![]() ![]() ![]() Much like Death Note and Future Diary, this manga is all about rules. He thinks it’s a dream, but quickly realizes he knows what’s going to happen in the day as if he’s already lived it. He sees a beautiful woman, Mimic hero Rita Vrataski, then wakes up. Humans are fighting aliens called ‘Mimics’ who are taking over the globe with ease. The story starts in a fever dream as a war torn-soldier is blown apart. Originally written as a novel by Hiroshi Sakurazaka, this manga was adapted by Ryōsuke Takeuchi with art by Takeshi Obata of Death Note fame. Beyond that there’s a lot different and a lot more to like in the manga. Comparisons include humans wearing light mech suits, a girl and guy protagonist and the need for our hero to learn how to fight by dying over and over and over. A quick Google search reveals the manga had a much more robust explanation for the aliens, and a much more awesome title to go with it. It did have its moments, albeit with very lacking science fiction details, but it gets your pulse pounding in its brainless action movie way. It was clever, but not quite clever enough despite its Groundhog Day-esque premise. I recently saw Edge of Tomorrow and I’d give the flick a C. Which goes to show you: always read the source material it’s interesting to note the differences and it just might shed extra light on the version you just watched:Īll You Need is Kill Volume One vs. The connections between recent Tom Cruise action vehicle Edge of Tomorrow and its manga source material All You Need is Kill could probably be listed on a single hand. ![]()
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