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
Jul 28, 2026, 04:32 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
45.1
CourScore is the probability of an official sequel announcement within 18 months.
Signal coverage: 100% • Signal freshness: High • Updated 9 hours ago
Top reasons
- Cross-platform popularity index - Aggregate reach of ~12,468 followers
- Domestic episode engagement (Niconico) - 1,398,337 episode views on Niconico (JP domestic)
- Crunchyroll Like Index - 1,882 likes / 1,937 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 Reception67
Strategic Priors25
Fandom Engagement25
CourScore history
CourScore over time
Last analysedJul 28, 2026, 04:32 AM
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| tmdb | vote count | GLOBAL | 11 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | popularity | GLOBAL | 12,447 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | completion ratio | GLOBAL | 0.27 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | score mean | GLOBAL | 64.26 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | member count | GLOBAL | 6,913 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangadex | chapters total | GLOBAL | 100 | Jun 7, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode dislikes | GLOBAL | 55 | Jul 20, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode mylists | JP | 2,821 | Jul 20, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | favorites | GLOBAL | 73 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | series available | GLOBAL | 1 | Jul 20, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode views | JP | 1,398,337 | Jul 20, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest daily | GLOBAL | 10 | Jul 15, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| filmarks | mark count | JP | 129 | Jul 20, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| filmarks | score mean | JP | 54 | Jul 20, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode count | GLOBAL | 12 | Jul 20, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode likes | GLOBAL | 1,882 | Jul 20, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode comments | JP | 84,274 | Jul 20, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest weekly | GLOBAL | 8 | Jul 5, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| wikipedia | pageviews daily | EN.WIKIPEDIA | 9 | Jun 8, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | uploads 30d | GLOBAL | 25 | Jun 17, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | subscribers total | GLOBAL | 1,290 | Jun 17, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | trending | GLOBAL | 0 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | uploads 7d | GLOBAL | 25 | Jun 17, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | views 7d | GLOBAL | 13,579 | Jun 17, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | channel views total | GLOBAL | 260,870 | Jun 17, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | views 30d | GLOBAL | 13,579 | Jun 17, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | average score | GLOBAL | 56 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | score mean | GLOBAL | 60.6 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | plan to watch | GLOBAL | 13,798 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | member count | GLOBAL | 676 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | members | GLOBAL | 40,532 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | watching | GLOBAL | 3,842 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangadex | volumes total | GLOBAL | 4 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | rating rank | GLOBAL | 9,747 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| x official jp | silent days | JP | 2,453 | Jul 20, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | completed | GLOBAL | 15,620 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangadex | source status code | GLOBAL | 3 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | popularity | GLOBAL | 2.99 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangacodex | bd sales avg | JP | 136 | Jul 25, 2026, 12:00 AM |