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Oyasumi Punpun   
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Description
From Viz:
Meet Punpun Punyama. He’s an average kid in an average town. He wants to win a Nobel Prize and save the world.
He wants the girl he has a crush on to like him back. He wants to find some porn. That’s what he wants, but what does he get?

Type
Manga

Related Series
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Associated Names
Boa noite, Punpun
Bona nit, Punpun
Bonne nuit Punpun!
Buenas noches, Punpun
Dobranoc, Punpunie
Goodnight Punpun
Gute Nacht, Punpun
İyi Geceler Punpun
Спокойной ночи, Пунпун
طابت ليلتك پُنپُن
शुभ रात्री पुनपुन
ฝันดีนะปุนปุน
おやすみプンプン
晚安布布
잘자 뿡뿡

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Latest Release(s)
v.13 c.135-147 (end) by Hox over 10 years ago
v.12 c.122-134 by Hox over 10 years ago
v.11 c.111-121 by Hox over 11 years ago
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Status
in Country of Origin
13 Volumes (Complete)

Completely Scanlated?
Yes

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User Rating
Average: 8.7 / 10.0 (1395 votes)
Bayesian Average: 8.65 / 10.0
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Last Updated
December 19th 2023, 12:21pm


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Year
2007

Original Publisher

Serialized In (magazine)
Young Sunday (Shogakukan)
Big Comic Spirits (Shogakukan)

Licensed (in English)
Yes

English Publisher
Viz (7 Volumes Omnibus Edition - Complete)

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Oyasumi Punpun  
by Yper
November 15th, 2010, 1:28pm
Rating: 10.0  / 10.0
Notwithstanding my poor experiene with mangas altogether, I've come to the conclusion that a good mangaka is someone who is able to portray the feeling//the atmosphere of every page without many bubbles or with no bubbles at all. As flawed as my conclusion can be, if we just accept it for a second, we will soon realize that the author of this manga is either a genius or simply someone who has crafted his art to such extent that he's able to flawlessly portray exactly what he wants and how he wants it. Probably the latter.

Of course, portraying everything with such precision and abundance demands an appropriate art. An art that can be easily trademarked "Asano Inio". An exuberant and genuine art which requires skill, patience and assiduity. One way to desribe it is if the art of most modern shonen authors is simply chalk drawings on a road then Asano Inio is an artist carefully painting using expression, precision and above all humanity.

The art, the ability to portray everything effortlessly and flawlessly and, of course, the strangeness of some scenes//characters are the most evident aspects of Asano Inio's work. If you decide to read this title, you wil see for yourself. As far as the actual content of the manga, some will like it, others will not; some, like me, will deem it genius, others will not. Well, that is up to you to decide, but what I guarantee you, is that you will find nothing like this elsewhere. It is indeed one-of-a-kind.

... Last updated on August 28th, 2011, 8:02am
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I'm glad i read it  
by Seiryunanago
April 20th, 2014, 3:32pm
Rating: 9.0  / 10.0
I really loved this story. As i just finished to read it, my heart is still pounding. I could really relate to the story and to Punpun and i was following the unfolding closer that i ever did for a manga. Some parts were crushingly sad toward the end and yet, there was still warmth among the sorrow, or at least hope was never to far from the characters even when they seemed to throw themselves in despair. I love the honesty of Asano in his stories. I'm glad he wrote it. I'm glad i read it.
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I feel awful...  
by kennyqua
August 5th, 2013, 3:28pm
Rating: 10.0  / 10.0
This is an amazing manga. It's a seinen slice of life portraying the world through the eyes of Punpun, his family and his acquaintances.
As stated in another comment pretty much every character in this manga is scum
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the Taxi driver who helps Punpun's uncle seems to me as the only "nice" character in the manga... Which is kind of weird taking into account that he is a former yakuza.

They are all in some way or another egoistical selfloathing petty people. But the things they do and the way it is depicted truly makes me wish for their happiness and succes.

In the start I thought the artist was too lazy to draw the main character and his family, but the more I read the more I believe that the way Punpun is depicted and the changes in this depiction lend far more depth to the story and the character than a classic manga depiction would have. And on a side note I don't think the artist is lazy, the other characters and the backgrounds are drawn detailed so that you can see every single flaw in the characters and their world.

Ah such bliss. I always feel much better once I've put the complicated feelings I have towards a complicated manga into words. biggrin

... Last updated on August 5th, 2013, 3:30pm
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Bitersweet  
by Akiradesu
February 7th, 2014, 10:54pm
Rating: 10.0  / 10.0
It was hell of a journey... Could relate to almost to every single character at one point or another. I liked the art style and the way the story was told. The end felt a bit hollow, but then again I red it in one go, so I might be a bit too tired near the end.
Both cried and smiled.

Though be warned, the sky in the morning seemed more grey than usually.
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Not as good as everyone says, but still good.  
by dibidabua
October 13th, 2021, 1:47pm
Rating: N/A
I enjoyed it, but expected more since I jumped into it believing it was going to be a super deep and introspective story. The subplots didn't really lead to anything and by the end of the series they were still more interesting to me than whatever was happening with Punpun. At many points in the series I was just kept wondering the real reason why Punpun and every other character are depressed, but in the end it all just seemed like sadnes for the sake of sadness and making bad decisions for the sake of making them. I know in real life depression isn't really supposed to have a cause sometimes, but from a storytelling perspective having pretty much all of your cast being broken for no apparent reason doesn't really work for me.
Also, I know mangas aren't supposed to be realistic depictions of reality but I found some of the events and the way the unfold pretty dumb. On the bright side some of the manga's dialogues and reflections are interesting, nothing that hasn't ever been said, but interesting nonetheless and the artstyle is very original imo, I really like Punpun's character design through the manga.
I would recomend it, but don't expect this to be a life changing experience like some people say.

... Last updated on October 13th, 2021, 1:54pm
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The darkest drama of them all  
by residentgrigo
December 26th, 2012, 2:19pm
Rating: 7.5  / 10.0
This manga truly deserves to be called Seinen or "alternative" because of its mature and demanding subject matter. There are almost no positive characters and i have no emotions to any of them with the uncle being the next best thing to "redeemable". The story if actually relatively upbeat for the first 2 or 3 volumes or so but then decides to pull back the curtain and show how damaged the characters really are and keeps going. The art is very unique and amazing and captures the pointlessness of modern live really well. I enjoy most of all how no one is truly pretty and the facial features are amazing. But be warned the manga includes physical abuse, rape and selfmutilation. If you liked this manga i recommend the novel/film American Psycho and Homunculus. They also show a very dark window into ordinary live and aren´t for everyone but if you can stomach Punpun check them out.

Update: I would have come up with darker ending but it fit the story to a certain degree so i won´t complain too much. The cult subplot and a few others sadly went nowhere. Some of the sex scenes made little sense and were gratuitous too. So be prepared to like the manga less as it goes on. It´s still good enough journey and probably Inio´s best work after Solanin.

... Last updated on February 17th, 2018, 4:34pm
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Eh  
by lfb
September 1st, 2014, 5:58am
Rating: N/A
I read this series after seeing it mentioned several times on tumblr as being a wonderfully depressing but realistic series. I agree that it's depressing and realistic, but imo, it's over-hyped. I was expecting something refreshing, but instead got the feeling that this was similar to other seinen manga I had read before. For the most part, the story was also predictable too. Also, while the characters are realistic (with all their flaws and whatnot), I found myself eyerolling and irritated at most of the characters. If there was more Seki and Shimizu scenes in the story (or a better conclusion for them like the other characters had), I'd be happier with how the story went. (lol and more Komatsu) Overall, the series would be great if you haven't read anything similar.

... Last updated on September 1st, 2014, 6:01am
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Fine in Every Way...  
by cecropiamoth
July 11th, 2016, 6:21pm
Rating: 10.0  / 10.0
...so much so that I had to stop reading before the end. Over many chapters I had come to identify with little Punpun to an amazing degree—a tribute to the excellent storytelling and characterization, and I started to see tragedy and/or loss for him on the horizon, so I bailed.

The thing that's hard to accept in some excellent seinen manga like this is that lots of people have a dark view of the human condition, coupled with amazing storytelling ability, so they can really make you realize that their dark view COULD be right. We are not used to seeing that view represented in manga, which is mainly light, fun stuff, so when it's done really well it totally shakes us up. Anyway, it did that to me (or was on the way to doing so when I bailed). My advice is read the whole thing if you can. Don't be a wuss like me.
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Dark and satisfying experience  
by sugibro
September 18th, 2019, 12:28pm
Rating: 10.0  / 10.0
I started reading this piece of art and I was amazed by how the drawings are realistic, beautiful and intricate. I had completed it in 3 days and it was an experience of a lifetime. Everything around me seemed so distant and meaningless and it took me like a month to get out of this psychology, it was that powerful. And I do not mean it in a bad way, I am really glad I read that manga and all the feelings and lessons will stay with me throughout my life. I think every person should experience this power of storytelling in a manga medium.

... Last updated on September 18th, 2019, 12:32pm
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I LOVE it  
by WhimsicalDreamer
April 16th, 2013, 2:09am
Rating: 10.0  / 10.0
Sometimes the story gets a bit confusing and drags, I really didn't get the parts with
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the preacher, but that could just be me
But the overall story is great, it gets down to the core of Punpun's thoughts as he grows and explores his twisted relationships with others. Punpun's appearance remains unknown, letting us know of his isolation from society, which I found was a nice touch. I really can't wait for the fate of
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Punpun&Aiko


There's just so many elements that fit together and make this story so unusual but good.

... Last updated on April 16th, 2013, 2:10am
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