Audience reviews
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sidney1202
This review is meant more to complement to others reviews rather than write a full blown review. So I wont go into repeating everything again.
If you like personnel growth and dealing with inner challenges in your stories, you will like this one.
I'm not into the fashion thing, so the first ep irritated me, but by the third I was hooked. I really liked the growth of the characters. I also like the way the season ended in a way that is not corny, nor unrealistic, with a satisfied feeling and thirst for more.
It is well worth giving it a try and I recommend watching and least 3 ep. before making your mind. The first ep set the environment which is the fashion industry. The second and third ep really gets you into the story it self.
Hope this helps.
Enjoy!
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If you have ever struggled trying to succeed at your passions, this anime is for you. Now, I know that there are many anime out there about characters working hard to achieve their dreams. But in many of them, the main characters have some special talent and end up being amazing at their passion, or gaining their skills very quickly. This is NOT that type of anime and I appreciate the creators so much for creating something different. In this anime, the characters actually struggle. They get turned down. They get told they should give up. They fail. They fail again. They achieve something, and you root for them, and then they fail again. But what matters is that over time, as an outsider, you can see them growing and becoming better slowly. This is what progress REALLY looks like for norma…
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Ever since I was young I was interested in the fashion industry, especially Japan’s, so I was excited for Runway de Waratte yet didn’t hold my breath, and I’m glad I didn’t. This show has an inescapable essence of mediocrity. The cinematography is lacking and overtly boring. This doesn’t make the show itself fundamentally bad, because it’s not, but it doesn’t have any distinguishing factors to make it ‘good’. It kept my attention for the most part, and it was still enjoyable enough of a viewing experience, but it’s frustrating that it couldn’t go just that tiny bit further. The purpose of the show is to make you root for these character’s dreams, but I just wish they had given more of a reason to rather than ‘she’s short’ and ‘he’s poor’. A lot of the time the intended hard-hitting moments…
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Pros:
A decent handling of an actual friends-who-are-rivals situation; it is actually established that the main characters (Ikuto and Chiyuki) are kind to one another before their temporary rivalry begins, which is something many shounen anime fail to do (and yes, this is a shounen anime). I'm very appreciative of the fact that the show doesn't try to convince the audience that two characters who are shown to be nothing but complete assholes to one another are somehow friends. Ikuto and Chiyuki have a good rapport and are pretty supportive of one another - their rivalry is temporary and to advance their education/careers, and then they're friends again. Cool.
Also, without spoiling too much, I appreciated the realistic depiction of what would happen if a high school sophomore entered a…
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This show is enjoyable, but somewhat plain. Throughout every twist and turn, the audience this is aimed at is pretty clear. This is a show for kids. It's about hard work and never giving up, which is a great message. Even so, if you want something that is truly meaningful and engaging, I'd say watch something else. This show is a shounen at it's core, despite being about fashion. The themes are right on the nose, the characters are likable but definitely plain. All I can say is that I was never surprised, impressed, or engaged with this show. It's not a bad show, just definitely not meant for me. Definitely give it a go if you want something inspiring and simple. Even so, I give it a somewhat lower rating because I didn't find it worth my time at all. Not to mention that there's not much t…
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Drama. I don't care if the toxic overflows. I don't care if the salts engulfs the whole world. So long as the result of all the catastrophe ends well, I am more than happy.
Smile Down the Runway was a fantastic show about a runway model and a clothing designer. I'll leave out most of the details, but let's just say that there's a lot of stingy dramas inside this show which might make you feel anxious and depressed along with the characters. However, everything ends good and well at the end. I cried pretty hard if I didn't stop the video my shirt might've been soaked wet by my own tears.
It's all about the result. The "after" determines if a drama show is good or not. If it satisfies us watchers then it did its role as a drama show. Smile Down the Runway did good as a drama show. Depict…
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Well I gave it a score of: 8
I really liked all of it. Only one thing that could have satisfied me to the end would if and only if they developed a little more romance between the mail characters. It's obvious that they had it in them. Well I haven't read the manga yet maybe there is something down the line. I really really wanted the main two characters to have just a little bit of romance between them.
Other then the little hint of romance I was looking for in this I fairly enjoyed it. The story was really good, well brought up by the author - the story didn't give the main character the satisfaction that he wanted but it was well worth it, the art was done just right for my tastes. Oh! the music in this anime was really good. The perfect music with the theme of the show and very nice…
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Though I give this show a fair rating, it is not without its gaping flaws that greatly diminished my enjoyment. First off the show opened up with main characters that were not relatable from the get go (i.e. Chiyuki). Secondly the supporting cast arguably got more screen time and plot relevance than that wench Chiyuki. However, the show's redeeming quality in my opinion is the backstory and character development of Ikuto. I particularly enjoyed the dynamic between his sisters and him in times of adversity and the normal "settle-for-less" choices he initially made in his mind when the odds were too greatly stacked against him. Despite all hurdles, Ikuto mustered enough courage to somehow persevere and that was honestly the only relatable and meaningful part of the show. Now onto the critici…
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It's shounen like Hajime no Ippo, except the thing getting rapid-fire punched to death with jet engine sounds are your emotions.
Story is really unique, and twists happen so often and so lightning fast that the episodes feel 1 hour long. You'll get up to to brush your disheveled hair and wash the trainwreck of your face after crying yourself to dehidratation, midway through episode 3.
Blonde girl protagonist is cute, and doesn't have a completelly cliché personality, which is really refreshing. Boy protagonist actually a cool guy with a spine for once.
Art is pretty great, specially Chiyuki close-up facial shots which probably cost 70% of the budget.
It's just a fun, unique, refreshing and wholesome show to watch. One of the most quality packed 12 eps I've ever watched, for sure.
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Everyone's favorite wholesome playboy Tanjiro takes break from seducing demon slayer gals to charming fashion designers and models by providing emotional support and encouragement then they really need it . Say what you want about him but he sure knows his way around women.
Jokes aside Smile down the runway is about talented but poor designer and a short model and their journey of becoming successful in their careers. Show does a good job of portraying its characters' desires , ambitions , regrets and accomplishments while presented with pretty animation and designs with some sprinkles of comedy. So why do i think this show is only worth 6?
Well while whatever show does, it doesn't do it poorly , I don't thing it does anything exceptionally well either . Whole 'Poor but talented protagon…
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I regret watching this series. I realised about halfway through how poor it was, but saw it through, wanting the satisfaction of the ending. The ending was not worth persevering for.
The worst aspect of the show was probably the relentless melodrama. Characters hardly ever seemed to stop shouting and crying. Every time someone said something mean to a character, you'd get the dramatic *GASP*, their eyes widening, their body freezing, as if the universe were crashing down around them. When they felt like being especially extra, they'd even drop to their knees. After a while it just became comical and I found myself laughing during what were supposed to be emotional scenes, because it was just so ridiculously over the top.
The characters generally weren't terrible, I've come across worse.…
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Sometimes, inspiration can rise up when you least expected it. Be it from just a small action that others do, a quote that you remembered out of nowhere or an anime about fashion. A world of fashion that you have no idea what it is about. A 'Haikyuu' of fashion.
Runway de Waratte is one of the finest examples for it. It takes the defiance of expectations that everyone has a taste of, and shove it right down the throats of those who said - “IMPOSSIBLE”. It's true that in many ways, we care about what others think of us. Whether we have enough strength to do it, whether we can sacrifice our time to accomplish it or whether those whom we admired approve us or not.
The author is painfully obvious of that, and as such, managed to envelope the characters in these settings. The characters thems…
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I feel like i might go and kiss the hands of author of this series. A great anime based on fashion.
Just finished this anime,overall a great story. This is my first time watching a fashion anime, and it really was amazing it was really an inspiration, like hard work always pays off, i highly recommend this anime.
The ending gives us a hope of season2 however it just finished so i cant say there will be a s2 for sure, but in ending he didnt become a fashion designer so i hold hopes for next season.
Story is overall great, art was also perfect, character were awesome there wasn't a single character that i hated usually in anime we meets a lot characters that are too annoying or hateful, but in this anime there wasn't any character that was like that, it just become my favourite anime.
Read at the sourceJiangHaoyi1979
Runway de waratte or Smile down the Runway, it can be interpreted in 2 ways,
1. It can be a something where one can say that "I finally got the last laugh."
2. It can be something where finally someones' dream has come through.
Either of which can be correct, especially, when we talk about an anime like this, cu'z this anime was simply more than a breath of fresh air , it was more like a rebirth where this would be the only time that such anime like thing would be around and one can say that no other anime can match this, so, here are my ratings for this anime.
Story-Very Good 8: Cu'z the plot itself has an element of reality in the fashion world, competition was very much a cut throat and being a model can be a bitch in reality as we see 2 underdog with different goals in the fashion…
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It is finally over.
"Runway de Waratte", the most overrated and boring show of the season.
This anime is about a girl, who wants to become a top model, and a boy, who wants to be a fashion designer. 2 boring and useless topics in my opinion. But I gave a chance to this anime. That wasn't worth. Every episode 3/4 characters start to cry for things like "My dress is not good" or "That person told me I'm not good". It annoys. Fortunately, the plot was mainly about the boy, and not the girl, that is like a wet cardboard.
The art. My god. I don't like the drawing style, but hey, that's my opinion (even if sometimes the drawings look very bad, especially come clothes). But the animations... looks like they haven't spent a single yen for the animations. Sometimes, the pattern on the clothing wi…
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Dreams are something that follows us during our entire life. Sometimes we can make them a reality; sometimes, they will become a nightmare that will follow us for eternity. Sometimes these dreams will become a utopia; sometimes, they will be childish. No matter what kind of dream we have, our life will revolve around them. Runway de Waratte is a fantastic series that push us to follow our dreams and to keep moving forward.
We follow the story of Chiyuki, a small fashion model that does not meet the height standards of a runway model. This limitation always closes her doors to the point that she feels that her dream is vanishing. On the other hand, we have Ikuto, a high school student that cares about his family, his friends, and who loves creating new clothes designs. Call it luck or des…
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Like everyone who watched this show, I don't really any interest for fashion designing, but then you give compelling characters in a shounen setting, that is done right. I couldn't help, but love it, I probably missed some flaws, because I am full emersed to the story. Even if the characters aren't the most well written sack of fiction that is ever written, but when you put them all together, something just clicks, an unexplainable feeling, a Halo effect.
Mixing shounen with fashion really hits the mark with this one, it takes the good parts of shounen, and doesn't use the bad parts of it. The determination, rivalry, and the fire into it's core. Flawed compleling characters is the core of the show, and reality is it's basis. No stupid asspulls, all the actions were understandable, and it…
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Have you ever had a dream and thought to yourself, “hey, maybe someday, I can make that happen?” Runway de Waratte (Smile Down the Runway) told me that in this world, we should follow our dreams, no matter how seemingly unreachable it is. The fashion industry is a cultural world with a high skill floor and ceiling. We follow the life of Chiyuki Fujito, a fashion model who hopes to continue her father’s legacy as she walks down the runway.
Aimed at a shounen audience, Runway de Waratte is a representation of art, with fashion and modeling as part its world setting. It takes on a mix of genres together that ranges from school, slice of life, and of course, drama. Because let’s face it, drama is inescapable in such a competitive atmosphere, where everyone wants their fame and glory. The 17-…
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------ SPOILER FREE REVIEW (at least not beyond the first ep) -----
My first completed anime ever on a subject that I totally don’t care. Well not the case anymore, I guess.
Runway de Waratte, Smile down the Runway or That Time Kamado Tanjiro got reincarnated as a Fashion Designer was a blessing to have this season.
To you that may have already seen it, I hope my review will do justice to your feelings towards this anime and for those who are hesitating or just don’t want to watch this “weird, cringe, girly, wtf is fashion design” show, I will try my best to convince you to at least TRY to get in the hype-feel train that is this beautiful piece of Japanese animation.
When you see the “shounen” tag for this anime you might think : “where the f is the link between fashion mode and shou…
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I never had a dream I wanted to accomplish. I was born, raised in perfect conditions and will continue to move forward without a final destination. However, upon watching "Runway de Waratte" I couldn't help myself but think that accomplishing a dear dream of yours should really be wonderful. Yes, it won't be easy, but I truly think the best thing is to at least try and if you fail, you should look at the sky and say - Damn, what a journey that was, I should follow up on it. (I would definitely do this exact way if it ever happened to me).
"Runway de Waratte" presents the kind of situation when characters have a dream and they genuinely care about it but the way forward is absurdly hard that at any given time they can fail as for the world's ruthless. The way it's displayed is phenomenal w…
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