Goodnight Punpun, Vol. 1 : Volume 1

by Asano, Inio | Graphic novels: Manga
Published 07/04/2016 by Viz Media, Subs. of Shogakukan Inc in the United States as part of the Goodnight Punpun series
Paperback | 448 pages
148 x 210 x 33mm | 602g

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…?