True Love Fades Away When the Contract Ends (運命の恋人は期限付き, Unmei no Koibito wa Kigen Tsuki) is a Japanese web novel series written by Kozusu Kobato. It was serialized on the user-generated novel publishing website Shōsetsuka ni Narō between May 2020 and July 2021. A manga adaptation illustrated by Murasaki Shido was serialized in Micro Magazine's Comic Ride web manga magazine between July 2021 and January 2023. It was later transferred to the Comic Ride Ivy web manga magazine in March 2023. A light novel version with illustrations by Fumi Takamura began publication under Micro Magazine's Maple Novels imprint in December 2022.
Media
Web novel
Written by Kosuzu Kobato, True Love Fades Away When the Contract Ends was serialized on the user-generated novel publishing website Shōsetsuka ni Narō between May 29, 2020 and July 30, 2021.[2]
Manga
A manga adaptation illustrated by Murasaki Shido was initially serialized in Micro Magazine's Comic Ride web manga magazine from July 30, 2021 to January 30, 2023.[3][4] The manga was later transferred to Micro Magazine's newly launched Comic Ride Ivy web manga magazine on March 20, 2023.[5] The manga's chapters have been collected into two tankōbon volumes as of October 2022.[6]
A digital light novel version with illustrations by Fumi Takamura began publication under Micro Magazine's Maple Novels imprint on December 23, 2022. Three volumes have been released as of December 24, 2024.[11]
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Light Novel Prize
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