Mikkakan no Koufuku
Three Days of Happiness
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Mikkakan no Koufuku

Alternative Titles

Synonyms: Jumyou wo Kaitotte Moratta. Ichinen ni Tsuki, Ichimanen de.
Japanese: 三日間の幸福
English: Three Days of Happiness
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Information

Type: Novel
Volumes: 1
Chapters: 15
Status: Finished
Published: Dec 25, 2013
Genre: Drama Drama
Serialization: None
Authors: Miaki, Sugaru (Story)

Statistics

Score: 8.881 (scored by 1088410,884 users)
1 indicates a weighted score.
Ranked: #252
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Popularity: #557
Members: 33,152
Favorites: 1,406

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Synopsis

The grandiose delusions of 20-year-old university student Kusunoki are shattered when he learns that his future will be miserable. Having to sell his personal items to make ends meet, Kusonoki is offered the chance to sell his lifespan to earn some money. But it is revealed he could part ways with his remaining 30 years of life at a paltry rate—which means that he will never find happiness in this life. Rather than endure misery, Kusonoki decides to sell his life expectancy, leaving him with three months to live.

Feeling liberated from social norms, he sets a series of goals for himself, one of which is to clarify his feelings for his childhood friend Himeno. Meanwhile, Miyagi, the clerk who bought his lifespan, is sent to monitor his activities in the case that Kusunoki may exhibit anti-social behavior. Although annoyed by Miyagi's constant presence, Kusunoki will do everything he can to find a purpose to his existence in the remaining time that he has left.

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Background

Mikkakan no Koufuku began as a web novel posted on the message board 2channel under the title Jumyou wo Kaitotte Moratta. Ichinen ni Tsuki, Ichimanen de. (寿命を買い取ってもらった。一年につき、一万円で。). An expanded and modified version of the series was published in print by ASCII Media Works under the Media Works Bunko label on December 25, 2013.

The series was published in English as Three Days of Happiness by Yen Press under the Yen On imprint on October 20, 2020. It was also released in French by Editions Akata under the Young Novel imprint on March 28, 2019; in German by Egmont Manga under the Roman imprint on October 7, 2020; and in Spanish by Norma Editorial on May 14, 2021.

Characters

Miyagi
Main
Kusunoki
Main
Himeno
Supporting
Enishi
Supporting
Shinbanshi
Supporting

Reviews

Apr 14, 2024
So, they finally added this to the website.

This book is incredibly painful, for all of the right reasons.

It is relatable in a cathartic and fire-starting way. The reader - typically a young man - will inevitably project all of their failings onto Kusunoki. In my case, Three Days of Happiness spurred me to take my own life a little more seriously.

That being said, it is also incredibly beautiful. Brilliantly written, it generates powerful images at every critical point of the novel. The author, Sugaru Miaki, manages to catch you completely off guard on a number of occasions. Especially in the final third of the book, ...
Dec 28, 2022
Mixed Feelings
Spoiler
*Spoilers*

This novel is held in high regard, but it has major problems. The scenario is questionable, but not hard to get over. The main issue is that the author somehow manages to contradict everything he was trying to teach us throughout the majority of the book with an ending that's just trying too hard.

The scenario is that the attractive young love interest Miyagi is magically paired with the MC Kusunoki, with her having to be around him constantly due to circumstances. Even without changing the initial premise of selling your lifespan, was this the best way to bring the two main characters together? Maybe I'm ...
Mar 17, 2023
Spoiler
Weapons grade escapism about a government mandated gf assigned to a suicidal 20-something guy. The mandated gf is invisible to everyone else and needs to be glued the MC's side at all times. At one point the guy considers raping the mandated gf but don't worry, she's pretty chill about it. She's kind of depressed too, just like you always imagined she'd be. There's even a bonus Lars and the Real Girl angle where everyone in the community becomes fond of the MC's eccentricity as they watch him interact with his invisible gf--how fortunate that he can both find love and become a beloved facet ...

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