Goodnight Punpun Omnibus, Vol. 3

Goodnight Punpun Omnibus #3

by Inio Asano

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 to go far away with his true love. He wants to find some porn. But Punpun's life is about to unravel...

Genres: Manga, Comics, Graphic Novels, Fiction, Coming Of Age, Drama, Slice Of Life

440 pages, Paperback

First published September 20, 2016

About the author

Inio Asano (浅野いにお, Asano Inio) is a Japanese cartoonist. He is known for his character-driven stories and his detailed art-style, making him one of the most influential manga author of his generation.
Asano was born in 1980 and produced his first amateur comics as a teenager. His professional debut happened in 2000 in the pages of the magazine Big Comic Spirits. Since then, he has collaborated with most of the major Japanese magazines of seinen manga (comics for a mature audience). Among Asano's internationally acclaimed works are: the psychological horror Nijigahara Holograph (2003-2005); the drama Solanin (2005-2006); the existentialistic slice-of-life Goodnight Punpun (2007-2013); the erotic A Girl on the Shore (2009-2013); the sci-fi Dead Dead Demon's Dededede Destruction (2014-2022).

Reviews

[Maria · Rating 5 out of 5]

I. SWEAR. TO. GOD.
This story is going to be the death of me. It’s getting darker and more depressing by the volume and this one is just 100% misery and despair. It also hits home really hard. What a masterpiece. I’m so in love.

[Alan · Rating 4 out of 5]

So far, these books have everything I look for in fiction. There is raw reality. Asano doesn’t shy away from anything, nor does he hold back on how fuzzy the ball of guilt, shame, anger, and restlessness can be. Everything about the pacing of this story has been fantastic, right down to the time skips and the moments where Asano chooses to zoom in on a few seconds, blowing it up into several pages instead of a single panel. 4 more volumes to go.

[Babs · Rating 4 out of 5]

My god, where to begin? Emotional horror? Psychological trauma?? Punpun is truly lost at home, at school and adrift in the world. An encounter with his uncle's girlfriend causes a change in himself, with drastic repercussions. Punpun's mother lurches from one awful episode to another, and we see what really happened in that domestic incident....
This was a pretty challenging read!

[daph pink ♡ · Rating 3 out of 5]

I decided to pick up this series again after putting it on hold for about nine months because I can't stop thinking about it. Every now and then, it comes to mind. People frequently comment about how this series devastated their emotions, however in my situation, that is not true. These three books have been quite dry for me and have had little effect on me.

[Internet · Rating 4 out of 5]

This series feels like an open wound. Simultaneously compelling and repulsive reading.

[Plagued by Visions · Rating 3 out of 5]

The story at this point, although containing those poignant moments which make it easy to see why it has been relegated to the status of a classic, nonetheless starts to feel like a one-trick pony. There’s A LOT that’s visually dazzling, compelling, and of course, that signature Inio Asano mix of endearing and disturbing. Yet, the story here starts to feel a bit taxing, just a constant, angry indictment on humanity, which seems to lack anything particularly new to say except constant, garrulous wails (however entertaining and gripping they might be).
Yet, I will keep reading, because there’s something strangely intriguing and gripping about the entire thing, and because it promises to hit unprecedented highs (or in this case, lows) in its future installments. To me, it is morbid curiosity, above all else, really, that this story devotes itself to keep stimulating.

[Anna · Rating 5 out of 5]

I completely forgot how emotionally wrecking this manga is. Asano is a f*cing genius, that's what he is.

But at least the fake fan letters at the end of the volume gave me a good laugh. "My favourite character is Sasuke!"

[richa ⋆.˚★ · Rating 5 out of 5]

Will be discontinuing this series because my mental health matters more.

[Phu · Rating 5 out of 5]

Những điều tồi tệ đang đến, nhưng rõ ràng câu chuyện vẫn đang tiến triển tốt.
Bối cảnh Punpun trở thành một học sinh cấp ba, giờ đây cuộc sống của cậu ấy cũng dần có những thay đổi. Trong Vol.3 này mình hoàn toàn thất vọng bởi Yuuchi, đúng là cuộc sống đầy cám dỗ; mình càng thất vọng với những gì Midori đã làm. Nhân vật được bọc lộ khá nhiều lần này là Người mẹ của Punpun - nội tâm của bà phức tạp. Dĩ nhiên một nhân vật có nội tâm phức tạp là Punpun, cuộc sống của cậu bé đầy hỗn độn, chuyện tình cảm và tình dục mãi chẳng về đâu.



Cặp đôi mình yêu thích Seki và Shizumi vẫn đang có sự phát triển. Những suy nghĩ của Seki về tự do, hay cách cậu ta nhận ra những hành động bồng bột kia rất tuyệt.

[Angie Ospino · Rating 5 out of 5]

Solo sé que estoy amando cada vez más este manga.

[Whitney Jamimah · Rating 5 out of 5]

Dang. The plot thickens.

This arc follows Mama Onodera more than anything and she’s the most messed up of all the Onoderas to date. Still, poor Punpun, he’s just destined for a hard time. I am so attached to these characters. I am eager and scared as crap at the same time to go on to the next volume.

[Amani · Rating 5 out of 5]

another emotional train wreck 😭

[Rahul · Rating 5 out of 5]

4.5 Stars

I guess being depressed on and off and sad for such a long period in my life that I kind of forgot true happiness. That's why I think I keep searching these kind of depressing stuff.

But there are two different kind of depressing stuff, one which are superficial which most of the popular fiction contains and the other pain and suffering of everyday mundane living which only and only a gem like this manga could hold and reflect. So many times in this manga I could find myself in the characters facing the same chaos. The characters are so real and there lives more or less like us.

Looking forward to Volume 4.

[Rebecca · Rating 4 out of 5]

No one quite writes ordinary despair like Inio Asano, from the horrible fulfillment of Punpun's sexual urges to the culmination of his relationship with his mother. It isn't depressing per se, but it isn't easy reading either.

Also, I'm beginning to think that Punpun is supposed to look phallic rather than birdlike.

Full review eventually appearing on ANN.

[Goatllama · Rating 1 out of 5]

Do yourself a favor and read The Flowers of Evil, Vol. 1 instead. It's pretty much better in every way than this overwrought gloom-fest. And if you're curious, I looked at the spoilers so you don't have to, and no, finishing the series is not worth it and I'm glad I looked.

[Aurora Dimitre · Rating 5 out of 5]

In all seriousness, this is my favorite manga. It has been my favorite manga since I was about thirteen years old. I am still in love with Seki, I still think the art style is phenomenal, and man, this series is dark in all the right ways. Still great. Love having physical copies of the series instead of reading fan translations on my 2010 iPod touch.

[Kesa · Rating 2 out of 5]

I had to struggle with depression and anxiety throughout my life .. I still am. But this manga .. I don't seem to grasp it. Especially this volume I didn't like it as much as the first two omnibuses. Will keep on reading it though.

[Dylan · Rating 4 out of 5]

This series is so depressing

[sums · Rating 4 out of 5]

Still deciding between 3.75 and 4 stars. Review to come.

[akacya ❦ · Rating 4 out of 5]

2025 reads: 208/300

content warnings (some spoil): sexual assault of a minor, child abuse, death of parent, medical content, depression, OCD

we continue punpun’s story as he navigates high school and his relationships with his mom, peers, and self. this volume definitely followed the trend of getting darker as the series goes on. punpun experiences something early on that, understandably, rocks him to his core. he grows more detached from reality, which was unfortunate to see since high school could have been his fresh start. whereas last volume went more in-depth into punpun’s uncle, this one did so with his mom. she was…something. i don’t know how to describe her. i think part of her really did want to be a better mother, but she clearly had no idea how. i’m thinking we’ll get more information on punpun’s dad next volume. i’ll be reading it soon to find out!

[Morgan · Rating 1 out of 5]

Okay, this was it for me. I'm all done with this series. I dislike all the characters and can't relate to or sympathize with any of them. The relationships (romantic, sexual, or otherwise) are flawed and toxic and not in an understandable way. This honestly feels like something written for edgy teenagers at this point. I probably wouldn't dislike it so strongly if these volumes hadn't leaned so heavily towards teenagers being with adults in one way or the other (again, romantic, sexual, and otherwise). Yada yada ages of consent are murky in Japan, yada yada teens can be mature too, whatever. It's gross and the amount of times these younger/older person relationships have been featured in this series squicks me out. It's time for me to say goodnight to Goodnight Punpun.

[Cat · Rating 5 out of 5]

this is the part of the story where I really start to identify with and help, the feelings.

[Ana · Rating 2 out of 5]

2 stars *may change
why is his uncle a pedophile.

[Nightwing’s Thiccness · Rating 4 out of 5]

“Punpun was just the slightest bit rattled”
After reading that volume, ya me too bruh.

[milena enevoada · Rating 5 out of 5]

meu deus, eu chorei tanto

[randa · Rating 3 out of 5]

"what a sinner really needs isn't punishment. it's to understand the pain of being forgiven."

[Iza Bela · Rating 4 out of 5]

[4.5] Już nie możemy zawrócić...

[Alexis U · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wow. What a rollercoaster of emotion. I finished this yesterday and Punpun always leaves me a big ball of sad. I feel a combination of "this series is too fucking brilliant" and "it's not that deep, man, pipe the fuck down."

I've never felt so conflicted over literally every character in a book. It's so funny to me that characters are illustrated as caricatures of people but with every page they become more and more multifaceted. I do appreciate that recurring side characters always show up with the same posture, the same cartoonish expressions, which makes them much easier to identify as they grow older. I really love this series so far.

[The Bibliopossum · Rating 2 out of 5]

I mean, it's pretty looking edge, but it's still edge.
And here is where it really goes off kilter. I signed up for depression, not the senseless rape of a teenage boy.
Click here for my review of the whole series.

[Any · Rating 5 out of 5]

Tô ficando assustada com esse enredo. E sempre senti que esse tio do Punpun tinha algo sombrio a esconder... 😓