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Cover of The Empty Box and Zeroth Maria

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The Empty Box and Zeroth Maria

Utsuro no Hako to Zero no Maria

2009, Light novel, 7 vol, 85%

Loved by 15 All You Need is Kill fans who read novels. Both have Time Loop, Time Manipulation.

Kazuki Hoshino treasures nothing more than his ordinary life, and March 2 should have been an ordinary day. The arrival of a transfer student, the mysterious Aya Otonashi, shouldn't have shattered the world he knows. He's never seen this girl before in his life, but she says…

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  1. Cover of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Purple Smoke Distortion

    JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Purple Smoke Distortion

    2011, Light novel, 1 vol, 80%

    Loved by 7 All You Need is Kill fans who read novels.

  2. Cover of The Rising of the Shield Hero

    The Rising of the Shield Hero

    2013, Light novel, ongoing, 74%

    Loved by 7 All You Need is Kill fans who read novels.

  3. Cover of Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World-

    Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World-

    2014, Light novel, ongoing, 89%

    Recommended by 3 All You Need is Kill fans on AniList. Both have Time Loop, Alternate Universe, Time Manipulation.

  4. Cover of Bakemonogatari: Monster Tale

    Bakemonogatari: Monster Tale

    2006, Light novel, 2 vol, 88%

    Loved by 23 All You Need is Kill fans who read novels.

  5. Cover of So I'm a Spider, So What?

    So I'm a Spider, So What?

    2015, Light novel, 16 vol, 83%

    Loved by 10 All You Need is Kill fans who read novels.

  6. Cover of Overlord

    Overlord

    2012, Light novel, 18 vol, ongoing, 85%

    Loved by 10 All You Need is Kill fans who read novels.

  7. Cover of Grimgar of Fantasy and Ash

    Grimgar of Fantasy and Ash

    2013, Light novel, ongoing, 82%

    Loved by 6 All You Need is Kill fans who read novels. Both have Alternate Universe, Survival.

  8. Cover of Spice & Wolf

    Spice & Wolf

    2006, Light novel, ongoing, 87%

    Loved by 11 All You Need is Kill fans who read novels.

  9. Cover of Rokka: Braves of the Six Flowers

    Rokka: Braves of the Six Flowers

    2011, Light novel, ongoing, 82%

    Loved by 5 All You Need is Kill fans who read novels. Both have Survival.

  10. Cover of Tsukimichi: Moonlit Fantasy

    Tsukimichi: Moonlit Fantasy

    2013, Light novel, ongoing, 79%

    Loved by 3 All You Need is Kill fans who read novels.

  11. Cover of The Eminence in Shadow

    The Eminence in Shadow

    2018, Light novel, ongoing, 83%

    Loved by 6 All You Need is Kill fans who read novels.

  12. Cover of That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime

    That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime

    2014, Light novel, 23 vol, 84%

    Loved by 8 All You Need is Kill fans who read novels. Both have Alternate Universe.

  13. Cover of Too Many Losing Heroines!

    Too Many Losing Heroines!

    2021, Light novel, ongoing, 85%

    Loved by 4 All You Need is Kill fans who read novels.

  14. Cover of Log Horizon

    Log Horizon

    2010, Light novel, ongoing, 80%

    Loved by 4 All You Need is Kill fans who read novels.

  15. Cover of Ascendance of a Bookworm: Part 1

    Ascendance of a Bookworm: Part 1

    2015, Light novel, 3 vol, 86%

    Loved by 9 All You Need is Kill fans who read novels. Both have Survival.

  16. Cover of Trapped in a Dating Sim: The World of Otome Games Is Tough for Mobs

    Trapped in a Dating Sim: The World of Otome Games Is Tough for Mobs

    2018, Light novel, 13 vol, 78%

    Loved by 5 All You Need is Kill fans who read novels.

  17. Cover of Violet Evergarden

    Violet Evergarden

    2015, Light novel, 2 vol, 84%

    Loved by 6 All You Need is Kill fans who read novels. The same kind of story: teen soldiers in sci-fi wars.

  18. Cover of No Game No Life

    No Game No Life

    2012, Light novel, ongoing, 81%

    Loved by 7 All You Need is Kill fans who read novels.

  19. Cover of Seraph of the End: Guren Ichinose: Catastrophe at Sixteen

    Seraph of the End: Guren Ichinose: Catastrophe at Sixteen

    2013, Light novel, 7 vol, 78%

    Loved by 3 All You Need is Kill fans who read novels.

  20. Cover of The Devil is a Part-Timer!

    The Devil is a Part-Timer!

    2011, Light novel, 21 vol, 74%

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    One Piece: Ace's Story

    2018, Light novel, 2 vol, 79%

    Loved by 4 All You Need is Kill fans who read novels.

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    2021, Light novel, ongoing, 81%

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    2005, Light novel, 3 vol, 79%

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About All You Need is Kill

2004, Light novel, 1 vol, 76%

When the alien Mimics invade, Keiji Kiriya is just one of many recruits shoved into a suit of battle armor called a Jacket and sent out to kill. Keiji dies on the battlefield, only to be reborn each morning to fight and die again and again. On his 158th iteration, he gets a message from a mysterious ally--the female soldier known as the Full Metal Bitch. Is she the key to Keiji's escape or his final death?

(Source: VIZ Media)

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