The Price of Smiles
Egao no Daika · エガオノダイカ
TV · Finished · Winter 2019 · 12 episodes · 24 min
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)
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)
Genres: Drama, Fantasy, Mecha, Slice of Life
Studio: Tatsunoko Production
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Episodes
- Episode 1: The Girl from Soleil
- Episode 2: The Truth of the War
- Episode 3: The Smiling Soldier
- Episode 4: The Choice of Hope
- Episode 5: The Night of the Squad
- Episode 6: The Crossroads of Fate
- Episode 7: The Sunflowers of the Palace
- Episode 8: The Final Message
- Episode 9: The Elegy of Dawn
- Episode 10: The Ignition of Souls
- Episode 11: The Resolve of Two
- Episode 12: The Price of Smiles
Reviews
A futuristic mecha war tale that may of taken on more than it could handle
A boring mess with middle school level philosophy and a cast of generic characters.
The Price is a bit of a Mess that lost all Potential