Three Days of Happiness

Three Days of Happiness
	Cover for the volume of the novel.
三日間の幸福; (Mikkakan no kōfuku)
Genre	Drama, Romance, Supernatural
Novel series
Written by	Sugaru Miaki
Illustrated by	E9L
Published by	ASCII Media Works
Imprint	Media Works Bunko
Demographic	Male
Published	December 25, 2013
Manga
Jumyō o Kaitotte Moratta. Ichinen ni Tsuki, Ichimanen de
Illustrated by	Shōichi Taguchi
Published by	Shueisha
Imprint	Jump Comics+
Magazine	Shōnen Jump+
Demographic	Shōnen
Original run	August 8, 2016 – October 10, 2017
Volumes	3
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Three Days of Happiness (三日間の幸福, Mikkakan no kōfuku) is a novel written by Sugaru Miaki, illustrated by Shōichi Taguchi and first published by ASCII Media Works on December 25, 2013.^[3] The novel received a manga adaptation by mangaka Suzuka called I Sold My Life for Ten Thousand Yen Per Year (寿命を買い取ってもらった。一年につき、一万円で。, Jumyō o Kaitotte Moratta. Ichinen ni Tsuki, Ichimanen de.), with it being published by Shueisha on their website and smartphone app Shōnen Jump+, and then compiled on print volumes.

Plot[]

Unable to make ends meet in Japan with his part-time job, middle-aged Kusonoki prepares to sell the last of his possessions. After visiting a library to sell books, the clerk tells Kusonoki of a place where he can sell his lifespan for actual money. Everything between how impactful someone is to the world and how many people you have affected is taken into consideration for your lifespan. After a complicated path towards this fabled place, he enters the store and meets a mysterious girl named Miyagi. After a couple hours for his evaluation, Kusonoki is informed his lifespan is only worth ¥300,000 (about $3000), abysmally lower than the universal average. Realizing that his future is worthless, he decides to sell it keeping only 3 months so he may enjoy the money. The next day he awakens to Miyagi knocking on his door. As a policy of the company, she was sent to watch over Kusonoki for the next 3 months until his death. What follows is an introspective journey pondering themes such as potential, true happiness, and what makes time valuable.

Media[]

Novel[]

The novel written by Sugaru Miaki and illustrated by Shōichi Taguchi was published in a unique volume by ASCII Media Works in the Media Works Bunko Imprint on December 25, 2013.

In October 2020, Yen Press, LLC licensed and published an English translation under ISBN 9781975314217.

Manga[]

A manga adaptation of the novel by Shōichi Taguchi began in Shueisha's website and smartphone app at Shōnen Jump+ on August 8, 2016 and ended on October 10, 2017 with three volumes published in print.

References[]

^ "Three Days of Happiness". Novel Updates. Archived from the original on 15 February 2019. Retrieved 15 February 2019.
^ "[16話]寿命を買い取ってもらった。一年につき、一万円で。-三秋縋/田口囁 | 少年ジャンプ＋". Shonen Jump Plus (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 15 February 2019. Retrieved 15 February 2019.
^ "寿命を買い取ってもらった。一年につき、一万円で。(ジャンプコミックス／ JUMP COMICS+)1". Media Art Database (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 15 February 2019. Retrieved 15 February 2019.

[1] "Three Days of Happiness". Novel Updates. Archived from the original on 15 February 2019. Retrieved 15 February 2019.

[2] "[16話]寿命を買い取ってもらった。一年につき、一万円で。-三秋縋/田口囁 | 少年ジャンプ＋". Shonen Jump Plus (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 15 February 2019. Retrieved 15 February 2019.

[3] "寿命を買い取ってもらった。一年につき、一万円で。(ジャンプコミックス／ JUMP COMICS+)1". Media Art Database (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 15 February 2019. Retrieved 15 February 2019.

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