Jumyou wo Kaitotte Moratta. Ichinen ni Tsuki, Ichimanen de.

Dec 21, 2017

18 of 18 chapters read

Overall Rating: 10

Major_Gilbert (All reviews)

549 people found this review helpful

Have you ever randomly searched for a manga by scrolling down the top manga list... Well I can tell you that you can find beautiful hidden gems like this. Currently ranked in the top 50s, at first I thought it was “overrated” like many others. I was wrong. Completely.

This manga is probably one of the best presentations of the harsh world we live in. The expectations from people for someone to achieve certain goals. The false hope that "something good" may happen at some point. The realization of the hidden thoughts of those around you.

Although it is relatively short, this is a very unique manga, exploring the value of one's life in real money. Intricately planned, it shows how predicting one's life's value can change greatly. The protagonist has lost everything, including friends, money, hobby... And by selling 30 years of his life, he gets 30,000 yen to spend for the 3 months remaining in his life.

Usually you would expect the protagonist in a story to improve from how he/she was at the start, to realize and learn his/her mistakes. Or something along those lines. But this is different. Our protagonist has already lost all meaning in life. What he expected to be a rich, vibrant future from when he was 10 years old has turned into a complete disaster. With a boring part-time job and no money... What does he have left to lose when he gets this chance to sell his lifetime and end it early?

"You've all been told that it's something that can't be replaced, and that it's more valuable than anything. But if a human life were given a monetary value, how much do you think it would be worth?"

This question is basically what the manga is about. It's not whether putting a value is right or not. Rather, it's about how each person would perceive this question depending on what point in their life they are in. It all depends on who you're asking. I think this is the most intriguing part of this work.

So why is his "value of life" so low? Borrowing words from the manga, is it really something that depends on "how happy a life it is, how it makes others happy, how many dreams are achieved, how much it contributes to society..."? Another question which is hard to answer. Again, it depends on who you ask. The ambiguity of the value of life can sometimes lead to shocking results. Perhaps it is a warning for us to look at ourselves first, instead of pitying or being annoyed by the protagonist’s nihilistic personality.

Overall, the development is very good, perfectly paced throughout the manga and every scene seems to have a deep meaning within.

While I read this, I felt as if you could put almost any value to life. The manga wasn't detailed enough in terms of how they give an exact value for one's life. Maybe it's just me but the shop buying lifespan in itself really was a very disturbing existence. How could you put a number just by knowing some info about a person's life? I guess that depends on how you see life, whether every moment should be cherished or only certain moments should.

I just can't say how amazing this is... And yet so few people have read it. This is beyond a masterpiece, there's a lot to take in and it really goes in to the basic meaning of life itself. Although for some people this may be boring, with a simple change to make selling lifespan real, the author comes up with this great work. An obvious 10 out of 10.

Helpful

permalink | report

Feb 8, 2018

18 of 18 chapters read

Overall Rating: 3

Unowen (All reviews)

241 people found this review helpful

Tales of simplicity have always pursued a universal theme, trying to evoke sentiments of genuineness and the empathy of the reader. “I sold my life for ten thousand yen per year” ultimately ends with a transparent attempt of capturing a message, but the means it uses to get to this point completely deny any sense of authenticity this might have pretended to transmit.

Youth is a complicated age. Time to make decisions, to face a myriad of risks and to move on, it usually never comes in the way one was expecting it. Overall, what mostly matters is trying. This manga introduces us to a fairly forgettable male lead who has already surrendered. His whole characterization being made around the fact he is broke and dejected, which is depicted by a constant exhibition of supposedly depressing thoughts and platitudes.

Is in this context where this story makes an extravagant move towards novelty, by introducing a ridiculously contrived premise. What if selling your lifespan was possible? Considering this is the cornerstone of the whole work, the approach it receives is at the very least underwhelming. Instead of placing the focus on whether this is a morally correct decision or not, all the attention is set on the actual monetary value of the main character’s life. He takes it instantly even if both surprised and disappointed at the low amount he is offered (300 000 yen, or a bit more than 2 000€ if you want a reference without having to search for it). And thus, we are left with our boring main dude, 300K yen and 3 months left of existence.

It is also mentioned that he had two other options. To sell his time, instead of lifespan (others call it working) or his health (money to pay for your own treatment?). This latter option is obviously never mentioned again, and the former is what pushes the story forward. And that is because to make sure our protagonist doesn’t become a threat for society with his considerably shortened lifetime, he is assigned a girl who only him can see, whose mission is to make sure he behaves. And thus, we are left with our boring main dude, 300K yen, 3 months left of existence and a girl he says to hate… But not without admitting she is his type.

There is another girl to this story, sort of a childhood friend, the bonds between them are completely broken yet he fondly remembers a promise they made 10 years ago about marrying each other. As corny as this might sound, it is actually used as a source for some shock value later on, and to further isolate our character into his world of personal nihilism.

Barely anything is worth mentioning about the later revelations and events, as the plot stumbles around and only further concentrates in building the fantasy bond between our two only characters. An example could be his longevity being only worth 30 yen in reality, a fact that is assimilated without barely any concern by the characters and the story itself, since the narrative has exhaustively established that he is worthless. Or perhaps the fascination our protagonist feels for... Vending machines. And while we are at it, why does he own a motorbike despite being in such dire need of money he sold his own lifespan?

The main issue is that is truly hard to trust in a dishonest and arguably offensive failed effort at self-contemplation. Particularly when instead of that all you get is an endless stream of indolence and self-pity. Is our life really only worth a few days of happiness, or aren't we actually supposed to try to address our situation and change things for the better?

Helpful

permalink | report

Dec 25, 2017

18 of 18 chapters read

Overall Rating: 10

legendofgong (All reviews)

172 people found this review helpful

What is true happiness? It seems like such a simple question yet no matter how hard I myself tried, I couldn’t answer it truthfully. I could say that it is the feeling I got a week ago when I completed all my finals, yet I would be lying as I barely felt anything. It could be the increase in dopamine in my body after quickly downing 8 shots of vodka, but the last time I did that it just made me want to puke my heart out. In the end, the happiness I experience seems fleeting - almost as if it comes in short bursts air hitting my face in obscure but fairly predictable times. Unfortunately because of this nature it causes me to be unable to answer the question, but alternatively the nature of this might’ve just made me forget such a question existed at all.

“Three days of Happiness” definitely does not belong in the tier of great manga here on myanimelist or any manga list. To do that you really need a deeply structured plotline and a masterfully crafted set of characters each with their own intricate details and its certainly hard do that with a 16+1 chapter manga (15 chapter novel). What it does well on is its emotional impact to the reader, and it does this well. The premise is as blatant as it comes: straight from the title - a man decides to sell his future, all except for 3 months, for 300000 yen. He is then granted an observer to negate the impact if the man becomes desperate and starts to cause trouble - this observer was same young receptionist that helped him make the transaction.

This of course, flows the reader to the question: how much is one’s life worth in cash? Through a short 16 chapters, the story explores themes of depression, happiness, and the value of life itself - how it truly is something hard to measure. The plotline is quite simplistic yet also important in its own way. Our main protagonist is depicted as having lighthearted and casual nature, and seems to almost care naught about his impending death. This type of characterization really gives a sense of how far the man has fallen down in life. These feelings ease up as the story progresses, as the man (followed by the observer) begins on a path , unbeknownst to him, to find his own answer to the question of happiness. Over time, our protagonist and the observer each begin to find out more about themselves, and each other, and a budding relationship grows out of this development.

Technical-wise, the art itself complements the storyline very nicely. It provides a casual and realistic atmosphere that tones down the supernatural aspects of the story for the reader so that they can focus more on the more important themes of the story explained previously. The underlying romance in the story was pivotal in expressing the theme of happiness but it was done in a very subtle and delicate way to stay realistic and easy to understand.

In the end, this manga did not answer the question of true happiness for me, but that was not its intention. “Three days of happiness” aimed at reminding me that such a question existed in the first place, and posed many other questions: What is my life worth currently? How does this value change, if it could change? Is there truly an accurate representation of worth in today’s society? How can we find our true happiness?

All in all, this 16 chapter manga might not be able to affect you as much as it affected me. In fact, you might find it to be a bundle of cheesy and simplistic plot lines, filled with plot-holes, mashed up in a jumble together depending on your own situation or presence of mind. Maybe if I read this a bit earlier or a bit later, I would have a different opinion as well, along with different answers to the questions the manga poses, if i had the motivation to answer them. But the thing is, if 16 chapters can cause me to write a bunch of stuff out of the blue that might not be seen, read entirely, or even visited at all, it might just be a worthwhile quick read for you as well.

10/10

tldr : read it for some bittersweet feels my dudes

It would be a great anime

Helpful

permalink | report

Jan 21, 2018

18 of 18 chapters read

Overall Rating: 10

verytiredboi (All reviews)

152 people found this review helpful

We are prisoners to the things we think we need.

Is it possible to die satisfied? Surely we will all have doubts, the "I wish I'd done this", as we contemplate all the things we could've done differently had we known how short and unforgiving life truly is. However, if you were given a timestamp what would you do? How would YOU live out your given amount of days? Doesn't it seem futile? You're going to eventually die anyway, so why even bother? Is there any point in living in the first place?

This is the true mystery of life; we all know we will die someday but its meaningng lies in what you do until then. Surely, the things that come to mind first are the typical spend time with family and friends, do outlandish things, see the world, tell people how you feel, and maybe become eternal. But is this what YOU want to do, or is it what you think other people would tell you to do?

What is a fulfilling life? Is it the six-figure bank account? Is it being famous throughout the world? Being eternal after death; to be remembered as some who did exist? Or is it the interpersonal connections that are more important? To find love? To create friendships and restore lost ones?

Then again, how could one define something as subjective as fulfillment? While it isn’t always a priority in our minds, we all have a reason to continue existing, and as such, we all must ask ourselves, "What do I want?" Such a simple question, but without an equally simple answer. It’s something we so often only realize when we are in those final moments nearing death, finding meaning in all the disconnected memories that have stuck with us throughout all of the years. These are the fundamental questions that Jumyou wo Kaitotte Moratta. Ichinen ni Tsuki, Ichimanen de tells us to ask ourselves.

I'd like to say it isn't profoundly philosophical because of how purely it represents such complex ideas, but the manga shows how something like fulfillment is something of deep importance despite its intricacies. The manga isn't too plot-heavy, and places most of the focus on the choices which these characters make and how we can apply that to our own lives.

The story is very character-driven, with many of the main themes and plot points deriving from very subtle character interactions and decisions. As such, I guess you could say it's not really "deep," so much so as it is thought-provoking. IMO something "deep" would be a series like NGE which is packed with layers of symbolism, but I digress.

In the end, this is really just a manga about coming to terms with who you are and recognizing your worth. By doing so, we can all live more fulfilling lives and "free" from societal standards and subconscious restrictions. It believes heavily in moral introspection, where its bottom line is determining what is important to you, what's worth living for, and discovering the lengths you will go to pursue that worth.

This is really good if you like the feeling of having your heart ripped out, seeing those homeless puppies on those ASPCA commercials, or the ending of Angel Beats. It really isn't too long either, just a short 16 chapters (idk y MAL says 18). the dialogue isn't too heavy so it’s a quick read. Yeah, a really good read :)

(READ THIS PLEASE IF YOU'RE GOING TO READ)
there's an extra chapter called "I say a little prayer" I think it's 8.5 or something, but when you get to it during your first sitting DON'T READ IT UNTIL THE END. It kind of spoils later plot developments and doesn't really correlate with what's happening, but it makes it even better if you read it last. Just a tip from me you don't have to tho lol

Helpful

permalink | report

May 4, 2021

18 of 18 chapters read

Overall Rating: 7

tarunann (All reviews)

13 people found this review helpful

for me, this manga is somwhat good.

Presenting a real modern real life problems, then mixing it up with a touch of fantasy "what if i sell my lifespan", then we get this as a story.

maybe this manga wasnt and can never be one of my favs, but i am making sure it is one the story progression and meanings I will remember. It is not too bad and also not over the top, a so so.

i like this, and hoping for whoever read this manga(and the novel) would cherrish their lifes more. by any mean, this is not a despairing manga.

Helpful

permalink | report

Feb 22, 2020

18 of 18 chapters read

Overall Rating: 10

flowstate (All reviews)

15 people found this review helpful

This is what making it as a creative looks like. To be able to use this level of creative storytelling, character development and art to capture the proper emotions and to convey such an important message to impact readers in the way that this series does is nothing short of mastery.

I had no intention of going through this all in a day, but I had to finish what was unfolding before me. I also had no intention of writing this review, but here I am. It is my job to not let anyone reading this review pass up on this series, and I will tell read more

permalink | report

Mar 1, 2021

18 of 18 chapters read

Overall Rating: 3

Ringtomb (All reviews)

8 people found this review helpful

This manga confuses me, because it plays with interesting ideas but comes to a very milk toast conclusion. Of course reading it was never boring or tiring for me, which is a given noting that its very short, but I expected a lot more from this because small details are all the more important when you're aiming for short media. I definitely recommend it because I can see a lot of people enjoying it, I just wanted to outline my thoughts on it before I move on to something else.

So it starts out with a guy who is told he can sell his lifespan for money, so of course he goes to get evaluated and finds out his life is only worth $2807.60 if he sells all but 3 months of his life. This is an interesting premise because it raises philosophical questions about how to live a good life. What makes it worth more or less? Is it better to live a short happy life or a prolonged depressing one? How can a life change for the better with the time limit in mind? This made me really interested because I had doubts about the direction of my own life and how it could change for the better. These hopes disappeared when a girl is tasked with observing him so he doesn't do anything weird.

I have a couple issues with the introduction of this random girl, because it implies a couple of things. Your life will only become better when a hot babe shows up for you to fall in love with, which I was hoping wouldn't happen, but it did. Granted he didn't fall in love with her until the 8-9th chapter, but after that it barrels towards a standard climax where he and she give up all their remaining life to be together for the last 3 days.

So I think we should address the elephant in the room, selling your lifespan. In universe, the price of our lifespan is based off 3 factors, happiness, achievement, and contribution. His life was fated to have less to none of these qualities, which is interesting because I wondered, what if he only acted like he sold his lifespan and went in line with the story. Would he still have a terrible life? Because in the manga, he doesn't actually use the money he is given for selling his life. How do they even calculate the price ahead of time? According to chaos theory, small changes can have huge ramifications on future events, so was there even a choice in the matter of whether he would sell his lifespan or not? Though I accepted this under the pretense, if you live your life knowing it's going to end soon, your life will improve because you will attempt to accomplish what you have been longing to do with the knowledge of the time limit. Of course this doesn't happen because he falls in love with the placeholder girl and thats the story.

In the meantime, MC and placeholder girl go on trips, visiting his past relationships, enjoying simple pleasures, remembering past experiences and dropped passions. It all was interesting to look at because I was expecting MC to turn his life around and tie up loose ends without the future in mind. In theory thats how conclusions work, putting to rest unanswered question and exploring passions you always had in mind but never had the time to do. But it wasn't meant to be.

I think I said my piece, it's not the most organized one, noting that I didn't even talk about how the art is garbage, or how I forgot the names of everyone, or how ever place they go is forgettable, and so on and so forth. I think I value more of what the story could have been, rather than what it is, but the score is for what it is, so I guess I should just put this to rest.

Helpful

permalink | report

Nov 8, 2020

18 of 18 chapters read

Overall Rating: 3

rinmin (All reviews)

7 people found this review helpful

It looks like I am the one with a very unpopular opinion here, but I unfortunately found this manga to be very subpar. I went in hearing so many good things about it, I really wanted to enjoy this - I truly, genuinely did.

But what I read didn't feel anything like what was described to me. The story of the main two were somewhat soft and cute, but it stops at just that. I had to force myself to continue every chapter, with the only thing pulling me forward was just wanting to find out what was going to happen at the very end.

Personally, the read more

permalink | report

Nov 2, 2021

18 of 18 chapters read

Overall Rating: 10

gamgades (All reviews)

5 people found this review helpful

Spoilers!

What’s so beautiful about this story is the subjective understanding of what happiness is, and what gives life meaning. We find the main character, Kusunoki, at a failing point in his life, where to find any enjoyment out of the life he no longer cares for, he decides to sell the rest of his life away. Ultimately, the story transitions to one of reconciliation in the face of tragedy between Kusunoki and Miyagi. The build up to their relationship is beautifully developed, to the point where I truly didn’t even expect there to be a fully romantic aspect between them in the end. That made it all the more lovely when they did find communal love and understanding between one another.

That’s another core theme of this manga: communal understanding on an incredibly deep level in the face of a cruel and tragic world / life. From their childhood friends they thought they couldn’t be without, to each other, Kusunoki and Miyagi have a relationship built on understanding that goes beyond words. This incredible connection explodes beyond the page, and it’s one you feel more than anything. It’s hard to put into words even here, and that’s just how successful the storytelling is. I just thought it was beautiful. That untold connection is expressed to the minor characters of the story as well, as their relationship is quite literally invisible to all, yet is felt by those around them. It’s an expression of the power of connection and happiness, and how that becomes the catalyst for making others happy, too. Perception and being seen are such important aspects of happiness which make you understand the point of being alive. At the same time it recognizes that life is not always fair in that way, and without the conditions of the story, both Kusunoki and Miyagi would have ended up living lives devoid of happiness entirely. So we get a beautiful snapshot of what’s worth living for.

If I had any gripes, they were all plot related; I find the story and characters all incredibly beautiful. The first is who the heck is purchasing this time / health / lifespan? Are they those who can receive “points” from the lifespan they purchase? In that sense I can understand how a life can be worth nearly nothing, as the emotional “points” you could receive from a life that has little happiness or meaning would be undesirable. But similarly, time could be worth significantly more than that lifespan considering it’s up to the user to decide how to use that time. The same goes for health where, meaningless life aside, if your health remains intact, it could be priceless to someone who has a meaningful or important life relative to the donor, however poor health.

Those were all just curious things to think about. I find the story beautifully unique, and incredibly thought provoking both in terms of if this were a real situation, and the psychological considerations of the meaning of life and happiness. I’m so happy it’s as short as it is, and it gave me a feeling of appreciation and inspiration, which I think is the best thing you could ever be given.

Helpful

permalink | report

Jul 9, 2017

18 of 18 chapters read

Overall Rating: 9

xGama (All reviews)

11 people found this review helpful

Preliminary

I decided to read this manga on a whim and read up to the 12 chapters that had been released at the time in one sitting. From the very moment it pulls you into a world where the supernatural aspect of selling your life feels well established and natural to the progression of the story.

The feeling of a depressed and desolate 20 year old man can be felt through his actions and dialogue and the way the author has drawn the world around him makes it feel empty and desolate. This feel is established from the very outset with the mc selling all his stuff read more

permalink | report

Aug 15, 2021

18 of 18 chapters read

Overall Rating: 10

ThotPatrol10 (All reviews)

4 people found this review helpful

Very wakapog

H-hey,
D-Don't play with my feelings! What the fvck is the meaning of this,man?
Just what the fvck???
Man it was full of happyness and wholesomeness,YOU SOLD IT ALL!
YOU SOLD MY FEELINGS,MY HAPPYNESS!!!!!!!
Damn dude just why...WHYYYY GODDAMN IT

that's a brief transcript of how I felt after reading chapter 16.

So I wasn’t completely satisfied so I thought I’d add sth:

These two days were the happiest of my life. I do not regret selling my life, and I would do it again in a heartbeat if it meant meeting Miyagi again. But that’s not enough. I want more. I want to spend more time with her... more time... that’s it. If we can’t spend more time together then I will immortalize us, to leave our legacy for future generations and live on in people’s hearts together. These 30 days I sold were pretty expensive, right? That lady told me I’d be in future textbooks for generations to come if I drew these 30 days non-stop. I’ll draw. In one day I’ll make a painting that shocks the whole world, a painting that has both me and Miyagi together, to leave our legacy. But still, it’s just one day, I’m still barely at the starting point considering I just became able to draw well again, and I would have had to draw for these 30 days relentlessly for that future. No. Even if it’s impossible, I’ll make it possible. I’ll draw with my everything, I’ll make it so everyone knows me and Miyagi’s name. I go to the store and buy two canvas and some painting supplies, then I go back home before she wakes up. I set up everything and when I turn around I’m surprised to find her standing right there, staring intensely and wondering what I’m doing. I explain my idea to her and she pouts at first, thinking we won’t spend our last day in each other’s arms, but quickly brightens up when I finish explaining. I hold the brush and stroke it across the canvas, feeling nervous at first, but soon I lost myself in the process. How long has it been? An hour? Twelve? I honestly don’t know, and this is just ridiculous to expect to do in a day. These thoughts filled my head, and then I noticed my hand stopped. Still out of it i look at my painting, and am filled with wonder at how something this beautiful exists... I look at us laughing in each others arms and filled with all the happiness in the world, but when I look closer I notice there’s a hint of sadness in our eyes, worrying about how long this will last. Finally it sinks in, I made this. Thrilled, I turn to Miyagi and just as I was about to show her, I find her waiting behind me, smiling. “Did you finally finish it? I’ve been waiting for an hour, but watching you paint was really enjoyable. Wanna see mine?” I follow her gaze and see her painting that was finished before mine. It looked amateurish, and had multiple flaws here and there, but seeing us staring at each other’s eyes with that intense of a love made it priceless in my eyes. “Our time is nearly up, so what do you want to call them?”. Yeah, she’s right. We have two hours left, not even nearly enough time to hold her in my arms. “Let’s call them.....”
~~~~100 years later~~~~
“So class, today we’ll be studying art history. Can anyone tell me what today is the anniversary of? Yes, mike” “It’s the 100th anniversary of the making of Our Three Days of Happiness, the two paintings made by the famous artist Kusonoki and his lover the day they dies of unknown causes.” “You went a little too far into detail there, but yeah, you were right. These two paintings are famous for being a set of a professional and amateur paintings having the same subjects and theme, the only ones of their kind. At first, only the one made by Kusonoki was desired by many, to the point billionaires across the globe fought fervently in bids for it, while the one made by his lover Miyagi was left to collect dust. Thankfully, a fan and avid collector came across it by pure luck and verified their autographs on its back, as well as it’s having the same name. That collector kept that painting safe for decades, until the day they were reunited over 60 years after their making, in the famous Louvre, to stay side by side with the Mona Lisa until today as one of the most famous paintings in history. Now, we’ll go more in depth about the history behind multiple famous paintings that....”

Some fanfic I wrote

Helpful

permalink | report

Jul 6, 2021

18 of 18 chapters read

Overall Rating: 8

NextUniverse (All reviews)

4 people found this review helpful

I honestly don't have a lot to say hence why short. Also, this is another extremely late upload relative to when I have finished reading this.

It seems everywhere you go there is that pessimistic title for you to watch or read in this medium. It goes with no question as to why, sometimes the dark things in life get the most of us, so obviously people can relate (I honestly have no clue why they exist tho, you are asking the wrong person). In any case, the whole theme of someone being at the bottom of the barrel in their life seems to be loved by everyone. Stories like Oregairu and ReLife check out, there is a lot to like about them ironically because of relatability. However, sometimes this can be used in a way to boost the credibility one will enjoy something like those who found great connection to this did. "I sold my life for ten thousand yen per year." is a good example of this, sitting in the top 50 with a score of 8.79 as of this review. What do I have to say about that? Well, we'll see. (Will abbreviate this to "Sold Life 10K" lmao.)

As stated above, Sold Life 10K is a pessimistic story that slowly snowballs into one that, as all pessimistic works do, becomes a lighter story. It has all the necessities needed to make a story of its kind work, the dude who has nothing in life to be happy with, with his dead-end job but somehow meets that one girl who will change his life, "realistic" am I right? I suppose something is needed to make the story go somewhere. In any case, the story seems to flow incredibly well, only knowing how to go from start to finish in a good way. From what I recall, there is no random burst of emotion for the sake of elevating the manga to failed "feels". What it does instead is, almost, naturally gets to a level where the feels come without having to try, interlinking with the characters, who I find to be pretty good for the most part. We get significant insight, significant development, and good chemistry. I think there isn't much to complain about characters, namely Kusunoki and Miyagi. If there is one thing I would complain about, it would probably be Himeno. You see, she is like the obligatory dumb person every romance needs. Most of what she does comes more like a superficial saying to just get the development going. The only reason why I don't complain too much about her is that she doesn't exist a lot. Everything is fine otherwise.

I should talk about the whole selling life aspect too. It is an interesting concept, and it comes under the evaluation of one's own life. Does monetary value mean anything next to a person's life? Honestly, not really, you will see the way money is used in this manga and it contrasts to Kusunoki's own life, with experience, you will probably know how it will play out. But the fact of the matter is that it does well in telling you the correlation between monetary value and human life, what I feel though is that it simply tells you it rather than do anything deeper, the whole concept of it doesn't really have too much of a say, which in turn made the story simpler, which made it concurrently better, in terms of simplicity, and worse, in terms of lack of detail. If you are looking for something which has a more intricate story than meets the eyes, it's not here. Though, a straightforward story will come around back. You'd really think that there was probably some kind of incredible way the story would interconnect the whole sci-fi-esque functions with the actual story. It was some wasted potential, but I still felt that the weight was held as even basic stuff can be very soothing in how it rolls.

The art is pretty good, it is pleasing to look at though it's nothing to call distinctive. It is rather polished and detail in character design is more evident but that is about the highest it goes with any great detail. Other than that I don't see anything else to write home about. I guess the style has been coined by Taguchi, so that calls for praise in the unique category, but it differentiates only a little compared to other manga. It is still really nice to look at and some scenes are played a little bit better because of the style used here.

In any case, I enjoyed this quite a lot. A simple story that only knew how to keep me captivated. It didn't have unnecessary complexities, which is somewhat strange if I am honest, but that also leads to me not caring about plot holes or something I usually never look into in the first place unless the fundamentals are horribly wrong. It was a very nice romance and is quite wholesome with the dark elements embellishing that as there is weight to these characters, making interactions that much stronger. In other words, this is universally very enjoyable unless you don't like simple things or are cynical.

Would recommend this for sure, I have been holding this story (and this review) for a long while when I first laid eyes on it, I expected some more for sure but was welcomed with something equally as impressive. Considering how this also has a light novel as an original source, I will 100% read that, as that is also very highly acclaimed, which reminds me I need to read more light novels for sure. I must say, in some honesty, this manga is kinda overrated, but I understand why it is because I am not so blind as to see why not. I wouldn't come into this expecting the best thing in the world, though, I am no majority. Maybe you will find the best thing in the world with this one, only you will find out.

Anyways, nothing more to leave off with other than I need to stop being a lazy little shit. k bye have a beautiful time.

Overall - 8.0 (8)
(Click "Overall Rating" for score breakdown)

Helpful

permalink | report

Jul 1, 2021

18 of 18 chapters read

Overall Rating: 10

Nagatotoro (All reviews)

4 people found this review helpful

"Deep down, I could be glad I lived."

(WARNING: THIS REVIEW CONTAINS SPOILERS)

"Jumyou wo Kaitotte Moratta. Ichinen ni Tsuki, Ichimanen de." is a manga of 18 chapters written by Sugaru Miaki, very short indeed, but that will still manage to stay in your heart forever, with a wonderful message that will change how you see life.

The plot is pretty simple: The protagonist, Kusunoki, is an adult unsatisfied with life who can't seem to forget his childhood friend Himeno, whom he promised to marry after he would become famous in his adulthood. However Kusunoki is very far from being a celebrity, and he in fact is read more

permalink | report

May 22, 2021

18 of 18 chapters read

Overall Rating: 10

ironandschwarz (All reviews)

4 people found this review helpful

God. Damn.

I stumbled across a screenshot of this manga on social media, and so I did what usually do at 3 am when I find a promising manga - I binged the entire thing in one sitting.

And holy shit was that an incredible read. Where do I begin?

Enter Kusunoki, a man with nothing to lose, nor anything to gain in his life - and in a couple hasty decisions that no sane person would usually make, he puts a ticking time bomb on his life for a small wad of cash - but again, he's got nothing to lose, nor anything to gain, so fuck read more

permalink | report

May 10, 2021

18 of 18 chapters read

Overall Rating: 10

GuitarJunkie996 (All reviews)

4 people found this review helpful

I've never written a single review ever. I've watched and read loads of stuff but i mostly refrain from doing stuff like this. I'm just not good with words i guess. So i'm gonna say this beforehand, this isn't gonna be comprehensive review about this manga, rather it's gonna be about how i came to read this and how the me who just finished this manga minutes ago is feeling. I woke up this morning from a really bad dream. Ever since waking up i just felt like dropping everything and going off somewhere without a destination. I just felt empty. Just logged into MAL read more

permalink | report

Apr 13, 2021

18 of 18 chapters read

Overall Rating: 10

Debesuotas (All reviews)

4 people found this review helpful

Ill be frank, this manga is misjudged by so many people. There is even tragedy tag on it...

SPOILERS BELOW

To the point - this manga is very different from what the story looks like at the first glance.
Money, time, sold lifespan all of these are symbols used by the author to tell the story.

The actual story is nothing but the imagination of MC. The first 2 chapters where the author introduce us with MC and leads him to Miyagi are the introduction - a love story between the two starts there when he meets Miyagi and she gives him 300k. The money should be interpreted as value. Basically what it means that he met the girl and she evaluated him. His world changed suddenly, and his worth too, remember that before that his life felt worthless - the apartment of his is pretty much shows his selfworth, its empty, depressing, he is alone, without much of point living, but once he meets Miyagi, she comes to his apartment, as if she comes inside his head and never leaves him alone.

Later she moves in to his apartment to watch him and evaluate him, based on her evaluation his worth might change.
At this point the Miyagi that enters his apartment and values his daily life is nothing more than a fantasy of his. He likes her, and he is constantly imagining her by his side whenever he does something. She also writes stuff about him on the notebook. It means that he is constantly thinking about how she would react to his actions if she were with him. This is pretty much the though process of what we all have when we find a person that we like.

So all these chapters in between chapter 2 and chapter 16 are happening inside MC`s head. Remember, no one can see her but MC, she is not real, its his imagination of what she would look like next besides him, what would they do together, where would they go, what would they talk about, what would they show each other etc...

The story evolves further and further covering his childhood promise to his first friend about how they would become couple when they hit 20 years mark. I believe this scene was real life, they met so he could tell her that he found the right person and she wouldn`t wait for him. Further on we see him act in public as if she is there beside him, but this is pretty much MC overcoming his fear of embarrassment of holding hand with girl in public, at first we see people treating him badly because of it, but later on they accept him, and I think this is only the thoughts of his, at first he thinks it would be embarrassing and people would judge them in many ways, but later on those thoughts disappear. We see this completely at chapter 16, when finally they meet in real life again to actually go on their date.

I think this story show us the moment they meet, then it proceeds to show us what the MC is thinking when he is falling in love with her. And at the last chapter the story show us that they become the couple and go on the date.
3 months I believe is the period between him meeting her and finally mustering courage of inviting her on a date. So this manga is about that 3 month period and the though process behind it. How he changes and how his idea of life changes. The 300k that she gave him was basically the purpose and love, which led him to his change, the 30 years of his future, was only the comparison of what would his life have been if he didint take that money - basically didin`t met her.

The last chapter also mentions that she also sold her lifespan to go out with him for those 3 days. But this only shows that both of them sacrificed one of their possible future outcomes to stay with each other instead.

Helpful

permalink | report

Aug 21, 2017

13 of 18 chapters read

Overall Rating: 10

AeroSN (All reviews)

9 people found this review helpful

Preliminary

This is my very first review, as usually I just too lazy to review even the best series I think. But, I just can't help seeing this masterpiece didn't even get the attention it should. So, here it is:

Warning! Contains minor spoiler.

Story 9/10 - It's about a guy who were worthless to society and ended up selling his 30 years of life. Times by 10K (as the title mentioned), thus, he get his ¥300,000. And so, the story about how he spend his ¥300,000 start... or so it seemed.

The tours that the author gave were really made you forget your time reading it. It read more

permalink | report

Jan 25, 2021

18 of 18 chapters read

Overall Rating: 3

Realhumanbean (All reviews)

4 people found this review helpful

As it's known by its English title, "I sold my life for ten thousand yen per year" did hardly anything for me despite how high my expectations were of it. Granted, I did not read the novel that this is based on, so I can't comment on it as a whole, but just going off of this manga, this was a huge disappointment. I was recommended it by many of my close friends, but I fail to see what any of them assumed I'd enjoy out of this.

STORY: 5/10

The story is the definition of mediocre. It has a premise straight out of the tripe read more

permalink | report

Apr 7, 2021

18 of 18 chapters read

Overall Rating: 10

SrMcChicken (All reviews)

3 people found this review helpful

Manga is literature ~Natsuki

The superiority of quality over quantity is described not only by the story, but even at the meta level, being only 18 chapters, or 16 if not counting the extras. Clear and concise chapters, not necessarily brimming with story or art, but having a perfect balance between positive and negative space; Masterpiece would not be the best term for it, rather a flower blooming just before it wilts, throughout its short life producing an immense amount of beauty. Similarly, through its storytelling, the manga portrays the beauty of simplicity, but beyond that, human connection. In psychology, the Self Determination Theory states that read more

permalink | report

Mar 26, 2021

18 of 18 chapters read

Overall Rating: 10

veemon23 (All reviews)

3 people found this review helpful

Found this when going down the MAL top manga that isn't too long but shorter ones to read. Been trying to read ones that never got anime adaptation as I don't have a lot of manga on my list. And boy was I glad I found this one.

What would you do with the time you have remaining? Knowing not how much time we have left, I was glad I could've read this beautiful story that deals with such. If you love romance and just want a good sweet story with a lot of feels, I would say this is one to pick up. I read more

permalink | report

Jumyou wo Kaitotte Moratta. Ichinen ni Tsuki, Ichimanen de.
I sold my life for ten thousand yen per year.
Edit

What would you like to edit?

Alternative Titles

Information

Statistics

Write a Review
Reviews

MoreTop Anime

MoreTop Airing Anime

MoreMost Popular Characters

Jumyou wo Kaitotte Moratta. Ichinen ni Tsuki, Ichimanen de.I sold my life for ten thousand yen per year. Edit What would you like to edit? SynopsisBackgroundAlternative TitlesPictureChapters/VolumesPublishing DatesRelationsType

Alternative Titles

Information

Statistics

Write a Review Reviews

MoreTop Anime

MoreTop Airing Anime

MoreMost Popular Characters

Jumyou wo Kaitotte Moratta. Ichinen ni Tsuki, Ichimanen de.
I sold my life for ten thousand yen per year.
Edit

What would you like to edit?

Write a Review
Reviews