Hyakuemu / 100 Meters is the collaboration of two charismatic lead creators emerging in the fields of manga and animated filmmaking. Uoto and Kenji Iwaisawa are different artists, brought together by the illogical, mesmerizing, deeply human passion that fuels this story. Manga artist Uoto loves humanity. That much is already evident in Chi / Orb: On the Movements of the Earth, the work that consolidated him as one of the most interesting emerging voices in the otakusphere. Its story about... Read More Read More
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