Based on Hiroshi Sakurazaka’s global best-selling 2004 sci-fi light novel of the same name, ALL YOU NEED IS KILL gives this thrilling story its most visually daring adaptation yet.
ALL YOU NEED IS KILL is now available on digital platforms for purchase and rental, and will be arriving on Blu-ray™ July 7th from GKIDS, with distribution by Shout! Studios, a Radial Entertainment Company. Bonus features include director scene breakdowns, director & cast pre-screening discussion, storyboards with director commentary, art gallery, and teasers & trailers.
This stunning new anime adaptation is produced by Warner Bros. Japan, with animation production by acclaimed Japanese animation house Studio 4°C (Tekkonkinkreet, Mind Game) and the feature directorial debut of Kenichiro Akimoto. ALL YOU NEED IS KILL centers the story entirely on Rita — reframing the time loop narrative through her eyes and giving audiences an entirely new way into this world. The film made its world premiere at the prestigious Annecy International Animation Film Festival in the Midnight Special section in June 2025, before its theatrical release earlier this year. ALL YOU NEED IS KILL has drawn praise for its visually striking animation and immersive storytelling worthy of a return visit.
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.
Bonus Features:
Scene Breakdown: The First Hit
Scene Breakdown: Training
Scene Breakdown: Rita Meets Keiji
Director & Cast Pre-Screening Discussion
Storyboards with Director Commentary
Art Gallery
Original Teaser
Original Trailer
U.S. Trailer (Subtitled)
U.S. Teaser (Dubbed)
About GKIDS
GKIDS is the Academy Award-winning curator, producer, and distributor of artist-driven, globally inspired cinema dedicated to connecting North American audiences with distinctive stories from around the world. Widely celebrated for its leadership in the “animation is film” movement, the studio has played a pivotal role in shaping the landscape for feature animation in the U.S. and internationally for nearly two decades. GKIDS represents the work of many of the world’s most acclaimed animation filmmakers, including Makoto Shinkai (Your Name., Weathering With You), Satoshi Kon (Perfect Blue, Millennium Actress), Tomm Moore (Song of the Sea, Wolfwalkers), Mamoru Hosoda (Mirai, Wolf Children), and serves as the North American home of Japan’s legendary Studio Ghibli.
Current and upcoming theatrical releases include the Oscar-nominated Kokuho, a generations-spanning drama set in the world of kabuki, which has become the highest-grossing Japanese live action film of all time in its home market; the highly anticipated Godzilla Minus Zero, the follow up to director Takashi Yamazaki’s Academy Award-winning Godzilla Minus One; and Shaun the Sheep: The Beast of Mossy Bottom, the latest Aardman feature in the beloved Oscar-nominated film series. In addition to the Oscar-nominated Little Amélie and the Character of Rain, recent theatrical releases are the box office hit Jujutsu Kaisen: Execution, Mamoru Oshii’s cult classic Angel’s Egg, and the critically acclaimed ALL YOU NEED IS KILL, alongside groundbreaking television series such as Dan Da Dan, Neon Genesis Evangelion, and Arcane: League of Legends. @GKIDSFilms
About Radial Entertainment
Radial Entertainment is a newly formed global entertainment company operating the
About Shout! Studios
Shout! Studios, a Radial Entertainment Company, specializes in film and TV distribution, development, and production. The company has evolved with the changing entertainment landscape to excel in all forms of content distribution, including theatrical, digital streaming, broadcast and in-flight licensing, physical media, and more. Shout! Studios owns Gravitas Ventures and manages a portfolio of thousands of feature films, series, anime, animation, and documentaries. The company’s creative acquisition mandate has established it as a leading independent distributor, with partners and properties including Aardman Animations, The Carol Burnett Show, GKIDS and Studio Ghibli (including the latest Academy Award® -winning masterpiece from Miyazaki, The Boy And The Heron), LAIKA Studios, Mystery Science Theater 3000, Golden Princess movie library, alongside many others. Shout! Studios operates three successful imprints – Shout! Kids for family animation and live-action entertainment, Scream Factory for genre horror films and TV, and Hong Kong Cinema Classics. Shout! Studios also operates the acclaimed streaming service Shout! TV and its family of FAST channels. Shout! Studios produces, acquires, and distributes new films, including Shout! Studios’ original film Old Henry (Tim Blake Nelson), acclaimed Western The Dead Don’t Hurt (Viggo Mortensen, Vicky Krieps), family comedy A Sudden Case of Christmas (Danny DeVito, Andie MacDowell), and the upcoming Western thriller Killing Faith (Guy Pearce, DeWanda Wise, Bill Pullman). Shout! Studios is based in Los Angeles, California. For more on Shout! Studios, visit ShoutStudios.com
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