The Cost of Smiles, Egao no Daika, The Price of Smiles, エガオノダイカ, Default, Synonym, Japanese, English, German, Spanish, The Price of Smiles (Egao no Daika), French
The Price of Smiles
Egao no Daika
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
Jun 3, 2026, 11:21 PM
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- Cross-platform popularity index - Aggregate reach of ~6,870 followers
- Cross-platform audience rating - Weighted audience rating 60.1
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| Source | Metric | Geo | Value | Collected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| kitsu | member count | GLOBAL | 674 | May 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | score mean | GLOBAL | 64.19 | May 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | rating rank | GLOBAL | 9,527 | May 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| wikipedia | pageviews daily | EN.WIKIPEDIA | 21 | May 6, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | favorites | GLOBAL | 71 | Jun 1, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | score mean | GLOBAL | 60.6 | May 18, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | plan to watch | GLOBAL | 13,755 | May 30, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | watching | GLOBAL | 3,830 | May 30, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | completed | GLOBAL | 15,724 | May 30, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangadex | volumes total | GLOBAL | 3 | May 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangadex | source status code | GLOBAL | 3 | May 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | popularity | GLOBAL | 12,323 | Jun 1, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangadex | chapters total | GLOBAL | 100 | May 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | trending | GLOBAL | 1 | Jun 1, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | average score | GLOBAL | 56 | Jun 1, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | popularity | GLOBAL | 4.39 | Jun 1, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | vote count | GLOBAL | 11 | Jun 1, 2026, 12:00 AM |