An anime film adaptation of sports manga 100 METERS by Uoto is coming to the big screen next month.
GKIDS is handling the North American distribution which see the film play nationwide starting Sunday, October 12th, 2025, at Cineplex and Landmark Cinemas, in dub and sub formats. A special premiere at select theatres in the US takes place on Friday, October 10th, 2025.
100 METERS premiered in Japanese theatres on September 19th, 2025. It was directed by Kenji Iwaisawa, with a screenplay written by Yasuyuki Muto, character designs by Keisuke Kojima, and music composition by Hiroaki Tsutsumi. Additional credits include production design by Keikankun Yamaguchi, colour design by Eiko Matsushima, cinematography by Maaki Komatsuki, editing by Ayumi Miyazaki, music direction by Takahiro Ikeda, sound design by Masaru Okawara, sound producer Eisuke Imanishi, sound production by Sonilude Inc., and casting directors Mai Ikeda and Azumi Matsumoto. Producers are Yusuke Terada, Yuki Katayama, and Akane Taketsugu, with animation production by Rock’N Roll Mountain. The band Official Hige Dandism performs the “Rashisa,” film’s theme song.
Appearing in 100 METERS are Tori Matsuzaka as the voice of Togashi, Shota Sometani as the voice of Komiya, Jun Kasama as the voice of Nigami, Rie Takahashi as the voice of Asakusa, Yuki Tanaka as the voice of Shiina, Atsumi Tanezaki as the voice of young Togashi, Aoi Yuki as the voice of young Komiya, Shota Sometani as Yuma Uchida as the voice of Kabanoki, Koki Uchiyama as the voice of Saizu, Kenjiro Tsuda as the voice of Kaido.
GKIDS posted a summary of the film to their website:
100 METERS follows Togashi, a track star who is born to run. As a kid, he is naturally gifted and wins every 100-meter race without effort. But in sixth grade, he meets Komiya, a transfer student who is full of determination but lacks technique. In teaching him, Togashi gives Komiya a new purpose: to win no matter what. Years pass by, and Togashi and Komiya meet again as rivals on the track and reveal their true selves.
Written and illustrated by Uoto, 100 METERS was serialized in Kodansha’s Magazine Pocket from November 6th, 2018, to August 6th, 2019. The manga, known in Japan as Hyakuemu, has not been translated into English for a North American release at this time, and is not listed on the Kodansha US website.
Source: GKIDS
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