Ep 0008 - The Price of Smiles (2019)

11/14/2023

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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!

Alice

Brian

Niko

N/A

N/A

N/A

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?

Stella

Shining, Stellar, or Bright

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Shining

Gail

Martin, Owens, or Johnson

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Owens

Lily

Becker, Earhart, or Wolf

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Earhart

Break

Klein, Thomas, or Boyer

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Boyer

Huey

Stein, Malthus, or Otto

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Malthus

Pierce

Thomas, Johnston, or Arnold

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Thomas

Yuuki

Sakura, Soleil, or Sukidesu

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Soleil

Leila

Baptise, Etoile, or Lapointe

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Etoile

Joshua

Ingram, Severen, or Laurent

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Ingram

Isana

Lambert, Leandre, or Lanford

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Langford

Harold

Millard, Matthew, or Guillard

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Millard

Yuni and Rune

Rout, Triumph, or Vanquish

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Vanquish