100 METERS follows Togashi, a track star who 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, and Togashi and Komiya meet again as rivals on the track and reveal their true selves.
 
(Source: GKIDS)

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Shota Sometani played the role of Shinichi Izumi in the live-action adaptation of Kiseijuu and Eiji Niizuma in the live-action adaptation of Bakuman.

He is married to actress [Rinko Kikuchi](https://anilist.co/staff/101811/Rinko-Kikuchi).

He was born fast. He had nothing else, only the ability to run fast. It gave him "a place at school" and "a bridge between friends." That was all the boy had. Then he met another boy who ran to forget the hardships in life. He was not fast by any means, but he had passion. The passion was infectious, and he gradually came to feel the same excitement. But that was the beginning of the "abnormality."
 
The mad dash for that "100m"—
 
(Source: Shonen Magazine Comics, translated)
 
Note: Chapter count includes 2 extras.