Episode 12

This Is My Story is the final episode in the Smile Down the Runway (anime).

Summary
Toh recalls having a conversation with his grandmother Mai about starting his own business. Mai will allow it so long as he proves himself to her, by breaking her record of 52 inquiries.

Just as Toh's turn is coming up, Ikuto is approached by a buyer by the name of Satomi Ichihara. She notes how his designs caught her eye and that she was interested in purchasing some of them.

At the start of Toh's show, his first design is a plain t-shirt with his logo on it. The next two designs are eccentric juxtaposed dresses that designs compliment each other harmoniously. In the end, Toh's designs are a hit and he gets a round of applause from the audience.

Depressed that she didn't stand a chance against Toh's designs in the fashion show. Kokoro is surprisingly cheered up by her agent Yu. Meanwhile, Ikuto is approached by Ryūnosuke who suggests he enroll in Geika and then Kaoru who asks for his opinion on her designs. Right before the announcements are made for the winner of the show, Toh gives Mai all of the buyer cards that he collected.

The winner of the contest was Kokoro and due to his plain and lack of creativity in his designs, Ikuto gets 11th place. He's then brought to the locker room to help one of Toh's designers with one of his designs. Just as Chiyuki and Kokoro look for Ikuto, Kinu Kamuii approaches Chiyuki. As Shoko reviews over the results of the judging, it's noted that Seira didn't choose Toh as favorably as the other judges. Furthermore, only Toh and Ikuto received potential buyers for their designs. She later gives a scholarship application for the school to Ikuto and wishes him luck on his future designs. Chiyuki then approaches him and congratulates him on Yu's behalf and informs him that she's landed a gig at Kinu's modeling agency.

Eventually, thanks to the help of Hajime Ikuto gets a job at Mai's design studio.

Characters

 * Chiyuki Fujito
 * Ikuto Tsumura
 * Toh Ayano
 * Mai Ayano
 * Yu Igarashi
 * Kazuya Suo
 * Kinu Kamuii
 * Shizuku Naruoka
 * Kokoro Hasegawa
 * Satomi Ichihara
 * Kaoru Kizaki
 * Ryūnosuke Eda
 * Seira
 * Hajime Yanagida