Overview
- The film opens January 9, 2026 in Japan, with a North American release on January 16, 2026 from GKIDS.
- The new trailer confirms Stephanie Sheh as Rita and Jadon Muniz as Keiji, with Lisa Kay Jennings, Cherami Leigh, Jonny Cruz, Dave Fennoy, Victoria Grace, Michael Sinterniklaas, and Joy Odofu in supporting roles.
- Studio 4°C produces the feature directed by Ken’ichirô Akimoto with Yukinori Nakamura credited, from a screenplay by Yûichirô Kido and original author Hiroshi Sakurazaka.
- Coverage frames the anime as a more faithful, visually adventurous take on the source novel than the 2014 Hollywood film Edge of Tomorrow.
- The story follows Rita’s lethal time loop and her encounter with Keiji during an alien crisis, emphasizing repetition, learning, and survival without revealing key plot turns.