Smile Down the Runway · Episode 3: Smile Down the Runway

Smile Down the Runway
2020-01-2525 min
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.
1This Is Your Story2020-01-1125 minHigh 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.
2A Professional’s World2020-01-1825 minTsumura 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.
3Smile Down the Runway2020-01-2525 minBoth Chiyuki and Tsumura are met with unexpected challenges facing the runway. They help each other through the most difficult moments and strengthen their bond.
4Young Talents2020-02-0125 minToh 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.
5Individual Styles2020-02-0825 minTsumura 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.
6Superiority and Inferiority2020-02-1525 minTsumura 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.
7Aura2020-02-2225 minChiyuki 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.
8The Designer’s Capacity2020-02-2925 minTsumura'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.
9Rivals2020-03-0725 minTsumura 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.
10Must Not Lose2020-03-1425 minThe 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.
11The Promise2020-03-2125 minKokoro 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.
12This Is My Story2020-03-2825 minAfter Toh presents his designs, the Geika Festival fashion show comes to an end. The results place everyone on their path for their next venture.
2A Professional’s World2020-01-1825 minTsumura 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.
3Smile Down the Runway2020-01-2525 minBoth Chiyuki and Tsumura are met with unexpected challenges facing the runway. They help each other through the most difficult moments and strengthen their bond.
4Young Talents2020-02-0125 minToh 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.
5Individual Styles2020-02-0825 minTsumura 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.
6Superiority and Inferiority2020-02-1525 minTsumura 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.
7Aura2020-02-2225 minChiyuki 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.
8The Designer’s Capacity2020-02-2925 minTsumura'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.
9Rivals2020-03-0725 minTsumura 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.
10Must Not Lose2020-03-1425 minThe 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.
11The Promise2020-03-2125 minKokoro 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.
12This Is My Story2020-03-2825 minAfter Toh presents his designs, the Geika Festival fashion show comes to an end. The results place everyone on their path for their next venture.
Smile Down the Runway★ 73%
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)
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Characters & Voice Actors

Chiyuki FujitoMain
Yumiri HanamoriJP


Ikuto TsumuraMain
Natsuki HanaeJP


Ryuunosuke EdaSupporting
Kouhei AmasakiJP


Kenji FujitoSupporting
Kazuhiko InoueJP


SeiraSupporting
Yui MakinoJP


Shizuku NaruokaSupporting
Fumiko OrikasaJP


Kokoro HasegawaSupporting
Ai KayanoJP


Youko TakaokaSupporting
Keiko HanJP


Fumiyo NiinumaSupporting
Ayaka SuwaJP


Honoka TsumuraSupporting
Yui IshikawaJP


Kaoru KizakiSupporting
Ayaka FukuharaJP


AkasakaSupporting
Kayuki MatsumotoJP

Staff

Touko MachidaSeries Composition

Touko MachidaScript (eps 1-3, 10-12)

Jessica CavanaghADR Script (English)

Ryou EguchiTheme Song Arrangement (OP)

Masaki MayuzumiBackground Art (ep 1)

Clifford ChapinADR Director (English)

Keisuke NishijimaAnimation Director (ep 1)

Nobuyoshi NagayamaStoryboard (eps 1-4, 9, 10)


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