Ep 0008 - The Price of Smiles (2019)

11/14/2023

This time around we’re discussing a slice-of-life anime about Cute Girls suffering from Cute Little PTSD, Egao no Daika (The Price of Smiles)!

Content warnings for this episode: Discussions of manipulation, warfare, visualizations of blood and violence, depictions of child soldiers, references to trauma and representations of PTSD.

Our theme is “She Loves Your Fusion” by PartyFactor on Pixabay. Other sound effects also sourced from Pixabay. Any and all clips of copyrighted media are included for transformative use or commentary, and On the Shoulders of Giants makes no claim of ownership on the sampled audio.

Mechs Discussed

Kingdom of Soleil

Guard

Main Battle Unit

Squire

Multi-Purpose Unit

Kilbanov

Artillery Unit

Kingdom Carrier

Ship of the Line

Empire of Grandiga

Krahe 1

Main Battle Unit

Krahe II

Advanced Unit

Empire Carrier

Ship of the Line

Cool Factor(tm) Score

Check back later, this one is a three part, we'll score at the end!

Other Images of Things Discussed

Team Kingdom

Pop Idol Yuki

Yuki Desu Wa~~~~~~

Yuni's Discourse

VR Mecha Game

BLUE TEAM

RED TEAM

Kingdom Uniforms

Team Empire

Cabbage

MAPS MAPS MAPS

my wife, eien fleet

lily lifts

the stealth trenchcoat

BOOM HEADSHOT

Empire Uniforms

Chrars (do it for her)

RIP JOSHUA

PTSD

war was declared

hold orphans at gunpoint

terrorist

9/11

Rei Ayanami

sunflower ep.1

sunflower ep.4

this isnt yuri

this is not yuri?

THIS ISNT YURI?!

???

GAME TIME!

This time, we tried to test if our Hosts remembered the names of our wonderful cast of characters! Out of 3 options, what's their last name?