100 METERS

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What’s the reason that you run?

  • To run away from your problems?

  • To be number one? To be absolute

    • Parental Pressure?

  • Becoming dependant on running

  • Unbearable pressure

  • Togeshi

    • “Running the 100m faster than anyone else will solve all your problems”
      • The trap of “Once I achieve X I will be happy”
    • learning to face defeat(?)
    • The joy of Giving our all

  • Nigami

    • actually ended up being a pretty cool character

  • Komiya

    • Escape reality, distracting himself
    • Beating records

  • Zaitsu

    • Some crazy philosophy
      • One day will die we will die, and never be reborn
    • Lose or win…
      • If you don’t chase something your will be bored and your brain will pick something
    • Enjoy being nervous, enjoy running
    • The alternative is nothing
    • The view from first is the same as the view from last
      • the level of which you get won’t change how much you enjoy
    • Opponents: having someone to compete with

  • Tsuneda

    • Is he afraid?

  • Kabaki

    • I think he was inspired by Togeshi

  • Kaido

    • If you want to change reality you need face it no mater how much you dislike it or fear it or hate it
    • there is a difference between standing still with your eyes close and running with your eyes wide open
    • Many people think they are accepting reality but they’re judging accepting the reality that over put on them.
    • If you want to change reality you have accept it first before you can change it

  • Asakusa Aoi

  • Suzume

  • The movie its rotoscoped

    • with real professional athletes for the running scenes

People sacrifice their whole life for something, but they all cme crashing down with an injury

The 100m condense your whole life into a moment. A centimeter gap, or a few grams difference can destroy you. However, that’s why we feel euphoria. There’s a richness that only distance flows.

Hope, disappointment, glory, setback, fatigue, satisfaction, frusctation, accomplishment, alo with all other emotion. Stuff them all into the 100 meter. and savor the finest ten seconds.

Open ending

  • Komiya and Togashi enjoy running together again

An anime about mindset

  • Talent will only get you so far

    • Why does he run?

  • Passion will only get you so far

    • Why does Komiya run?

  • Opportunity vs obligation

    • On achievement