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寿命を買い取ってもらった。一年につき、一万円で。 1 [Jumyou wo Kaitotte Moratta. Ichinen ni Tsuki, Ichimanen de.] (Comic) #2
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জীবনের মূল্য কী?
ছোটবেলা থেকেই অন্তমূর্খী কুসুনোকি বিশ্বাস করতো জীবনে বড় কিছু হবে। কুসুনোকি বিশ্বাস করতো তার জন্য অপার সম্ভাবনাময় ভবিষ্যৎতে অপেক্ষা করছে। এ-নিয়ে তার মনে কোন দ্বিধা ছিল না। কিন্তু এখন বিশ বছর বয়সের কাছাকাছি এসে, নিজেকে একজন মোটামোটি ছাত্র হিসাবে আবিস্কার করে চমকে উঠল। কোন কিছুতেই ওর উৎসাহ নেই, কোন স্বপ্ন নেই, নেই কোন আশা আকাঙ্ক্ষা। নেই কোন উচ্চাশা। পকেটেও নেই ফুটো পয়সা।
জীবন নিয়ে হতাশ কুসুনোকি যখন জানতে পারল ওর আয়ুষ্কাল বিক্রি করে টাকা পয়সা পাওয়া যাবে, কোন দ্বিধা না করেই তিন মাস রেখে বাকি আয়ুষ্কালটুকু বিক্রি করে দিলো।
ঘটনাচক্রে পরিচয় হলো মিয়াগি নামের একটা মেয়ের সাথে।
মিয়াগি যেন ওর নিস্তরঙ্গ জীবনে এক টুকরো আশা আলো দেখালো।
বিশ বছরেরে জীবনে যা পায়নি, জীবনের শেষ তিন মাসে কুসুনোকি কি খুঁজে পাবে না পাওয়া সুখ?
মিয়াগি কি কুসুনোকির হতাশা ভরা জীবনে আশার আলো হয়ে আসবে?
ছোটবেলা থেকেই অন্তমূর্খী কুসুনোকি বিশ্বাস করতো জীবনে বড় কিছু হবে। কুসুনোকি বিশ্বাস করতো তার জন্য অপার সম্ভাবনাময় ভবিষ্যৎতে অপেক্ষা করছে। এ-নিয়ে তার মনে কোন দ্বিধা ছিল না। কিন্তু এখন বিশ বছর বয়সের কাছাকাছি এসে, নিজেকে একজন মোটামোটি ছাত্র হিসাবে আবিস্কার করে চমকে উঠল। কোন কিছুতেই ওর উৎসাহ নেই, কোন স্বপ্ন নেই, নেই কোন আশা আকাঙ্ক্ষা। নেই কোন উচ্চাশা। পকেটেও নেই ফুটো পয়সা।
জীবন নিয়ে হতাশ কুসুনোকি যখন জানতে পারল ওর আয়ুষ্কাল বিক্রি করে টাকা পয়সা পাওয়া যাবে, কোন দ্বিধা না করেই তিন মাস রেখে বাকি আয়ুষ্কালটুকু বিক্রি করে দিলো।
ঘটনাচক্রে পরিচয় হলো মিয়াগি নামের একটা মেয়ের সাথে।
মিয়াগি যেন ওর নিস্তরঙ্গ জীবনে এক টুকরো আশা আলো দেখালো।
বিশ বছরেরে জীবনে যা পায়নি, জীবনের শেষ তিন মাসে কুসুনোকি কি খুঁজে পাবে না পাওয়া সুখ?
মিয়াগি কি কুসুনোকির হতাশা ভরা জীবনে আশার আলো হয়ে আসবে?
196 pages, Hardcover
First published July 2, 2017
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Shouichi Taguchi
33 books9 followersTAGUCHI Shōichi
Name (in native language): 田口囁一
Zodiac: Libra
Name (in native language): 田口囁一
Zodiac: Libra
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January 14, 2024
একাকিত্বকে সঙ্গী করে জীবন কাটিয়ে দেয়া এক মানুষ কুসুনোকি। নিজের জীবনের কোনো মানে খুজে না পেয়ে শেষ পর্যন্ত নিজের আয়ুষ্কাল বিক্রি করে দেয় এবং তারপরেই তার সেই বোরিং জীবনে কিছু পরিবর্তন আসে যা সে আগে পায়নি। শুরুর দিকে বইটা একটু ঝিমানো ছিল জানিনা সেটা কাহিনীর জন্য কিনা তবে অনুবাদও বেশকিছু জায়গায় সাবলীল লাগেনি। কিন্তু বইটা শেষ করে ভালো লেগেছে। অনুবাদ কিছু জায়গায় আরেকটু সাবলীল হলে হয়ত পুরোপুরি উপভোগ করতে পারতাম তবে পুরো বইয়ের জার্নিটা ভালো ছিল সেজন্য চার তারকা প্রাপ্য।
January 1, 2022
This is too painful! Yet I have nothing on my mind but to kneel and embrace everything screaming, “Is that it? I need more! MORE!” I felt like a demon wanting to devour every single piece of misery Sugaru would let me have. Did I say that this is amazing? I will repeat myself. This is freaking amazing! I'm afraid to proceed to the final volume! But to hell with that fear, I brought this pain upon myself. No other way but forward now. I'm still hoping it ends well.
April 4, 2022
4,3/5
Przyjemna manga. Śliczna kreska. Historia wciągają i zachęcająca do przemyśleń. Polecam!
Przyjemna manga. Śliczna kreska. Historia wciągają i zachęcająca do przemyśleń. Polecam!
February 3, 2022
I thought this was going to another feel good cliched romantic story but it turns to be a distressing experience; despite everything Kusunoki is going through, he appears numb from his way of life and is unable to express his feelings; despite being in his late twenties, he displays his emotions like a child, becoming unresponsive in some situations and constantly asking Miyagi and other characters questions.
Miyagi appears to be a strange person at first, full of secrets about how things function. Her personality, though, is very similar to Kusunoki's. The only difference is that Kusunoki is looking forward to spending his final days with his family, whereas Miyagi is at work.
And now they are falling in love I don't wanna imagine what's gonna come next for them??
Miyagi appears to be a strange person at first, full of secrets about how things function. Her personality, though, is very similar to Kusunoki's. The only difference is that Kusunoki is looking forward to spending his final days with his family, whereas Miyagi is at work.
And now they are falling in love I don't wanna imagine what's gonna come next for them??
April 12, 2020
4,5
Kusunoki incontra Himeno, la sua nemica-amica d'infanzia con la quale si era fatto la promessa dieci anni prima che, se non avessero trovato un partner, si sarebbero sposati (ovviamente dopo essere diventati ricchi).
Grazie a Miyagi scopriamo che nemmeno Himeno ha avuto soddisfazioni nella vita. La cena fra i due amici ritrovati sembra procedere bene, fino a quando Kusunoki le svela tutta la storia legata alla vendita della vita. A quel punto la ragazza se ne va, lasciandogli una lettera in cui gli rivela tutto il suo odio. Infatti il ragazzo, anni prima, non aveva accolto la sua richiesta di aiuto. Da allora Himeno si era ripromessa di vendicarsi ma, dopo aver sentito la storia - per lei assurda - sulla vendita della vita, ha deciso di lasciar perdere.
Così Kusunoki si rende conto che anche l'ultimo dei suoi contatti umani era in realtà una finzione; allora decide di passare quel che gli resta da vivere fotografando distributori automatici insieme a Miyagi, che si mostra sempre gentile e premurosa nei suoi confronti.
E ora affronto l'ultimo volume...
Kusunoki incontra Himeno, la sua nemica-amica d'infanzia con la quale si era fatto la promessa dieci anni prima che, se non avessero trovato un partner, si sarebbero sposati (ovviamente dopo essere diventati ricchi).
Grazie a Miyagi scopriamo che nemmeno Himeno ha avuto soddisfazioni nella vita. La cena fra i due amici ritrovati sembra procedere bene, fino a quando Kusunoki le svela tutta la storia legata alla vendita della vita. A quel punto la ragazza se ne va, lasciandogli una lettera in cui gli rivela tutto il suo odio. Infatti il ragazzo, anni prima, non aveva accolto la sua richiesta di aiuto. Da allora Himeno si era ripromessa di vendicarsi ma, dopo aver sentito la storia - per lei assurda - sulla vendita della vita, ha deciso di lasciar perdere.
Così Kusunoki si rende conto che anche l'ultimo dei suoi contatti umani era in realtà una finzione; allora decide di passare quel che gli resta da vivere fotografando distributori automatici insieme a Miyagi, che si mostra sempre gentile e premurosa nei suoi confronti.
E ora affronto l'ultimo volume...
August 22, 2023
3.5/5
And here I am with V2.
What to say, we continue living Kusunoki's last three months of life.
We continue following him checking off his list of things to do before leaving this world and we do reach its conclusion.
There's still something missing tho from the narration. The story for me needed to be more intense and reflective. There is a very important episode in this volume that was way too rushed and immediately put aside to dedicate the pages to something else, a sort of a new hobby? Some more page time was needed here, especially for that event that was treated in a too speedy way. There had to me more sentiment and more delicacy in dealing with it. Instead I felt simply nothing because the narattion was lacking on feelings and deepness. Pity because it was indeed something very important for the whole story and for Kusunoki himself.
With only one volume left, I expect now something majestic as a conclusion, a well deserved finale for thissupposed-to-be deep journey.
And here I am with V2.
What to say, we continue living Kusunoki's last three months of life.
We continue following him checking off his list of things to do before leaving this world and we do reach its conclusion.
There's still something missing tho from the narration. The story for me needed to be more intense and reflective. There is a very important episode in this volume that was way too rushed and immediately put aside to dedicate the pages to something else, a sort of a new hobby? Some more page time was needed here, especially for that event that was treated in a too speedy way. There had to me more sentiment and more delicacy in dealing with it. Instead I felt simply nothing because the narattion was lacking on feelings and deepness. Pity because it was indeed something very important for the whole story and for Kusunoki himself.
With only one volume left, I expect now something majestic as a conclusion, a well deserved finale for this
August 6, 2021
Pensé que solo eran dos tomos y el final era super "????? acá termina?" jajaja pero cuando vine a GD me di cuenta que son tres y todo tuvo sentido.
Acá tengo sentimientos encontrados.. la verdad es que es un manga con mensajes y con escenas bastante fuertes creo yo. Debería tener un TW pero casi nunca los mangas lo tienen. No se muestra nada explicito pero se hace mención así que les aviso yo.
Me gustó, lo disfruté, me sorprendí pero a la vez también fue un poco predecible... ahora que falta leer un tomo me pregunto como avanzará la recta final.
Acá tengo sentimientos encontrados.. la verdad es que es un manga con mensajes y con escenas bastante fuertes creo yo. Debería tener un TW pero casi nunca los mangas lo tienen. No se muestra nada explicito pero se hace mención así que les aviso yo.
Me gustó, lo disfruté, me sorprendí pero a la vez también fue un poco predecible... ahora que falta leer un tomo me pregunto como avanzará la recta final.
January 19, 2023
Manga dobrze trafia w potrzeby i myśli innych ludzi (a przynajmniej moje). Nie uważam jednak, że ten tom był jakiś wybitny. Był po prostu przyjemny.
September 11, 2023
অনুবাদ আরেকটু সাবলীল হলে পড়তে সুবিধা হতো। কয়েকটা ঘটনা মাথার উপর দিয়ে গিয়েছে, কারণ অনুবাদ খাপছাড়া লাগছিল। তবে পুরো বই শেষ করার পর সম্পূর্ণ ঘটনাটা বোঝা গেছে।
July 21, 2026
Oml this just got deeper
Berapa harga hidup kita? Bila diukur dari seberapa bahagia, banyak impian yang bisa kita wujudkan, dan manfaat yang bisa kita berikan pada orang lain, berapa harganya?
"Iya, sih. Kalau bicara soal masa lalu, mungkin nilai hidupmu nggak bernilai 1 yen pun."
"Bagi banyak orang, bahkan mungkin lebih baik kau nggak ada di dunia ini."
"Tapi nilainya bukan ditentukan oleh masa lalu, tapi oleh masa depanmu."
"Harga hidup yang kau jual adalah harga sisa hidupmu."
Berapa harga hidup kita? Bila diukur dari seberapa bahagia, banyak impian yang bisa kita wujudkan, dan manfaat yang bisa kita berikan pada orang lain, berapa harganya?
November 15, 2022
L'intrigue prend une tournure très intéressante. Je m'attendais à quelque chose de très stéréotypé, ce n'est pas le cas. Hâte de découvrir la fin du manga avec le tome 3. La relation entre le personnage principal et la "gardienne" est la force du manga.
July 30, 2019
Le 5 stelle meritatissime quasi solo per l'extra
August 22, 2022
4.5
My jaw literally dropped
My jaw literally dropped
June 30, 2023
Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐💫 (4.5 stars)
This is so depressing! I love it!
This is so depressing! I love it!
March 30, 2024
3,5/5
Uwielbiam!
Uwielbiam!
April 11, 2024
4.5 ⭐️
April 20, 2025
ok cooking….
July 29, 2026
zdecydowanie lepszy
March 1, 2020
4,5
Ammazza, questo secondo volume è stato una bella botta. Kusunoki incontra quasi per caso Himeno, l'amica di infanzia che non vedeva da dieci anni e con cui si era fatto una promessa: se non avessero trovato nessuno con cui dividere la vita, si sarebbero sposati. Nel mentre, sarebbero diventati ricchi e famosi da fare invidia a tutti. Peccato che le cose non andranno così per nessuno dei due. Sappiamo delle decisioni di Kusunoki, ma veniamo a scoprire che anche la situazione di Himeno non è della migliori. E che dietro ai sorrisi di circostanza, la ragazza non vedeva l'ora di farla pagare al vecchio amico che non avevo capito il suo grido d'aiuto (qualche anno prima lei gli aveva mandato una lettera, ma Kusunoki non ne aveva colto il messaggio tra le righe). Di fronte ai "vaneggiamenti" del ragazzo (riguardo tutta la faccenda della vendita della vita), Himeno lascia perdere, visto che non ne varrebbe più la pena e interrompe qualsiasi tipo di rapporto.
A Kusunoki non resta che trovare soddisfazione nelle piccole cose, così da poter vivere le sue ultime settimane di vita senza dare problemi e Miyagi. E così inizia a fare foto a distributori automatici, girando sempre accompagnato dalla sua sorvegliante che ogni tanto gli rivela informazioni sul suo passato o sui suoi desideri. Diciamo che Kusunoki sembra aver trovato un certo equilibrio in vista della fine.
Bellissimo anche il capitolo extra "L'implicita leggerezza dell'essere", ambientato poco prima della visita di Kusunoki al libraio nel primo volume: a un altro cliente in ristrettezze economiche viene fatta la stessa proposta, ma la risposta sarà decisamente diversa rispetto a quella del nostro protagonista.
Ammazza, questo secondo volume è stato una bella botta. Kusunoki incontra quasi per caso Himeno, l'amica di infanzia che non vedeva da dieci anni e con cui si era fatto una promessa: se non avessero trovato nessuno con cui dividere la vita, si sarebbero sposati. Nel mentre, sarebbero diventati ricchi e famosi da fare invidia a tutti. Peccato che le cose non andranno così per nessuno dei due. Sappiamo delle decisioni di Kusunoki, ma veniamo a scoprire che anche la situazione di Himeno non è della migliori. E che dietro ai sorrisi di circostanza, la ragazza non vedeva l'ora di farla pagare al vecchio amico che non avevo capito il suo grido d'aiuto (qualche anno prima lei gli aveva mandato una lettera, ma Kusunoki non ne aveva colto il messaggio tra le righe). Di fronte ai "vaneggiamenti" del ragazzo (riguardo tutta la faccenda della vendita della vita), Himeno lascia perdere, visto che non ne varrebbe più la pena e interrompe qualsiasi tipo di rapporto.
A Kusunoki non resta che trovare soddisfazione nelle piccole cose, così da poter vivere le sue ultime settimane di vita senza dare problemi e Miyagi. E così inizia a fare foto a distributori automatici, girando sempre accompagnato dalla sua sorvegliante che ogni tanto gli rivela informazioni sul suo passato o sui suoi desideri. Diciamo che Kusunoki sembra aver trovato un certo equilibrio in vista della fine.
Bellissimo anche il capitolo extra "L'implicita leggerezza dell'essere", ambientato poco prima della visita di Kusunoki al libraio nel primo volume: a un altro cliente in ristrettezze economiche viene fatta la stessa proposta, ma la risposta sarà decisamente diversa rispetto a quella del nostro protagonista.
June 28, 2021
Początek opowieści (tom pierwszy) rozkręcał się bardzo powoli, przez co dla niektórych czytelników całość mogła wydawać się dość nudna. Warto jednak dać tytułowi szanse, bo decyzja głównego bohatera o sprzedaniu swojego życia, skrywa w sobie wiele tajemnic, które dopiero teraz zaczną wychodzić na światło dzienne. Biorąc pod uwagę gatunek mangi, nie należy jednak spodziewać się intensywniejszego tempa opowieści. Całość nadal stawia na poetyckość i powolnie płynącą fabułę, która odsłania przed odbiorcą wiele emocjonalnych wydarzeń.
Część druga skupia się na usilnych próbach głównego bohatera jak najlepszego wykorzystania pozostałych mu dni. Chęć znalezienia szczęścia nie jest jednak taka prosta. Pomocne w tym może być ponowne spotkanie z dawną miłością, której nie widział już wiele lat. Ciąg wydarzeń prowadzi jednak tutaj do wielu zaskakujących sytuacji, które na pewno nie będą całkowicie obojętne dla czytelnika. Świetnie rozwinięta zostaje tutaj również postać „obserwatorki”, która również skrywa smutną tajemnicę. Nie powinno być dla nikogo wielkim zaskoczeniem (jeśli ktoś czytał tom pierwszy), że pomiędzy tą dwójką relacja zacznie mocno ewoluować. Nic nie jest tutaj jednak zero-jedynkowe i znajomość ta nie będzie tak schematyczna, jak w innych dziełach tego typu.
Na pewno całość historii wzbudzi u odbiorcy masę uczuć i głębokich rozważań na temat życia, miłości czy szczęścia. Autorka w naprawdę niezłym stylu stara się z mieszanki psychologicznego dramatu i romansu, wycisnąć treści, które poruszą kwestie wartości ludzkiego życia.
Oprawa graficzna mangi to mieszanka prostoty i piękna. Zdecydowanie największą uwagę odbiorcy przykuwają projekty postaci i ich mimika, która potrafi wyrażać masę różnorodnych emocji. Stosunkowo prosty i przejrzysty styl idealnie pasuje do nietuzinkowej treści opowieści i w kilku miejscach nadaje jej dodatkowej wizualnej głębi.
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Część druga skupia się na usilnych próbach głównego bohatera jak najlepszego wykorzystania pozostałych mu dni. Chęć znalezienia szczęścia nie jest jednak taka prosta. Pomocne w tym może być ponowne spotkanie z dawną miłością, której nie widział już wiele lat. Ciąg wydarzeń prowadzi jednak tutaj do wielu zaskakujących sytuacji, które na pewno nie będą całkowicie obojętne dla czytelnika. Świetnie rozwinięta zostaje tutaj również postać „obserwatorki”, która również skrywa smutną tajemnicę. Nie powinno być dla nikogo wielkim zaskoczeniem (jeśli ktoś czytał tom pierwszy), że pomiędzy tą dwójką relacja zacznie mocno ewoluować. Nic nie jest tutaj jednak zero-jedynkowe i znajomość ta nie będzie tak schematyczna, jak w innych dziełach tego typu.
Na pewno całość historii wzbudzi u odbiorcy masę uczuć i głębokich rozważań na temat życia, miłości czy szczęścia. Autorka w naprawdę niezłym stylu stara się z mieszanki psychologicznego dramatu i romansu, wycisnąć treści, które poruszą kwestie wartości ludzkiego życia.
Oprawa graficzna mangi to mieszanka prostoty i piękna. Zdecydowanie największą uwagę odbiorcy przykuwają projekty postaci i ich mimika, która potrafi wyrażać masę różnorodnych emocji. Stosunkowo prosty i przejrzysty styl idealnie pasuje do nietuzinkowej treści opowieści i w kilku miejscach nadaje jej dodatkowej wizualnej głębi.
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January 3, 2024
Much preferred the second Three Days Of Happiness volume to the first! I was looking for a shorter manga series to jump into and this was a solid choice. It’s very existential as it poses the question; if you could sell your life-span for a certain price, would you? Time and health can also be sold, but there are consequences.
Miyagi is a much more likeable character than the protagonist, Kusonoki, especially at the beginning. They connect in a deep way throughout the course of the story because they both feel a deep sense of loneliness.
Kusonoki is holding onto a childhood love called Himeno. A decade has passed since they were last together in person but he still holds onto that perceived connection. They had even said that if they hadn’t found anybody by the time they reached twenty years old, that they would be together. If they met again, would this happen now they are both adults?
These manga panels are a raw depiction of how it feels to suffer with depression. It’s very much about “burnt-out gifted kids” - if you have had to experience these feelings too, then I’m very sorry.
Interested to see how Three Days Of Happiness concludes in the third, and final, volume.
tw:// suicidal ideation
4.4 Stars
Miyagi is a much more likeable character than the protagonist, Kusonoki, especially at the beginning. They connect in a deep way throughout the course of the story because they both feel a deep sense of loneliness.
Kusonoki is holding onto a childhood love called Himeno. A decade has passed since they were last together in person but he still holds onto that perceived connection. They had even said that if they hadn’t found anybody by the time they reached twenty years old, that they would be together. If they met again, would this happen now they are both adults?
These manga panels are a raw depiction of how it feels to suffer with depression. It’s very much about “burnt-out gifted kids” - if you have had to experience these feelings too, then I’m very sorry.
Interested to see how Three Days Of Happiness concludes in the third, and final, volume.
tw:// suicidal ideation
4.4 Stars
October 20, 2024
- being close to death as a motiv or incentive to be natural and do whatever you want and truly desire is such a bleak statment on our lives
- the himeno situation is just too cruel
- the vending machines bit is very wholesome and sad
- the himeno situation is just too cruel
- the vending machines bit is very wholesome and sad
September 24, 2019
The main characters have really gotten through a lot and the simple artstyle gives off such a suitable vibe to the story. I'm too curious what will happen in the last 3 days...
January 30, 2023
অনেক ডিপ্রেসিং ছিল কিন্তু বইটি ভালো লেগেছে, জাপানিজ সাহিত্যের এটাই সবথেকে বেশি ভালো লাগে আমার।
অনেক কষ্টের মাঝেও কিছু ভালো লাগা থেকেই যায়...
অনেক কষ্টের মাঝেও কিছু ভালো লাগা থেকেই যায়...
February 10, 2024
Eh lol. Like I'm not gagging at women making this frankly pathetic character more complicated. Miyagi is just a romantic lead and Himeno kills herself... All for *this guy* ctfu
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
June 3, 2025
10/10
Chapter 7: And in two years' time she will be jumping to her death.
Chapter 7: To me ten years from now: You are the only one I can count on to do this. If I am still on the shelf in ten years, I want you to meet Himeno. Because Himeno's hopeless without me, and I am hopeless without Himeno.
Chapter 7: The lake is just a lake. But I do recall, from my childhood, the view of the stars there being quite beautiful. There are, no doubt, more beautiful sights in the world, but as far as those I "know," that starry lake is the most.
...If I just found a nice large rock and decided "This is my grave," even that would be fine. What's important is that whatever I decide to be my grave remains for at least a couple decades.
...And about the "person who was important to me" ...Well, I'd rather not to tell you, Mr.Kusunoki.
Chapter 7: That day, Himeno made a premonition. "Something really good" would happen, and one day we'd be "glad we lived," in the summer 10 years later. Furthermore, she said that if we both hadn't found someone to marry after ten years, being that we were both "on the shelf," we should marry each other. Well, right now, I was in that summer. One of us had become used goods, and the other was ending his life unfit to sell. But all told, neither of us had a satisfied customer to our names. Where was Himeno now, and what was she doing, I wonder?
Chapter 7: Some things are too good to be true. So people say. And yet, in reality... Though people may not notice it themselves, in this sort of perverse, prankstery way, things do came together.
Chapter 8: You look as if you are someone with the promise of a happy future.
Thank you. And when you smile, Miyagi, you look like a fairy of the library.
Chapter 8: You appearing before me was the best thing that's ever happened in my life. And when you left my sight, that was the worst thing to ever happen. And now, depending on your reply, I might have a new best or worst.
Chapter 8: What if it were Miyagi?
Chapter 8: At that point, she knew more than I did. She had yet to tell me something crucial. The viewing platform would have been an appropriate place to explain, but Miyagi didn't speak of it. Maybe she thought she'd let me keep dreaming as long as I could.
Chapter 8: I didn't really want to know what Himeno was thinking then, deep in her heart.
Chapter 9: You probably never noticed, but sometimes I took your pictures home and stared at them for ages.
Chapter 9: Himeno never came back.
Chapter 9: To my one and only childhood friend. I had intended to die right in front of you. At the viewing platform, I had meant to have you wait below and fall right down next to you. Maybe you would say you didn't realize, but I always despised you. For never responding to my cries for help, then casually appearing before me now, I couldn't hate you more. So now that you consider me someone you can't do without, I thought I'd kill myself. But it seems like you've gone even more insane than me in these ten years. It doesn't seem like it'll do any good getting revenge on you now. So I'm going to just quietly vanish. Goodbye. I only hope that what you said about having little time left to live is true.
Chapter 9: As you can see, I am in a getting-drenched mood.
Chapter 11: To be entirely honest, I think I wanted to have made him unhappy. I wanted him to despair, and wait for my return. I didn't want to learn the truth that he could make it on his own.
Chapter 11: When I woke up the next morning, Miyagi was gone. Only her notebook remained by the bed.
Chapter 11.5: No logic in letting those years go if they are worth that much.
Right answer.
Chapter 11.5: If you asked me to choose between 3 billion yen or getting to stay with you, I think I'd pick you.
Chapter 11.5: With that smile, I felt just a little bit more willing to believe that old man's words.
Chapter 12: Hey you, don't tell me - did you seriously believe it when they said your lifespan was worth 300000 yen?
Chapter 12: Why was it that you decided to give away 300000 yen to someone you'd never even seen before?
Chapter 12: You were the first person to always treat me like I was "there," no matter the time or situation.
...If you like it that much, then until I die, I could keep doing that.
I would love that. Since... I really do love you.
Chapter 12: That was quite terrible. Now, after you've done that, I know that I'll never forget you.
Yeah. Mourn lots for me when I am dead.
If you are all right with it, then until I die, I can keep doing that.
Chapter 12: It was then that I finally found an objective for my meaningless last months. Even if I had less than two months left, I would pay Miyagi's debt in full, no matter what it took.
Chapter 7: And in two years' time she will be jumping to her death.
Chapter 7: To me ten years from now: You are the only one I can count on to do this. If I am still on the shelf in ten years, I want you to meet Himeno. Because Himeno's hopeless without me, and I am hopeless without Himeno.
Chapter 7: The lake is just a lake. But I do recall, from my childhood, the view of the stars there being quite beautiful. There are, no doubt, more beautiful sights in the world, but as far as those I "know," that starry lake is the most.
...If I just found a nice large rock and decided "This is my grave," even that would be fine. What's important is that whatever I decide to be my grave remains for at least a couple decades.
...And about the "person who was important to me" ...Well, I'd rather not to tell you, Mr.Kusunoki.
Chapter 7: That day, Himeno made a premonition. "Something really good" would happen, and one day we'd be "glad we lived," in the summer 10 years later. Furthermore, she said that if we both hadn't found someone to marry after ten years, being that we were both "on the shelf," we should marry each other. Well, right now, I was in that summer. One of us had become used goods, and the other was ending his life unfit to sell. But all told, neither of us had a satisfied customer to our names. Where was Himeno now, and what was she doing, I wonder?
Chapter 7: Some things are too good to be true. So people say. And yet, in reality... Though people may not notice it themselves, in this sort of perverse, prankstery way, things do came together.
Chapter 8: You look as if you are someone with the promise of a happy future.
Thank you. And when you smile, Miyagi, you look like a fairy of the library.
Chapter 8: You appearing before me was the best thing that's ever happened in my life. And when you left my sight, that was the worst thing to ever happen. And now, depending on your reply, I might have a new best or worst.
Chapter 8: What if it were Miyagi?
Chapter 8: At that point, she knew more than I did. She had yet to tell me something crucial. The viewing platform would have been an appropriate place to explain, but Miyagi didn't speak of it. Maybe she thought she'd let me keep dreaming as long as I could.
Chapter 8: I didn't really want to know what Himeno was thinking then, deep in her heart.
Chapter 9: You probably never noticed, but sometimes I took your pictures home and stared at them for ages.
Chapter 9: Himeno never came back.
Chapter 9: To my one and only childhood friend. I had intended to die right in front of you. At the viewing platform, I had meant to have you wait below and fall right down next to you. Maybe you would say you didn't realize, but I always despised you. For never responding to my cries for help, then casually appearing before me now, I couldn't hate you more. So now that you consider me someone you can't do without, I thought I'd kill myself. But it seems like you've gone even more insane than me in these ten years. It doesn't seem like it'll do any good getting revenge on you now. So I'm going to just quietly vanish. Goodbye. I only hope that what you said about having little time left to live is true.
Chapter 9: As you can see, I am in a getting-drenched mood.
Chapter 11: To be entirely honest, I think I wanted to have made him unhappy. I wanted him to despair, and wait for my return. I didn't want to learn the truth that he could make it on his own.
Chapter 11: When I woke up the next morning, Miyagi was gone. Only her notebook remained by the bed.
Chapter 11.5: No logic in letting those years go if they are worth that much.
Right answer.
Chapter 11.5: If you asked me to choose between 3 billion yen or getting to stay with you, I think I'd pick you.
Chapter 11.5: With that smile, I felt just a little bit more willing to believe that old man's words.
Chapter 12: Hey you, don't tell me - did you seriously believe it when they said your lifespan was worth 300000 yen?
Chapter 12: Why was it that you decided to give away 300000 yen to someone you'd never even seen before?
Chapter 12: You were the first person to always treat me like I was "there," no matter the time or situation.
...If you like it that much, then until I die, I could keep doing that.
I would love that. Since... I really do love you.
Chapter 12: That was quite terrible. Now, after you've done that, I know that I'll never forget you.
Yeah. Mourn lots for me when I am dead.
If you are all right with it, then until I die, I can keep doing that.
Chapter 12: It was then that I finally found an objective for my meaningless last months. Even if I had less than two months left, I would pay Miyagi's debt in full, no matter what it took.
January 20, 2024
Title Translation: I Sold Off My Lifespan for Ten Thousand Yen Per Year
Another brilliant manga I’ve read this year that pulls on the heartstrings and provokes deep thoughts.
A depressed 20-year-old man named Kusunoki sells the last of his possessions to try and make ends meet. He’s failed as an artist, he’s failed to be with the woman he loves, he has no dreams, hopes or aspirations left. After even selling the rest of his belongings turns out to not be enough to live an adequate life, he’s approached by a mysterious old man who tells him about a store that gives you a sum of money in exchange for a year of your lifespan. How much money you receive depends on the value of your life and future.
For those that don’t know, 10,000 Yen is roughly only about 67 U.S. dollars. The protagonist is understandably heartbroken upon learning that his life is worth such a low amount per year and feels like what little time he has left is utterly worthless and won’t amount to anything good. He decides to sell the remaining 30 years of his life for a measly 10,000 per year until he has about three months left to live.
A girl named Miyagi that works for the store is assigned to make sure he lives out the last three months of his life to his full potential without any unwanted accidents or interruptions. This has quite a few unexpected consequences for both of them. The three short months they spend together changes everything forever.
An interesting premise that leads to a really beautiful story. Miyagi guides Kusunoki down memory lane, trying to help him overcome his regrets, failures and disappointments by confronting them head on. While battling the demons of his own life, he learns that his overseer is battling quite a few demons of her own. Kusunoki tries to spend the last days of his life trying to overcome his own heartbreaks while bringing some much needed joy to the life of his melancholy companion.
There’s some really hard hitting truths in the story. Sometimes none of our dreams ever come true. Sometimes our lives never really amount to anything of any significant value. Sometimes people give up on their goals and get lost in the false hope that someday things will magically get better, but they never do for some of us.
That being said, this story never reaches the point of sheer nihilism or hopelessness. It’s actually all about seeing the value in small things that no one else sees value in. Spending time with someone that matters more than any of your personal goals. Learning to live, laugh and enjoy the small moments even if they don’t have any significant impact on the world or the future. Not letting the cruel and unrealistic expectations of society overshadow your entire life. Learning to make new simpler goals when your previous goals and expectations were too hard for you to meet.
One truly happy day has more value than a thousand bland miserable days, in other words. Is it worth selling a thousand unfulfilling days in exchange for the most memorable day of your life? Who can say.
Really emotional and heartfelt story that focuses on the small fleeting joys of life without sugarcoating the harsh reality of it. Time is precious.
Another brilliant manga I’ve read this year that pulls on the heartstrings and provokes deep thoughts.
A depressed 20-year-old man named Kusunoki sells the last of his possessions to try and make ends meet. He’s failed as an artist, he’s failed to be with the woman he loves, he has no dreams, hopes or aspirations left. After even selling the rest of his belongings turns out to not be enough to live an adequate life, he’s approached by a mysterious old man who tells him about a store that gives you a sum of money in exchange for a year of your lifespan. How much money you receive depends on the value of your life and future.
For those that don’t know, 10,000 Yen is roughly only about 67 U.S. dollars. The protagonist is understandably heartbroken upon learning that his life is worth such a low amount per year and feels like what little time he has left is utterly worthless and won’t amount to anything good. He decides to sell the remaining 30 years of his life for a measly 10,000 per year until he has about three months left to live.
A girl named Miyagi that works for the store is assigned to make sure he lives out the last three months of his life to his full potential without any unwanted accidents or interruptions. This has quite a few unexpected consequences for both of them. The three short months they spend together changes everything forever.
An interesting premise that leads to a really beautiful story. Miyagi guides Kusunoki down memory lane, trying to help him overcome his regrets, failures and disappointments by confronting them head on. While battling the demons of his own life, he learns that his overseer is battling quite a few demons of her own. Kusunoki tries to spend the last days of his life trying to overcome his own heartbreaks while bringing some much needed joy to the life of his melancholy companion.
There’s some really hard hitting truths in the story. Sometimes none of our dreams ever come true. Sometimes our lives never really amount to anything of any significant value. Sometimes people give up on their goals and get lost in the false hope that someday things will magically get better, but they never do for some of us.
That being said, this story never reaches the point of sheer nihilism or hopelessness. It’s actually all about seeing the value in small things that no one else sees value in. Spending time with someone that matters more than any of your personal goals. Learning to live, laugh and enjoy the small moments even if they don’t have any significant impact on the world or the future. Not letting the cruel and unrealistic expectations of society overshadow your entire life. Learning to make new simpler goals when your previous goals and expectations were too hard for you to meet.
One truly happy day has more value than a thousand bland miserable days, in other words. Is it worth selling a thousand unfulfilling days in exchange for the most memorable day of your life? Who can say.
Really emotional and heartfelt story that focuses on the small fleeting joys of life without sugarcoating the harsh reality of it. Time is precious.
March 30, 2022
Wow!! Just wow.. A friend of mine suggested this manga and this is heart-touching.
Experiencing love is different. But even while reading, I sort of connected with Miyagi and Kusunoki. The feel good moments that they had is pretty cool.
Kusunoki finds that his life is worthless (around 10000 yen/year) when he tries to sell it. It basically means he is sad, didn't achieve much in his life, didn't contribute anything much to society. So, he sells his rest of the 30yrs and lives the rest of the 3 months he has. To assist him, the company appoints Miyagi as the "observer" to take care of the "subject". What he does in these 3 months, how their interactions evolve and to what extent people can go for love is something this manga has portrayed beautifully.
The metrics defined in the manga are:
1. How happy you are?
2. How many goals you have achieved?
3. What good did you do to the society?
and it kind of makes sense.
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My notes:
Leading a peaceful life with beautiful memories should be the atmost priority is what I believe. No need to chase behind something if you don't want to. No need to compare with others. It's ok to go in your own pace. Money, fame whatever it might be..it is meaningless after you die. So, I might not subscribe to the concept of eternality.
What good it does to you in present if people after 1000 years will praise you? So, do something only if you like it. Even if brings you "so-called" eternal fame, don't do it if you are not happy.
"I am ok even if he gets hurt. Infact, I want him to get more hurt. So, there'll be no one with him. No one to support him. He can have my shoulders to cry on. Atleast by this way, he can stay with me" - Beautiful :)
Experiencing love is different. But even while reading, I sort of connected with Miyagi and Kusunoki. The feel good moments that they had is pretty cool.
Kusunoki finds that his life is worthless (around 10000 yen/year) when he tries to sell it. It basically means he is sad, didn't achieve much in his life, didn't contribute anything much to society. So, he sells his rest of the 30yrs and lives the rest of the 3 months he has. To assist him, the company appoints Miyagi as the "observer" to take care of the "subject". What he does in these 3 months, how their interactions evolve and to what extent people can go for love is something this manga has portrayed beautifully.
The metrics defined in the manga are:
1. How happy you are?
2. How many goals you have achieved?
3. What good did you do to the society?
and it kind of makes sense.
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My notes:
Leading a peaceful life with beautiful memories should be the atmost priority is what I believe. No need to chase behind something if you don't want to. No need to compare with others. It's ok to go in your own pace. Money, fame whatever it might be..it is meaningless after you die. So, I might not subscribe to the concept of eternality.
What good it does to you in present if people after 1000 years will praise you? So, do something only if you like it. Even if brings you "so-called" eternal fame, don't do it if you are not happy.
"I am ok even if he gets hurt. Infact, I want him to get more hurt. So, there'll be no one with him. No one to support him. He can have my shoulders to cry on. Atleast by this way, he can stay with me" - Beautiful :)
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