Episode 05

Individual Styles is the fifth episode in the Smile Down the Runway (anime).

Summary
Kokoro and Ikuto sit and wait at a park because the trains are delayed. While they're waiting, Ikuto gets a call from one of his sisters. Ikuto then mentions that he has three younger siblings and hearing this elates Kokoro as they have something in common. She goes onto detail that she got involved in the fashion industry after Mai Ayano scouted her out.

The following day, Ikuto attends a lecture by Shoko at the Geika Institute of Fashion. After the lecture, Ikuto briefly talks with Shoko about Kokoro. Outside of the school, Ikuto intervenes in a confrontation with her manager Yu Igarashi. Yu tells Kokoro to abandon her dream of becoming a designer and become a full-time model for the agency she's a part of. After Kokoro leaves with her agent, Ikuto finds her notebook and returns it to her at her apartment. Upon hearing how strenuous her endeavor has been to become a fashion designer, Ikuto proclaims they should partake in the upcoming Geika Fashion Show. Inspired by Ikuto's gumption, Kokoro agrees to go with it.

Eventually, Ikuto informs his mother in the hospital about his plans to enter the fashion show. On the day of the preliminaries, Ikuto and Kokoro run into Kaoru who proclaims she'll knock him down a few pegs. The theme for the preliminaries is announced by the famous fashion model Seira and that's to create a stylish outfit in the scaled size of a doll. Using their participation money, the participants purchase the material they'll use for their finished product. At the start, Ikuto had confidence that he could create something good, however, he ends up in a slump.

Seeking counsel from Chiyuki, she shows him a video about Seira. Upon learning how Seira inspires her and some facts on her, Ikuto gets the inspiration he needs to finish his project.

Characters

 * Chiyuki Fujito
 * Ikuto Tsumura
 * Kokoro Hasegawa
 * Mai Ayano
 * Shoko Takaoka
 * Yu Igarashi
 * Kaoru Kizaki
 * Seira