Aliases
The Cost of Smiles, Egao no Daika, The Price of Smiles, エガオノダイカ, The Price of Smiles (Egao no Daika)
S1WINTER 2019TV
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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)
Last updated
Aug 31, 2026, 01:55 AM
Franchise overview
Franchise timeline
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Renewal pulse
Courcast score breakdown
CourScore is the probability of an official sequel announcement within 18 months, blending attention velocity, completion strength, and catalogue health.
CourScore
44.5
CourScore is the probability of an official sequel announcement within 18 months.
Signal coverage: 100% • Signal freshness: High • Updated 12 days ago
Top reasons
- Cross-platform popularity index - Aggregate reach of ~12,492 followers
- Domestic episode engagement (Niconico) - 1,398,926 episode views on Niconico (JP domestic)
- Crunchyroll Like Index - 1,883 likes / 1,940 reactions on recent episodes
Runway
Anime original
This is an anime original, not an adaptation, so there is no source material to run down - renewal turns on sales and popularity rather than runway.
Financial & Commercial48
Production Feasibility40
Audience Reception65
Strategic Priors25
Fandom Engagement23
CourScore history
CourScore over time
Last analysedAug 31, 2026, 01:55 AM
Next scheduled11 days ago
Renewal FAQ
The Price of Smiles renewal questions
Common questions about this title's renewal prospects, answered by Courcast's daily analysis.
- Is The Price of Smiles getting a new season?
- According to Courcast's latest analysis, The Price of Smiles has a 45% renewal probability. This score is updated daily and blends fandom momentum, streaming signals, source-material runway, and franchise history. Check back regularly for the latest forecast.
- Will The Price of Smiles be renewed?
- The Price of Smiles currently scores 45 out of 100 on Courcast. Signals driving this estimate include online discussion volume, sequel history within the franchise, and platform engagement data - all recalculated daily. Titles scoring above 70 are considered Very Likely to receive a continuation.
- What is The Price of Smiles's renewal probability?
- The Price of Smiles's CourScore is 45 as of the latest update. CourScore is Courcast's proprietary metric that aggregates over a dozen renewal signals - from source-material runway to social buzz - into a single daily-updated probability out of 100.
Latest signals
Fresh telemetry
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| Source | Metric | Geo | Value | Collected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| anilist | average score | GLOBAL | 56 | Sep 5, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | favorites | GLOBAL | 73 | Sep 5, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | popularity | GLOBAL | 12,528 | Sep 5, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | trending | GLOBAL | 0 | Sep 5, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode count | GLOBAL | 12 | Sep 5, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode dislikes | GLOBAL | 57 | Sep 5, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode likes | GLOBAL | 1,893 | Sep 5, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | series available | GLOBAL | 1 | Sep 5, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| filmarks | mark count | JP | 130 | Sep 5, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| filmarks | score mean | JP | 56 | Sep 5, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest daily | GLOBAL | 0 | Sep 4, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest weekly | GLOBAL | 4 | Aug 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | member count | GLOBAL | 678 | Sep 5, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | rating rank | GLOBAL | 9,742 | Sep 5, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | score mean | GLOBAL | 64.32 | Sep 5, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | completed | GLOBAL | 15,646 | Sep 5, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | members | GLOBAL | 40,582 | Sep 5, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | plan to watch | GLOBAL | 13,820 | Sep 5, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | watching | GLOBAL | 3,847 | Sep 5, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangacodex | bd sales avg | JP | 136 | Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangadex | chapters total | GLOBAL | 100 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangadex | source status code | GLOBAL | 3 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangadex | volumes total | GLOBAL | 3 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode comments | JP | 84,284 | Sep 5, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode mylists | JP | 2,820 | Sep 5, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode views | JP | 1,399,204 | Sep 5, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | completion ratio | GLOBAL | 0.27 | Sep 5, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | member count | GLOBAL | 6,914 | Sep 5, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | score mean | GLOBAL | 60.5 | Sep 5, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| simkl | score mean | GLOBAL | 55 | Aug 1, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | popularity | GLOBAL | 4.7 | Sep 5, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | vote count | GLOBAL | 11 | Sep 5, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| wikipedia | pageviews daily | EN.WIKIPEDIA | 0 | Aug 19, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| x official jp | silent days | JP | 2,453 | Jul 20, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | channel views total | GLOBAL | 260,870 | Jun 17, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | subscribers total | GLOBAL | 1,290 | Jun 17, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | trailer likes | GLOBAL | 759 | Sep 5, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | trailer views | GLOBAL | 120,300 | Sep 5, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | uploads 30d | GLOBAL | 25 | Jun 17, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | uploads 7d | GLOBAL | 25 | Jun 17, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | views 30d | GLOBAL | 13,579 | Jun 17, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | views 7d | GLOBAL | 13,579 | Jun 17, 2026, 12:00 AM |