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Smile Down the Runway

2020 Ended 25m episodes

7.3/10 58 votes

AnimationDrama

Chiyuki Fujito was going to be a professional runway model until she stopped growing. Poor Ikuto Tsumura is not even sure if he wants to be a fashion designer because of his family responsibilities. Faced with overwhelming adversity, they need to decide if their dreams are worth pursuing. It’s not impossible – they’ll just have to be creative in how they get there!

Cast:: Yumiri Hanamori, Natsuki Hanae, Ai Kayano, Yui Ishikawa
Language:: Japanese
Country:: Japan
Network:: TBS, BS-TBS, MBS

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Season 1

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E01

Episode 1

★ 7.0

This Is Your Story

2020-01-11 · 25m

High school student Chiyuki Fujito is determined to become a Paris Fashion Week model despite being told it's impossible because of her height. She finds out her classmate, Ikuto Tsumura, is a talented designer and asks him to design an outfit for her.

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E02

Episode 2

★ 5.7

A Professional's World

2020-01-18 · 25m

Tsumura stands up to President Fujito and earns a shot to work with Hajime Yanagida, an independent designer. They go to Tokyo Fashion Week where Chiyuki gets her chance as a replacement model at a critical moment.

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E03

Episode 3

★ 8.0

Smile Down the Runway

2020-01-25 · 25m

Both Chiyuki and Tsumura are met with unexpected challenges facing the runway. They help each other through the most difficult moments and strengthen their bond.

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E04

Episode 4

★ 7.0

Young Talents

2020-02-01 · 25m

Toh Ayano and Kokoro Hasegawa, both Geika Fashion School students, join Tsumura to help Yanagida fulfill an important order placed by a client at the exhibition.

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E05

Episode 5

★ 7.5

Individual Styles

2020-02-08 · 25m

Tsumura is set to participate in the Geika Festival fashion show where the winner gets support to launch their own brand and a trip to Paris. The task is to the design for model Sara and Tsumura reaches out to Chiyuki for inspiration.

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E06

Episode 6

★ 7.5

Superiority and Inferiority

2020-02-15 · 25m

Tsumura presents his work for the preliminary round as Geika students Kaoru Kizaki and Ryunosuke Eda volunteer themselves to be the judges. Chiyuki plans to go to Paris but struggles to find work and save up for the trip.

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E07

Episode 7

★ 8.0

Aura

2020-02-22 · 25m

Chiyuki shows up to a shoot where Kokoro is featured as the main model. Despite all the criticism, Chiyuki pulls it together. Kokoro struggles to balance her work and passion. Ikuto prepares for the Geika Festival finals.

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E08

Episode 8

★ 7.0

The Designer's Capacity

2020-02-29 · 25m

Tsumura's mother undergoes an emergency operation. Now in a financial pinch, he decides to quit his part-time design jobs for better paying jobs but is met with unexpected offers. Chiyuki returns from her Paris trip.

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E09

Episode 9

★ 7.5

Rivals

2020-03-07 · 25m

Tsumura prepares for the Geika Festival on his own, now with rivals to compete against. Chiyuki and Kokoro meet again for the first time after the tension-filled shoot.

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E10

Episode 10

★ 8.5

Must Not Lose

2020-03-14 · 25m

The Geika Festival kicks off and Tsumura presents his first fashion show. His family shows up to support and an all-star panel of judges evaluate his work.

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E11

Episode 11

★ 8.5

The Promise

2020-03-21 · 25m

Kokoro and Chiyuki team up for the Geika Festival fashion show. Things are tense between them at first, but they learn to work together, even as rivals.

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