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Runway de Waratte (Smile Down the Runway)
This anime is themed around fashion and modelling, but that’s really just the backdrop. Before I started this anime I knew essentially nothing about fashion and modelling, and…
Happiness vs. Greatness: Hasegawa Kokoro in Smile Down the Runway
Smile Down the Runway is a manga and anime series about pursuing dreams that are supposedly impossible. Whether it’s an aspiring fashion model whose short stature is seen…
Anime Like Arte
16th century Florence is awash with cultural and creative contributions during the Renaissance. Arte is a young lady from an aristocratic family who wants to
Ristorante Paradiso, Smile Down the Runway, Snow White with the Red Hair, Sugar Apple Fairy Tale, Violet Evergarden
Smile Down the Runway: A Lot of Average Material Joined Together
Expectations Walking In Anime series are things where you can easily look into worlds that you wouldn’t be able to otherwise. I mean, they come from the lens…
AngryJellyfish’s Manga Purchases (2022)
It’s been a few years since I last did one of these! Here’s a small sample of the manga series I’ve been reading this year, and what I…
Anime Series Like Dance Dance Danseur
After watching a gripping performance by a male ballet dancer as a kid, Junpei Murao fell in love with dance. However, after being pressured into finding
Kids on the Slope, Smile Down the Runway, Welcome to the Ballroom, Dance Dance Danseur, Glass Mask
Anime Series Like My Dress-Up Darling
Living with his grandfather who makes beautiful Hina Dolls, Wakana Gojo has loved them since he was a child. He aspires to one day make Hina Dolls as…
Smile Down the Runway, Welcome to the Ballroom, Bottom-Tier Character Tomozaki, Horimiya, My Dress-Up Darling
Anime Series Like Blue Period
In his second year of high school, Yatora Yaguchi goofs off with his friends and studies hard enough to make good grades. However, neither makes him happy. Bound…
Smile Down the Runway, Welcome to the Ballroom, Baby Steps, Blue Period, March Comes in Like a Lion
The Anime Curriculum- What Anime can teach you
Hey peeps! As some of the world gets back into school we thought it would be amusing to talking about anime that you can actually learn things from.…
Doki Doki News Month Kicks Off with Guest Host and VA, Macy Anne Johnson!
We’re excited to announce that all month long, voice actors will be joining us as guest hosts for Doki Doki News, our weekly 90-second newscast about the major…
Smile Down the Runway Was One of My Most Anticipated Funimation Series
Production I didn’t think I had heard of Ezo’la studios before I sat … The post Smile Down the Runway Was One of My Most Anticipated Funimation Series…
KiritoNarukami’s Top 10 Anime of 2020!!
Happy New Year! I hope you are all well and healthy! 2020 was quite the year that no one was ready for and to keep myself from sounding…
Akudama Drive, DECA-DENCE, Gleipnir, JUJUTSU KAISEN, Talentless Nana
John’s Additional Picks for 2020’s Best TV Anime
I’ve observed Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken!, Smile Down the Runway, Akudama Drive, Moriarty the Patriot, and Somali and the Forest Spirit as the best new anime series…
Akudama Drive, Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken!, Moriarty the Patriot, Smile Down the Runway, Somali and the Forest Spirit
A Magical 2020
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A Whisker Away, D-Frag!, Dimension W, I've Always Liked You, Cardcaptor Sakura the Movie 2: The Sealed Card
VA Macy Anne Johnson Talks Akudama Drive, Star Wars, and Recording Remotely
Check out our video interview with voice actress Macy Anne Johnson (Smile Down the Runway), who voices Ordinary Person / Swindler in the Funimation dub of Akudama Drive,…
The Speakeasy #119: Rose of Versailles, Log Horizon, March Comes in Like a Lion, Blue Period + More
We discuss all the things we’ve been watching and reading lately: Burn the Witch, Smile Down the Runway, Higurashi New, Blue Period, March Comes in Like a Lion,…
Log Horizon, March Comes in Like a Lion, Rose of Versailles, Smile Down the Runway
Smile Down the Runway Volumes 3 and 4 Review
Too many baffling decisions and choices on fashion designs and themes hurt Volumes 3 and 4 of Smile Down the Runway.
Entries from the Dead: Runway de Waratte
They say that everyone loves an underdog. The come-from-nowhere, chip-on-their-shoulder, hard-working specimens that find success through hell and back. Disadvantages are their crux; doubt only ent…
TangleCast Feature: Macy Gives the Team a Voice Acting Lesson
As our TangleCast podcast continues to roll on, we’re looking for new ways to engage our listeners with fun and interesting content. One new aspect we’ve added is…
TangleCast 80: Serial Experiments Macy
We have double the treat for you on this episode of the TangleCast, and one of our favorite voice actresses, Macy Anne Johnson (Smile Down the Runway, Dr.…
Baccano! – 08-09
It's the nature of Isaac and Miria that their presence effectively makes it impossible for a scene to be taken seriously. Read more
My anime diary: A Place Further than the Universe & Smile Down the Runway
A Place Further than the Universe is that rare thing: an anime that, with each passing episode, I began to savour. It made me want to travel.
OtakuGeneration.net :: (Show #777) Smile Down the Runway
Shownotes :: (show 777) :: (website) :: (podcast feed) :: (direct download) :: (direct iTunes link) With Smile Down the Runway, recorded live April 26th, 2020. This…
Anime Feminist Recommendations of Winter 2020
As if to balance out the light lists of 2019, the new year roared in with so many quality shows we almost didn't have space to recommend them…
Top 5 Anime of Winter 2020
Hello and welcome back to Otaku Thursday! It has been a crazy year already (in both anime and IRL) and luckily, we have made it through the winter.…
Top 5 Anime of Winter 2020
Hello and welcome back to Otaku Thursday! It has been a crazy year already (in both anime and IRL) and luckily, we have made it through the winter.…
Otaku Reader’s Corner: Smile Down the Runway, Bibliophile Princess, and Oregairu
Tearmoon Empire (Vol. 1) As Tearmoon Empire vol. 1 opens, protagonist Princess Mia (clearly inspired by Marie Antoinette) dies on the guillotine…only to wake up as a twelve-year-old!…
And So, The Winter Season Comes To A Close | Winter 2020 Anime TKO
This Is It, Everyone. We Have Reached The Endgame.
Smile Down the Runway Volumes 1 and 2 Review
Title: Smile Down the Runway (Runway de Waratte)Genre: DramaPublisher: Kodansha (JP), Kodansha USA (US)Creator: Kotoba InoyaSerialized in: Weekly Shonen MagazineLocalization Staff: amimaru (production)Release Date: September 3, 2019, October…
Winter 2020 Seasonal Anime Wrap-up
Outside of the bubble things are worrying. It is unavoidable to see news about coronavirus and how one should be protected from the disease. I do hope that…
Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken!, In/Spectre, Toilet-bound Hanako-kun, Smile Down the Runway
The Penultimate Round Is Here | Winter 2020 Anime TKO
Our three combatants are gearing up for the end. But how will they prepare us for the end?
We're In The Endgame Now | Winter 2020 Anime TKO
The climax is fast approaching, both for these shows and for this TKO.
This Is It! The Home Stretch! | Winter 2020 Anime TKO
And with this, the Top 3 of the Winter 2020 Anime Season are Decided!
That Got Much Too Close For Comfort | Winter 2020 Anime TKO
Only four shows remain standing. But which four? Find out in the latest Anime TKO.
And Then There Were Five | Winter 2020 Anime TKO
Another week, another round in the infamous Anime TKO. Has anything changed? See for yourself. Voyager: Hey, we’re almost there! EvilBob: Yeah. The end is in sight. You…
Macy Anne Johnson Smiles Down the Runway
Just as the new year began, there was a lot of buzz among our staff writers about Smile Down the Runway, a new series that was about air…
What's This? A Plot Twist?! | Winter 2020 Anime TKO
Another week, another elimination. Who bit the dust this time?
Episode 638: Winter 2020 Previews #3
This week on Anime Pulse the guys totally didn't forget to record the show, so they totally aren't doing a re-recording. I mean it, really, this was a…
ISEKAI QUARTET, Toilet-bound Hanako-kun, Smile Down the Runway
And So Begins The Real Battle | Winter 2020 Anime TKO
The combatants are set. Now begins the Free-for-All. FIGHT!
281 – One Shot 26 – The Ghost in the Shell: Global Neural Network
This week Darfox is back to talk about Weather with You and dakazu gets a behind-the-scenes look at Yoshihiro Togashi in Sensei Hakusho! Then we review our very…
The First Third of the Season Draws to an End | Winter 2020 Anime TKO
This is it! The last round of the Winter 2020 Anime TKO before the first culling! Where is everyone finishing for this first third of the season? See…
Hooked on the Look – First Impressions of Runway de Waratte
I’m going to skip the cute intro today and get straight to the gist if my thoughts which is just WOW. I watched the first episode like “eh…
Day with The Cart Driver podcast – Our first impressions of Winter 2020 anime
We’re back! The decade in review posts might be done, but apparently they kept making anime so Scamp and Day are back to blather at each other about…
This Did Not Turn Out At All Like We Expected | Winter 2020 Anime TKO
The culling is coming up! And more shows are locking in their scores!
Runway de Waratte – 03
「ランウェイで笑って」 (Runway de Waratte) "Smile Down the Runway" There it is. The eponymous title drop in the episode name.
Runway de Waratte – 3 [Smile Down the Runway]
Welcome to another week of Runway de Waratte! This week is pretty straight forward, finishing up the fashion show and letting our leads get a win. The question…
Winter 2020 First Impressions
Between long-awaited greenlit adaptations and surprising sequel announcements, 2020 is already looking like a mighty exciting time to be an anime fan, and while the rest of the…
Everyone Is Here! | Winter 2020 Anime TKO
Week 3 is upon us! Time to check in on our competitors to see how they’re doing in the latest round. Voyager: We’re back, everyone! EvilBob: And this…
Winter 2020 First Impressions – Toilet-Bound Hanako-kun, Science Fell in Love so I Tried to Prove it, and Smile Down the Runway
One thing that’s fascinated me about the anime localization process, especially now that almost every series is simulcast, is the truly awkward translation machine that results in mangled…
Smile Down the Runway – Episode 1
What’s it about? From a young age, Chiyuki looked to have a promising future as a model: she was tall, beautiful, and had plenty of connections with her…