Three Days of Happiness

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It’s revealed that Miyagi knew of these details and the suicide she informed him of earlier was exactly that scenario. Himeno was plotting to jump from the viewing platform to convey the message that Kusonoki failed to save her this time. It would seem this tragedy is caused by their separation, an unavoidable situation as it becomes apparent that they needed each other. Well, at least not the protagonist has the money. Surely they will actually be put to some use, right? Nope, the protagonist continues to act poor even though he has literally just 30 days of life left. At some point he starts to literally throw the money out. Why did you even make the exchange in the first place my dude? What was the point? Or is this another “hurr durr there was no point because le depression”? It’s so tiring. It really makes me think the lifespan exchange is there just so the protagonist can kill themselves without the novel having to mention suicide. Cowardice.

JUMP COMICS+)1". Media Art Database (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 15 February 2019 . Retrieved 15 February 2019. Of course, d) it is. And sure, you could say that the novel was trying to make a point of how ridiculous this decision is, but it did not give me the feel of being self-aware on such level, so I don’t think so. It certainly doesn’t do such thing on purpose. Sure, chalk up the poor life decisions to the depression, but that’ just a cop out. Maybe if depression was explored further than “Woe is me, my life is worthless, no need to live it out”, I’d accept that reasoning.The setting - a mysterious establishment where you can trade in your lifespan, time or health for cash. Such interesting ethical questions could be mused over, it his had been featured in a better written series. Here it’s just a device so the protagonist can kill himself but in a way we could find touching. The rule here is that you can make three transactions in your life. Rule that could have been pretty important, if the story actually used it. Or in other words, if the protagonist wasn’t dumb. So you need money, right? Perhaps you could sell some of your lifespan for money? But what’s that, your life is worth less then you thought? So what do you do? However she changes her mind believing that getting revenge on an insane man would do no good. She closes the letter telling him she hopes it’s true that he’s dying soon. whispers* - It is much more charming to close your own umbrella and get drenched with the other person than offer them yours. Even if both of you happen to fall ill.) The cries for help Himeno refers to was her singular letter to Kusonoki. Kusonoki admits that writing the letter was far out of character for Himeno. It’s easy to see the difficulty in directly asking for help from a childhood love when pregnant with another man’s child. Regardless Kusonoki failed to recognize the benign letter as a distress signal, as she made no mention of hardship. Not only that but Kusonoki can’t be blamed for Himeno’s actions or circumstance, he wasn’t even in the same vicinity. And now that Kusonoki had finally come, Himeno believes it’s far too late. While this beautiful story may very well be conceived as one, Miaki himself mentions that this isn't a grandiose tale about value of life/love, rather a piece of writing meant for that moment where those people pained by their own shallow breaths learn it's beauty when they're about to enter the realm where none may be taken. And I love it all the more for that.

Three Days of Happiness is a drama. You might even think it’s touching if you don’t stop to actually think Three Days of Happiness is an interesting drama with a supernatural spin. There is a lot of depth here and keeping a small collection of characters gives it the time to flesh out Kusonoki and Miyagi to the fullest. Initially, I wondered if experiencing Kusonoki’s days would be boring, but actually, this book proved gripping. Hey you, were you once considered a talented kid but now you are a sad teenager? Then come read this totally relatable novel!” Characters [ edit ] Kusunoki A 20 year old man who sold his 30 year worth lifespan for 300 thousand yen. Miyagi A young woman who is a clerk from the lifespan store who became Kusunoki's observer over the next three months. Himeno Kusunoki's childhood friend whom he had a crush on. Media [ edit ] Novel [ edit ] It's contradictory to everything else the author was trying to say. They wouldn't have been able to spend the last three days together if she hadn't sold her lifespan, but this novel would've been far more applicable to the real world if there was an epilogue about Miyagi dealing with feelings of grief and eventually moving on, because in the real world we don't get to leave things off on a high note, we have to clean up after ourselves.

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I’m also not sure how I feel about the ending as I find myself left with questions that will never be answered. Again not a huge problem but I can’t help wondering what would have happened if Kusonoki did a few things differently. Some of these are certainly things the author could have explored and didn’t. Sherman, Jennifer (November 16, 2019). "Yen Press Adds Bestia, Carole & Tuesday, 11 More Manga/Novels". Anime News Network . Retrieved January 4, 2022. 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.