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Goodnight Punpun, Vol. 1
By Inio Asano
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By Inio Asano
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Deep, dark and hilarious, this is a manga unlike the mainstream manga that dominates the airwaves. It's the coming-of-age story of a perfectly ordinary kid being crushed under how perfectly ordinary he is.
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 ...
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 ...
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