![]() ![]() In it he scours every aspect of his being at that precise period of his life, flooding the pages of the manga with all his doubts and all his perplexities about society, his relationship with God and obviously his profession as a mangaka. A sort of confession, in which Asano puts all his discomfort on paper, making it real, so he can face it and overcome it. Not because it has abstract or difficult to decipher themes, such as those present in Nijigahara Holograph, but due to the extreme intimacy of the work.Īs an relief valve, Oyasumi,Punpun represents a lenitive journey for its author to cure his existential malaise. ![]() Rather than curing him of his problems and conflicting emotions, this merely intensifies them, sending him down the dark path of maturity in this grim coming-of-age saga.Īnalyzing Oyasumi,Punpun is a difficult task. When his father assaults his mother one night, Punpun realizes another thing: those whom he looked up to were not as impressive as he once thought.Īs his problems increase, Punpun’s once shy demeanor turns into voluntary reclusiveness. It is then that the quiet boy learns just how fickle maintaining a relationship can be, and the surmounting difficulties of transitioning from a naïve boyhood to a convoluted adulthood. Hopelessly idealistic and romantic, Punpun begins to see his life take a subtle-though nonetheless startling-turn to the adult when he meets the new girl in his class, Aiko Tanaka. Punpun Onodera is a normal 11-year-old boy living in Japan. 2.4 – Pegasus : the preacher generated by the earthquake.1.2.1 – Anguish and terror in Kagoshima.Due to its allegorical features and complexity, I decided to add an index to the article, to help readers move through the text and in order to keep a smooth reading, for the sake of clarity and simplicity. As if the author wanted to represent the downfallen spiral path of depression in which Punpun tumbles throughout the story.Īnd Asano succeeded perfectly, at least with me, since every time I find myself passing by my library casting a glance over the volumes, I can’t help recalling the whole story of its protagonist.ĭespite its being experimental, Oyasumi,Punpun maintains a strong existentialist identity, in line with all of Asano‘s previous works. The first volumes, focusing on Punpun’s childhood, ae vivid and bright colours the subsequent ones progressively lose saturation, until they reach the two last tankobon, the penultimate completely black and the last one completely white. This statement reflects upon O yasumi,Punpun‘ solid and monochromatic embossed covers. Look at what kind of depths of reality manga can plumb.” Asano Inio (laugh) I wanted to say to the reader, “Here’s a different kind of manga. ![]() I wanted take the readers coming to the book because they thought Punpun was cute, and upset them. In fact the mascot-like appearance of the protagonist, is nothing but a smokescreen. Oyasumi,Punpun is the classic work not to be judged by its cover, or after reading only a few pages. Published between March 2007 and November 2013, it is, beyond any doubt, his most significant and representative work. Besides being the longest work of the mangaka, composed of one hundred and forty-seven chapters collected on thirteen volumes (tankobon). ![]() Goodnight,Punpun (お や み プ ン プ ン Oyasumi,Punpun) is a manga written and drawn by Inio Asano (浅 野 い に お Namegata, September 22, 1980). Narutaru: Mukuro Naru Hoshi Tama Taru Ko.Narutaru : Mukuro Naru Hoshi Tama Taru Ko.Kotonoha no Niwa – Il Giardino delle Parole. ![]()
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