Episode 06

Superiority and Inferiority is the sixth episode in the Smile Down the Runway (anime).

Summary
At school, Chiyuko reveals to her close friends her fondness and admiration for all of the hard work, Ikuto has put out. All for him to achieve his dream of becoming a fashion designer.

On the day of judging, Ikuto finishes his design just in time. The judges are Shoko, Toh, and two random contestants. First up is Kaoru and Ikuto is one of the judges. The other contestant judge thinks nothing of the design, however, Ikuto believes its impressive. The sequential contestant, Ryunosuke Eda, and the design he made is noted to be inspired by Tract.

As the contestants go through the judging process, Ikuto feels anxious as the shrill critique judges'. When it's Ikuto's turn to submit his design, he reveals his piece to be an unconventional pair of pajamas. Although Toh praises its uniqueness, his critique is shrill as he calls it half-hearted and conservative. Once everyone's design was judged, it's announced that the participants have the chance to fix/change their designs before they're judged. Ikuto, decides not to make any changes to his design. Afterward, it's revealed by the Shoko that having confidence in your work after taking harsh critique was part of the test. It turns out that everyone passed that round and Ikuto made the top three designs.

Late that night, Toh confronts Ikuto and notes that he made a crucial mistake not fully using his budget. In an outburst, Ikuto defends his choice claiming that he didn't want to squander the money given to him by his family. Since Ikuto will need more money for the finals, Toh offers him to join his agency, and Ikuto accepts it.

Meanwhile, Chiyuki with the help of Shizuku looks for magazines that would hire her, but due to her size, she can't find any. So, to help build a portfolio to help her get a job, she introduces to her a new recruit fangirl named Haruko Sudo. Haruko is a noted fan of Chiyuki, who was super impressed by her when she was in elementary school. While showing Haruko some of the ropes, she builds her portfolio and submits it to a magazine called MODE JAPAN. Initially, she was going to be interviewed by a woman named Fumiyo Niimura, however, due to complications, she was replaced by a woman named Akasaka. Feeling that portfolio was flaccid and due to the interruption from her superior Yu the interview is cut short.

Disheartened by the rejection, Chiyuki is later contacted by Akasaka who informs her that a model of theirs dropped out and now there's an open position. Without hesitation, Chiyuki accepts the offer, but the following day she's filled with envy by the appearance of Kokoro.

Characters

 * Chiyuki Fujito
 * Ikuto Tsumura
 * Kaoru Kizaki
 * Shoko Takaoka
 * Toh Ayano
 * Ryunosuke Eda
 * Shizuku Naruoka
 * Haruko Sudo
 * Kenji Fujito
 * Yu Igarashi
 * Fumiyo Niimura
 * Kokoro Hasegawa