Einen Koyō wa Kanō Deshō ka (永年雇用は可能でしょうか, "Is Long-term Employment Possible?") is a Japanese light novel series written by yokuu and illustrated by Ame Karasuba. It was initially serialized on the user-generated novel publishing website Shōsetsuka ni Narō between September 2021 and July 2023. It was later acquired by Media Factory who began publishing it under their MF Books imprint in June 2022. A manga adaptation illustrated by Risa Nashikawa began serialization on Kodansha's Palcy and Morning Two websites in July 2022.
Media
Light novel
Written by yokuu, Einen Koyō wa Kanō Deshō ka was initially serialized on the user-generated novel publishing website Shōsetsuka ni Narō from September 10, 2021 to July 18, 2023. It was later acquired by Media Factory who began publishing the series with illustrations by Ame Karasuba on June 24, 2022. Five volumes have been released as of February 2025.
Manga
A manga adaptation illustrated by Risa Nashikawa began serialization on Kodansha's Pixiv-based website Palcy on July 7, 2022. It also began serialization on Kodansha's Morning Two website on July 22, 2022. The manga's chapters have been compiled into four tankōbon volumes as of May 2024.
Reception
The manga adaptation won the grand prize at the 2024 EbookJapan Manga Awards. The series, alongside True Love Fades Away When the Contract Ends, won the 2025 Digital Comic Award in the Light Novel category.
References
External links
- Web novel at Shōsetsuka ni Narō (in Japanese)
- Light novel official website (in Japanese)
- Manga official website (in Japanese)
- Manga official website at Palcy (in Japanese)
- Einen Koyō wa Kanō Deshō ka (manga) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
