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Goodnight Punpun, Vol. 3 by Inio Asano

Goodnight Punpun, Vol. 3

Inio Asano

VIZ Media LLC · Print & ebook · September 20, 2016

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Who it’s for
High-school routines meet family upheaval, bleak humor, and a stubborn hope that things might improve.
Themes
Coming of age, Family upheaval, Avoiding painful thoughts
Genres
Coming-of-Age Stories, Slice-of-Life Comics, General Manga

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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.

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Like most kids his age, Punpun is in high school. In fact, he has made it into the best high school in town. He is such a good student. He studies so he doesn’t have to think about his life. Maybe a meteor will crash into Earth and destroy everything. A guy can wish, Punpun…

Darkly Ordinary

High-school routines meet family upheaval, bleak humor, and a stubborn hope that things might improve.

Come here for

  • Coming-of-age drama with an unsentimental edge
  • The uneasy contrast between school success and private turmoil

Expect

  • A dark, wry reading experience
  • A story that resists easy comfort

Where it sits

Coming-of-Age Stories72%
General Manga55%
Slice-of-Life Comics45%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

Publisher categories

  • Comics & Graphic Novels
  • General Manga
  • Literary Graphic Novels
Authors
Inio Asano
Publisher
VIZ Media LLC
Published
September 20, 2016
Format
Print & ebook
Theme
Coming of age · Family upheaval · Avoiding painful thoughts
Reading lane
Comics & Graphic Novels