Ep-58 All You Need is Kill (2004 novel) オール・ユー・ニード・イズ・キル

Live. Die. Repeat. Military Sci-Fi meets anime in this popular
light novel by Hiroshi Sakurazaka, ALL YOU NEED IS KILL, which
formed the basis for the English language film “Edge of
Tomorrow.” The novel follows Keiji Kiriya as he experiences
multiple time loops and uses them to become a better warrior with
each reset, as well as get to know and eventually fall in love
with the legendary soldier Rita Vrataski, a.k.a. the Full Metal
Bitch. The story ends in a dramatically different fashion than
the film by Doug Limon (featuring Tom Cruise and Emily
Blount).

Topics include: Anime tropes & archetypes, the tit update,
video game influence, the author’s bio, similarities to learning
to write, the Stephen King of killing mimics, a pair of POV
shifts, the story behind the mimics NOT provided in the movie,
and the huge twist that leads to an ending very different from
the film.


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Intro Music: Ross Bugden