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“Egao no Daika” Anime Gets New Key Visual & Mecha Visuals

Written By Samantha Ferreira

Mecha fans have something new to smile about today!

Earlier today, the official Egao no Daika (Prince of Smiles) anime website updated with a key visual, as well as visuals for the show’s main mecha.

We break the details down below.

Key Visual

The image features the main characters, standing before the Guard and Krähe I mecha.

Egao no Daika Visual

Mecha Visuals

Egao no Daika will hit Japanese TV in January 2019. WOWOW, Tokyo MX, and Yomiuri Television will all carry the show.

Prince of Smiles VisualToshimasa Suzuki (Dance in the Vampire Bund, Rinne no Lagrange: Kamogawa Days) will direct the project at Tatsunoko Production, with Naoto Nakamura (High School Fleet) providing character designs. Shinichi Inotsume (Gangsta., Hayate the Combat Butler!) is in charge of series composition.

Other confirmed crew members include:

  • Music: Tsubasa Ito
  • Original Character Design: NOB-C
  • Sound Director: Kazuya Tanaka
  • Original Story Concept: Hikaru Yuasa
  • Original Story Concept: NOB-C

The confirmed voice cast includes:

  • Stella Shining: Saori Hayami
  • Yūki Soleil: Yumiri Hanamori
  • Joshua Ingram: Yoshitsugu Matsuoka
  • Layla Etoile: Rina Satou
  • Harold Miller: Nobutoshi Canna
  • Izana Langford: Ryotaro Okiayu
  • Yuni Vanquish: Makoto Koichi
  • Lune Vanquish: Junya Enoki

The series is being produced to celebrate Tatsunoko’s 55th anniversary.

Source: Comic Natalie

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Samantha Ferreira

Samantha Ferreira is Anime Herald’s founder and editor-in-chief. A Rhode Island native, Samantha has been an anime fan since 1992, and an active member of the anime press since 2002, when she began working as a reviewer for Anime Dream. She launched Anime Herald in 2010, and continues to oversee its operations to this day. Outside of journalism, Samantha actively studies the history of the North American anime fandom and industry, with a particular focus on the 2000s anime boom and bust. She’s a huge fan of all things Sakura Wars, and maintains series fansite Combat Revue Review when she has free time available. When not in the Anime Herald Discord, Samantha can typically be found on Bluesky.

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