Name: Goodnight Punpun
ISBN: 9781421589770

Inio Asano

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...? -- VIZ Media

Goodnight Punpun

A Japanese manga written and illustrated by Inio Asano about Onodera Punpun, a normal child depicted in the form of a bird. The story follows him as he copes with his dysfunctional family and friends, his love interest, his oncoming adolescence and his hyperactive mind.

Goodnight Punpun, Vol. 1

I was unsure on this mostly because of the art style

I'm still not sure what I think but it's clear the author have a way with their realistic view of how children see things and experience them

It takes up some tough topics in a unique way. I believe the way it's illustratet is very similar to how kids might have viewed the manga

It's real, with a hint of that fantasy and imagination that kids have

To me I view the vivid imagination the children have in this manga as an escape from their reality

I'm looking forward to finishing this manga and getting to know Aiko and Punpun more, I also find Seki's character  interesting

Lulu Evensen

I was unsure on this mostly because of the art style

I'm still not sure what I think but it's clear the author have a way with their realistic view of how children see things and experience them

It takes up some tough topics in a unique way. I believe the way it's illustratet is very similar to how kids might have viewed the manga

It's real, with a hint of that fantasy and imagination that kids have

To me I view the vivid imagination the children have in this manga as an escape from their reality

I'm looking forward to finishing this manga and getting to know Aiko and Punpun more, I also find Seki's character  interesting

amesari

Wynter

Sep 23, 2018: If I had to choose, I’d say bizarre, surreal, and odd manga has always been my top pick. This title got my attention thanks to its eye catching cover, but I stayed with it because of its endearing strangeness. But most importantly, underneath the psychedelic dream sequences, discarded porn searches, and religious cult recruiters there is a tender story of a youth facing challenges of a dysfunctional family, abandonment, unrequited love, and puberty. By the end of this volume I was quite touched by Punpun’s loneliness.

Gavin

Good on puberty, confusion, cognitive dissonance, and fear of love. Not great at broken homes. The gimmick - that Punpun is a silent crude cartoon bird in a world of loud standard manga people - actually works and lasts. It forces Punpun into a passive role, except when he’s daydreaming or talking to comedy afro god, but this fits. Quite a few characters seem criminally insane, 12 years old or no.

Gets good after about 100 pages.

Goodnight Punpun

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