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Smile Down the Runway S1E8 — The Designer's Capacity

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Smile Down the Runway•Season 1•Episode 8

The Designer's Capacity

7.5/10 · 19 votesFeb 29, 202025 min

Ranked #9 of 12 in Season 1•−0.2 vs season avg

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.

Directed byKosuke Kuremizu

Written byRie Uehara

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Cast13

Yumiri Hanamori

Yumiri Hanamori

Chiyuki Fujito (voice)

Natsuki Hanae

Natsuki Hanae

Ikuto Tsumura (voice)

Ai Kayano

Ai Kayano

Kokoro Hasegawa (voice)

Yui Ishikawa

Yui Ishikawa

Honoka Tsumura (voice)

Hibiku Yamamura

Hibiku Yamamura

Aoi Tsumura (voice)

Hikaru Akao

Hikaru Akao

Ichika Tsumura (voice)

Ryohei Kimura

Ryohei Kimura

Toh Ayano (voice)

Ayaka Fukuhara

Ayaka Fukuhara

Kaoru Kizaki (voice)

Kohei Amasaki

Kohei Amasaki

Ryuunosuke Eda (voice)

Keiko Han

Keiko Han

Youko Takaoka (voice)

Yui Makino

Yui Makino

Seira (voice)

Mayumi Asano

Mayumi Asano

Mai Ayano (voice)

Crew10

M

Misaki Kaneko

Supervising Animation Director

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Naho Koyama

Animation Director

K

Kosuke Kuremizu

Director

T

Takuro Sakurai

Animation Director

K

Kazuko Nakayama

Supervising Animation Director

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Yusuke Shibata

Supervising Animation Director

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Ryosuke Shibuya

Storyboard Artist

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Kosuke Kuremizu

Key Animation

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Natsumi Kurihara

Key Animation

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Rie Uehara

Writer

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Episode Summary

"The Designer's Capacity" is episode 8 of Smile Down the Runway season 1. It scored 7.5/10 from 19 votes, ranking #9 of 12 episodes this season (season average 7.7). Directed by Kosuke Kuremizu and written by Rie Uehara, it aired on February 29, 2020.

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