Oyasumi Punpun

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

N/A

Associated Names

Boa noite, Punpun

Bona nit, Punpun

Bonne nuit Punpun!

Buenas noches, Punpun

Dobranoc, Punpunie

Goodnight Punpun

Gute Nacht, Punpun

İyi Geceler Punpun

Добраніч, Пунпуне

Спокойной ночи, Пунпун

تصبح على خير پُنپُن

शुभ रात्री पुनपुन

ฝันดีนะปุนปุน

おやすみプンプン

잘자 뿡뿡

Groups Scanlating

Entropy

Hox

Mangascreener

Latest Release(s)

v.13 c.135-147 (end) by Hox 12 years ago

v.12 c.122-134 by Hox 12 years ago

v.11 c.111-121 by Hox 13 years ago

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Status in Country of Origin

13 Volumes (Complete)

Completely Scanlated?

Yes

Anime Start/End Chapter

N/A

User Reviews

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Forum

4 topics, 8 posts

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User Rating

Average: 8.7 / 10.0 (1493 votes)

Bayesian Average: 8.65 / 10.0

40%

27%

14%

Last Updated

August 9th, 2025 2:23pm PDT - 2 months ago

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Genre

Comedy Drama Mature Psychological Romance School Life Seinen Slice of Life Tragedy
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Author(s)

Artist(s)

Year

Original Publisher

Shogakukan

Serialized In (magazine)

Young Sunday (Shogakukan)

Big Comic Spirits (Shogakukan)

Licensed (in English)

Yes

English Publisher

Viz (7 Volumes Omnibus Edition - Complete)

Activity Stats (vs. other series)

Weekly Pos #416

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Monthly Pos #1277

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3 Month Pos #1770

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6 Month Pos #1965

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Year Pos #2088

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List Stats

On 2168 reading lists

On 2138 wish lists

On 2656 completed lists

On 198 unfinished lists

On 741 custom lists

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The Punpun Experience.

9 years ago

Inio Asano's Oyasumi Punpun Manga to End

12 years ago

What happened to this manga?

14 years ago

Another volume!?

15 years ago

User Comments [ Order by time added ]

This needs to be on the top ten

by Pediatricia
16 years ago

Rating: 10.0 / 10.0

This is seriously the best manga I've ever read. It's so deep, so amazing, I can't write everything that I love about it. One thing, though, you must come into the series with an open mind. The main character is not a bird- he is portrayed as such to show his feelings of alienation from his peers, and the rest of society. If you can't get past the fact that he's portrayed as a caricatured bird, then just go back to reading Naruto or whatever. -.-

I'll warn you, though, it's somewhat graphic in some chapters.

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I'm glad i read it

by Seiryunanago
12 years ago

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
12 years ago

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

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. 😀

... Last updated 12 years ago

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Bitersweet

by Akiradesu
12 years ago

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
4 years ago

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 4 years ago

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The darkest drama of them all

by residentgrigo
13 years ago

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 8 years ago

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by lfb
11 years ago

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 11 years ago

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don't really get the hype

by SunshineRomance
7 months ago

Rating: 7.0 / 10.0

Maybe I'm just not the target audience for this, or I came in with really high expectations from everyone's recommendations, but it just didn't really hit for me the way it did for others.

You have to be in a really interesting/strange mental space for this to work for you I think, and that just wasn't the case for me.

I still think its really solid and a worthwhile read.

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Fine in Every Way...

by cecropiamoth
9 years ago

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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I LOVE it

by WhimsicalDreamer
13 years ago

Rating: 10.0 / 10.0

Sometimes the story gets a bit confusing and drags, I really didn't get the parts with

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 ! Punpun&Aiko

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

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