100 metres.
Even if you give everything,
and still take longer than others.
100MUoto
Komiya and Togashi sprint together, with both runners' complete poses visible.
1Would you
keep going?
Even if you reach the finish
to no applause.
A short race.
100metres.
A runner’s complete sprint stretches across the two pages.
3A whole life.
Confidence.
Comparison.
Setbacks.
Perseverance.
100M looks like a story about running.
Then it starts asking questions about you.
When you are
no longer the best,
how do you
face yourself?
Beyond
the track.
How far
would you go
for something
you believe in?
Orb: On the Movements of the Earth reaches beyond history to belief, truth and their cost.
5You might recognise
the feeling.
Komiya
Finding something you want to do. Giving yourself to it. There is something enviable about that.
6Nigami
Once, you felt sure of yourself.
Then, little by little, you felt powerless. Wanting to take a step back may not feel so unfamiliar.
Kaido
Not yet getting the result you want.
Still choosing to believe in yourself.
Sometimes,
staying takes
courage.
What do these words
mean to you?
Choose a word. There is no right answer.Choose a word. Read the thought overleaf.
Perseverance does not always lead to victory. Some people still choose to go on.
A young runner accelerates through the original motion ink.
Perseverance does not always lead to victory. Some people still choose to go on.
It takes courage to stay.
Letting go of something you have worked at for so long can take courage, too.
Some lines
stay with you.
100M · Uoto. Reader’s translation
of the supplied Chinese quotation.
I’ll use escape
to surpass
reality!
Kaido speaks, with his face on the facing page. The original Japanese balloons are shown in full.
11How I read it
“Escape” usually sounds like something negative. Here, I hear a determination to change things.
He does not want to run from the challenge. He refuses to let past results decide how far he can go.
12Take the question
with you.
If something here stays with you,
perhaps start with 100M.
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Would you keep going?
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