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Smile Down the Runway(TV show/series, 2020)

Original title: "ランウェイで笑って" (Japanese/JA)
25min per episode | Genres: Animation, Drama

Scripted Reality in 1 season with 12 episodes

Smile Down the RunwayRating: 3.7/5 (with 25 votes)
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About Smile Down the Runway

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!

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Trailer for Smile Down the Runway + Featurettes/Teaser/Clips

TVアニメ『ランウェイで笑って』30秒CM|2020年1月10日放送開始(Teaser, 0:31)

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Smile Down the Runway Seasons and Episodes

01/11/2020Season 1 - 12 episodes
#1 | 01/11/2020This Is Your Story
4.3/5 (with 2 votes)
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.
#2 | 01/18/2020A Professional's World
3.5/5 (with 1 vote)
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.
#3 | 01/25/2020Smile Down the Runway
4.0/5 (with 1 vote)
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.
#4 | 02/01/2020Young Talents
3.5/5 (with 1 vote)
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.
#5 | 02/08/2020Individual Styles
3.5/5 (with 1 vote)
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.
#6 | 02/15/2020Superiority and Inferiority
3.5/5 (with 1 vote)
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.
#7 | 02/22/2020Aura
4.0/5 (with 1 vote)
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.
#8 | 02/29/2020The Designer's Capacity
3.5/5 (with 1 vote)
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.
#9 | 03/07/2020Rivals
3.5/5 (with 1 vote)
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.
#10 | 03/14/2020Must Not Lose
4.0/5 (with 1 vote)
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.
#11 | 03/21/2020The Promise
4.0/5 (with 1 vote)
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.
#12 | 03/28/2020This Is My Story
4.0/5 (with 1 vote)
After Toh presents his designs, the Geika Festival fashion show comes to an end. The results place everyone on their path for their next venture.
11/05/2019Specials - 51 episodes

Additional Information

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Production country: Japan
Based on: "Smile Down the Runway" (find it on Amazon)
Made by: Ezóla
Original language: Japanese (JA)
Spoken languages: Japanese (JA)
Translated into 13 languages: Arabic (AR), German (DE), English (EN), Spanish (ES), French (FR), Italian (IT), Japanese (JA), Korean (KO), Polish (PL), Portuguese (PT), Russian (RU), Ukrainian (UK), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)
Status: Ended
First episode released on: 01/11/2020
Last episode released on: 03/28/2020
Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):
"請在伸展台上微笑"
"Runway de Waratte"
"Smile at the Runway"

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WatchPlayStream ID: SHOWS:42263, Added: 12/04/2020, Last updated: 04/23/2024