{"id":123775,"date":"2025-06-05T23:09:11","date_gmt":"2025-06-06T06:09:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/?p=123775"},"modified":"2025-06-05T23:26:07","modified_gmt":"2025-06-06T06:26:07","slug":"all-you-need-is-kill-anime-reveals-ai-mikami-natsuki-hanae-main-casting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/2025\/06\/05\/all-you-need-is-kill-anime-reveals-ai-mikami-natsuki-hanae-main-casting\/","title":{"rendered":"All You Need Is Kill Anime Reveals Ai Mikami, Natsuki Hanae Main Casting"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">The main stars of the upcoming<a href=\"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/2025\/03\/12\/all-you-need-is-kill-anime-film-reveals-itself-with-teaser-trailer-and-visual\/\"><em> All You Need Is Kill<\/em> anime film<\/a> are actress<strong> Ai Mikami<\/strong> and <strong>Natsuki Hanae<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Mikami is voicing the film&#8217;s protagonist Rita, while Hanae is the voice of the original protagonist Keiji.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Character descriptions for the two were also released:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Rita<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><em><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">An 18 year old young volunteer known for her recognizable red hair.<\/span><\/em><br><em><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Rita has closed herself off emotionally, building walls between herself and others. One<\/span><\/em><br><em><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">day, she was involved in an accident while working and lost consciousness\u2014only to<\/span><\/em><br><em><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">wake up to the morning of the same day\u2026<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Keiji<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><em><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">A shy 20-year-old who works as a systems engineer and volunteers alongside Rita.<br><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">He usually hides behind a polite smile, trying to blend in and avoid standing out. But his <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">unexpected encounter with Rita begins to awaken something long buried deep inside him.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow aligncenter\" data-effect=\"slide\"><div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_container swiper-container\"><ul class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_swiper-wrapper swiper-wrapper\"><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"293\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-123777\" data-id=\"123777\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/All-You-Need-is-Kill-%E4%B8%BB%E4%BA%BA%E5%85%AC_%E3%83%AA%E3%82%BF.jpg?resize=696%2C293&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/All-You-Need-is-Kill-%E4%B8%BB%E4%BA%BA%E5%85%AC_%E3%83%AA%E3%82%BF.jpg?resize=1024%2C431&amp;ssl=1 1024w, 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https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/All-You-Need-is-Kill-%E4%B8%BB%E4%BA%BA%E5%85%AC_%E3%83%AA%E3%82%BF.jpg?resize=998%2C420&amp;ssl=1 998w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/All-You-Need-is-Kill-%E4%B8%BB%E4%BA%BA%E5%85%AC_%E3%83%AA%E3%82%BF.jpg?w=1938&amp;ssl=1 1938w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/All-You-Need-is-Kill-%E4%B8%BB%E4%BA%BA%E5%85%AC_%E3%83%AA%E3%82%BF.jpg?w=1392&amp;ssl=1 1392w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">\u00a9Hiroshi Sakurazaka \/ Shueisha, ALL YOU NEED IS KILL Project<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"295\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-123776\" data-id=\"123776\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/All-You-Need-is-Kill-%E3%82%B1%E3%82%A4%E3%82%B8.jpg?resize=696%2C295&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/All-You-Need-is-Kill-%E3%82%B1%E3%82%A4%E3%82%B8.jpg?resize=1024%2C434&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/All-You-Need-is-Kill-%E3%82%B1%E3%82%A4%E3%82%B8.jpg?resize=300%2C127&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/All-You-Need-is-Kill-%E3%82%B1%E3%82%A4%E3%82%B8.jpg?resize=768%2C325&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/All-You-Need-is-Kill-%E3%82%B1%E3%82%A4%E3%82%B8.jpg?resize=1536%2C650&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/All-You-Need-is-Kill-%E3%82%B1%E3%82%A4%E3%82%B8.jpg?resize=696%2C295&amp;ssl=1 696w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/All-You-Need-is-Kill-%E3%82%B1%E3%82%A4%E3%82%B8.jpg?resize=1068%2C452&amp;ssl=1 1068w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/All-You-Need-is-Kill-%E3%82%B1%E3%82%A4%E3%82%B8.jpg?resize=992%2C420&amp;ssl=1 992w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/All-You-Need-is-Kill-%E3%82%B1%E3%82%A4%E3%82%B8.jpg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/All-You-Need-is-Kill-%E3%82%B1%E3%82%A4%E3%82%B8.jpg?w=1392&amp;ssl=1 1392w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">\u00a9Hiroshi Sakurazaka \/ Shueisha, ALL YOU NEED IS KILL Project<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><a class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-prev swiper-button-prev swiper-button-white\" role=\"button\"><\/a><a class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-next swiper-button-next swiper-button-white\" role=\"button\"><\/a><a aria-label=\"Pause Slideshow\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-pause\" role=\"button\"><\/a><div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_pagination swiper-pagination swiper-pagination-white\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">The cast announcements come days ahead of <em>All You Need Is Kill<\/em>&#8216;s premiere at Annecy International Animation Film Festival 2025 as part of the <a href=\"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/2025\/04\/24\/all-you-need-is-kill-2nd-mononoke-movie-appear-in-annecy-2025s-midnight-specials-lineup\/\">Midnight Specials category<\/a>, which features titles \u201cfor those passionate about satire, experimental films and thrills.\u201d Annecy&#8217;s description of the anime reads:<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"group-header without-media\">\n<div class=\"group-header-content\">\n<div class=\"group-detail\">\n<div class=\"clearfix text-formatted field field--name-description field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item\">\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><em><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Chiba Prefecture, Japan. The Boso Peninsula. A massive, unidentified plant from outer space, known as &#8220;Darol&#8221;, has spread its roots across the land, wreaking havoc with its electromagnetic waves and high-concentration gas, devastating the environment on a massive scale. To aid in the recovery efforts, volunteers from across the country and abroad have been randomly selected.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><em>All You Need Is Kill&nbsp;<\/em>is inspired by the science fiction action light novel by&nbsp;<strong>Hiroshi Sakurazaka <\/strong>(illustrated by<strong>&nbsp;Yoshitoshi Abe<\/strong> and published in 2004 under Shueisha\u2019s Super Dash Bunko label), which has also inspired a manga and a Tom Cruise-starring Hollywood film. The original story followed Keiji Kiriya, who is one of many regular soldiers who are sent to fight the invading Mimic aliens using the Jacket armor. After ending up in a time loop and experiencing dozens of deaths, Keiji is eventually gets contacted by Rita, a formidable soldier who has the moniker of the Full Metal Bitch.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">An earlier press release for the anime&#8217;s announcement said that the new adaptation \u201crecreates the story through a fresh perspective, focusing on Rita\u02bcs inner journey as a warrior, delving into her loneliness, struggles, and personal growth.\u201d Watch the teaser trailer from March below:<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\u3010\u7279\u5831\u3011ALL YOU NEED IS KILL \u30c6\u30a3\u30b6\u30fcPV\uff0f\u201cALL YOU NEED IS KILL\u201d 1st teaser trailer\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/glIY7aowcPU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;font-size: 12pt\">Staff<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">\u2022 Director: <strong>Kenichiro Akimoto<\/strong>&nbsp;(<em>Fortune Favors Lady Nikuko<\/em>&nbsp;unit director,&nbsp;<em>Children of the Sea<\/em> CGI director)<\/span><br><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">\u2022 Animation production: <strong>STUDIO4\u2103<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><strong>Source:<\/strong> Press release<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The main stars of the upcoming All You Need Is Kill anime film are actress Ai Mikami and Natsuki Hanae. 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