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A review by itsemmane
All You Need is Kill, Vol. 1 by Yoshitoshi Abe, Hiroshi Sakurazaka, Takeshi Obata, Ryōsuke Takeuchi
5.0
All You Need is Kill is a manga adaptation of the science fiction light novel of the same name. It tells the story of Keiji Kiriya, a new recruit in the United Defense Force. Despite soldiers being fitted with state-of-the-art Exoskeletons, they are still losing the fight against mysterious alien creatures called the Mimics. But all of that is about to change when Keiji Kiriya died in his first battle, only to be reborn on the morning before his death to fight & die again and again. After 158 deaths & revival, he finally noticed something very strange that may change the course of this alien war.
This was something really really intriguing. When I first pick it up I didn't realize that this was the source material for a blockbuster science fiction film, The Edge of Tomorrow starred Tom Cruise & Emily Blunt. I've seen that movie and remembered being so captivated by how wonderful time paradoxes could be. Especially when used in war and trying to predict or change the future. I'm such a sucker for "paradoxes" creative storytelling.
Vol. 1 definitely started with a bang and a mystery for the reader to be enticed with. The art was so good. It looked clean, rugged & sometimes gory. The art style suited this warfare time-loop dystopian manga like it was created specifically for this. You could feel the energy that the art was trying to convey. It was surprising because I've never felt anything like that before. It was thrilling, mysterious, & it constantly pulls the reader in. You won't be able to put this manga down.
It was a great reading experience & I cannot wait to see how this would wrap up.
5/5 Stars
This was something really really intriguing. When I first pick it up I didn't realize that this was the source material for a blockbuster science fiction film, The Edge of Tomorrow starred Tom Cruise & Emily Blunt. I've seen that movie and remembered being so captivated by how wonderful time paradoxes could be. Especially when used in war and trying to predict or change the future. I'm such a sucker for "paradoxes" creative storytelling.
Vol. 1 definitely started with a bang and a mystery for the reader to be enticed with. The art was so good. It looked clean, rugged & sometimes gory. The art style suited this warfare time-loop dystopian manga like it was created specifically for this. You could feel the energy that the art was trying to convey. It was surprising because I've never felt anything like that before. It was thrilling, mysterious, & it constantly pulls the reader in. You won't be able to put this manga down.
It was a great reading experience & I cannot wait to see how this would wrap up.
5/5 Stars