as well as several antennae, all of which signal the loop to reset; Keiji became trapped in the loop as a result of contact with one such antenna. To escape, Keiji must first kill all the antennae and then the nexus. The Mimics constantly adapt to Keiji's attacks, but he and Rita manage to eliminate the nexus, only to have the loop reset again with Rita forgetting what has transpired. After telling Rita this, she acknowledges that they missed one antenna. On the 160th loop, they proceed to eliminate the antennae again. However, Rita then attacks Keiji once they are out of sight from allied forces, explaining her hypothesis that being trapped in the loop has modified their brains. In essence, both of them are similar to the antennae, meaning one of them has to die before killing the nexus; otherwise, the loop will continue indefinitely. Reluctantly, the two do battle and Keiji manages to mortally wound Rita and stays by her side as she dies. Before Rita dies, Keiji confesses his developing feelings for her before she tells him to win the war quickly and prevent anyone else from suffering the same fate they just did. Afterwards he slaughters the remaining Mimics and destroys the nexus. Weeks later, he is hailed as a new hero of the Unity Defense Forces while he silently reflects on what transpired and the sacrifice needed for them to win the battle. Afterwards, he decides to paint his armored exoskeleton blue in honor of her memory.
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