Name: Goodnight Punpun, Vol. 1
ISBN: 9781421586205

At a Glance

Why This Clicks

Growing Pains, Unvarnished

An offbeat coming-of-age story lets ordinary hopes meet a decidedly unhelpful God.

Come here for

A darkly comic take on school-age longing and family trouble
A manga mix of everyday awkwardness and sharp-edged absurdity

Expect

A troubled kid’s hopes, disappointments, and conversations with God
Slice-of-life that doesn’t promise life will be kind

Book Details

Authors: Inio Asano
Publisher: VIZ Media LLC
Published: March 15, 2016
Format: Paperback
Theme: General Manga · School-Life Comics
Reading lane: General Manga

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Publisher Categories

Comics & Graphic Novels / General
General Manga
Literary Graphic Novels

About This Book

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. Meet Punpun Punyama. He’s an average kid in a...

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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. 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…?