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100 METERS
ひゃくえむ。
2025 107 min Japan, United States of America 12+
★8.0
Animation, Drama
Director: Kenji Iwaisawa
💬 Based on the comic
«100 Meters»
byUoto
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Description
A gifted runner trains a determined but unskilled classmate, unaware he's creating a rival who will challenge him on the track for years to come.
US Gross:
$140,991
Worldwide:
$3.03M
Starring
Aeric Azana
Actor
Oscar Cordova
Actor
Pressly James Crosby
Actor
Awards
2 nominations total
Key opinion
100m is a poignant sports drama that prioritizes internal character motivations and philosophical growth over mere athletic competition. While the unique rotoscoped animation and authentic emotional stakes earn praise for their realism, the adaptation faces significant criticism for its compressed narrative structure and uneven visual consistency.
| Theme | The narrative expertly prioritizes psychological exploration and personal development over traditional competitive sports tropes. | |
| animation | The rotoscoped animation succeeds in creating hyper-realistic, dynamic depictions of athleticism, particularly during the intense running sequences. | |
| Ending | The ending provides a satisfying and neat resolution that effectively closes the primary character arcs. | |
| Adaptation | The adaptation is divisive: some viewers appreciate its intimate character focus, while others argue that skipping essential chapters from the manga makes the plot feel sluggish and psychologically hollow. | |
| animation | Viewer reactions to the visual style are split; while the technique is praised for capturing kinetic energy, critics find the quality between rotoscoped sequences and standard frames to be jarring and inconsistent. |