This is the only manga series that I don’t want adapted.

One day, Garnt will read Punpun and understand why he should have comforted Sydney when she finished reading it.

Before I started reading Oyasumi Punpun, I saw pictures of Punpun on Pinterest and thought it'd be a cute slice of life manga. I went in expecting garden-variety wholesomeness and came out a broken human. I love it so much

Read this on a cruise, ruined my vacation with depression. This manga isn't a joke, it is supremely fucked, and amazing. 10/10, I don't know if I'll ever read it again.

I read this after a breakup and I legit fell into depression and despair for weeks with no exaggeration. It's the one and only manga where a warning is legitimately needed before a recommendation.

Good Vibrations.

When his mom said the only reason she didn’t kill herself is because she fear death I feel that man

I was holding well till the part where towards the end, punpun's father said he was always a kind child. So kind & considerate that he should taught him to be a little selfish. Because there are some hardship in life that can't be solved through kindness.. That hit me bad, as if the dad was describing me

Punpun was the first piece of media that broke me. The ending had me in tears and I hold it so near and dear to me. Thank you for recommending it Joey.

Bojack Horseman and Oyasumi Punpun are still the best pieces of fiction for adults especially. It tricks you with either talking animals or seemingly innocent art style and then takes you to places in your soul you’d rather not dwell in too much…..

everyone: "this manga broke me" me: "this manga made me realize i might need therapy"

This manga broke me so much that I can't even recommend it to the friends that I'd love to talk about it with because I know they're far more prone to anxiety and depression than I am.

I first read Oyasumi Punpun in January of this year (2021) while I was in a very dark and difficult emotional place. And even though I really felt it, it didn't broke me. It actually helped me. This and No Longer Human by Osamu Dazai. Reading all this painful experiences and thoughts that all the characters have, being able to empathize with them actually helped me process and rationalize my own dark and painful thoughts and feelings. It helped me to put them in words so I can better deal with them instead of just being overwhelmed with a dark cloud of bad feelings. That's why it's my favorite manga and one of the most beautiful pieces of media I've ever consumed.

Somehow punpun takes all the simple things in any normal person's life but everything turns out for the worst. Literally the worst. And it's not even forced. It is caused only because of punpun's though process and the way he 'views himself'. Fuck man that manga is fucked

Oyasumi Punpun is the most heartbreaking thing I've ever read.This honestly transcends manga. It didn't even feel like i was reading a manga but more like reading a classic of japanese literature or something. Such a masterpiece honsetly.

The way he dehumanizes punpun by depicting him as a simple bird drawing is brilliant it makes it so that us viewer can swallow such dark topics by not completely/directly letting us relate to it, but enough so we can empathize with it. imagine if it punpun was actually drawn as a human I think it would have made the manga even more depressing and less people would be willing to continue to read it

There's one chapter in Punpun that broke me more than all the fucked things in this manga did. An entire chapter of nothing much happening, just Punpun observing the world around him, people passing him by in the streets. Nothing happens, and I've read through this chapter and cried. Just this hopeless feeling of watching your life slipping through your fingers and you can't do anything about it. It was worse than all the other tragic events in this manga.

"He turned himself into a bird" uhhh I've heard this sentence somewhere

Best manga ever written in my opinion. taught me so much about life in general. Edit: (i know there are a lot of great manga out there, but none of those ever hit me in my emotions like oyasumi punpun did)

"H" in Oyasumi Punpun stands for happiness.

Started recently I'm in chapter 27. I thought people were overreacting when they described how sad it was. I was wrong

One piece of advice from me. If you're gonna start reading it, do it someday when you're happy. DO NOT READ IT IF YOU'RE FEELING GLOOMY THAT DAY. YOU'RE GONNA SPIRAL

Hey if anyone reading this wants a manga recommendation that hits like a truck, I recommend Annarasumanara. I would say it's about magic, but it's a very different kind of magic. There's so much to the story and the characters really unfold before your eyes making you think twice about whether you really understand someone or not. Also the art is beautiful and gets really creative in so many areas in contrast to its darker heavier scenes. It's a dark physiological story but it also is thought provoking in its slice of life moments. It can also get hyper realistic, you will have that eerie feeling once you enter the magician's carnival. 100% recommended.

Syd is such a gem of a gal. Bless her.

I've always wanted to read this manga but I'm scared of what it could do to me emotionally..

Like Joey, after I read punpun, I just sat there looking sad and emotionless. My girlfriend came in the room and asked "what's wrong Hun?" I just gave her the book and she just went "damn it"

Oyasumi Punpun is a Masterpiece.

This manga broke me in so many ways, at first I felt really identified with the character in many ways, and slowly I started realizing the path I was following wasn't the greatest... This manga does what others are scared of, showing how crude reality, morals, relationships, family, religion, beliefs and growing up can be.

I like that Connor brought up Bojack Horseman during the conversation b/c when I was watching it for the first time, it kept giving me flashbacks to moments in Punpun in terms of existential dread (especially during the scenes w/ their mom). To me they both share a similar level of depressingly brutal honesty that I love in any story~

I hated how I could relate with Punpun in some parts and making me remember the regrets I have in life, but it did brought closure that I'm not alone. There's time where I wished it ended right there and then but I would see like 40 more chapters left. By the time I got to the end I just sat there like "Fuck...that was something."

My friend introduced me to Oyasumi PunPun when I was in a dark place back in HS days and I remember hating it bc of how dark it was/is. I just couldn’t stop reading it for some reason, and I really do love the artwork so kudos on that. Aiko-chan is adorable imo despite her eccentric personality, haha.

After reading Oyasumi PunPun my first thought was I will raise my children right no matter what the cost. That's the only way to handle the profound sadness this manga gave.

I just finished this manga today. I am currently battling with depression, GAD and suicidal thoughts. This manga might have made my mental state worse at some moments, but I could relate so sich with Punpun and his uncle. Hands down the best manga I read so far, would defenitely read again.

I read it in two days. It left a bigger impact on me than most media I've seen. It really is life unfiltered by a traditional narrative. The characters truly feel like real people and the problems they face are painfully relatable and honest in how they're presented. It probably has the best representation of depression I've ever seen as well. Read it when you're ready. It is a gut wrenching story on many levels.

This is the best manga I have ever read but don't want to re-read ever again. Even the memories of some of the panels left me traumatized and depressed, but the story is well written and has some loveable characters so please read at your own discretion.

Oyasumi Punpun will be one of those piece of media I CANNOT revisit. I essentially did what Joey did. I binged it through one day, way into the next day, like 5 am, and couldn't sleep. It is really well written, but it is absolutely heartwrenching. I did cry during a good chunk of the latter half, I won't lie. It is realistic in a lot of ways, and it can be so unfair, but that is true to life.

To everyone who read the manga: You all deserve a long hug. I need a long hug.

I remember reading this without any prior preparation and yh it was an emotional rollercoaster- I couldn't put it down even though it was so heartbreaking- for a week I didn't read anything to recover

Punpun is legit one of those mangas that can push you over the edge if you’re already depressed or suicidal. Absolutely fantastic manga-I don’t believe I’ll ever read another that will live up to it. But you definitely need to consider whether or not you’re in the place for it before you read it.

Never had I read a manga that relates home so much. Especially for the part about aiko with her mom. Or pun pun's downward mental spiral. Makes me realize how real it is. Awesome manga

legitimately think Oyasumi Punpun is up there with classic literature. The way inio asano gets into the head of punpun genuinely reminds me of stuff like Dostoevsky’s Crime and Punishment or something.

Tinkle tinkle hoy

PunPun has so much philosophy that I love finding and unravelling the true meaning behind it, love this book so much as it was the gateway for me to reading other books of a similar genre.

After reading Oyasumi Punpun, i just have to say: It just hits your entire humanity

I remember reading punpun through a MAL recommendation of top mangas only. No idea or any insight on what it is, i even thought it was a wholesome slice of life kid's manga with realistic and beautiful panels. Oh boy was I not prepared for it, I've read it in a span of 1 week and with every day a part of me glooms to depression as if it was I going through it all. The ending was brutally frustrating and fucked up but was one of the best endings I've read. This manga was the first one to connect to me in a personal level, like I can't distinguish it from fiction to reality, it felt so real, and familiar, warm yet unpleasant like how my life goes. But as far as recommendations go, I'll definitely recommend it, not out of pure intentions but want to fuck up people and see their emotions go with it. Sorry not sorry hahahahaha

i had the ending of the manga spoiled for me when i was about halfway through and i put it down for a long time. i recently went back and reread it all the way through after buying the physical volumes and man am i glad i actually finished it. even having it spoiled, it was still totally worth it to experience. i love a series that will really fuck you up for a good few days after reading it.

We’re still waiting on that video, Joey! Also, I would LOVE to see Garnt do a video on Pun Pun once he reads it.

It isn't for the faint hearted to say the least. Would love to see it get adapted into a movie or a series. I know it will never reach the manga levels but I do see a fairly decent adaptation of punpun

I read Oyasumi Punpun back when I was a teenager cause a friend was reading it, never went through with cause I was a dumb teenager. Now, hearing it being described here implies how heavy it is makes me teary eyed. I might rediscover it and go through with it.

Always love to see more Goodnight Punpun content. Absolutely the best manga I've ever read. I can't even think about it without tears welling up. Asano Inio is undoubtedly the greatest mangaka alive right now.

punpun for me was just one crazy ride, I remember starting reading it and realizing what kind of themes it was tackling and thinking "this is gonna depress me, maybe I should stop" but I couldn't, I just needed to know what happened or else I wasn't gonna get any sleep, so I kept reading it until I finished it and... man the feeling that I got after finishing it, I was like, no I don't wanna get depressed but then thought, I think is better for me if I do, so I did and I couldn't stop crying like, but it felt kinda good, like I needed this. I'm not joking when I say that it changed me, I wasn't the same person when I finished it, even my mom thought I was different (in a good way), so yeah, it's just amazing, it really makes you reflect on yourself and teaches you so many things. But I can't recommend it to anyone because it gets HEAVY, and if it ever gets an anime Imma be like, nope, once was more than enough.

My second fav manga of all time. Hearing you guys talk about it inspired me to finally re-read it, so wish me luck everyone

After the tonal shift in the childhood arc, I kept thinking to myself, "Is this what misery tastes like?"

it became my inspiration manga because I don't ever want to to fall down that hole. when he's a young adult just going thru the motions miserable I can't help but to relate and want to change my own situation

Love that your talking about a manga like pun pun. Impacted my life when i need it and didnt know

Manga broke me and changed me at the same time, I literally had a different outlook at life after it

its nice when you are a grown up and still have a friends who willingly can talk about anime and manga seriously! you guys are so lucky.

just finished binge reading oyasumi punpun . I don't like how it made me feel but I loved that i could make me feel something so intensely. god tier story telling and illustrations. 10/10

There's something about a specific panel in the final chapter of Punpun that just gets me. I don't know what it is, but even out of context it just makes me well up with tears. I originally read it at a time where a number of the character's experiences hit close to home, and when I saw that image as I was finishing the final chapter while up super late, the waterworks started and just didn't stop. Don't know when the tears ended, cause I fell asleep before then. And even to this day, that image is enough to get those same waterworks going. Genuinely one of the most beautiful pieces of art I've had the (dis)pleasure of experiencing, and certainly something worth reading. Though, the sentiment shared in the comments is very true, recommendation of Punpun must come with a warning, be it sensitive content or the fact it really shouldn't be read whilst in a bad headspace. If you're okay with that though, Punpun is uniquely lifechanging, and in-spite of everything I really recommend it.

Pun pun had me in a major 2 day depression and constantly needing attention to make me feel safe. But the journey led me to appreciating everything I have and have had in my life. So thank you pun pun.

Punpun is my favorite manga of all time. No other manga has done what this one did to me. It's a personal experience. When you read it, you are no longer reading a manga, you're inside it, you become the MC. Sticks with you forever.

Finishing that manga made me feel off for three straight days until I finally cried it all out. Its rough but also beautiful at the same time. The last chapter never fails make me emotional.

Ok, I just literally finished reading this right now, and let me tell you if you're suffering from depression thinking about suicide don't you matter this story was hard to put down all the facial expressions all the heart that went into this is what I needed to think positively about my life it's always hard but those days will pass I connected with pun pun alot in this story from his obsession with his childhood love something that hit me right in the feels cause I too suffer(ed) from that it sucks that some people you love will move on and have lives meanwhile your stuck in the past and thinking of what if ands or buts I've been thinking like that for a long time but I think this great manga helped me out this is a read for letting things go and speak up to the ones you love tell them how you feel hug your loves one's because like the shooting stars that they see as kids will fade like you and me this is a eye opener thanks to the author some people might not like this story but for the struggling this is a way to think of how life really is beautiful and that things go on weather you deal with your problems or don't if And to whoever is reading this, you're NEVER ALONE. THERE IS HELP AND PEOPLE OUT THERE THAT CARE ABOUT YOU. DONT BE A SHUT IN !!! I HOPE YOU FIND WHAT YOUR LOOKING FOR IN LIFE AND FIND PEOPLE TO CARE ABOUT SORRY FOR THE LONG COMMENT BUT THANK YOU PUN PUN AND SWEET DREAMS AIKO

Ive heard Oyasumi Punpun from Actually you Anime Man a long time ago and i was interested to check it out due to the distinct design for our main protagonist, but i never really got a chance to look it up.... Until the December of last year where suddenly my local book store started selling volume 1 of the manga. I saw and was pretty interested to read it as my very first manga, and now i have 5 oit of 13 volumes and recently started binge watching videos people talking about the series and im excited to get the next volume. Yeah. If it weren't for you Anime Man for briefly introducing me into the series, i would probably never give it a shot so thank you so much for that. I appreciate it a lot 💙

I always had an unhealthy and abusive relationship with this manga. I read it when I was about 13-14. And have read it every 2-3 years. I find something new every single time as well. Its like a role model to me almost, I repeated so many lines in life without realizing i even took it from Punpun. Its almost my life, the relationships, the broken family, everything. Terrible teacher btw but my favorite piece of fiction to ever exist

Punpun is the only manga am genuinely scared to read. That's how good it is.

Just finished an 8 hour binge of punpun, and it's so fantastic. The ending made me cry, but I felt a little better afterward.

Chapter No 139 Of Oyasumi Punpun 💔

The last chapter made me stare at the ceiling crying for like 5 mins

After reading a lot of times, being the first when I was a teen in a very bad mental state and push me to an even worst place... I think Oyasumi Pun Pun remind me in some way to the last chapter of the end of evengelion or the last movie of the re build of evangelion, since in Oyasumi Pum Pum even after a lot of fked up moments and situations happens... there is a constant idea about the importance of having relations with others and the idea that is important to accept that we are flaw in many ways but there is people that care about us and that you care about as well, and how important this relations are to improve as a person. Ofcourse Oyasumi Pun Pun put a bigger focus in how a toxic relationship or being hurt many times can lead a person into a becoming almost a monster, but I think most people focus ONLY in this part of the history and ignore the rest, I did as well for the longest time until I re read it almost 5 times, then you see the other really important part that make this manga so great and the best I ever read.

Damn, I've read it a few years ago and absolutely loved it. Kinda feeling like reading again sooner than later.

I just binged Oyasumi Punpun this weekend. It hit me really hard as there was a lot I could relate with as I kept reading.

whenever i read this manga, i ask myself “is this based on a true story? cos god fking damn this is more troubling than any other real life tragedies i have seen or heard”

I read the first dozen or so chapters of punpun and I kinda just felt vaugely depressed for a few hours. It just wouldn't leave my mind. I decided to stop reading because im starting college rn and I don't need to be sad for a week.

I was debating starting it for some time and watched this yesterday which got me to start. Just finished and man….

Garnts story about Sydney made me pick this up. It sat on my shelf for 2 years and now i understand

If I were to describe this series in one word... It would be heartache. I just finished reading the series and... I wish I never did though...

cried when the mom died :/ such a complex character but later learning her mistakes and about her and what she said just makes me so upset. truly a hard read :(( i don’t recommend reading until your atleast in your earlier 20’s.. for me, i was wanting to learn how everyone is different and i heard punpun was good for that and i didn’t take the warning lightly of it being depressing as shit. read it in 2 days and helped me learn a few things and gave me some perspective on life…

I was on a bus the when I finished reading this and I just dissociated from the rest of the world for a good twenty minutes. It honestly felt like I had entered astral form because of how gut-wrenching that final volume was for me. I don't know if I'll ever go back to it because it feels like I might've been too young to pick up on a lot of its subtleties, but this manga easily takes the crown for the piece of media I consider the most praiseworthy, yet wouldn't recommend to absolutely anyone. I don't have the words to describe how humbling the content of it truly is.

I’m on chapter 25 I can already see the pain and feel the pain I know that even if I expect and prepare for the pain it’ll just cause pain I never imagined

A seriously amazing manga with no sugarcoating and very real, absolutely loved it. Is there any manga similar to punpun? If anyone knows one, a recommendation is appreciated!

The bird-like look represents his stable mind The triangle looks represent his depressed mind The dark looks represent his unstable broken mind

i read punpun around 2-3 years ago and I still love it. it is my favourite manga but I have never been able to read it again. I remember when I finished it I was like depressed for a week after, and since I was already not in the best mental state it really just worsened my depression. But still is my fav manga and MAYBE i'll read it again

that one chapter were the narrator describes normal things of day to day idle life like going off and on of alarm clock, people, crowd, train, school, weather, etc and it ended with the line " punpun was just fine today again" as if it was another normal thing to expect had me in tears because I somehow related to it. Everyday when I am asked "how are you", I've always replied with " i'm fine" like its a norm despite of how turbulent or low I was feeling at the time, to the point that I find it weird and unusual thing to say "I'm not fine " . Because the narrator said that Punpun was just fine that day too, I understood very well, deep in my soul that he wasn't okay at all. In fact he has never been okay. I saw a piece of myself in him.

So one mistake that I made is reading this manga when I was sick and not in a good mental state (I was jobless for a whole year and got covid). Long story short I got trouble breathing and had to meet doctor after that. Yea punpun's story is so relatable in many ways

Truly agree with joey. I dropped the manga halfway for a year cause it’s too real and finished it last month. Man, it’s a 10.

Been meaning to getting round to it maybe I'll give it a shot after I finish inside marie and jojo part 7.

I read Punpun in May this year & not a day goes by where I don't think about it. It really stayed me and haunted me in such a realistic way possible.

This manga made me want to take a cig so much time... and I do not even smoke!

Some people are suckers for angst, and it’s ok each to their own. I read a whole lot of manga, and decided to read this funny looking manga called Oyasumi PunPun, god I wish I hadn’t, it was the worst reading experience I’ve ever had, that being said I respect people for liking it, but I just need to understand, why…

That broke me so fucking hard and that was just the 50% point. Everything was something I could connect with on a deep level and somehow it made a lot of sense in the story for things to go down that way. I swear I had to put it on hold just to cool off

Definitely one of my favorite mangas not because it was so depressing but because it dragged me into the story like an ecstasy, it gave me that escape from reality like I was living through it, when I finished it I just had new views on the world, I’ve read other dark mangas and mangas in general but this one has good realism to it, just a child’s dream and an adults despair.

i told myself i'd come back to this video after i read the manga and yeah.. this manga was the most depressing brutal thing i've ever read

I don’t have many tattoos but, I carry two punpuns in my arms with pride. What a masterful piece.

Man, this manga... Probably at my top 5 anime included. Finished it once again 2 days ago and I burst into tears after 8-9 years at Chapter 145 where Punpun dreams, and almost burst into tears once again the day after when I was revisiting the last 3 chapters :D Felt like there was a massive lump in my throat. I relate to the love between them somehow, thus it made me even sadder. Yet it also connected me to life once back since I've been feeling empty for some time. Glad I re-read it even if it broke me once again :)

I've read this manga multiple times. While a lot of the things Punpun goes through don't mirror mine, the feelings he felt throughout the manga are the exact feelings I've felt throughout my life, and still do. The part that hits the hardest is when Punpun doesn't know what to write in Sachi's notebook and he starts thinking about his childhood and compares it to his current life where he realizes what kind of person he has become and the kind of life he's been living. It's too relatable and it's where I start to really tear up. The rest of the manga just keeps that same tone and it doesn't let up until the very end. I love this manga so much and I'm glad I gave it a chance.

While reading Oyasumi Punpun I listened nonstop on repeat "Every Single Night" by Fiona Apple and it was just perfect! Such a good manga!

I read Oyasumi Punpun randomly when I asked my friend for a depressing manga, that was obviously not a good idea because at the end I had taken 3 breaks and went through a box of tissues.

I finished reading this in 2 days and I didn't feel nearly as depressed as everyone else it seems. I've been reading A LOT of sad/psychological stories, so I think that paired with me staying up very late, I just didn't get hit with it. I could relate to the story too much at times but it just never hit me hard. I'll have to reread it by the end of this year but I think it was a very necessary read.

I finished Punpun while tenting out. Safe to say I didnt sleep that night and the 5 hour hike back home was filled with emotions I havent felt anywhere else. Being both emotionally and physically tired for hours is probably how Punpun felt in the final volumes, but probably to a far greater extent.