Hyakuemu Movie Unveils Trailer, Confirms September Premiere

The previously announced Hyakuemu (100 Meters) movie adaptation revealed a new trailer, key visual, and September 19 release date in Japan. The trailer featured the theme song by Official Hige Dandism.

GKIDS will be screening the movie in the US and is also a producing partner. Rock n' Roll Mountain is animating with Kenji Iwaisawa (On-Gaku: Our Sound) as the director. Keisuke Kojima is in charge of character designs. Keikankun Yamaguchi is the art director.

Kodansha published the original Hyakuemu (Hyaku M.) manga in Magazine Pocket from 2018 to 2019. The series was compiled into five volumes. The author is Uoto, known for the Orb: On the Movements of the Earth series.

The movie was presented at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival in June of last year. The festival describes the plot as:

Togashi 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, Togashi and Komiya meet again as rivals on the track and reveal their true selves.

Source: Official Website
©Uoto, Kodansha / "Hyakuemu" Production Committee