#sugaru miaki

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Sugaru Miaki's "The Town of Sakura"

The Town of Sakura (or "A Town of Fake Cherry Blossoms") is a novel by Sugaru Miaki, also known as Fafoo, writer of stories like Three Days of Happiness, Pain, Pain, Go Away, and Your Story.

A man who works as a professional faker is told about the suicide of a girl from his past, and he returns to his hometown to confirm its veracity. There, he encounters someone who's the spitting image of the girl he once knew. It all seems set to play out again - only this time, the roles are reversed.

(As you might expect, content warning for suicide as a central element and dark moments in general. Also, a translator's note: the book makes use of the dual meanings of the Japanese word "sakura." Not only does it mean "cherry blossom," it's can also refer to "fakers," specifically in senses like "paid crowd." People should hopefully get the gist, but it may help to know that usage wasn't just invented out of nothing for the story.)

I encourage you to buy the book yourself to support the author. (Rakuten Kobo) (Kinokuniya) (Amazon.co.jp)

I decided I'd post the whole story at once this time, but still split the chapters up into roughly even parts. You can start from Part 1 here. Or you can read my translation as a PDF here.

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jumyou wo kaitotte moratta. ichinen ni tsuki ichimanen de.

ENG Title: I sold my life for ten thousand yen per year.

JP Title: 寿命を買い取ってもらった。一年につき、一万円で。

Drama・Psychological・Romance・Supernatural MANGA・3 Volumes (completed) Year: Summer 2016 Publisher: Shueisha Character: Kusunoki ( クスノキ ) , Miyagi ( ミヤギ )

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[sin-scape]

Three Days of Happiness, by Sugaru Miaki.

[enemv]

Three Days of Happiness

The classroom began to buzz with conversation. But I didn't take part in any of it. To be exact, I couldn't.

[mangadore]

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Three Days of Happiness

Book review:

A light novel set slightly past the school scene but heavily overshadowed by its spectre. It's a contemporary urban fantasy featuring regrets, unrequited relationships and a supernaturally appointed minder to ensure a condemned MC does not go off the rails before the appointed time. Also known by the alternate and appropriately downer title of "I Sold My Lifespan for 10,000 Yen Per Year". 

Kusonoki is ready to end it all. An unhappy high school life has been followed by unhappy employment. Poverty and lack of future prospects have him prepared to give up at the ripe old age of, um, twenty. Depression isn't exactly a rational beast. While pawning off his belongings, he hears of a shop that pays for intangibles such as lifespan.

This is where the novel sharply veers off from any realistic slice of life that it could have been. Suffice to say that the shop is not metaphorical. Compounding his dire self-esteem, Kusonoki is quoted a ridiculously low remuneration for his remaining lifespan. While this may possibly have been construed as a subtle deterrence, Kusonoki is later made helpfully prescient of the future history behind the low valuation as well as the pathetic circumstances of his premature demise.

It is possible to guess some of the ending but not all of it. How it arrives at the conclusion is also reasonably original. Befitting an easy read, this light novel features an extremely uncluttered cast. There are barely three main characters and the very rare side character. Author, Sugaru Miaki is probably more recently known for Parasite in Love (not related to Parasyte nor Parasite, 2019 Korea) but some earlier stories seemingly bear more similarities to Three Days of Happiness, youth regrets and do-overs.

Shelf: 913.6 MIA [Mikkakan no kōfuku. English]. Three days of happiness by Sugaru Miaki ; illustration by E9L ; [translation by Stephen Paul].

First Yen On edition. New York : Yen On, 2020. ISBN: 9781975314217 (hardcover)

170 pages ; 20 cm.

Translated into English from the Japanese.

[kahixxi]

My fav psychological manga:

20th Century Boys (Naoki Urasawa) I Reincarnated as the Little Sister of a Death Game Manga's Murder Mastermind and Failed (Pepu, Sou Inaida) Death Note (Takeshi Obata, Tsugumi Ohba) Haru's Curse (Asuka Konishi) March Comes in Like a Lion (Chika Umino) I sold my life for ten thousand yen per year. (Shouichi Taguchi, Sugaru Miaki) Monster (Naoki Urasawa) Goodnight Punpun (Inio Asano) A Girl on the Shore (Inio Asano)

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Escape Reality with Easy-Going Manga Series 'Futari Escape'

On November 15, Seven Seas Entertainment released the first volume of Shouichi Taguchi slice of life manga series Futari Escape. It will publish the second volume in February 2023.

The publisher describes the manga:

Two young women--one an overworked manga artist, the other a jobless slacker--try to escape the realities of adulthood. Whether it's by going into debt while splurging on an epic meal or taking an impromptu trip, "Kohai" and "Senpai" always find a way to make the most of their days! Kick back and relax with this adorable yuri comedy!

Futari Escape began serialization in Comic Yuri Hime in 2020. It is a popular series, and in the 5th Yuri Manga Sousenkyo, a popularity poll on the Japanese website YuriNavi, the series won the top spot in the popularity category and 8th place overall.

In the January issue of Comic Yuri Hime, which was released earlier this month, publisher Ichijinsha announced that the series will conclude with its final chapter in the February issue, set for release in December. Ichijinsha publishes three volumes of the series in Japanese.

Shouichi Taguchi is a Japanese mangaka known for his manga Jumyou wo Kaitotte Moratta. Ichinen ni Tsuki, Ichimanen de an adaptation of Miaki Sugaru’s tragedy light novel Mikkakan no Koufuku. Taguchi also contributed to Ichijinsha’s Shuumatsu Sekai Yuri Anthology in 2020.

You can check out the debut volume of Futari Escape in English digitally and in paperback today: https://amzn.to/3U8abS9

Reading official releases helps support creators and publishers. YuriMother makes a small affiliate commission from sales to help fund future coverage.

[vgperson]

An interview with Sugaru Miaki (Fafoo) about his new novel, The Town of Sakura.

NOTE: Contains spoilers for elements of the premise behind The Town of Sakura, some of which aren't introduced until several chapters in.

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I Sold My Life for 10,000 Yen Per Year.

by Taguchi Shouichi and Miaki Sugaru

Genre: Drama, Philosophical, Romance, Tragedy, Adapted

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Valeur. Quelle est votre valeur ? C'est la question centrale de l'œuvre "Le prix du reste de ma vie" de Sugaru Miaki. Dans cet ouvrage, les protagonistes peuvent vendre leur santé, leur temps ou leur vie. Si la vente de la santé n'est pas détaillée, les conséquences des deux autres sont un peu plus explicitées. La vente de son temps consiste à devenir employé à temps complet de l'entreprise qui monnaye la vie et n'avoir plus aucun temps libre à côté. Vendre sa vie consiste à vendre purement et simplement le temps de vie qu'il nous reste à vivre, dans le meilleur des cas. Se pose alors une question, quelle est la valeur de ce temps, qu'il s'agisse de l'espérance de vie ou du temps consacré à travailler. Dans l'œuvre, la valeur de la vie est évaluée selon les critères suivants : la quantité de bonheur dans sa vie, le nombre de personnes rendues heureuses, le nombre de choses accomplies dans sa vie et sa contribution à la société. Les calculs exacts de ces estimations ne sont pas donnés, mais cela donne déjà une base raisonnable sur laquelle réfléchir. Est-ce que ces critères sont légitimes pour estimer la valeur d'une personne ? Le mélange entre les critères personnels (bonheur et choses accomplies) et les critères externes (personnes heureuses, contribution à la société) sont intéressantes. Est-ce qu'une personne égoïste favorisant avant toute chose son bonheur aurait une plus grande valeur qu'une personne donnant toute sa vie pour les autres et/ou la société ? Dans une société individualiste, son propre bonheur passerait avant tout. Dans une société davantage tourner vers la communauté, c'est le second qui serait privilégié. Cela fait réfléchir sur ce que nous valorisons, nous, dans notre propre vie. Qui faisons-nous passer en premier ? Nous-mêmes au détriment parfois du reste ou les autres au détriment parfois de nous-mêmes ? Il n'y a pas de bonnes réponses. Des "bonnes" pour la société ou moralement, il y en a. Pour le reste, c'est propre à chacun. Est-ce qu'il est préférable ensuite de prendre ses préférences personnelles pour référence pour estimer le coût de sa vie ? C'est une question qui reste ouverte là aussi. #valeur #vie #temps #critères

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Parasite in Love, by Sugaru Miaki

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Three Days of Happiness

A lot of them liked the young, pretty teacher, so they wanted to say something pleasing that would get them a compliment.

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