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Region：Japan
Type：TV
English name：Runway de Waratte / Smile Down the Runway
Official name：ランウェイで笑って
Chinese name：请在T台上微笑
Other names：请在伸展台上微笑
Premiered：January 10, 2020
Status：Finished Airing
Tags：Youth / Workplace / Love / Inspirational / Source manga
Original author：猪ノ谷言葉
Director：長山延好
Scenario：上原莉恵 / 待田堂子
Storyboard：長山延好 / 松野祐
Co-director：青木香奈枝 / 渋谷亮介 / 田中千駿
Studios：Ezóla
Production cooperation：diomedéa / 日影工房
Copyright：©猪ノ谷言葉・講談社 / ランウェイで笑って製作委員会
Family：Smile Down the Runway
Rating：12+

Runway de Waratte

Fujito Chiyuki 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 Tsumura Ikuto, 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!

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Main EpisodesTiles view / List view

Jan 10, 2020

EP1 - This Is Your Story

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.
Jan 17, 2020

EP2 - A Professional's World

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.
Jan 24, 2020

EP3 - Smile Down the Runway

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.
Jan 31, 2020

EP4 - Young Talents

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.
Feb 7, 2020

EP5 - Individual Styles

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.
Feb 14, 2020

EP6 - Superiority and Inferiority

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.
Feb 21, 2020

EP7 - Aura

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.
Feb 28, 2020

EP8 - The Designer's Capacity

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.
Mar 6, 2020

EP9 - Rivals

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.
Mar 13, 2020

EP10 - Must Not Lose

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.
Mar 20, 2020

EP11 - The Promise

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.
Mar 27, 2020

EP12 - This Is My Story

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.