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“Keiji Kiriya, a new soldier, dies and relives the same battle repeatedly in a time loop against alien Mimics.”
All You Need Is Kill
All You Need Is Kill
7.88
1,160 rank · 14,748 readers · 611 favorites
Military
Time Travel
Action
Sci-Fi
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Keiji Kiriya, a new soldier, dies and relives the same battle repeatedly in a time loop against alien Mimics.
The story is told from the first person point of view of the protagonist Keiji Kiriya. Keiji is a new recruit in the United Defense Force, fighting against the mysterious creatures called "Mimics" which have laid siege to Earth. Keiji is killed on his first sortie, but through some inexplicable phenomenon wakes up having returned to the day before the battle, only to find himself caught in a time loop as his death and resurrection repeats time and time again. Keiji's skills as a soldier grows as he passes through the time loops trying to change his fate. (Source: Wikipedia)
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median 6.5
mode 6
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- 7 “All You Need Is Kill is a built with a great premise. Humans are locked in a losing battle with aliens, when one soldier- a weakling called Keiji- 'dies'. But then he wakes up to find himself in a...”
- 6 “I read the translated (in english) version by Viz media, so this review is based on that version. First of all I didn't know this was going to be a Hollywood movie when I started but found out when...”
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A Light novel Publication
- Format 4 × 1 ch × vol
- Total read 0h 32m approx
- Published Dec 2004 – ongoing
- Source Light novel media type
- Ref. BS-M11774 catalog