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Goodnight Punpun Omnibus #6
Goodnight Punpun Omnibus, Vol. 6
A dark coming-of-age tale where slice-of-life slices back.
This is Punpun Onodera s coming-of-age story. His parents marriage is falling apart. His dad goes to jail and his mom goes to the hospital. He has to live with his loser uncle. He has a crush on a girl who lives in a weird cult. Punpun tries talking with God about his problems, but God is a jerk. Punpun keeps hoping things will get better, but they really, really don t.
Punpun has finally reunited with the love of his life, Aiko!
But she isn t as exciting and wonderful as he remembered.
And she doesn t make him exciting and wonderful.
In fact, he thinks they re both terribly banal.
And now they ve done something terrible....
Punpun, what do you do when there s no way out?"
This is Punpun Onodera s coming-of-age story. His parents marriage is falling apart. His dad goes to jail and his mom goes to the hospital. He has to live with his loser uncle. He has a crush on a girl who lives in a weird cult. Punpun tries talking with God about his problems, but God is a jerk. Punpun keeps hoping things will get better, but they really, really don t.
Punpun has finally reunited with the love of his life, Aiko!
But she isn t as exciting and wonderful as he remembered.
And she doesn t make him exciting and wonderful.
In fact, he thinks they re both terribly banal.
And now they ve done something terrible....
Punpun, what do you do when there s no way out?"
456 pages, Paperback
First published June 20, 2017
About the author
Inio Asano
122 books2,351 followersInio Asano (浅野いにお Asano Inio, born September 22, 1980 in Ishioka, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan) is a Japanese manga author. Asano created the acclaimed manga Solanin which was released as a feature film in Japan in April 2010, starring Aoi Miyazaki. He is known for his character driven, realist stories that range from slice of life stories to psychological horror. In 2001 he won the first prize in the GX competition for young manga artists.
The Yomiuri Shimbun newspaper described him as "one of the voices of his generation."
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The Yomiuri Shimbun newspaper described him as "one of the voices of his generation."
Instagram: asano_inio
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inio_Asano
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June 25, 2017
What the hell did I just read?
I've been loving this series, but I didn't expect it to get so completely hopeless. This volume had me hooked until the very end, and I'm hoping Punpun can sort some problems out in the final volume.
I'm not entirely sure he can...
Amazing series. The art blows me away every time, and the characters are all so charming (except maybe our titular Punpun in this very volume...). Even the weird cult guys have my interest.
"Good vibrations."
I've been loving this series, but I didn't expect it to get so completely hopeless. This volume had me hooked until the very end, and I'm hoping Punpun can sort some problems out in the final volume.
I'm not entirely sure he can...
Amazing series. The art blows me away every time, and the characters are all so charming (except maybe our titular Punpun in this very volume...). Even the weird cult guys have my interest.
"Good vibrations."
June 24, 2023
God I’m so tired. This series dries you right up. Unbelievable how hopeless it is. One more volume. That being said, any work that can draw this reaction is good in my books.
December 31, 2017
"I adore you so much I want to bite your tongue off and kill you."
This one got super dark, super quick. The first few chapters left my jaw hanging open; the grittiness of Asano is one of my favorite aspects of him, but this was so unexpected that it really did give me quite a shock.
I really couldn't put it down. This was probably the best volume thus far.
This one got super dark, super quick. The first few chapters left my jaw hanging open; the grittiness of Asano is one of my favorite aspects of him, but this was so unexpected that it really did give me quite a shock.
I really couldn't put it down. This was probably the best volume thus far.
August 6, 2024
I need to go back to the previous volume, to the moment where Punpun had to choose between being with Aiko or meeting with Sachi. In the end, he chose his long-time love, a decision that set the direction of his life.
This volume began with a couple of bombastic chapters that I could not have foreseen. Punpun snapped, and his demons are now loose. Once the gates are opened for the water to rush through, it's much harder to close them again.
It was painful to watch Punpun's descent into hell. The one person who should have been his light in the dark turned out to be the gasoline to his fire. Sometimes, what we most desire is exactly what leads to our doom.
There is a lot to learn from this.
I want to stay positive and hope for a good ending, but I don't see it coming. We'll see. Maybe I'll be surprised.
Regardless, this series has been a fantastic journey, and I'm blessed to have had the opportunity to experience it.
Even if Punpun finds his doom, I know he'll save a lot of people out there.
This volume began with a couple of bombastic chapters that I could not have foreseen. Punpun snapped, and his demons are now loose. Once the gates are opened for the water to rush through, it's much harder to close them again.
It was painful to watch Punpun's descent into hell. The one person who should have been his light in the dark turned out to be the gasoline to his fire. Sometimes, what we most desire is exactly what leads to our doom.
There is a lot to learn from this.
I want to stay positive and hope for a good ending, but I don't see it coming. We'll see. Maybe I'll be surprised.
Regardless, this series has been a fantastic journey, and I'm blessed to have had the opportunity to experience it.
Even if Punpun finds his doom, I know he'll save a lot of people out there.
May 16, 2022
Mình đã nghĩ Vol.5 đã "dark", nhưng không! Đó chỉ mới là khỏi đầu. Vol.6 đầy bạo lực, tình dục, cực kỳ tăm tối. Với những nét vẽ hoàn toàn tuyệt vời thì Inio Asano tạo nên sự nặng nề rất rõ ràng ở Vol.6.
Cách mà Punpun liên tục thay dổi hình dạng vẫn được giữ và tạo nên sự phức tạp đó. Mình hoàn toàn hả hê với việc "giết", nhưng nó có tốt không? Punpun và Aiko mãi bám lấy nhau để bước tiếp, mình cảm thấy trống rỗng và phức tạp mỗi khi đọc đến đoạn của Punpun và Aiko.
Thoáng lên một nỗi buồn đầy mạnh mẽ với những ký ức giờ đã phai nhạt. Câu chuyện giáo phái Peagacus "khai sáng" mình đến với những thứ thật lạ, lẫn đồng cảm.
October 23, 2019
what the fuck man
June 26, 2017
a masterwork in progress. the highest quality of fiction available. completely devastating work. soul crushing. it stares back into you judging your flaws and shrugging its shoulders in hopeless disinterest.
September 21, 2018
NO WAAAAAAAAYYYYYYYY. THIS IS SO TWISTED AND HARDCORE AND BADASS. My mind is blown. Insane. Unique. Everyone is going to hell. Including me. BYE.
October 4, 2018
Well this one just hurt.
I was not expecting it to get that dark and that hopeless.
I think Seki is my favorite chacaracter, I just want him to be happy so badly.
I feel like this series will leave a whole in my chest once i finisht reading it.
I was not expecting it to get that dark and that hopeless.
I think Seki is my favorite chacaracter, I just want him to be happy so badly.
I feel like this series will leave a whole in my chest once i finisht reading it.
August 2, 2017
Reading this series is like having someone slowly crumble away pieces of your heart.
June 8, 2019
True love is forcing your girlfriend to stab your eye out with a fork in a very public diner and then calling her awful names when she doesn’t do a clean job of it.
(I have to admire Asano for turning his shy, likable protagonist into the irredeemably scummy villain of his own story, though.)
(I have to admire Asano for turning his shy, likable protagonist into the irredeemably scummy villain of his own story, though.)
September 14, 2022
I thought I liked Aiko but girl, why you so moody and as bad as Punpun?
September 28, 2024
I- someone please stop me from tormenting myself with this story (っ◞‸◟ c) my poor precious Sachi, Seki, and Shimizu. I wish for nothing more than to give everyone a hug. An everlasting hug and some reassurance. Inio Asano WHYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY
March 18, 2024
As minhas teorias estavam certas...
September 29, 2024
And I'm speechless , nothing to say . I think in the next Vol. , we say Goodnight Punpun
January 25, 2024
Ngl shimizu is the only character in this entire series that deserves happiness. But on the other hand, Aiko deserves MUCH better ( ⚈̥̥̥̥̥́⌢⚈̥̥̥̥̥̀)
March 25, 2022
That was one of the most messed up books I have ever read in my life. Literally.
At this point I’m really hoping Pegasus’s prediction is correct and the world just goes ahead and ends on July 7th because I can’t see any other way out of this!
This installment sealed the deal for me. It is by far and away the best volume to this point. Everyone who can handle a jacked up, morbid, life altering manga like this needs to read it.
At this point I’m really hoping Pegasus’s prediction is correct and the world just goes ahead and ends on July 7th because I can’t see any other way out of this!
This installment sealed the deal for me. It is by far and away the best volume to this point. Everyone who can handle a jacked up, morbid, life altering manga like this needs to read it.
July 30, 2020
Most of my criticisms of book 5 also apply here. This book REALLY pushes the boundaries of the readers engagement and sympathy. There's more Pegasus Collective that I now usually brush over as they just repeat the same inane philosophy. I'm not sure if these segments are really meant to be serious, or some comedic relief, or what. They just seem scatterbrained, uninteresting, and fairly generic hippie nonsense.
In addition Punpun straight up becomes a very bad person. He's miserable, he's rude, he assaults Aiko again, he murders someone, then attacks a stranger, is just a complete asshole all the time. It's certainly interesting to take your unlikable protaganist and make him even worse. I continue to find the story interesting, and the characters engaging, but not as much as the first 4 books.
I find myself overall liking the manga less and less over the last 2 books. It continues to be more and more miserable, outlandish and strange - without any of the lighter balance. The earlier books had a lovely balance of pain with small moments of pleasure or nostalgia. It's always been a painful and awkward journey, but these last two books are really a slog through misery. I still respect and admire what it's doing, it's bold choices, it's strangeness. And although I respect it still the same, I think I enjoy it a little less. Let's see what the finale brings. Probably more pain.
In addition Punpun straight up becomes a very bad person. He's miserable, he's rude, he assaults Aiko again, he murders someone, then attacks a stranger, is just a complete asshole all the time. It's certainly interesting to take your unlikable protaganist and make him even worse. I continue to find the story interesting, and the characters engaging, but not as much as the first 4 books.
I find myself overall liking the manga less and less over the last 2 books. It continues to be more and more miserable, outlandish and strange - without any of the lighter balance. The earlier books had a lovely balance of pain with small moments of pleasure or nostalgia. It's always been a painful and awkward journey, but these last two books are really a slog through misery. I still respect and admire what it's doing, it's bold choices, it's strangeness. And although I respect it still the same, I think I enjoy it a little less. Let's see what the finale brings. Probably more pain.
November 20, 2018
De todos los momentos de este volumen, me quedó con una pequeña luz. No quiero contar la trama; lo que puedo decir es que se trata de un solo instante de ternura y amor en medio de un vórtice de emociones negativas. ¿Quién eres, Punpun? Esa fue la pregunta que me hice mientras leía cada capítulo.
July 26, 2020
4 Stars
A good addition, although the bleak relationship of Pun pun and his mom deeply hurts. I understand how it feels to be part of a broken family.
A good addition, although the bleak relationship of Pun pun and his mom deeply hurts. I understand how it feels to be part of a broken family.
August 16, 2021
Well... that was tough.
June 13, 2022
5⭐
This was the most darkest of all the volumes. I am trying to process all the things that happened that led to this events. All I can say without spoiling anything is that Punpun and Aiko are toxic together.
This was the most darkest of all the volumes. I am trying to process all the things that happened that led to this events. All I can say without spoiling anything is that Punpun and Aiko are toxic together.
January 14, 2023
“Humans, as long as they live, have an emptiness inside them that can never be filled”
June 29, 2022
???Co to ma być???
June 14, 2024
i feel so empty after reading this oh my god
September 16, 2022
This is not slice of life anymore. I get that the author was trying to set up this whole childhood to get to this dramatic point, but no. Also the cult storyline is probably going somewhere, but it is so terribly boring now.
June 26, 2017
good god
December 30, 2023
Dark, substantially cringe-y, spiralling down to despair and death, the penultimate (omnibus) volume of Goodnight Punpun is not afraid to go to where most manga do not dare go to. It is a disturbingly real fiction.
For that part, Oyasumi Punpun is really effective in getting the message to its readers. It is bold, I give it that, but everything that happened in this particular volume hangs by the shock value that happened at the start and the almosy random delusions that come after it. It is not anymore relatable, alienating any reader who has invested its hope on the characters.
Sachi, by far the most sensible character of them all and my favorite, has been given some sort of redemption. I hope, for what it's worth, that she's going to have the best ending in the story.
On the other hand, there's another part of OP that I totally didn't care about - yes the Pegasus subplot. It cpuld have been cut off in the manga and replace it with say, Aiko's backstory.
For that part, Oyasumi Punpun is really effective in getting the message to its readers. It is bold, I give it that, but everything that happened in this particular volume hangs by the shock value that happened at the start and the almosy random delusions that come after it. It is not anymore relatable, alienating any reader who has invested its hope on the characters.
Sachi, by far the most sensible character of them all and my favorite, has been given some sort of redemption. I hope, for what it's worth, that she's going to have the best ending in the story.
On the other hand, there's another part of OP that I totally didn't care about - yes the Pegasus subplot. It cpuld have been cut off in the manga and replace it with say, Aiko's backstory.
June 13, 2021
WHAT IS HAPPENING
August 10, 2021
quando eu disse "irei protege-lo de tudo e todos" no primeiro livro eu realmente nao tava esperando isso diga-se de passagem
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