The Price of Smiles

Egao no Daika

Original animation celebrating Tatsunoko Production's 55th anniversary.<br><br> 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.<br><br> 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.<br><br> "Yuuki! If you have spirit and guts, you can do anything!"<br><br> "…No, not this again! Joshua, be nobler!"<br><br> Stella is 17 years old and a capable, reserved soldier. However, she is always smiling ... for smiling is essential to living.<br><br> This is a story of two girls born on distant planets.<br><br> (Source: Tatsunoko)