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As great as 2025 was for anime movies, though, not every movie got the attention it deserved; most notably, one anime movie just dropped on Netflix after a limited theatrical run, but despite how little attention it might have gotten, it’s an incredible film to the point that it’s an easy contender for the best anime movie of the decade.
100 Meters Is One Of The Most Gorgeous Films Of The Decade
Netflix has officially become the streaming home of Rock ‘n’ Roll Mountain’s 100 Meters, and it’s a film that everyone needs to experience. From a purely visual standpoint, 100 Meters is an absolute delight to behold from start to finish, with every scene not only looking amazing but also featuring incredible shot composition to further emphasize its high quality.
One of the biggest examples of this comes from Togashi and Komiya’s race in high school; not only is the scene presented with a brilliant tracking shot, but between the overall visuals and the incredibly stylish use of rain to build into a black-and-white shot, it’s a masterclass in animation and easily one of the film’s biggest highlights.
What makes 100 Meters feel even more stylish is the variety of its animation; in addition to gorgeous 2D animation, 100 Meters also makes brilliant use of 3D and rotoscoping for equally fluid shots, as well. It all comes together to make 100 Meters one of the best-looking films in recent years, and it’s worth watching just for that.
100 Meters’ Story Is Sports Drama At Its Finest
What truly makes 100 Meters stand out, of course, is its gripping sports drama. Naturally, the story is driven by the rivalry between Togashi and Komiya, but that’s mostly used to examine issues like what happens when you fail at your passion or begin losing interest in it, and in both cases, it’s handled with incredible care.
In one standout moment, Togashi contends with a possible early retirement, and while he’s calm for a while, it isn’t long before he breaks down crying over everything, which, in turn, leads to him regaining his resolve to run one last time. It’s a perfect encapsulation of Togashi’s arc, and the brilliant visuals used for it emphasize that even further.
All of that, of course, built to the film’s climax, where, after Togashi told Komiya that the real point of running is just having fun, the final shot was of them smiling in their race like they were children again. That single shot embodies the essence of a good sports story, and 100 Meters had the perfect build-up to it.
