All Info
Genres
Action, Seinen, Military, Psychological, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Mecha
Summary
- Keiji Kiriya is a new recruit in the United Defense Force, battling against the "Mimic" alien race
- He thinks he dies in battle, but he keeps waking up repeating the day of the battle again and again
- Keiji works to find a way to finally do it right and break this never ending cycle
Description
The world is in a war against an alien race called "Mimics," who have taken over most of the world with a mission to eliminate the human race. Keiji Kiriya is a new recruit in the United Defense Force, which is battling against these "Mimics." On his first day of deployment, Keiji and his unit encounter "Mimics" and are all killed... Or was it all a dream? For some inexplicable reason, after every time he dies, he is resurrected and returned back to the day before the battle. Why does this happen to Keiji and how can he escape from this never ending cycle?
Authors
Characters
Keiji Kiriya
main
Rita Vrataski
main
Rachel Kisaragi
main
Yonabaru Jin
main
Arthur Hendricks
main
Shasta Raylle
main
Other Facts
Published
Jan 9, 2014 to May 29, 2014
Serialization
Young Jump
Original Publisher
Shueisha
English Publisher
Viz
Where to read
You can read the official version of this title legally here:
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