Goodnight Punpun Omnibus, Vol. 1 by Inio Asano

A Japanese manga written and illustrated by Inio Asano about Onodera Punpun, a normal child depicted in the form of a bird. The story follows him as he copes with his dysfunctional family and friends, his love interest, his oncoming adolescence and his hyperactive mind.

Rating: 4.14 leaves out of 5-Characters: 3/5 -Cover (+art): 5/5-Story: 3/5-Writing: 4/5Genre: CoA, SoL, Seinen-CoA: 4/5-SoL: 5/5-Seinen: 5/5Type: MangaWorth?: I supposeHated Disliked Meh It Was Okay Liked Really Liked LovedFirst thing off the back, opening the book to these ELEMENTARY kids talking about sex is weird as fuck. Then having them exposed to straight porn? I get that is part of coming of age but does it really need to be in a manga? Besides that whack ass shit the books was pretty funny and sad. The art could get a bit creepy but... it wasn't bad off. I love how the manga shows the kids lives and their families. Will I be reading the 2nd vol? Maybe.

“Humans as long as they live, have an emptiness inside of them that can never be filled. If, no matter how much people need each other and hurt each other, there's still no such thing as perfect understanding, then what on earth can you believe in?”

can my mental health handle another one of inio asano's works? stay tuned

Super unique and different manga! Basically a coming of age story (with some pretty mature themes, so be forewarned if you are sensitive to that), but shown from the perspective of a character (PunPun) whose drawn as a bird while everyone around him is drawn in usual manga style people (although with exceptionally well done art). I thought this was a really unique storytelling device that I haven't come across before and was able to show how PunPun - along with his family - felt so different from those around him. Abuse, divorce and sex are all themes dealt with along the way, but somehow also in a way that doesn't feel cringe-worthy. PunPun is being swept along the road to adulthood with situations he doesn't fully understand or comprehend, which makes you feel for him on a personal level, and I think Inio Asami did a great job of capturing such a difficult age in a unique way that people can relate to, even if the main character is a funny little bird. I enjoy finding odd manga like this that are outside the ‘norm' and try something different and unique. Well worth checking out.