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
Oct 28, 2026, 06:21 AM
Franchise overview
Franchise timeline
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Renewal pulse
Courcast score breakdown
CourScore weighs signals for an official sequel announcement within 18 months, blending attention velocity, completion strength, and catalogue health.
CourScore
16.1
CourScore measures renewal signals out of 100. It is not a calibrated probability of an official sequel announcement within 18 months.
Signal coverage: 100% • Signal freshness: High • Updated 9 hours ago
Top reasons
- Committee renewal track record - Lead committee members (Tatsunoko Production) have a smoothed catalogue continuation rate of 25%, above the catalogue average of 14%
- Cross-platform popularity index - Aggregate reach of ~12,534 followers
- Titles like this rarely return - 7 years with no new entry: of series (first entries) in that position, 1% got a new season or film within 10 years
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 & Commercial40
Production Feasibility25
Audience Reception36
Strategic Priors45
Fandom Engagement23
CourScore history
CourScore over time
Last analysedOct 28, 2026, 06:21 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 16/100 renewal signal score. 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 16 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. Scores from 70 indicate strong renewal signals; scores from 85 are labelled very likely.
- What is The Price of Smiles's renewal probability?
- The Price of Smiles's CourScore is 16 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 signal score out of 100.
Latest signals
Fresh telemetry
Courcast watches every connected signal to surface the freshest indicators of momentum.
| Source | Metric | Geo | Value | Collected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| anilist | average score | GLOBAL | 56 | Oct 24, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | favorites | GLOBAL | 59 | Oct 24, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | popularity | GLOBAL | 12,600 | Oct 24, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | trending | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 24, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode count | GLOBAL | 12 | Sep 19, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode dislikes | GLOBAL | 57 | Sep 19, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode likes | GLOBAL | 1,893 | Sep 19, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | series available | GLOBAL | 1 | Sep 19, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| filmarks | mark count | JP | 132 | Oct 24, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| filmarks | score mean | JP | 56 | Oct 24, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest daily | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest weekly | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | momentum log ratio | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | member count | GLOBAL | 681 | Oct 24, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | rating rank | GLOBAL | 9,781 | Oct 24, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | score mean | GLOBAL | 64.32 | Oct 24, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | completed | GLOBAL | 15,679 | Oct 24, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | members | GLOBAL | 40,634 | Oct 24, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | plan to watch | GLOBAL | 13,839 | Oct 24, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | watching | GLOBAL | 3,846 | Oct 24, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangacodex | bd sales avg | JP | 136 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangadex | chapters total | GLOBAL | 100 | Oct 15, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangadex | source status code | GLOBAL | 3 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangadex | volumes total | GLOBAL | 4 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | entry likes | GLOBAL | 2 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | figures total | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | goods total | GLOBAL | 25 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | media total | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | merch total | GLOBAL | 25 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode comments | JP | 84,285 | Oct 24, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode mylists | JP | 2,816 | Oct 24, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode views | JP | 1,400,036 | Oct 24, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | completion ratio | GLOBAL | 0.27 | Oct 24, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | member count | GLOBAL | 6,934 | Oct 24, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | score mean | GLOBAL | 60.5 | Oct 24, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| simkl | score mean | GLOBAL | 55 | Aug 1, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | popularity | GLOBAL | 6.7 | Oct 24, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | vote count | GLOBAL | 11 | Oct 24, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| wikipedia | pageviews daily | EN.WIKIPEDIA | 10 | Oct 27, 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 | Oct 24, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | trailer views | GLOBAL | 120,449 | Oct 24, 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 |