FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
OCT. 22, 2026 (MIAMI, FL)—Rivalry and Obsession Fight for First in this Popular Sports Manga, Coming this Winter.
Runners, to your mark! This February, Mad Cave Studios and Nakama Press are bringing 100 Meters by Uoto (Orb: On the Movements of the Earth), an award-winning sports manga series, to fans who are eager for more in the growing genre.
Originally based on a one-shot released in Japan titled Hyakuemu or 100’M, 100 Meters was serialized from 2018 to 2019 by KODANSHA before being collected into five volumes. Later, an anime adaptation was released in 2025 and eventually streamed globally on Netflix in December of that year. The anime won the Iris Prize and AkaShachi Award from the Aichi Nagoya International Animation Film Festival in 2025 and best original story/screenplay at the Tokyo Anime Award Festival in 2026.
In 100 Meters, Togashi, a naturally gifted sprinter, has always outrun everything around him—until he meets a rival who challenges not just his speed, but his understanding of what it means to win. As their paths continue to cross from childhood into adolescence, what begins as a simple race evolves into an intense, psychological rivalry. Driven by talent, obsession, and the desire to prove themselves, both runners are pushed to their limits both on and off the track.
“What I love about 100 Meters is how Uoto takes something as simple as running and turns it into something incredibly intense and deeply human,” said Kristen Simon, Executive Editor for Nakama Press. “It’s about rivalry and ambition, but also about why we push ourselves in the first place, and I can’t wait for English-language readers to discover it.”
A perfect blend of psychological and sports tension,
100 Meters is a fitting next read for fans of
Ace of the Diamond, Slam Dunk,
Blue Lock, and others. The first volume will be available in stores and online
February 16, 2027. Preorder it today from your local comic shop, bookstore, or directly from
Nakama Press.
