Based on the mobile phone novel by author Maha Harada, Runway Beat tells the story of transfer student Biito “Beat” Mizorogi, a troubled youth who lost his mother when he was younger and has a conflicted relationship with his fashion mogul father. Believing that his father abandoned his ailing mother to concentrate on his own career, Beat holds a grudge against him for not being there when he needed him the most. While caring for his sickly sister, Beat must also contend with making a name for himself as fashion designer in his own regard, trying to establish himself from his father. With Beat’s talent in fashion design ever increasing, he alongside the sweet, but shy, Mei, her best friend Anna, the chic-geek Wanda and the supermodel Miki attempt to bring their class together to stage a fashion show for the school’s annual festival. With Beat facing greater odds for success or failure, he must choose his future. |