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The Price of Smiles

12 Episodes 24 min WINTER 2019
FINISHED ★ 5.6
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Synopsis

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.

Episodes

12 / 12 Episodes
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Episode 1
The Girl From Soleil
Twelve-year-old Princess Yuki is starting to take on the responsibilities of leading her kingdom. But when the borderland knights Yuni and Lune are rude to her, her retainer Joshua challenges them to a battle in a simulator.
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Episode 2
The Truth of the War
In order to hold back the advancing Imperial Army at the border, Grand Master Harold takes the royal flagship to the front lines. Joshua throws himself into his first combat sortie in order to protect Yuki's smile.
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Episode 3
The Smiling Soldier
A soldier of the Imperial Army, Petty Officer Stella Shining always seems to keep her squad at arm's length. When she and her squad are deployed on a mission with their new commander, he wonders what lies behind her ever-present smile.
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Episode 4
The Choice of Hope
Two months have passed since the kingdom and the empire went to war, and the empire continues to advance. As Layla tries to support the despondent Yuki, she thinks back on the tragedy that started it all.
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Episode 5
The Night of the Squad
To break through a stalemate a stone's throw from the capital, the Buerger Squad embarks on a night mission. But when Lily runs into unexpected trouble, she ends up relaying her past to Commander Owens.
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Episode 6
The Crossroads of Fate
Nothing stops the advance of the Grandiga empire, despite the valor of the troops of the Sun kingdom. While most of the residents are evacuated to a safe place, Princess Yuki wonders if it would be wiser to capitulate.
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Episode 7
The Sunflowers of the Palace
After the Battle of Hariant, Gail Squadron soldiers try to find the food they need to hold a small party in honor of Pierce who was wounded in action.
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Episode 8
The Final Message
While Yuki takes command of the Royal Army, Izana tries to smuggle crucial information about the ruined Empire of Verde from behind enemy lines.
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Episode 9
The Elegy of Dawn
With the Kingdom hanging on by a thread, Grand Master Harold ramps up production on the new chrars. But Yuki and Layla pursue a different path based on the data sent by Izana.
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Episode 10
The Ignition of Souls
The Empire surges onward, but life is grim for soldiers on the front lines. As she survives through tough situations with her teammates and commander, Stella's smile begins to change.
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Episode 11
The Resolve of Two
Winter has arrived. Yuki has lost many of those important to her, but she continues to press onward. As the war reaches its final stages, Yuki defiantly claims she will retake Hariant...
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Episode 12
The Price of Smiles
As the final battle rages on, Yuki and Stella arrive on distant foreign soil. Yuki has made up her mind to end the war, but Stella stands in her way. What future will these girls bring to their world?

Characters

Yuuki Soleil

Yuuki Soleil

Main

Stella Shining

Stella Shining

Main

Joshua Ingram

Joshua Ingram

Supporting

Harold Miller

Harold Miller

Supporting

Rune Vanquish

Rune Vanquish

Supporting

Pierce Thorne

Pierce Thorne

Supporting

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12 episodes • 288 minutes

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Information

Aired Jan 03, 2019
to Mar 21, 2019
Season WINTER 2019
Source Unknown
Format Unknown

Genres

Drama Fantasy Mecha Slice of Life

Studios

Tatsunoko Production

Statistics

Score ★ 5.6
Popularity #11265