DMM pictures have begun streaming a promotional video for the upcoming “Smile at the Runway” anime which was announced in this year’s 42nd issue of Weekly Shōnen Magazine.

The video reveals that the anime will begin airing in January 2020 and will be animated by Ezo’la, who are animating this season’s ‘Are You Lost?’ and previously animated last year’s ‘Happy Sugar Life.’

Weekly Shōnen Magazine announced that Chiyuki Fujito will be voiced by Yumiri Hanamori, and Ikuto Tsumura will be voiced by Natsuki Hanae.

Nobuyoshi Nagayama (Happy Sugar Life, My Girlfriend is Shobitch) is directing the anime, Touko Machida (Lucky Star, Dive!!) is in charge of the series’ composition, and Misaki Kaneko is designing the characters.

MU describes the original manga series:

Runway de Waratte starts with the story of Fujito Chiyuki, an aspiring fashion model and daughter of a fledgling Modeling Agency, Mille Neige. Ever since she was little, Chiyuki’s dream was to be the star model of her dad’s agency and perform at Paris Fashion Week. With great looks and a gifted environment, it seemed like she was on the right track to fulfill her dream, but she soon found herself faced with a seemingly insurmountable wall when her height stopped growing at 158cm (5’2″), too short to be a professional model. Although Chiyuki still kept on believing in herself for years despite everyone telling her it’s impossible, Chiyuki’s resolve starts to crumble as she enters her last year of high school. This is when she meets Tsumura Ikuto, a lame classmate with a surprising talent for designing clothes, who is also considering giving up his dream due to unfortunate circumstances. Together, they begin the journey of doing the impossible in order to realize their dreams.

The anime’s official website has also begun displaying a new visual for the show:

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