Smile Down the Runway

Also known as: Runway de Waratte / ランウェイで笑って

Smile Down the Runway is a TV series by Ezo’la that premiered in Winter 2020. It is finished airing with 12 episodes of about 25 minutes each. Genres: Drama, Slice of Life. Average AniList score: 7.3/10.

Synopsis

Chiyuki Fujito has a dream: to become a Paris Collection model. The problem is, she's too short to be a model, and everyone around her tells her so! But no matter what they say, she won't give up. Her classmate, a poor student named Ikuto Tsumura, also has a dream: to become a fashion designer. One day Chiyuki tells him that it's "probably impossible" for him, causing him to consider giving it up...?! This is the story of two individuals wholeheartedly chasing after their dreams in spite of all the negativity that comes after them!

(Source: Kodansha USA)

Smile Down the Runway episodes

  1. Episode 1: This Is Your Story — aired January 10, 2020
  2. Episode 2: A Professional`s World — aired January 17, 2020
  3. Episode 3: Smile Down the Runway — aired January 24, 2020
  4. Episode 4: Young Talents — aired January 31, 2020
  5. Episode 5: Individual Styles — aired February 7, 2020
  6. Episode 6: Superiority and Inferiority — aired February 14, 2020
  7. Episode 7: Aura — aired February 21, 2020
  8. Episode 8: The Designer`s Capacity — aired February 28, 2020
  9. Episode 9: Rivals — aired March 6, 2020
  10. Episode 10: Must Not Lose — aired March 13, 2020
  11. Episode 11: The Promise — aired March 20, 2020
  12. Episode 12: This Is My Story — aired March 27, 2020

Main characters

  • Chiyuki Fujito (Main) — voiced by Yumiri Hanamori
  • Ikuto Tsumura (Main) — voiced by Natsuki Hanae
  • Kokoro Hasegawa (Supporting) — voiced by Ai Kayano
  • Too Ayano (Supporting) — voiced by Ryouhei Kimura
  • Hazime Yanagida (Supporting) — voiced by Junichi Suwabe
  • Kaoru Kizaki (Supporting) — voiced by Ayaka Fukuhara
  • Aoi Tsumura (Supporting) — voiced by Hibiku Yamamura
  • Honoka Tsumura (Supporting) — voiced by Yui Ishikawa
  • Ichika Tsumura (Supporting) — voiced by Hikaru Akao
  • Youko Takaoka (Supporting) — voiced by Keiko Han

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Genres: Drama, Slice of Life · Season: Winter 2020