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 to be honest af…
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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…
Runway de Waratte – 07
「存在感」 (Ora) "Aura" Chiyuki finally received a bitter dose of reality. And when it rains, it pours.
Runway de Waratte – 04
17 year-olds should be selfish. Read more The post Runway de Waratte – 04 appeared first on Lost in Anime.
Runway de Waratte – 01
「これは君の物語」 (Kore wa kimi no Monogatari) "This Is Your Story" I hope that Chiyuki realises that a model is not meant to smile when they walk down a runway.
Runway de Waratte – 10
「負けられない」 (Makerarenai) "Must Not Lose" And this week we continue the trend of emotional 10th episodes that are making me choke up with tears.
Runway de Waratte – 02
Nope, don't need the three episode rule here - all good, thanks. Read more The post Runway de Waratte – 02 appeared first on Lost in Anime.
Runway de Waratte – 06
Series like this have to make hard choices. Read more The post Runway de Waratte – 06 appeared first on Lost in Anime.
Runway de Waratte – 06
「優越感と劣等感」 (Yuuetsukan to Rettoukan) "Superiority and Inferiority" If Chiyuki doesn't consider him as a friend, at least Ikuto avoided the friendzone, right...?
Runway de Waratte – 08
It may sound odd, but this series is reminding me quite a bit of Watamote. Read more The post Runway de Waratte – 08 appeared first on Lost…
Runway de Waratte – 07
At this point it's kind of hard to say which of the two main branches of Runway de Waratte is the more compelling. Read more The post Runway…
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 – 10
It's no surprise that this episode of Runway de Waratte packed quite an emotional punch. Read more The post Runway de Waratte – 10 appeared first on Lost…
Runway de Waratte – 11
If the purpose of this was to make the narrative case for Kokoro as a designer, to me it's a massive fail. Read more The post Runway de…
Runway de Waratte – 05
I'll be jiggered if Runway de Waratte isn't making fashion design and modeling almost... interesting? Read more The post Runway de Waratte – 05 appeared first on Lost…
Runway de Waratte – 05
「それぞれの流儀」 (Sorezore no Ryuugi) "Individual Styles" Viewers, get ready. We're about to enter our fashion tournament arc.
Runway de Waratte – 04
「若き才能たち」 (Wakaki sainou tachi) "Young Talents" Being the oldest child in a household where your single mother is hospitalised presents a unique set of challenges. Yet the way Ikuto deals…
Runway de Waratte – 02
「プロの世界」 (Puro no Sekai) "The Professional World" Out of the frying pan and into the fire.
Runway de Waratte – 09
Runway de Waratte manages to do something to annoy me almost every week, but also manages to draw me back in. Read more The post Runway de Waratte…
Runway de Waratte – 03
It's not often I use this word to describe an anime, but Runway is genuinely uplifting. Read more The post Runway de Waratte – 03 appeared first on…
Runway de Waratte – 11 [The Promise]
This was a very surprising week of Runway de Waratte. I fully expected it to be a disappointment, to somehow screw up its grand finale, for Ikuto to…
First Impressions – Runway de Waratte
As always, it's so nice when it happens good. Read more The post First Impressions – Runway de Waratte appeared first on Lost in Anime.
Runway de Waratte – 9 [Rivals]
Hello everyone and welcome to another week of Runway de Waratte! Apologies, but this one is going to be a short one. I just don’t have much to…
Runway de Waratte – 08, 09
「デザイナーの器 / 好敵手」 (Dezainaa no Utsuwa / Raibaaru) "The Designer's Capacity / Rivals" Ikuto really can't catch a break.
Runway de Waratte – 7 [Aura]
Runway de Waratte did it again, doing great with half the episode and falling apart in the 2nd. It’s a shame that a show can have such a…
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…
First Impression: Smile Down the Runway
Chiyuki Fujito is a teenage model who dreams of walking down the runway of Paris Fashion Week one day. However, her short stature prevents her from even getting…
Runway de Waratte – 8 [The Designer’s Capacity]
Another week, another dash of Runway de Waratte. However this week wasn’t actually that bad, as Ikuto is finally challenged, even if the pacing is a goddamn mess.…
Runway de Waratte – 2 [The Professional World]
Welcome to the second new series I am blogging this season, Runway de Waratte! A really odd choice for me all things considered, but it caught my interest…
Runway de Waratte – 5 [Individual Styles]
Apologies for the wait everyone, but inspiration takes times, as Runway de Waratte taught us this week! Runway starts off the week with Kokoro and Itsuko having a…
Runway De Waratte – 4 [Young Talents]
Everyone, we are now 1/3rd of the way through Runway De Waratte and I have to say… It ain’t great. There might be a few issues, just a…
Anime Taste Testing: Runway de Waratte
There are very few anime titles that center entirely around the professional modelling and fashion/design industries (in fact, I can only think of one, that being 2005’s fascinating…
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…
Runway de Waratte Anime Review – 39/100
It’s hard to deny, this was a pretty good season for anime. From my personal favorites of Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken! and Dorohedoro to returning series like…
Runway de Waratte – 10 [Must Not Lose]
Apologies for the wait on this one everyone, between Evangelion reviews and this virus, it’s been busy! As far as Runway de Waratte goes, this week was actually……
Runway de Waratte – 6 [Superiority and Inferiority]
Apologies for the wait everyone, but between cons and going rock climbing over the weekend, this got pushed back. Sadly though, I have to be honest, right out…
Runway de Waratte – 12 (End) and Series Review
Oh, well. Read more The post Runway de Waratte – 12 (End) and Series Review appeared first on Lost in Anime.
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…
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.
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…
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…
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!…
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…
Smile Down the Runway Was One of My Most Anticipated Funimation Series
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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.
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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…
Some Quick First Impressions: Runway de Waratte, Rikei ga Koi ni Ochita no de Shoumei shitemita and Oda Cinnamon Nobunaga
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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…
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Tomo-chan Is a Girl! – 04 – Shooting You Down With a Smile
Tanabe wants to see Misuzu smile, but Jun sees her smile all the time. It’s just her sadistic smile; the pure smile Tanabe imagines doesn’t exist. But true…
