Name: Goodnight Punpun, Vol. 2
ISBN: 9781421586212

At a Glance

Why This Clicks

Tender, Then Dark

Everyday coming-of-age hopes meet bleak turns, with even God offering little comfort.

Come here for

A darkly comic edge to ordinary growing-up troubles
The uneasy mix of crushes, family strain, and despair

Expect

A coming-of-age story that refuses easy reassurance
A sharp shift from average days to unsettling stakes

Book Details

Authors: Inio Asano
Publisher: VIZ Media LLC
Published: June 21, 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. Punpun was an average kid in an average town…...

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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. Punpun was an average kid in an average town… But things have changed. The love of his life wants to kill him. His parents got divorced. And God is being mean to him. What are you going to do now, Punpun?