Watching Punpun go again through his childhood emphasized how much of an anti-protagonist he is. Whenever he gets the opportunity to do something he actually wants, he flees from it, and in some cases spends almost the entirety of the story regretting it. I don't think it's a coincidence how the author chose to end the story with Harumi, Punpun's childhood friend. In those first couple of volumes Harumi acts like the protagonist of the story. He's someone whose goals the story works to fulfill, even as he becomes an adult, while nothing, nothing goes well for Punpun. The actual protagonist has to grasp with all his strength anything he intends to keep by his side, only to lose it, once literally, just by falling asleep. It's another example of how revolutionary this series was. Loo, Egan (July 30, 2008). "More Revealed on Aftermath of Young Sunday Mag's End". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016 . Retrieved May 22, 2021.

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What was the point of the Pegasus cult? What purpose did they serve in the long run of this series? After all, life is about reaping what you sow. We're all living on a path we've chosen. Isn't that right?" - Uncle Yuuichi Weekly Young Sunday (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on September 27, 2007 . Retrieved January 10, 2022. ２０周年月間の２００７年１５号（３月１５日発売）より待望の新連載『おやすみプンプン』が開始。Regarding good old Aiko, you obviously reread every word of hers through the lense of what she eventually decides to do. When I first read the story, I felt as intrigued by Aiko as the protagonist was, but I didn't "like" her as a romantic goal. Her explicit need for her partner to abandon everything and just focus on her is terrifying, yet I forgot that she admitted that she would do that same thing for the other person. Later on, of course, that's what she does. She abandons her family, her city, herself, for Punpun and whatever fate they might have, to the extent of barely resisting when he attempts to strangle her to death; at that point she seemed more worried about his fate than her own. Her deepest wish was to disappear in a loving relationship, which would allow her to escape from her terrible life. You poor ghost of a creature. a b "Goodnight Punpun, Vol. 4". Viz Media. Archived from the original on October 8, 2016 . Retrieved October 14, 2016. Like others, I'm posting this review as one for the whole series because getting too deep into each individual volume of Goodnight Punpun would be quite a feat. La única razón por la que no es un manga de 5 estrellas es porque no me gustó para nada la historia del "profeta", me pareció tedioso, hartante y una excusa para atar las historias de los personajes secundarios que quedaron en el aire.

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Lo más destacable es el apartado visual. La planificación y distribución de algunas viñetas es sencillamente sublime. Perfecta desde un punto de vista artístico. En ese sentido se merece un 12 sobre 10 de nota. Se puede disfrutar de este manga visualmente sin tener en cuenta la historia. Pardo, Jordi T. (October 30, 2016). "Ganadores Premios XXII Salón del Manga de Barcelona". Zona Negativa (in Spanish). Archived from the original on December 5, 2020 . Retrieved March 31, 2022. Asano ρωτήθηκε γιατί επέλεξε να τον σχεδιάσει έτσι (και σε άλλες μορφές στην εξέλιξη της ιστορίας αλλά ποτέ ως άνθρωπο) η απάντηση του ήταν πως ήθελε οι αναγνώστες να ταυτοποιήσουν τον Punpun οι ίδιοι και να ενθαρρύνονται να συνεχίζουν να διαβάζουν μέσω αυτού. Η απλοϊκή μορφή του δρα ως συμβολισμός συνδεδεμένος με κάθε κατάσταση που βιώνει ενώ του δίνονται π.χ. κέρατα ταύρου ως μεταφορά για το αστέρι Altair που ονομάζεται "cowherd star". An incongruity that extends to his family, all of whose members share Punpun's peculiar non-naturalistic aspect, though each of them possessing a few stylized characteristics. And yet, only the reader can see they belong to a species of its own.Ressler, Karen (May 2, 2017). "Goodnight Punpun, Orange, The Osamu Tezuka Story, Princess Jellyfish, Wandering Island Nominated for Eisner Awards". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on May 3, 2017 . Retrieved May 3, 2017. Goodnight Punpun is amazing. Really. I couldn't recommend it enough, even to non-manga readers. Some of the references may go over the heads of many, and to those not accustomed to a distinctly Japanese style of personal drama it may be even more confronting (or perhaps they'll just find it confusing and bizarre) but, overall, I think the struggles faced by the characters are universal enough to be understood by anyone. There's demons inside of everyone, monsters we must face and overcome, and it is these monsters that Goodnight Punpun lovingly embraces, resulting in a totally unique, beautiful, sad, horrifying story. Goodnight Punpun, Vol. 7". Viz. Archived from the original on February 18, 2020 . Retrieved February 18, 2020.