Oyasumi Punpun

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Des alternatives: English: Goodnight Punpun
Japanese: おやすみプンプン
Auteur: Asano, Inio
Taper: Manga
Volumes: 13
Chapitres: 147
Statut: Finished
Publier: 2007-03-15 to 2013-11-02
Sérialisation: Big Comic Spirits

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Des alternatives: English: Goodnight Punpun
Japanese: おやすみプンプン
Auteur: Asano, Inio
Taper: Manga
Volumes: 13
Chapitres: 147
Statut: Finished
Publier: 2007-03-15 to 2013-11-02
Sérialisation: Big Comic Spirits
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4.7
135 Votes
83.20%
3.20%
7.20%
5.60%
0.80%
0 En train de lire
0 Veux lire
0 Lis
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Punpun Onodera is a normal 11-year-old boy living in Japan. Hopelessly idealistic and romantic, Punpun begins to see his life take a subtle—though nonetheless startling—turn to the adult when he meets the new girl in his class, Aiko Tanaka. It is then that the quiet boy learns just how fickle maintaining a relationship can be, and the surmounting difficulties of transitioning from a naïve boyhood to a convoluted adulthood. When his father assaults his mother one night, Punpun realizes another thing: those whom he looked up to were not as impressive as he once thought.

As his problems increase, Punpun's once shy demeanor turns into voluntary reclusiveness. Rather than curing him of his problems and conflicting emotions, this merely intensifies them, sending him down the dark path of maturity in this grim coming-of-age saga.

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Oyasumi Punpun review
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DanoTheFano6
Mar 26, 2021
I feel like I was reading a book rather than a manga. Oyasumi Punpun is one of the things I've read that changed my way of looking at the world and reality. At the beginning I knew that I wouldn't enjoy reading this, but I was mistaken. I enjoyed it a lot. Although it was a little bit slow, but I genuinely wished there were more chapters. Back to the days when I was still reading Oyasumi Punpun, I used to read it every time I can't sleep. One more chapter, I always tell myself. But I was never truthful. That's how I much loved it.

The art was classic; and just by looking at it I knew very well it was Asano Inio's work. It was beautifully realistic and as for Punpun's character design, I must say it was a great metaphor to picture him as a bird (and a triangle, a pyramid, a horned-creature as well).

Asano is a genius, a maestro. The plot was so amazing that I have exactly no words to put it. Sometimes it was puzzling and weird, but that's what makes it very, very enjoyable.

I must say, it was quite disturbing. Some pictures are abstract and a little bit disturbing. Especially that 'God'. I always feel uneasy when I see him. Besides, the theme is so dark.

Punpun is a complex character. I don't understand him very much, but he has a pretty good character development. Although I'm not very fond of him, I think he's okay.

Seki and Shimzu's relationship is what matters to me the most. They care about each other so much, why don't they get more scenes and appreciation? I'm kind of confused though...did Shimizu die?

I also love Sachi and Punpun's relationship. Sachi really cares about Punpun, although she might be a little bit harsh at times. I really wished Sachi had more time to appear!

Long story short, Oyasumi Punpun is a must-read.
Oyasumi Punpun review
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somewherenowhere1
Mar 26, 2021
*This review will follow the american viz media reprint omnibus forms of "Oyasumi Punpun" Note: i have not read the series prior to the release of the vizmedia releases and i would like to personally thank Viz Media for not only presenting me and other fans of this medium with such a wonderful series but also giving it to us in the form of a "Viz Signature" release.*



Punpun is a story that really takes you for a ride through the life of someone who isnt sure about what path to take when entering society as an adult. as the years go by the normal tragedy of human life starts and begins taking its toll on punpun as a human. the story being filled with moments of both sad and happiness blending together to making the experience for this manga really hard for some and really too close to home for others. This however DOES NOT effect the story or how anyone can take in the series.


Following the release through vizmedia picking up each volume each month it was released is honestly IN MY OPINION how the story should be digested; in order to truly understand what each chapter means to the reader. Although there is no reason to not want to purchase this series and read it all in one day i do suggest you take your time when reading punpun. Prior to reading the manga i had only known of its name and was very happy to have purchased it when it came out being filled with anticipation. For the low enjoyment score it was mainly because of how "close to home" the manga can be at times and really turns on your cognitive thinking. Without punpun bringing up depression, sadism and even sexual frustration how can one reader who engulfs themselves into this medium actually relate? Thoughts of suicide, and the harshness of the real world beyond the manga for the reader this manga is a troublesome read on a personal level but nothing in terms of presentation.


This manga may be popular among the MAL community but it is NOT for everyone.


Beautiful art by Inio Asano, prior to reading this series i had picked up a girl on the shore and the art is comparably breathtaking. Really captures the emotion of each character within each page, really making for an impactful series to be printed as a Viz Signature. Good quality on physical medium, the text is never an issue to read, and it seems like no corners are cut.


*This last paragraph is about the final volume quality of the viz media release*


The last volume however is a white volume, my problem with that is if your hands become sweaty you may notice alot more damage in terms of physical condition on the cover. the size of the "omnibus" here too is also kinda strange since it might not really fit on a shelf like the other books do. however it will not take away from the fact that it is presented beautifully and therefore deserving a price reduction because of lack of pages. Spine damage is also something anyone who purchases the volumes should be aware of, the larger volumes tend to flex well into place but the smaller volume manages to feel easier to destroy so becareful with your manga!
Oyasumi Punpun review
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Skycrafter1
Mar 26, 2021
When you see someone put a Masterpiece on a title, you assume to yourself that just can't be; for 10/10 implies something is perfect, but as we all know nothing in this world is perfect.... But it can damn-well be close. And since nothing in the world can't be perfect, why does such a rating exist? Well, for this very reason.

Oyasumi Punpun (or, Goodnight Punpun) is the perfect example of this; the story kept me drawn in the entire time, and while the character's themselves are often depicted as comical with their really silly faces, it doesn't take away from the amount of sad and darkness this manga brings.

DO NOT BE FOOLED by Punpun's appearance, or those around him. Reading this manga for the first time I read the first 9 chapters and nearly gave up. I didn't understand why Punpun is depicted as a bird, or why everyone's face is so silly. I'd be lying if I told you I had the intelligence to deconstruct why Inio Asano depicts his characters like he does, but I can tell you that it doesn't effect the story at all. If you like real, sad, depressing and dark coming of age, slice of life stories... Then Goodnight Punpun is for you.

There really wasn't anywhere in this manga that was slow, or boring for me. I can maybe think of a few chapters, which is why I don't rate the story a 10, but rather a 9.8. For those that don't know, I round my score's up/down to determine a true rating, and I believe Punpun's true rating is a Masterpiece.

Final ratings:

Story - 9.8
Art - 10
Characters - 9.7
Enjoyment - 9.9
Overall - 10
Oyasumi Punpun review
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monosyllable9
Mar 26, 2021
There will be not be many spoilers ahead; I haven't even finished the manga yet, but I really wanted to say something per se.

TL;DR
It's a great manga with confusing storyline but has developing characters and an astonishing art style, exploring maturity through a clueless boy's mind.

Throughout reading, my heart was pumping. This whole manga itself was quite unsettling and kept me on the edge, as an unknowing reader that was only trying to sympathize and translate its confusing content into our own experiences.

Punpun is an extremely interesting character. Its caricature is of a bird, seems to just be a blank canvas for the reader to draw its emotions and expression onto, though on some panels, he displays fear, uneasiness, etc. He idolizes and constantly reminds himself of sex and Aiko, which in turn divulges strange behavior on the main character's part.

Seeing the world from Punpun's eyes, you don't have a clue to what is going on, as the protagonist himself is walking on a disoriented path that seems to lead to a crude form of maturity.

All, I mean all characters have a psycho — no, not the right word, but has a ominous intention behind their actions. Let's see, there's a character that constantly lies for entertainment, and a character that just seems to make use of manipulation by threatening to kill you. There's basically an open playground for nutjobs to interact with one another.

One peculiar thing about the storyline; it seems to be all over the place. Though it portrays our lives itself, which is a chaos of different enactments happening at the same time, but in this manga, it seems to either be attacking you with an important storyline or beating around the bush just to show the character's development. I know that some elements of the manga need to be sacrificed for a greater cause, but it was a bit absurd reading some parts.

The art style; for the sake of putting it in, is just very off-putting, yet it draws attention, like it wants to ever so desperately want to convey the emotion the author is trying to put in.
And it worked, what can I say? It was an amazing experience.

Yeah, obviously, this manga isn't on the realistic side, unless you live in a neighborhood filled with semi-psychopaths communicating with one another.
Oyasumi Punpun review
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Tea-StainedBrain1
Mar 26, 2021
This review contains spoilers!!!!

Oyasumi punpun is one of those manga i hesitated a lot before deciding to finally finish up as the first 15 chapters gave me the feeling this manga has good chances to be a complete failure. The reason behind this is the huge amount of nihilistic and pessimistic elements Ino Asano was putting in almost every page and the random use of symbolism and escapism. I usualy don't have problems with the use of such elements in the story, nihilism is an important theme in '' monster'' and escapism is present in ''vinland saga'' and i have both of them in my top 5. But to have every character drawn in a creepy way, all time doing weird and random stuff isn't a good way to portray a meaningless world especialy since the manga is meant to be a realistic depiction of life. Using random symbolism so often doesn't make the story any deep, and continuously making references to escapism doesnt count as a valid critisism. So the result after 15 chapters is that i was unable to say what oyasumi punpun is about, and i couldn't understand how Ino Asano's mind was working. I literally felt it was the work of a drunk person drawing random shit and writing whatever comes to his mind. So i was intending to drop this manga as i felt i have no connection to it. But the high rate was bothering me and i thought maybe i was missing the point of the series, maybe there is a meaning to what i couldn't understand, maybe the story is yet to be explored and maybe the the mangaka will explain why is he using all theses nihilistic elements and escapism references. So what has changed now that i have finished the manga???

Well, i was simply disapointed. The story was still the same, just random events and non connected arcs. I did like some parts of the manga where the writing was good, for example, yuuichi's arc was good in terms of characterisation and character development, but his story didn't have any impact whatsoever on the other characters. It was an isolated story that didn't give any addition to the plot. And the same thing can be said about the other stories. Seki and shimizu had their own story, punpun and aiko had their separate adventure, punpun and sachi's relationship didn't impact the others, punpun and yuuichi, punpun and his father, punpun and his mother... And of course the cult has his own story. All the stories were disconected or at the best have very limited links. This may be done deliberatly by the mangaka to portray some kind of distancing in japan's society, but this can't reflect the reality as it is unimaginable that all these characters stories aren't connected while punpun is almost every time a part of a relationship. The consequence of this choice is that there was no real plot going on, and the current events are independant of prior ones, and so it's easy to forget what happened in the previous part especialy with a terrible monotony in the rythme which i'll discuss in the next paragraph.

The rythme of this series is one of its biggest issues. You barely notice that there is something progressing, it' s not due to a slow pacing , but rather to a terrible monotony in the writing. The rythme is the same almost throughout the whole series that you can't tell where is the buildup and where is the climax. This again might be intentional, in order to describe the boring life of japan, but to maintain this rythme the whole time was exhausting. Worst than this, the monotony isn't only concerning the rythme, but also what happening to the characters: the same idea is always being repeated, two characters will end up having sex after a random succession of events. It is as if the mangaka doesn't have any other ideas to progress the story other than relying on sexual desir. We've seen this over and over that it became predictible even in the most hopless situations.

The characters in this manga are a bunch of mentaly sick people. Every character is a psychopath or at least having something wrong with his mind. There is literally no sane character that could be described as a normal person, even midori who seemed like a normal sane girl ended up unjustifiably riding punpun's dick when he was still in high school.
This weird way of portraying the characters made it impossible for the me to understand any of them. You can't know what a character could be thinking or what he will do except that he or she could at any moment be having sex with someone. This will lead me to talk about what drives these characters and to what extent the managka explained that.

Well, Asano Ino never explained what truely drives the characters and what pushes them to take an act, all he has done is describing what they were doing or showing their weird psyche reaction especialy in punpun's case. But what he was showing was hardly realistic as he usualy uses some meaningless symbolism that he never tried to explain. So the result was that the characters felt unrealistic although they are meant to reflect what society is like.

Now talking about the themes of oyasumi punpun, Asano Ino should be praised for tackling some topics concidered as taboos. He really had the guts to talk about sex, crime, suicide, marginalization, bullying.... But the major themes of his manga was the boredom and meaninglessness of human life. But how did he approach these topics??
What the mangaka did is describing a society where theses themes are presents: throughout all this work he addopted a descriptive method to talk about social and psychological problems without reaching their depth, i mean without talking about the causes of these problems and trying to find some solutions. This descriptive method is reflected by his work art, the way he draws the panels is similar to camera shots, as if he was taking photos from real life. The art style is simply amazing, obviously the best part of the series, but even this best part has problems related to the story telling and the descriptive method i've just talked about : eventhough the art is gorgeous, it wasn't a backup to the story, as the sceneries were often independent to the dialogues. There was also an overuse of pannels describing the space that were irrelevant to what is happening.

So, going back to the descriptive approach, Asano Ino managed to describe a world of complete boredom, a world where there is only suffering and depression, but he stopped here, he didn't analyse what causes this suffering and how can human beings potentially overcome this situation. No, actually he did give an answer to the second part of this problematic (the solution part) : his answer is there is no solution, people can't escape the boredom of life, they can only live in suffering or depression. But how did he come to this conclusion?? Well simply he didn't come to any conclusion as this was the hypothesis that constructed the manga, it's a conviction that he forced into the story, the same way he forced the idea that '' god doesn't exist'' without saying why or how he or his characters figured it out. He also forced the idea that escapism is bad, without even trying to explain why. Asano Ino' s nihilistic view of the world was forced upon the reader without even tackling the philosophical problematic of the meaninglessness of life. maybe he thought that describing a society where the characters either suffer or escape the suffering by believing in gods or any other potential existence, is sufficient to demonstrate that life is meaningless, but he was completely wrong as his proof is the thesis itself.

I'm not against the idea that life could really be meaningless, or that what is left for humanity is either suffering or boredom, but what pissed me off is the abscence of any type of argumentation to proove this idea. Philosophers have already discussed this topic and those who agreed on this idea have some solid arguments. But the mangaka never tried to explain this. So the result was that what all the manga was about is describing a distopian society that doesn't reflect the real life, because in reality there are some people who live in happiness, because events are not only the result of coincidences as Asano is trying to portray. Escapism isn't necessarily bad because it can lead to a better life or to happiness even if it's just an illusion. The problem with this manga is that it was a one sided aproach, you can't talk about suffering without talking about happiness, you can't portray a world of complete depression neglecting the possiblity that some one is living in happiness.

The last thing i will discuss in this review before the conclusion is the ending. OMG this was one of the worst ends i've ever seen. From the moment punpun and aiko killed aiko's mother, the manga went downhill. That scene were they killed the woman was one of the worst plot twists i've witnessed, it was random, meaningless and forced. The writer was so desprate to make the characters fall into depression that he started forcing meaningless twists with no sense of realism: first punpun fixed the injury of aiko who has been stabbed by her mother, then we are going to ignore punpun's stabbed leg, aiko randomly gouged out punpun's left eye because he only needs one eye to see only her, they randomly had sex in the woods while the police is looking for them as if their survival doesn't matter... And then randomly aiko committed suicide while just before she said she doesnt want to die. This sequence of events is the most laughable and stupid one i've ever seen, and to finish the shit the last chapter will be about a character irrelevant to the plot, a charcter you haven't seen since more than 50 chapters, and the idea of this final chapter is that all that awaits humanity is depression, as if it's new in the manga!!! the writer symbolically ended up the manga with a scene similar to that '' love at first sight scene'' in the begining of the series, implicitly meaning that there will be the same mistakes, and that humanity couldn't escape her fate. This ending was is an insult to anyone who values himself as person who thinks, if the mangaka was planning this end from the begining then he didn't need 147 chapter to come to this bullshit, 40 chapters will be sufficient to force upon the reader his pessimistic view of the world, and to be honest chapter 70 is the summary of all this manga and would be enough to convey Asano's messages, he really didn't need all those characters in the story and he could have writen the cult's ridiculous story in a one shot.

All in all, oyasumi punpun was a failure for me, a failure because it could have been handled better, a failure because it had a lot of potentiel to be great. There was some moments i really liked, there was some really good parts especialyYuiichi's arc, there was a character called Sachi that had potentiel to be a great character, but the mangaka didn't know how to end her story. The art work was amazing, but overall this wasn't an enjoyable read except from some parts, as all it lefts you with is a meaninglessness depression. There is no depth or substance to the story whatsoever as it only describes the dystopian situation of total depression. I read manga an watch anime to learn something new, to see a better world and to have great moments including sad an depressing moments, but this manga didn't help me discover anything new in life, as it's a 147 chapters description of Schopenhauer's pessimisme, if only it had a philosophical approach, my normal and ordinary life is way better than the life Asano Ino portrayed in his work, i can't recall it had some great moments that left me impressed, there wasn't not even what can be called sad moments as it was depression all the time. i couldn't understand the characters and thus couldn't connect with them and finally i didn't feel bad for those who died. However, i do understand the popularity of this series and i even can accept its high rate because there is a lot of people who can relate to this manga, and to be honest this is the type of manga that can only be good if you are able to relate to it. So for those who can connect with such kind of manga, this can be a fantastic read for them. For those who have experienced so much depression and live in a negative atmosphere, Oyasumi punpun can be a mirror to their life and thus they can find is great, but for those who value their existence and lives, for those who seek enjoyment and knowledge from reading manga, this is not a work i would recommend, because it won't add anything good to your life except that it will remind you, ironicly, to value more your existence.
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