a b "Goodnight Punpun, Vol. 4". Viz Media. Archived from the original on October 8, 2016 . Retrieved October 14, 2016. 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. 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."

Oyasumi Punpun". Editorial IVREA (in Spanish). Archived from the original on July 28, 2017 . Retrieved July 28, 2017. a b おやすみプンプン / １３. Shogakukan (in Japanese). December 27, 2013. Archived from the original on March 16, 2015 . Retrieved July 25, 2015. 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 ] Silverman, Rebecca. "Goodnight Punpun GN 3". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on November 13, 2016 . Retrieved March 7, 2017. ...after [Punpun] experiences statutory rape by Midori... a b おやすみプンプン / １. Shogakukan (in Japanese). August 3, 2007. Archived from the original on February 22, 2015 . Retrieved July 25, 2015.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 Loo, Egan (May 30, 2008). "Shogakukan Confirms End of Young Sunday, Judy Mags". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on July 24, 2019 . Retrieved May 22, 2021. a b "Goodnight Punpun, Vol. 3". Viz Media. Archived from the original on September 24, 2016 . Retrieved October 14, 2016. Shogakukan (in Japanese). December 26, 2009. Archived from the original on July 6, 2013 . Retrieved July 25, 2015.

a b "Goodnight Punpun, Vol. 1". Viz Media. Archived from the original on September 26, 2016 . Retrieved October 14, 2016.Sachi spots Punpun while he is out searching and he goes to her house again. There, he opens up to her about his issues and Sachi accuses him of not wanting to actually find Aiko. After she pushes him, Punpun writes her a draft manuscript which she finds unsatisfactory. Sachi confides in Punpun that she used to be unconfident like him too, getting cosmetic surgery, so she has to keep pressuring him to try. Punpun resolves to keep working on the story and they work towards a final draft by the end of summer. Shishido offers to give Punpun a job once he gets a real estate license. After a misunderstanding, Punpun reveals to Sachi that he loves her, the two have sex and they start growing closer. A year later Sachi finishes the manga and prepares to show it to a publisher with Punpun. Shogakukan (in Japanese). January 30, 2009. Archived from the original on May 9, 2013 . Retrieved July 25, 2015. In July 2015, Viz Media announced at Otakon that they licensed the manga [17] and would be releasing the manga in seven omnibus volumes, [18] with the first published on March 15, 2016. [19] The final omnibus volume was published September 19, 2017. [20] The manga has also been published in France by Kana, [21] in Italy by Panini Comics, [22] in Germany by Tokyopop, [23] in Taiwan by Taiwan Tohan, [24] in Spain by Norma Editorial, [25] in Argentina by Editorial Ivrea, [26] and in Serbia by Laguna Publishing. [27] Volumes [ edit ] No. Ozaki, Mio. "The disaffected world of Inio Asano". Daily Yomiuri Online. Archived from the original on April 24, 2010 . Retrieved July 25, 2015.