Goodnight Punpun, Vol. 6

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Asano described the young Punpun as a fundamentalist, which leads to his regrets and dislike of gray areas later. Asano also ascribed these characteristics to the other characters: "The main characters in Punpun always remain children in the way their purity leads them to fail and become social misfits." At end of the manga, Asano was originally going to make Punpun die while saving a child of a friend, but he felt that it was too "clean" of an ending. He continued the theme of nothing going right for Punpun by making him live and by denying Punpun solitude after Aiko's death by pairing him up with Sachi. In the final chapter, Punpun's experiences are contrasted with those of his childhood friend Harumi to show Punpun from the perspective of a normal person. Harumi sees Punpun surrounded by friends, but in reality nothing went right for him, further emphasizing the theme of failure. [4] Especially interesting is when PunPun gets asked out by another girl, after having to give up on Aiko for the sake of doing the right thing and leaving her in the hands of another. Shogakukan (in Japanese). June 30, 2009. Archived from the original on February 21, 2013 . Retrieved July 25, 2015.

I wanted [to] take the readers coming to the book because they thought Punpun was cute, and upset them. (Laugh) I wanted to say to the reader, "Here's a different kind of manga. Look at what kind of depths of reality manga can plumb." a b "Goodnight Punpun, Vol. 4". Viz Media. Archived from the original on October 8, 2016 . Retrieved October 14, 2016.manganohi.jp (in Japanese). March 15, 2007. Archived from the original on October 25, 2008 . Retrieved July 23, 2021. 【ビッグコミックスピリッツ】ビッグコミックスピリッツ 47号　発売！★待望！待望!!待望!!!　の連載スタート!!「おやすみプンプン」浅野いにお Shogakukan (in Japanese). June 28, 2013. Archived from the original on December 6, 2013 . Retrieved July 25, 2015. Su personalidad es la típica de una persona que ante la incomprensión de los que lo rodean decide confiar sólo en sí misma, así ella lo dice de hecho (a diferencia del otro tipo de personas, que ante este mismo escenario prefieren caer derrotados ante la desesperación, como Punpun). Ya que no tienen nada más que a ellos mismos, ellos pasan a ser el centro y lo más importante de su vida, por lo que muchas de sus actitudes parecen duras o insensibles para los demás. Y es verdad que algo de eso hay también, pero en general nunca dejan de creer en la posibilidad del amor, de la salvación y de entenderse con los demás, como se ve con Punpunmama hasta el final.

Characters [ edit ] Punpun Onodera ( 小野寺 プンプン, Onodera Punpun) / Punpun Punyama ( プン山 プンプン, Punyama Punpun) A young boy who is most often depicted as a bird, although he is also shown in other forms as his character evolves. When he is feeling confused about life or depressed he consults "God" using a chant his uncle taught him. Aiko Tanaka ( 田中 愛子, Tanaka Aiko) Punpun's primary love interest. Early on, she suggests that she and Punpun run away to Kagoshima. She occasionally takes on the last name Orihara ( 織原). God ( 神, Kami, literally God) A being, displayed as a photographic afro head, that often appears in front of Punpun in his times of need (Punpun "summons" him by saying, "Dear God, Dear God, Tinkle hoy"). Mama Punpun Punpun's mother, depressed and suffering from mood swings and anger issues. She has a very conflicted relationship with Punpun, to whom she gives her last name, Onodera, after she and Punpun's father get divorced. Yūichi Onodera ( 小野寺 雄一, Onodera Yūichi ) Punpun's uncle, a 30-something freeter. Yūichi takes care of Punpun while his mother is in the hospital. Midori Ōkuma ( 大隈 翠, Ōkuma Midori ) Yūichi's girlfriend who runs a cafe. She briefly joins Punpun's family during middle school and helps take care of him and his family. Sachi Nanjō ( 南条 幸, Nanjō Sachi ) A young woman Punpun meets in his young adult life. She is an aspiring manga artist who grows to be one of Punpun's close friends. Masumi Seki ( 関 真澄, Seki Masumi ) One of Punpun's childhood friends, who is a close companion of Shimizu. He is cynical and aloof, but cares deeply for Shimizu. Kō Shimizu ( 清水 コー, Shimizu Kō) One of Punpun's childhood friends. Shimizu has a wild imagination and depends on Seki. He later joins Pegasus' cult. Toshiki Hoshikawa / "Pegasus" ( 星川 敏樹, Hoshikawa Toshiki ) The leader of a cult in Punpun's city and a recurring side character. Mitsuko Tanaka ( 田中 光子, Tanaka Mitsuko) Aiko's mother. A cult member, she is cruel and abusive to her daughter, and shows signs of mental instability. Though she ends up crippled, later chapters suggest this may be an act. Heiroku Shishido ( 宍戸平六, Shishido Heiroku) Punpun's landlord, who becomes his friend. Shuntarō Harumi ( 晴見俊太郎, Harumi Shuntaro) One of Punpun's childhood friends. He becomes an elementary school teacher. Production [ edit ] Why so? I think this manga touches some heavy questions that can be talked about ad nauseam, but there's no real answers. It's all about the perplexity of the human mind, thoughts, feelings, circumstances and the little details that make it all same or different from all other stories of all other people. Aiko Tanaka transfers into Punpun Punyama's elementary school class and they come to like each other. At home, Punpun walks into what looks like the aftermath of his father abusing his mother. While she stays in the hospital and his father separately, her brother Yuichi Onodera comes to live with Punpun. Punpun also learns that Aiko's mother sells miracle water and he makes a promise with Aiko to take her away to her uncle in Kagoshima. Punpun and his friends watch a porn cassette and stumble upon a taped-over confession from a man who has murdered his family, requesting that they locate the bodies and an award. Punpun and his friends, along with Aiko, visit the abandoned miso factory mentioned in the video. in Japanese). Toei Company. Archived from the original on January 6, 2019 . Retrieved March 31, 2022.

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Most of my criticisms of book 5 also apply here. This book REALLY pushes the boundaries of the readers engagement and sympathy. There's more Pegasus Collective that I now usually brush over as they just repeat the same inane philosophy. I'm not sure if these segments are really meant to be serious, or some comedic relief, or what. They just seem scatterbrained, uninteresting, and fairly generic hippie nonsense. Makes you wanna quit in mid-date although, again, nothing bad has happened to give you the reason to do so. a b "Goodnight Punpun, Vol. 3". Viz Media. Archived from the original on September 24, 2016 . Retrieved October 14, 2016.