Even though it had middling box-office returns, Edge Of Tomorrow is seen as one of the brighter spots in Tom Cruise’s career, and this is in big part due to the story — an inventive take on the time loop concept based on the Japanese novel All You Need Is Kill.

Author Hiroshi Sakurazaka wrote the story in 2004, turned it into a manga, and then Hollywood turned it into a feature. Edge Of Tomorrow took a lot of liberties with its adaption, so if you’ve ever wanted to experience the original story…well, the manga’s right there, but there will also soon be a more direct adaption of it in the form of an anime film from Warner Bros Japan.

Nope, there hasn’t been an anime version of All You Need Is Kill yet — the Western live-action take on it came first! It rarely shakes out that way, but it did this time. Edge Of Tomorrow was released in 2014 and was retitled Live Die Repeat for its DVD release, and every release since has flip-flopped between those two titles, sometimes using both on the same package. But now you can forget about that. All you need is the original name. All You Need Is Kill.

This anime version may also differ from the manga, but not quite as drastically. The original story told the tale mainly from the male character’s POV, but it sounds like the female will be the primary perspective this go-round. Their names are Keiji Kiriya (romanized as “Cage” in the Cruise version) and Rita Vrataski. The press synopsis says “All You Need Is Kill will explore Rita’s inner journey as a warrior and dive into her struggles with loneliness and personal growth.”

All You Need Is Kill will be directed by Kenichiro Akimoto (Children of the Sea, Thirst) and animated by Studio4°C (Children of the Sea again, plus Berserk: The Golden Age Arc and The Animatrix). There’s no timetable for its release yet, but here’s a hint at what it’ll look like…

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