The Price of Smiles
Egao no Daika / The Cost of SmilesSummary
Original animation celebrating Tatsunoko Production's 55th anniversary.
On a planet far from Earth, there is a kingdom full of smiling faces. Princess Yuuki is 12 years old, and about to enter a sensitive age in a person's life. Everyday, she cries, laughs, and sometimes, her heart throbs with excitement. All the while, she lives merrily in the royal palace.
Filling her days with color are her loyal vassals: her tutor Reira, Izana who assists in political affairs, the leader of the chivalry Harold … and then, there is her childhood friend and aide Joshua.
"Yuuki! If you have spirit and guts, you can do anything!"
"…No, not this again! Joshua, be nobler!"
Stella is 17 years old and a capable, reserved soldier. However, she is always smiling ... for smiling is essential to living.
This is a story of two girls born on distant planets.
(Source: Tatsunoko)
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Platforms
Official and social
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Episodes
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Details
- Format
- TV series
- Number of Episodes
- 12
- Episode length
- 24 min
- Estimated total length
- ≈ 4 h 48 min (12 × 24 min)
- Season
- Winter 2019
- Start date
- January 4, 2019
- End date
- March 22, 2019
- Status
- Finished
- Source
- Original
- Country of origin
- Japan
- Studios
- Tatsunoko Production
- Romaji title
- Egao no Daika
- English title
- The Price of Smiles
- Native title
- エガオノダイカ
- Other titles
- The Cost of Smiles
Characters 13
Main characters
- Yuuki Soleilユウキ・ソレイユMain
- Stella Shiningステラ・シャイニングMain
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- Joshua IngramSupporting
- Leila Etoileレイラ・エトワールSupporting
- Izana Langfordイザナ・ラングフォードSupporting
- Yuni Vanquishユニ・ヴァンキッシュSupporting
- Lily Earhartリリィ・エアハートSupporting
- Gail Owensゲイル・オーウェンズSupporting
- Huey Malthusヒューイ・マルサスSupporting
- Break Boyerブレイク・ボイヤーSupporting
- Pierce Thorneピアース・ソーンSupporting
- Rune Vanquishルネ・ヴァンキッシュSupporting
- Harold Millerハロルド・ミラーSupporting
Staff and studios
Studios
Key staff
- Toshimasa SuzukiDirector
- Shinichi InozumeSeries composition
- Naoto NakamuraCharacter design
- Tsubasa ItouMusic
- Kazuya TanakaSound director
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- ChihoTheme Song Performance (OP)
- Kimi no OrphéeTheme Song Performance (ED)
- Kanata OkajimaTheme Song Composition (ED)
- AriTheme Song Composition (ED)
- AriTheme Song Lyrics (ED)
- Takuya MatsumotoTheme Song Arrangement (ED)
- Kazuki SugawaraTheme Song Arrangement (ED)
- MajikoTheme Song Performance (OP)
- H△GTheme Song Lyrics (OP)
- Ryou MiyataTheme Song Composition (OP)
- Ryou MiyataTheme Song Arrangement (OP)
- ChihoInsert Song Performance (ep 12)
- MajikoInsert Song Performance (ep 12)
- Ryou MiyataInsert Song Arrangement (ep 12)
- H△GInsert Song Lyrics (ep 12)
- Ryou MiyataInsert Song Composition (ep 12)
- Keisuke MakinoTheme Song Lyrics (OP)
- Shigemitsu HamaoEpisode Director (ED)
- Kio EdamatsuDesign Works
- Satoshi MatsuiPlanning