Photo courtesy of GKIDS. © UOTO, KODANSHA/100M FILM PARTNERS

GKIDS, the Academy Award-winning producer and distributor of acclaimed and artist-driven animation, announced the critically acclaimed animated feature, 100 METERS (ひゃくえむ。, Hyakuemu, 2025), from director Kenji Iwaisawa (ON-GAKU: OUR SOUND) is coming to home video on Blu-ray. Pre-orders are now open for the Collector’s Edition and will be exclusively available at the GKIDS online store on December 1, 2026. It includes five exclusive art cards, a mini-poster, an interview with Iwaisawa, a Rotoscoping Workshop, and scene breakdowns.

Based on the beloved manga by Uoto, author of Orb: On the Movements of the Earth, which also received a recent anime adaptation, GKIDS first released 100 METERS theatrically across North America last October. Following its world premiere as an official selection at the 2025 Annecy International Animation Film Festival, the animated sports drama went on to receive a number of nominations, including New York Film Critics, Online 2025 Best Animated Feature and Crunchyroll Anime Awards 2026 Film of the Year.

Togashi is a track star who was born to run. As a kid, he is naturally gifted and wins every 100-meter race without effort. But in the 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 on the track as rivals—and reveal their true selves.

100 METERS is the second feature from director Kenji Iwaisawa, whose previous project ON-GAKU: OUR SOUNDwas a seven-year labor of love made almost entirely independently. Now with a full studio team, screenwriter Yasuyuki Muto (MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM: HATHAWAY), and composer Hiroaki Tsutsumi (JUJUTSU KAISEN), Iwaisawa has delivered a spectacular, explosive tale of heartbreak and victory in his now-signature rotoscope style.

100 METERS is the latest title to join the growing home entertainment catalog available exclusively at the GKIDS online store. This past July, GKIDS announced a slate of premium home entertainment titles during its Anime Expo Industry panel, including new 4K & Blu-ray editions of LINDA LINDA LINDA (2005), LOOK BACK (2024), ANGEL’S EGG (1985) and LOVE & POP (1998). Each exclusive release features new artwork, premium collectible packaging, and a wide range of bonus content. 

 

100 METERS Collector's Edition Blu-ray Details

Release Date: December 1, 2026
SRP: $34.99

Discs: 1
Region: A/1
Run-time: 106 minutes
Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
Audio: Japanese, English
Subtitles: English, English SDH, French, Spanish 

Bonus Features

• Five exclusive art cards
• Mini-Poster
• Interview with Director Kenji Iwaisawa
• Rotoscoping Workshop
• Scene Breakdowns
• Teasers & Trailers

Photo courtesy of GKIDS. © UOTO, KODANSHA/100M FILM PARTNERS

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About GKIDS

GKIDS is the Academy Award–winning curator, producer, and distributor of artist-driven, globally inspired cinema dedicated to connecting North American audiences with distinctive stories from around the world. Widely celebrated for its leadership in the “animation is film” movement, the studio has played a pivotal role in shaping the landscape for feature animation in the U.S. and internationally for nearly two decades. GKIDS represents the work of many of the world’s most acclaimed animation filmmakers, including Makoto Shinkai (YOUR NAME., WEATHERING WITH YOU), Satoshi Kon (PERFECT BLUE, MILLENNIUM ACTRESS), Tomm Moore (SONG OF THE SEA, WOLFWALKERS), Mamoru Hosoda (MIRAI, WOLFWALKERS), and serves as the North American home of Japan’s legendary Studio Ghibli. 

Upcoming theatrical releases include the highly anticipated GODZILLA MINUS ZERO, the follow up to director Takaski Yamazaki’s Academy Award-winning GODZILLA MINUS ONE; and SHAUN THE SHEEP: THE BEAST OF MOSSY BOTTOM, the latest Aardman feature in the beloved Oscar-nominated film series.  In addition to the Oscar-nominated films KOKUHO and LITTLE AMÉLIE AND THE CHARACTER OF RAIN, recent theatrical releases are the box office hit JUJUTSU KAISEN: EXECUTION, Mamoru Oshii’s cult classic ANGEL’S EGG, and the critically acclaimed ALL YOU NEED IS KILL, alongside groundbreaking television series such as DAN DA DAN, NEON GENESIS EVANGELION, and ARCANE: LEAGUE OF LEGENDS.

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