Goodnight Punpun, Vol. 6

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Shogakukan (in Japanese). June 5, 2008. Archived from the original on July 30, 2013 . Retrieved July 25, 2015. Written and illustrated by Inio Asano, Goodnight Punpun was first serialized in Shogakukan's Weekly Young Sunday from March 15, 2007, [7] [8] until July 31, 2008, when the magazine ceased its publication. [9] It was then transferred to Weekly Big Comic Spirits, being published from October 20, 2008, [10] [11] to November 2, 2013. [12] [13] Shogakukan compiled the 147 chapters into thirteen volumes between August 3, 2007 [14] and December 27, 2013. [15] Some of these volumes have been sold as limited special editions with extras like: a phone strap, T-shirt, colored pencil set with figures, and lensless glasses. [16] Loo, Egan (May 30, 2008). "Shogakukan Confirms End of Young Sunday, Judy Mags". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on July 24, 2019 . Retrieved May 22, 2021.

a b おやすみプンプン / １. Shogakukan (in Japanese). August 3, 2007. Archived from the original on February 22, 2015 . Retrieved July 25, 2015. VIZ Media Announces the Launch of Inio Asano's Goodnight Punpun Manga Series". Viz Media (Press release). March 1, 2016. Archived from the original on May 7, 2019 . Retrieved June 18, 2018– via Anime News Network.

Loveridge, Lynzee (October 26, 2013). "Inio Asano's Oyasumi Punpun Manga to End on November 2". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on February 20, 2015 . Retrieved February 20, 2015. a b おやすみプンプン / １３. Shogakukan (in Japanese). December 27, 2013. Archived from the original on March 16, 2015 . Retrieved July 25, 2015.

Characters [ edit ] Punpun Onodera ( 小野寺 プンプン, Onodera Punpun) / Punpun Punyama ( プン山 プンプン, Punyama Punpun) A young boy who is most often depicted as a bird, although he is also shown in other forms as his character evolves. When he is feeling confused about life or depressed he consults "God" using a chant his uncle taught him. Aiko Tanaka ( 田中 愛子, Tanaka Aiko) Punpun's primary love interest. Early on, she suggests that she and Punpun run away to Kagoshima. She occasionally takes on the last name Orihara ( 織原). God ( 神, Kami, literally God) A being, displayed as a photographic afro head, that often appears in front of Punpun in his times of need (Punpun "summons" him by saying, "Dear God, Dear God, Tinkle hoy"). Mama Punpun Punpun's mother, depressed and suffering from mood swings and anger issues. She has a very conflicted relationship with Punpun, to whom she gives her last name, Onodera, after she and Punpun's father get divorced. Yūichi Onodera ( 小野寺 雄一, Onodera Yūichi ) Punpun's uncle, a 30-something freeter. Yūichi takes care of Punpun while his mother is in the hospital. Midori Ōkuma ( 大隈 翠, Ōkuma Midori ) Yūichi's girlfriend who runs a cafe. She briefly joins Punpun's family during middle school and helps take care of him and his family. Sachi Nanjō ( 南条 幸, Nanjō Sachi ) A young woman Punpun meets in his young adult life. She is an aspiring manga artist who grows to be one of Punpun's close friends. Masumi Seki ( 関 真澄, Seki Masumi ) One of Punpun's childhood friends, who is a close companion of Shimizu. He is cynical and aloof, but cares deeply for Shimizu. Kō Shimizu ( 清水 コー, Shimizu Kō) One of Punpun's childhood friends. Shimizu has a wild imagination and depends on Seki. He later joins Pegasus' cult. Toshiki Hoshikawa / "Pegasus" ( 星川 敏樹, Hoshikawa Toshiki ) The leader of a cult in Punpun's city and a recurring side character. Mitsuko Tanaka ( 田中 光子, Tanaka Mitsuko) Aiko's mother. A cult member, she is cruel and abusive to her daughter, and shows signs of mental instability. Though she ends up crippled, later chapters suggest this may be an act. Heiroku Shishido ( 宍戸平六, Shishido Heiroku) Punpun's landlord, who becomes his friend. Shuntarō Harumi ( 晴見俊太郎, Harumi Shuntaro) One of Punpun's childhood friends. He becomes an elementary school teacher. Production [ edit ] Sounds familiar? You can't find anything 'wrong' with the person, yet you don't seem to be comfortable with them? Gute Nacht, Punpun, Band 1". Tokyopop (in German). Archived from the original on July 26, 2015 . Retrieved July 25, 2015. Con este tomo se tira por completo esa imagen y nos muestra a un personaje en extremo complejo. Es básicamente el ejemplo de una persona que se la ha pasado viviendo en una posición de un outsider moral / emocional (alguien que no encaja con lo que los demás consideran los valores y sentimientos predominantes: la familia, el cariño incondicional, el amor hipócrita, la sumisión, la obligación de callarte siempre lo que piensas), cuyo entorno, al no seguir su escala de valores, la ha tachado de manera despiadada como una persona sin corazón. Pero nada más lejos de la realidad. Loo, Egan (July 30, 2008). "More Revealed on Aftermath of Young Sunday Mag's End". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016 . Retrieved May 22, 2021.

Table of Contents

A coming-of-age drama story, it follows the life of a child named Onodera Punpun, from his elementary school years to his early 20s, as he copes with his dysfunctional family, love life, friends, life goals and hyperactive mind, while occasionally focusing on the lives and struggles of his schoolmates and family. Punpun and the members of his family are normal humans, but are depicted to the reader in the form of crudely drawn birds. The manga explores themes such as depression, love, social isolation, sex, death, and family. Aiko Tanaka transfers into Punpun Punyama's elementary school class and they come to like each other. At home, Punpun walks into what looks like the aftermath of his father abusing his mother. While she stays in the hospital and his father separately, her brother Yuichi Onodera comes to live with Punpun. Punpun also learns that Aiko's mother sells miracle water and he makes a promise with Aiko to take her away to her uncle in Kagoshima. Punpun and his friends watch a porn cassette and stumble upon a taped-over confession from a man who has murdered his family, requesting that they locate the bodies and an award. Punpun and his friends, along with Aiko, visit the abandoned miso factory mentioned in the video. During these last few volumes the author abandoned his initial artistic decision of depicting the adults as complete lunatics; if you read the first volume after reaching this far, the gap should feel pretty wide. However, it doesn't feel so much a transition as a "that was a horrible idea, let's ditch it". I'm on board with it, of course, but I wonder how many people read the first few chapters and like I did some time ago said, "yeah, this isn't for me". Too bad, because it's a really great series.

Shogakukan (in Japanese). November 30, 2012. Archived from the original on February 13, 2013 . Retrieved July 25, 2015. Punpun and Aiko visit Aiko's mother to announce to her that Aiko is leaving, but she reacts by stabbing Aiko's side with a knife. Trying to save her, Punpun fights Aiko's mother, and ends up strangling her to death, killing her on purpose. The two bury the body in the forest and leave the town to flee from the police, deciding to go to Kagoshima like they had promised each other when they were children. As they travel, they grow more hostile and resentful toward each other and become more depressed. As Aiko's injury worsens, she tries to puncture Punpun's eye with a fork, but only ends up giving him a minor injury. Meanwhile, Sachi becomes worried about Punpun's absence and starts searching for him. Ozaki, Mio. "The disaffected world of Inio Asano". Daily Yomiuri Online. Archived from the original on April 24, 2010 . Retrieved July 25, 2015. Pardo, Jordi T. (October 30, 2016). "Ganadores Premios XXII Salón del Manga de Barcelona". Zona Negativa (in Spanish). Archived from the original on December 5, 2020 . Retrieved March 31, 2022. De nuevo, Asano entra en la valoración excelente. Como ya venía diciendo en el tomo anterior, poco debía tardar el autor en introducirse en la psique de la madre para hacerla un personaje real. Casi dedica la totalidad del volumen a sus dilemas internos, creando paralelismos con Punpun y choques entre sus formas de experimentar el mundo, en especial la parte romántica. Al cambio, la madre deja a un lado el esencialismo (como figura abusiva) y de nos muestran todas sus aristas. Como siempre en la familia Onodera, esta también lidia con la depresión y la consecuente sensación de no encajar en la sociedad moderna.

Although I find it too tedious to read about his mother's story, who is such a pathetic woman, entering her mid-life crisis, I still can't bring myself to rate this lower than 3*.

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