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“Short model and poor designer defy odds to chase Paris Fashion Week dreams together.”
Smile Down the Runway
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8.12
612 rank · 19,543 readers · 371 favorites
Shounen
Showbiz
Visual Arts
Drama
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Synopsis
Short model and poor designer defy odds to chase Paris Fashion Week dreams together.
Chiyuki Fujito is an aspiring model whose dream is to take part in Paris Fashion Week; however, she lacks the proper height to even be considered for the simplest of modeling gigs. Similarly, Ikuto Tsumura is a poor high school student who wants to design clothes, but he has instead decided to skip college and head straight into the workforce to support his family. When the two cross paths, they come to the conclusion that no matter how difficult it may seem, they will do what they can to achieve their goals and prove that one's circumstances do not determine their course in life. And so begin both of their journeys, destined to meet again on the runway.
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 14 sampled reviews
8.1
/10
What 14 readers settled on.
93%
recommend
Score distribution
median 9
mode 9
σ 1.73
Agreement
Mostly aligned
σ 1.73 · some divergence
The polarity gap
5.5 pts
Recommenders 8.5 · others 3.0
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Score over time
↓ 0.86
Running avg · Sep 2017 → Apr 2025
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 9 “This is actually the first manga I read that pull of 2 MC. The Author care about both of the MC and the story is also good. It's really rare to see a comic that make a good story about 2 MC since...”
- 7 “THIS CONTAINS SPOILERS!!!Had a lot of fun reading and couldnt wait for each chapter to release. Overall the series was brillian except for the last arc. This was sadly rushed (from what i can only...”
- 10 “If you're into fashion, this is for you. If you're into solid character growth, this is for you. If you're into working/skill/real world profession based and/or slice of life stuff this is for you....”
Verbosity
Short · 50%
Medium · 43%
Long · 7%
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A Manga Publication
- Format 194 × 22 ch × vol
- Total read 25h 52m approx
- Published May 2017 – Jul 2021
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M45427 catalog