Hyakuemu.

For as long as anyone can remember, Togashi has been the fastest elementary school student around. His speed makes him untouchable during every gym class and sports day, and there is nowhere his skill shines brighter than the hundred-meter dash. Bored by the lack of competition, he decides to help train Komiya, a transfer student who loves to run, but whose bad form leaves him consistently in last place. For a short time, the two are inseparable, united by their pursuit of speed. That is, until Komiya moves away just as suddenly as he came.

Years pass, and both boys continue to hone their skills. While their paths and obstacles differ, they each strive to push themselves to the limit, and find out whether Togashi's long-held belief—that all problems can be solved by being the fastest runner in the hundred-meter dash—is true.

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Togashi Main

Matsuzaka, Toori Japanese

Komiya Main

Sometani, Shouta Japanese

Kaidou Supporting

Tsuda, Kenjirou Japanese

Zaitsu Supporting

Uchiyama, Kouki Japanese

Asakusa, Aoi Supporting

Takahashi, Rie Japanese

Nigami, Takeru Supporting

Kasama, Jun Japanese

Tsuneta Supporting

Ishiya, Haruki Japanese

Genta Supporting

Fujiwara, Natsumi Japanese

Kawano Supporting

Saeki, Iori Japanese

Murata Supporting

Taichi, You Japanese

Taketsugu, Akane Producer

Katayama, Yuuki Producer

Terada, Yuusuke Producer

Iwaisawa, Kenji Director, Storyboard

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May 11, 2026

Kludd_is_best

Recommended

This to be honest was quit a fantastic anime. Showed that not all the sports animes need a super bad, super arrogant etc. rival, just keeping it quit realistic is what made it fantastic, showing athletes lives and strugles, which can go for every sports not just track and field. The animation was also fabtastic, although was a bi janky at times but didn't ruin the enjoyment of the film. The characters were quit great, and again all thanks to making them realistic and not sticking to standart rival tropes in animes. The voice acting was also quit good and did fit the characters and ... their personalities quit well. the score was also quit good altough also quit fogetable except for one score.

The only problem I did have is that they at some point decided to not show the race rather just animated a still shot and also just the sound of running, also the ending did seem a bit abroubt but again still didn't ruin the enjoyment of the film and want you to watch more.

I hope this one will be either OVA or TV series, would absolutly love to see more with this characters.

Reviewer’s Rating: 10

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May 10, 2026

Anon_8584

Mixed Feelings

What can I say? Hyakuemu had a very promising start. “I want to run,” it made me think.

As the story progressed, though, it started to lose momentum. The narrative seemed to revolve around the rivalry between Togashi and Komiya, yet it often felt unfocused and scattered.

The biggest letdown was the lack of development for some of the characters. There could have been so much more explored with Komiya and Nigami, especially considering the themes the film was trying to portray. Instead, many of those ideas were delivered through long, monotone monologues that would probably go over most people’s heads.

For example, instead of simply saying “run ... with everything you’ve got,” one character goes on listing ten different emotional states before concluding with “put all of those into the race.” It felt unnecessarily overcomplicated.

Even the central theme became a little unclear at times. Was it trying to say, “Run because winning gives you everything”? When Togashi briefly mentions that he was “running for someone,” it felt like the story was hinting at something deeper, but never fully explored it.

Nevertheless, the film does a great job portraying the reality of child sports prodigies and the pressure surrounding “genius” athletes. I also appreciated how the protagonist ultimately comes across as just a regular person after all, rather than some untouchable talent.

Lastly, I couldn’t help comparing the execution of this film to Ping Pong the Animation, since they share very similar themes, and even a somewhat similar style. If you enjoyed the ideas this film touched on but wished they were explored more deeply, I highly recommend giving that series a watch.

Reviewer’s Rating: 7

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Apr 29, 2026

DUBEDGE

Not Recommended

100 Meters is a disjointed movie that speeds through its story without taking enough time to immerse its audience.

First of all, 100 Meters does not have a bad story; it just has a story that could have been done more justice as an 8 or 10 episode anime rather than a 106-minute film. With the manga being over 50 chapters, it would make sense for the adaptation to take more time to adapt the full story.

Now, condensing the story does not automatically mean anything bad if the overall plot is not that dense. However, 100 Meters is not that kind of story. Between multiple main ... and supporting characters across various time jumps, it is clear that 100 Meters would have worked better if it had spent more time showing backstories and getting its audience emotionally invested.

Some negative reviews of this movie complain a lot about the animation style. While I agree that they use rotoscoping too much, there are only a couple of times where its use negatively impacts the film.

100 meters in not a traditional bad movie it is just a movie that clearly should have been a series.

Reviewer’s Rating: 4

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	Rotoscoped shots BTS? Suprgamr123 - Jan 9	2 replies	by Mackyboiiii »» Yesterday, 9:22 AM
	Poll: Hyakuemu. Episode 1 Discussion ( 1 2 3 ) ta0paipai - Sep 22, 2025	106 replies	by Kludd_is_best »» Yesterday, 6:13 AM
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