Completed Anime
Smile Down the Runway

“Short model and poor designer team up to defy fashion norms and chase their dreams.”

Smile Down the Runway

7.55
1,921 rank · 138,891 viewers · 442 favorites
Drama School Showbiz Visual Arts Shounen
12 episodes · 24 min per ep min · Winter 2020 · Ezόla · PG-13 - Teens 13 or older
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Synopsis

Short model and poor designer team up to defy fashion norms and chase their dreams.

Being the daughter of a modeling agency owner, Chiyuki Fujito aspires to represent her father's agency in the prestigious Paris Fashion Week, shining under the spotlight as a runway model. However, although she is equipped with great looks and talent, she unfortunately lacks a key element in becoming a successful model—height. Stuck at 158 cm even after entering high school, her childhood dream seems out of reach. Meanwhile, Ikuto Tsumura is a high school student with a knack in designing clothes; however, without the resources to pursue the necessary education, his ambition of becoming a fashion designer remains a mere dream. But as fate brings Chiyuki and Ikuto together, the dim hopes within their hearts are ignited once again. Together, the two promise to rebel against convention and carve out their own paths in the fashion world.

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Derived from 60 sampled reviews

8.0 /10

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96% recommend
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median 8 mode 8 σ 1.67
1510
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σ 1.67 · some divergence

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The polarity gap

6.0 pts

Recommenders 8.5 · others 2.5

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↓ 1.02

Running avg · Feb 2020 → Nov 2025

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Production slate

A Tv Production · Winter 2020

Ezόla.
in association with

Mainichi Broadcasting System · Kodansha

  • Format 12 × 24′ eps × min
  • Total runtime 4h 48m all episodes
  • Aired Jan 2020 – Mar 2020 Winter 2020
  • Source Tv media type
  • Rated PG 13 - Teens 13 or older
  • Ref. BS-15678 catalog

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