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| THIS IS A MANGA ONLY DISCUSSION POST. DO NOT DISCUSS ANYTHING BEYOND THIS CHAPTER. ---------------------------------------- Amazing read with a beautiful bitter sweet ending of a cliff hanger. Loved it. |
| So readers are left guessing whether all of this is just a delusion or not, anyways I like the fact that it was an happy ending even if it's not clear whether all of this real or not. Both those guys deserved to end together and they eventually did it's just a little bit sad that they have only 3 days. |
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| Doesn't this have 16 chapters? Forget it. I thought Miyagi had disappeared but it shocked her back and that was a good thing. the good ending is the original story. 10/10 |
| I wanted to like this. The concept itself was intriguing, Raw narration and beautiful artwork. What went wrong? Idk. Perhaps the mundane character itself irked me because I wanted something to happen. Perhaps I was waiting for some Makoto Shinkai to come off of the pages and reach me, but it didn't. A relatable character really-yet everything he does is detestable, his thinking, the course of his actions, the way he treated others. The girl he was with Miyagi, her story was interesting. Yet that chapter 8.5 rubbed me the wrong way despite understanding her reasoning. I could not stand the part of her character when she lied and deceived him, despite knowing her past and her character flaws. Perhaps that says more about me than about her, nonetheless, it was distasteful. The ending itself..it wasn't the power of love that saved them, but in a way companionship was something that humans seek in their last days. They both decided to have three last days together would be better than living a life full of despair. To him, selling 30 years of his life was the best decision he had ever made. The decision to sell the last few days of his life to save Miyagi, he forfeited his fame. For her, she forfeited her future without him which is foreshadowed to be lived in mundane despair. But also, in the last chapter, it explored the possibility that he had made up Miyagi up all along that maybe he was dying and that he needed some reason to feel comfort, love, and warmth in his last days. For me, these type of endings are cheap shots. If this was added for the effect to sound philosophical, I am not amused. Perhaps the tragic story itself invoked in me this dreaded feeling of despair. But I have read some depressing works that delt with similar topics like Watashitachi no Shiawase na Jikan edit or Tokidoki, yet they don't give me this dreaded feeling. I don't know, but for now..6/10. And in my book that reads: nothing happened. |
SugusatoSep 1, 2019 2:40 AM
  Although we part as I leave for Inaba, —Hyakunin Isshu (小倉百人一首): where pines grow on the moutain peaks If I am to hear that you pine for me I shall come back to you again Poem #16 "Tachiwakare"© |
| Damn this was awesome read really glad it was a happy ending. Miyagi is such a great girl. i feel like I learnt something out of this. |
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| Just stumbled on this hidden gem. Great read. Side note: I still feel bad for Himeno. |
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| Wel that's a fine read, in all my honesty it's surprsingly isn't that depressing as many people said, or maybe because i read smt worse than this. Still it makes me sad how he didn't at least meet his parents or family before he go or maybe i was missing something and he already lost his parents. I also wonder how their surrounding react when they are gone (Especially her childhood friend), since he also made a lot of friends because his actions with Miyagi. In the end, i could say it's an enjoyable short manga and worth my time i guess, still i think no matter what happen people should value their lives more.. 8/10 |
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| Definitely one of the most beautiful manga I've read. It's simultaneously heartbreaking and encouraging. The ending is bittersweet, but still absolutely great. Although the art is kind of amateurish, it's still very enjoyable. Overall, a fantastic read. An easy 10/10 for me. |
| Very bleak, and while some bits were good, others seemed like misery porn. I agree on the point that the value others assign to us, based on achievements and contributions is quite relative to what we perceive as being valuable in our lives. In that sense, the former conman from the side story had things more figured out. I had trouble empathizing with Kusunoki in general. It was a choice, one doesn't need to put in effort if they don't want to, but just by being in an early 20s rut during college isn't a situation where someone, strapped a bit for money, would end up selling the rest of their life. Unless, there were some other circumstances. We didn't learn anything about Kusunoki's family or relatives, and being bullied seemed like others were just keeping their distance because he seemed standoffish and had a false sense of superiority. Also, I found the part where his sudden near-death inspiration . Miyagi was cute. I kind of wish her relationship with Kusunoki was a bit more subtle, though. It's probably because of the format and how short the manga is, but I guess there wasn't too much leeway to remedy how things worked out between them. In the end, I wish this manga was more about finding a meaning to go on instead of enjoying what's left. As previously said, it's a choice to give up, since not everyone has the same inner strength, but I think the direction things were going could've been better. |
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| It is hard to find the right words for this. That is to say, I didn't know what to expect, but I certainly did not expect that ending. At the end of it all, I m quite pleased with the manga, but I won't hide that I expected it to be darker or meaningful in a way that would impact me even more. It is a short manga, maybe if it had way more chapters to slowly build stuff, I could have felt the ending more. They truly never explained this crazy system till the end, the concept itself it totally silly and beyond any realism, I would rather have something more grounded and credible, something one would be able to sync with better. Also, I really do feel the fan-translation to be lacking at times, since some shit just doesn't make much sense, but it was still able to convey the message... really, what a couple of fools, but at least they went out with a bang, but if anything, this ending is bitter than sweet, but that also is just a matter of perspective. A movie adaptation one day would be very welcomed. The last extra chapter was really cool too, that old man with presumably his daughter?! What he said there to that old man, BOSS. Hope is has a good life indeed. 8.8/10 = 9 |
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| I don't know, man, after snoring through Serial Experiments Lain's clusterfuck and drifting through this, I wonder if I've outgrown highschool philosophy. I've watched Neon Genesis Evangelion, I've read Fate/stay night, I've read Plato's The Republic, now everything is swirling about in the same subterranean geysers Japan's been fracking since Miyazaki yawned. And what worse? These short stories have the audacity to toss out their existential musings for supernatural romance. The AUDACITY. I joke... sort of, but not so much on the last point. This was lovely as a quaint story about the meaning of time in gray morality, and the character arc with Himeno definitely struck a chord, and shit, it was also good as a supernatural romance. But I'm not sure that at a mere 3 volumes it could justify being both. Honestly, I kind of feel blue balled. The vibe of the first two volumes ebbed away for a Maeda-ian romance. And I fucking love Jun Maeda. Depending on how deeply Miyagi and Kusunoki's bittersweet conclusion imprints itself in my internal reflections, I could see myself forgiving the jarring transition over time, but right now I'm ambivalent. One thing is certain: this would make for a remarkable film adaptation and be a hell of a lot better than A Silent Voice to boot. |
ZadionNov 15, 2020 2:15 AM
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| I am happy that they are together in the end. This was a nice short read. |
| pretty damn good, too many thoughts but I think what the father in the last chapter said really was true. would make an awesome movie adaptation. |
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| Managed to finish the light novel in a few days. A great read focusing on what truly makes an individual happy. Overall, I found this enjoyable. Although, I think 20 years old is still too young to give up. I wish this was slightly longer to show more of Miyagi and Kusonoki's relationship progress during month 2. I also wish that the novel continued further past their final 3 days to see whether this was all some sort of "test" for people that sell their life spans where they can somehow live in the end. I guess we'll never know. I feel like this would make a solid film. |
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| Enjoyed it a lot, happy they could spend their final moments together. Time really is such a strange thing in general. Good message, 10/10 from me |
| @MargiticDesu I remember it fondly even though I don't remember it completely, so I'm not sure if I felt it was a little dull in some chapters or how flawless and flawed it was. I'd have to reread it to give a proper review. One day. |
| i loved this so much but also regret reading it because i hate the way its making me feel rn, bittersweet endings suck why couldnt they just grow old together |
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| Really great read and bittersweeting ending, though with how things were going at the start of the manga I couldn't have hoped for much more. <3 10/10 |
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| This was a decent ending, it went sideways because Kusunoki decided it would be in his best interest to drink a bottle of cliche. But I won't say it is terrible. Overall this was a very nice story. I liked this quite a bit and I and glad I spent time on this after I left this on ptr for the longest minute. 8-9/10 |
| Hufff... What a read. From my point of view, this read is very much needed for me. Thank you for the life wisdom, author. I hope you're doing well yourself. A movie will be very much welcomed, though. This book is tailor made for movie, in my opinion. |
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| Male MC was unlikable, hard to really get into the story when I really felt nothing for the guy. Is it a Japanese thing to force the debts of parents onto their minor children? Your spouse I can see but her being forced to serve time because her mother died while on the job reeeally rubbed me the wrong way. Story itself was fine but the characters not so much. |
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| Well so, in the end, Himeno was the one getting the shortest end of the stick. Because she decided to not throw her hate feelings directly into MC's face and then kill herself in front of him, but just went and killed herself alone. Well, the story didn't show or tell, but it is clear that she did. I would've preferred her to open her heart and exchange feelings with MC, and then cinematicly kill herself like she had intention to do. Would've been better imo. Speaking of not showing or telling, the manga did us dirty with the "open" ending. We don't know how the story really went. Since nothing got shown, not even a gravestone. We got an extra story about someone else deciding to not waste their time and treasure their life even if it was worthless until that point. In a way like the last 3 days of Kusonoki and Miyagi. So one can interpret it like this: the extra story as a metaphor of what the protagonist did in the end. A little earlier in the story, they said they could do up to 3 transactions, and each of them did 2. So let's say they went back and did the final transaction, aka buy their life back, at the new price of their new happy and fullfilling one that was expecting them for 3 days, so they probably indebted themselves by millions of yen each. And then living happily ever after, for decades. And still die together, mind you. The convenience of buying back a fixed amount of time =D There's also option 2, the dramatic romantic one where they just die together with a smile in 3 days, but honestly, if that was the real end, the author would've illustrated it fully. The fact they didn't makes me suspect the end is actually the option 1 I said in the paragraphs above. There's also option 3 aka the whole thing is just fake and was meant to make people appreciate their life instead, but that's lame. So no. A thing I would also have liked to see: an example of someone who sold their health. We had people selling time, and life, but no one selling health. I'm curious now. I guess they would be, like, some hella rich people with an eyepatch and on a wheelchair (so they sold the sight from one eye and their capability to use their legs), or something like that. Not sure why some people view this as an open ending. It's pretty obvious that they're going to die in 3 days and are going to spend their final days happy and without regrets. I definitely did not need to see a grave or their corpses to get confirmation on this, lol. Ending on a hopeful, positive note made way more sense thematically. #cope |
FullyChargedAug 9, 2021 8:53 PM
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| Very nice story about the value of life. 3 happy days with your loved one matter way more than 30 years of misery. Should be obvious, but I liked the way it was portrayed here. Not sure why some people view this as an open ending. It's pretty obvious that they're going to die in 3 days and are going to spend their final days happy and without regrets. I definitely did not need to see a grave or their corpses to get confirmation on this, lol. Ending on a hopeful, positive note made way more sense thematically. |
| I was not expecting a romance in this manga and was kind of disappointed that it went in that direction. But Miyagi and Kousonoki were really cute together. It's a shame about the ending but there really wasn't much left for them to do. At least they both get some measure of happiness towards the end. |
| I was hoping for an ending where it was all just in his imagination or there was a secret rule where if the person achieves true happiness they and their observer get freed from the shackles of the deal so it was sad to see the ending end the way it did, even if they were happy at the end. Either way, it was a good story, definitely could be adapted into a movie. |
| Tbh at first I thought this manga was try-hard for being deep but I was wrong. It was a beautiful bittersweet story, plus Kusunoki and Miyagi looks really cute together. I think I will try to read the novel next time. |
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| Finally got to reading this and loved it. Up until the last chapter I was expecting that, he will reach his final day, waiting to die and then the day passes and he doesn't die and eventually he finds out that all that was just a scheme to make people value life again and help them by giving them some money, so after the 3 months end, the person won't die but go on to live with a new passion for life or I just thought in the end they would reveal that he was just a damn schizo and Miyagi was made up person in his mind etc. like the possibility was shown in one of the chapters. Anyway, this really was beautiful, when I saw that there was gonna be an observer, that itself was screaming love and heartbreak and I was prepared for it. Some stuff was quite depressing to learn about both Miyagi and Kusonoki, Miyagi's past and present both were quite shit, she had to sell off her time with no fault of her own, had to give up on relationships and being ignored was the norm for her. Kusonoki's would-have-been future was very fucking depressing to hear about and then when we learnt that Himeno started hating Kusonoki and was going to kill herself in front of him, that was just too much. But in the end when Miyagi and Kusonoki developed feelings for each other and started enjoying their life, it was the best. I didn't expect Kusonoki to be so aggressive and just go for holding hands and kissing. Loved the scenes where Kusonoki would give up the right side of the bed but later loved to see when they both slept embracing each other. The ending was really good in my opinion, I didn't really expect Miyagi to sell off her lifespan as well, I'm just a little mad that they didn't show us how they spent their last 3 days, the 16.5 chapter gave me a lot of hope that maybe they are gonna show us the last 3 days but oh well. Overall the relationshp development between Kusonoki and Myagi was beautiful and I'm happy for the decision they took and I'm sure they had a blast spending those last 3 days together. Though Imma have to admit, I didn't shed a single tear, that's qute suprising actually. 10/10 overall, can't find anything to deduct points for. This was a great short read, read it while flying, was a great time pass. |
TsutanaiFuunMay 10, 2022 10:15 PM
 The end of an era. Thank you Wit, Mappa and Isayama. Feeling half happy, half sad. Kawaii waifus and precious best girls <3333 |
| pretty disappointed by this manga...I quickly got tired of the characters and didn't find them interesting or compelling at all. the male MC in particular is so forgettable and dull he might as well not exist. the characters were even worse when they spontaneously fell in love and turned the story into an "I'm 14 and this is deep" version of romeo and juliet. gotta say I did not feel the romance in the air when MC fell for the girl he was considering raping like a week earlier (or maybe more I was not paying attention to the timeline). it feels like the author tried to hide how superficial their commentary about life is by making the story as meandering and random as possible. for real, vending machines? randomly making a friend group because you're weird in public? MC is a genius master artist? it all just left me not giving a single fuck about the lovebirds' imminent deaths |
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| I loved the story, development and the bittersweet ending. Had teary eyes. Definitely an amazing Manga! The art was fine, but a little to simplistic and lacking on some things. With better art it would have been a 10/10 for me no question. In the end its a strong 9/10 |
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