Pun pun is basically IRL Realistic beserk. Both tell the story of a struggler trying to overcome themselves and their past,but a being or entity keeps pushing them further into despair.
Let's be honest. Many people here already finished punpun. We just waching this video cause we want to hear more people appreciating this genuine masterpiece
Meh I often watch those videos to learn. Be it life lessons or other things. I sure pick some things up in the manga but watching those videos greatly summarizes everything perfectly
Im like 15 chapters away from finishing it, this story has resonated with me really hard because i met my aiko and now she’s gone, reading this has really helped me through the sadness and all. This is truly a masterpiece
I read this manga when i was home for the summer my sophomore year. i was depressed, and lashed out at anyone who tried to reach out to me. reading this manga made me realize a lot of things about myself, mainly that not being yourself at all times will always lead to anguish. i learned that no matter what, if i’m feeling something or if i have something to say, i have to express it. i have to move forward, and remember why i am where i am. this manga is one of the many things in my life that brought me into adulthood, i would suggest anyone who can stomach they admittedly triggering content to give this a read. we are all punpun at some point, but there’s always a way to take your mask off.
Perfect job describing the experience of reading pun pun. Its brutal. Almost teared up just listening to you describe it. This is one of your best vids. The effort you put into these videos shows
I've been suffering from depression for about 15 years now. Needless to say, I've deeply connected with this manga, specially with Punpun himself. And also, as you can imagine, I've connected with a lot of scenes and inner dialogues from him that hit very close to home. But I didn't find this story as devastating as a lot of people seem to find it. Then today, I was on a pretty good mood, euphoric even. Then, I had the wonderful idea of just rereading a couple of random scenes, and.... I went to that dark place again for a few moments. So, I've realized that the reason this manga didn't drown me further into darkness, was because I was already there. So, for me, Oyasumi Punpun was more like a friend who descends deep into darkness to keep you company.
Oh, wait! You haven’t seen depressing yet. I would recommend you to read Aku No Hana by Shuzo Oshimi. But since that shit is depressing AF its best for you not to read it. But unlike Goodnight Punpun, it got a fresh happy ending.
This is one of the most important manga I've read and seeing that you like this after also liking Berserk shows you got great taste and really know how to look at the important themes that are harder to find in literature
Also your final comments in this video really resonated with me intensely these feelings brought up by the manga are hard to talk about but analyzing them like you do gives a great insight as to how to deal with them
the last volume of this series is a masterpiece. there’s some frustrating parts throughout cause Punpun is in many way responsible for his own misery, so it’s hard to always root for him. this was a great review Ryan, and I’m happy you are doing better. Personally I’m not in a good place so punpun is almost a nightmare to read at those times cause it gives you very little to no hope for happiness. But I guess what the story is saying is «don’t be like punpun».
It sounds like it’s a look into the life of someone (pun pun) and how they spiral into darkness, self destruction, and can’t get out of that dark, depressed sad state. It probably analyzes troubled people, mainly young people and how their despair consumes the person
Man Oyasumi Punpun and Bojack Horseman are two masterpieces of media I never expected to be similar While we saw punpun grow up we saw bojack's life in reverse But both shows have their protagonists go towards a tragic downward spiral, making it hard to root for them.
This manga is tragic but beautiful. Im glad you did an all in 1 review instead of volume by volume,you really gotta take it and give your opinion once you take it all in imo. This book really did change my mindset on a lot of things,that shed panel in the final volume just broke me man. This manga is in my opinion a must read,but you should read it when you are ready whether it be 20 or 30. Seeing myself in punpun was painful but also helped me look deeper in myself and made me realize i need to change. Anyways enough rambling was typing along and writing down as i was watching so its kinda everywhere. Thanks for sharing your view and experience of this beautiful madness Ryan!
On another note from my last comment, I finished the manga today and so many thoughts are racing thru me. Best one right now? Punpun really is us, thinking we have it worse when there is a person like Aiko who doesn’t have friends or true family. Man punpun somewhat had it good with the people backing him while aiko just had a promise and a dream. Once it was fulfilled, that’s all she needed. It hurts me everytime I think about how what she wanted and what she got was exactly the same but still so different. Love and desperation go hand in hand. For once u want to be real wary of those hands touching. Good day punpun enthusiasts
reading reiraku by inio asano is crazy, its almost like a hateful memoir of a manga. Its pretty obvious that the main character is supposed to be him, but he is so brutal agaisnt himself and he just tries to lie everything bare. It feels like in reiraku he is basically confessing that "his intentions aren't pure."Its hard to explain. But some background is that inio asano lost signifigant amounts of popularity and sales when punpun started to become darker in tone. He was recieving backlash from his fans and from his publishers because it just wasnt selling well. Asano got angry at this, so he decided to start making manga that he thought was soulless and selling out. I believe thats the origins of Dead Dead Demons, but then he found support in his fans and he picked himself and decided to write dead dead demons the way he wanted it to be written. Reiraku is basically a story about that time. (I could be widly wrong, but thats what I think i remember from a google binge 5 months ago)
Ryan. Like you this manga felt like I was reading myself. I too lost someone. Reading this and hearing your explanation I thought; Alas, I know I’m not alone. I’m still in shock from reading the last chapter in only hours ago. I appreciate it for the journey. For the lesson and art. I hope you feel comfortable to make more videos on this in the future but at the same time, I completely understand. Thank you.
I love this story so much. There is some things in the manga I have dealt with. Most of the time I was hoping punpun would change or get help. As it went on and I kept hoping for a good ending the drop off into the abyss the ending was hit me hard and it really shows that continuing on a path where you’re down and not trying to get help even when it’s possible soon it will be impossible. The part where punpun actually has friends and somewhat of a new love interest I was really really hoping he would change and that is one of the opportunities he had to change but he clung to the memory of a girl he hasn’t seen since middle school and that’s the point I really started to realize that there’s a slim chance this will end well especially when he saw Aiko again I knew it even better. Experienced a mini version of it when I still clung to the hope this would still end well and I was shown how disappointing that could become
Inio Asano might be my favorite mangaka. I would highly recommend Dead Dead Demons. I thought I wasn’t going to like it as much as his other series, but it wound up being possibly my favorite series by him.
The older I get the less hardcore stuff I read. I skipped Punpun specifically because of it's content. I'm not suicidal (in these past months...), but I'm unstable and emotionally fucked enough to sense the risk of Punpun.I'm still a nihilist of sorts, but in a ligjt and carefree way that I got through meditation. I would not be alive without it. Please, save your mind. Meditate.
I've always been intrigued by this manga but I never let myself read it because my mental health is crumbling at the moment and I just don't think it would be a smart idea. Hearing everyone say how it crushes them almost makes me read it more.
I've just finished the last volume and i haven't cried in a long time. It's amazing how this manga made me reflect on my own life. A truly amazing piece of art.
For me the worst was the family, it was like I've read my life. Normally I never cry, I just stop it because... there were no real reason, but this part made me cry up like a small baby.
This manga hits hard. I didnt cry at THAT scene towards the end, but i was incredibly shocked. For me the saddest part was the bleakness of what adult life can become. That you grow up having dreams only to be shattered and left into nothingness. But still you cling onto this one stray of hope although it slowly destroys you
I just finished it, I think he does a good job capturing existing. I’m finding it hard to put words to it but it’s almost like the final book captures the finality of life but not with death defining existence but life that is fleeting. All these little intangible things we do ends. I think it’s a lot many emotions and it definitely hit me gradually after like a wave as the full impact started coming in.
I had heard about this one but never felt I was in the right state of mind to digest it. I will give it a try. Thank you very much for making this channel. It really helped me out more than you can imagine.
Personally, I think punpun's design is for relatability. The simplistic design of punpun's character in the first few volumes allows reader to more easily relate to punpun. As the story progresses and punpun gets more detailed, it gets harder for the reader to relate to him because punpun is becoming his own person with his own story.
I love goodnight punpun so much for not only had it made me feel but for how everyone relates to it a little differently. There's somethings that I can relate to with punpuns mother that others can't and vice versa on different scenarios within the story.
12:11 - 12:40 Is me currently. The way you described a bit of your experience in life and what PunPun goes through was extremely, and scarily similar. I know I need to work on myself I just get nihilistic and hopeless. Most of my suffering isn't caused by any external forces, its through my own laziness and apathy.
When i was younger, i had a dear friend who i will call Elle. Elle and i were great friends, always having sleepovers and messaging each other all the time. Even when she moved into another city, we kept in close contact. Then one day, she told me to not talk to her again. She blocked me everywhere. I was devastated and couldn't understand what happened. Had i done something wrong? Had she hated me this whole time? For five years i couldn't get her out of my mind, i would see her in my dreams, her laughter haunting me like a ghost. I once started to cry in a bus cause i thought that one of the passengers was her for a fleeting moment. I would imagine what i would say to her if we ever met again. I would imagine how we could meet. I wanted to go to the other city to look for her, but never did. Two months ago, i met Elle again. She didn't recognize me at first, but after a while it clicked for her. She said that she was sorry for what she'd said back then, she was sorry for our falling out. We are friends again and we are planning to see each other soon. For the longest time, Elle was my Aiko, and maybe in some sense she still is. Reading Oyasumi Punpun has helped me. I now know which path to choose in my future....and what to do to not end up in the same situation as Aiko and Punpun did. I am grateful, so much so that i cannot express it. Thank you.
I'm currently trying to read this series and much like Bojack Horseman I find myself relating to Punpun in more ways than I care to admit. Honestly the story and characters are great but it's probably gonna take me some time to finish due to the subject matter.
This is one of those stories that makes me feel genuine sympathy towards humanity. Obviously not all, actually not even the majority have to deal with so many layers of psychological pressure crushing them into a different being. But ig those that DO understand that feel more like real people to me that I can actually understand their thoughts, feelings, and ideas. I do not want those people to continue having to endure the same suffering day in and day out. And for better or for worse its one of the basically unbreakable points of ambition within me. Even reality itself seems like a manageable opponent to crush in order to improve the world as a whole. Such large ambitious rarely have any room for others to put faith in but it’s really hardly even nesscessary for me to be believed in. In the end I’m the master of my own progress and accomplishment. If I needed others to validate it, it wouldn’t even really be my own ambition pushing me forwards. Probably a depressing standpoint to most but it’s honestly been the ultimate way to carry on no matter how many times I fall. And that keeps me shockingly shielded from hitting total hopelessness
There’s a tough point in reading punpun while you’re feeling down. It can hurt you deeper, but it can also help you grow more, reading this while I was suicidal was more of a benefit for me than if I read this when I was feeling normal
it took me a few days to take in and process oyasumi punpun, and each day i just bash my head thinking of each scenes and the meanings and.. and i saw myself in punpun, i realized. watching him grow up, his thoughts, everything that's happening around him,, i was in denial but,, nevertheless, it's a great series.
I read PunPun recently when I was moving out of my parents home to live by myself similarly to the MC, and man it made me feel really depressed because I related so strongly with what he was going through. But I was like the art is sooooo good thoooo. But yeah not the best time to read it.
I have to stop reading into because it was getting way too relatable in the place I was in my life, I will go back to it when I'm in a better place but it's a great manga. Great review
Yikes. Just hearing you talk about this manga actually made me cry. You sound like you’ve been through a similar experience to me. I’m afraid to read this now 😅
My opinion of punpun has considerably lessened since I first read it. It went from being like no. 4 to like no. 11 on my personal list. Regardless, i still think it's amazing. One of the most profound, balls-to-the-walls manga and it doesn't pull any punches. It's not so much as sappy or emotional as some other anime or manga, but the emotion is so visceral and raw that in many cases, it hits harder than even Berserk. Fantastic manga.
This manga is something I deeply regret reading yet I am happy I read it. When you say the last volume is able to crush you, it really is. I read it and felt an instant resurgence of emotions I felt for a while but have been manageable. That night, it wasn't manageable but I just moved on. Like Punpun, I just had to move on whether I wanted to or not.
Read it with your friend or have a friend who read it before, this masterpiece really danger when you read alone. And this manga easily took my tears, just because it's related to me and the tragic that each characters must go through.
I read the start of Punpun at my local library as a teen and thought it was just dumb and creepy. After reading it as an adult, I discovered one of my favorite manga, which resonated to me on a personal level, and most importantly made me confront who I was. These thoughts were not pleasant but they were definitely very important to me as a young adult.
Damn, such timing. I'm about to finish this manga, another 30 or so chapters to go. Haven't watched the video yet, but I know it's gonna be good, as is expected of you. I really have a bad feeling about this man. Potential Spoilers: Aiko and Punpun just had sex, but none of it felt forced, or consensual. It was just...so weird. So wrong.
Bruh i still need to finish reading this. Someone spoiled the ending for me and the first half of the story was already so upsetting that i just put it down and never picked it up again. I'll give it a reread someday but man it's so depressing
Guts isn't tragic bruh, Guts mature, Berserk is different, is a story about hope and finding meaning in life, the message is really different, I wouldn't compare them
This manga hurt me... I cannot recommend it just because it is brutal emotionally. That being said it is such an emotional journey i also want everyone to experience it.
If like me, you grew up with a lack of self worth and loneliness, Punpun will hit you hard. For me i felt heartbroken but..in a good way i think ? After feeling all this emotions i felt my heart was a lot lighter. Maybe its because i know all of this is behind me and so i was able here to finally face my past and make peace with it.
this is the best commentary I've seen on the manga. Many people rush to judge and criticize the characters with a sense of moral superiority and lack of empathy, which is sad because they fail to see what lies beneath the surface of their behaviors. Perhaps they haven't experienced similar situations and struggle to empathize. I'm not justifying the horrible events in the manga, but it's important to understand why some characters end up in such states. A lot of people hate Aiko and paint her as a villain, ignoring the immense suffering she endured. It's natural for someone who's been through such trauma to end up in a similar state. Many have never experienced the kind of intense, desperate love that leads you to sacrifice everything for someone else. When both characters are social misfits, it's them against the world. Those who haven't had similar experiences may not fully appreciate Inio Asano's skill in accurately depicting insecurity, heartbreak, and depression. It's not about romanticizing these feelings but rather learning to reflect on them and empathize with those who experience them it's sad to see so many videos and comments being like "Haha crippling depression amirite? xD, ugh these characters are disgusting they're just assholes! I don't get it!"
for those who are scared to read this book so was i then i just said fuck it and read it all anyway and eh it was still soul crushing but you'll get over it
Punpun to me was like a warning to what I could become, having lived a pretty similar life to him. Maybe it was this warning or that our personalities are different, that made me take a different path.. He became a nihilist and I a positive nihilist. Yea, people suck and are shitty, but maybe they are that way because they too had a shitty life? So let's try to lighten the load and help them. I don't want to sound high and mighty, in fact I struggle to believe this, but people at places I've worked have told me that I softened their life. My current boss was angry and explosive, she threw a frying pan at a cook that burnt the food once and she would often scream at the employees, even with clients present, the aura of the place was thick and bitter. Now she's like a soft grandma and everyone gets along better. I couldn't have known this since it all happened before I got there, other older employees have told me that they think it's because of me. People often tell me that I am such a happy joyful person that I am just contagious.. they don't know that inside I'm bitter, broken and hoping to die..
![[MMV] Goodnight Punpun x My Time](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/BsQysQwqjMI/mqdefault.jpg)
Real men cry to PunPun and Berserk
Pun pun is basically IRL Realistic beserk. Both tell the story of a struggler trying to overcome themselves and their past,but a being or entity keeps pushing them further into despair.
indeed
And fall of Cadia.
And March comes in like a lion
my two first seinens in that order
Me: so I’ve been thinking of reading goodnight PunPu-
Therapist: No.
I cried when I saw the message "may you never forget me" on the paper from Aiko
Me too. This part is the worst for me. I can't even go back to that part again. Aiko's story is the most tragic.
@@monsterboomer8051 the kick in the balls moment is when punpun decided to completely forget her in ch 145 , damn u punpun😡😡
Let's be honest. Many people here already finished punpun. We just waching this video cause we want to hear more people appreciating this genuine masterpiece
Yes i do, i do want to hear other experiments about this masterpiece
Meh I often watch those videos to learn. Be it life lessons or other things. I sure pick some things up in the manga but watching those videos greatly summarizes everything perfectly
I'm literaly here from an animation I saw and I wanna see if it's interesting
i have no one to appreciate it with because none of my friends understand it enough to actually read it
@@stefanquintana5165 same, the manga online comments are the only way for me to have some ''interaction'' about PunPun
Pun Pun is one of the series that can really change your perspective
I feel like most series can change a persons perspective, it’s all up to them.
@@omasego5572 yes but This manga Hits Differently then most fictional stories I have read
Haha funny little bird sad
Literally so true
Facts
Im like 15 chapters away from finishing it, this story has resonated with me really hard because i met my aiko and now she’s gone, reading this has really helped me through the sadness and all. This is truly a masterpiece
Hi man, hope u enjoyed Punpun until the end
what does aiko mean
@@user-ds4in2qw5i lover
@@user-ds4in2qw5i read the manga man it still is one of the best if not the best manga ive read
oof the mention of just reaching that point of the story the first time hits home
I read this manga when i was home for the summer my sophomore year. i was depressed, and lashed out at anyone who tried to reach out to me. reading this manga made me realize a lot of things about myself, mainly that not being yourself at all times will always lead to anguish. i learned that no matter what, if i’m feeling something or if i have something to say, i have to express it. i have to move forward, and remember why i am where i am. this manga is one of the many things in my life that brought me into adulthood, i would suggest anyone who can stomach they admittedly triggering content to give this a read. we are all punpun at some point, but there’s always a way to take your mask off.
Perfect job describing the experience of reading pun pun. Its brutal. Almost teared up just listening to you describe it. This is one of your best vids. The effort you put into these videos shows
Thank you 🙏
@@RealLifeRyan your welcome, I look forward to seeing your channel and videos grow and improve with you. Keep it up!
when I read punpun I realized how similar our mindsets were and the future dangers of going down his path
I've been suffering from depression for about 15 years now.
Needless to say, I've deeply connected with this manga, specially with Punpun himself. And also, as you can imagine, I've connected with a lot of scenes and inner dialogues from him that hit very close to home.
But I didn't find this story as devastating as a lot of people seem to find it.
Then today, I was on a pretty good mood, euphoric even. Then, I had the wonderful idea of just rereading a couple of random scenes, and.... I went to that dark place again for a few moments.
So, I've realized that the reason this manga didn't drown me further into darkness, was because I was already there.
So, for me, Oyasumi Punpun was more like a friend who descends deep into darkness to keep you company.
Some of us were just Pun Pun going "Sup?" to God
I will always say I think that this is one of the only story I genuinely felt earned its nihilism and its depressing ending.
I recommend the anime Devilman Crybaby if you want more of that. Also The Grey, with Liam Neeson, is an incredible and dark movie.
Oh, wait! You haven’t seen depressing yet. I would recommend you to read Aku No Hana by Shuzo Oshimi. But since that shit is depressing AF its best for you not to read it. But unlike Goodnight Punpun, it got a fresh happy ending.
This is one of the most important manga I've read and seeing that you like this after also liking Berserk shows you got great taste and really know how to look at the important themes that are harder to find in literature
Also your final comments in this video really resonated with me intensely these feelings brought up by the manga are hard to talk about but analyzing them like you do gives a great insight as to how to deal with them
the last volume of this series is a masterpiece. there’s some frustrating parts throughout cause Punpun is in many way responsible for his own misery, so it’s hard to always root for him.
this was a great review Ryan, and I’m happy you are doing better. Personally I’m not in a good place so punpun is almost a nightmare to read at those times cause it gives you very little to no hope for happiness. But I guess what the story is saying is «don’t be like punpun».
hope you are doing better my dude. Punpun broke me too made me think alot about my self and the way i think about life.
It sounds like it’s a look into the life of someone (pun pun) and how they spiral into darkness, self destruction, and can’t get out of that dark, depressed sad state.
It probably analyzes troubled people, mainly young people and how their despair consumes the person
Don't never be like punpun yeah right 👍👍👍
Man when his mother died and said those last words but punpun just never said anything cuz he didn't loved her .....it broke my heart so much .
What really broke me in PunPun was how gloomy and realistically tragic the atmosphere of the story was, And that got me gloomy for a week.
I’m scared to read this ‘cause I know that I’m going to get into depression and I don’t want that, but...
Me too
Basically like ignorance is bliss
@@melvinklark4088 HAHAHA
If you’re not mentally stable you’re probably better off not reading it
@@Amaling What age would you say is acceptable to read this? I’m 15 and I’ve watched and read a lot of sad material
Man Oyasumi Punpun and Bojack Horseman are two masterpieces of media I never expected to be similar
While we saw punpun grow up we saw bojack's life in reverse
But both shows have their protagonists go towards a tragic downward spiral, making it hard to root for them.
This manga is tragic but beautiful. Im glad you did an all in 1 review instead of volume by volume,you really gotta take it and give your opinion once you take it all in imo. This book really did change my mindset on a lot of things,that shed panel in the final volume just broke me man. This manga is in my opinion a must read,but you should read it when you are ready whether it be 20 or 30. Seeing myself in punpun was painful but also helped me look deeper in myself and made me realize i need to change. Anyways enough rambling was typing along and writing down as i was watching so its kinda everywhere. Thanks for sharing your view and experience of this beautiful madness Ryan!
On another note from my last comment, I finished the manga today and so many thoughts are racing thru me. Best one right now? Punpun really is us, thinking we have it worse when there is a person like Aiko who doesn’t have friends or true family. Man punpun somewhat had it good with the people backing him while aiko just had a promise and a dream. Once it was fulfilled, that’s all she needed. It hurts me everytime I think about how what she wanted and what she got was exactly the same but still so different. Love and desperation go hand in hand. For once u want to be real wary of those hands touching. Good day punpun enthusiasts
I'm not damaged, depressed or obsessed and Pun Pun made me cry
reading reiraku by inio asano is crazy, its almost like a hateful memoir of a manga. Its pretty obvious that the main character is supposed to be him, but he is so brutal agaisnt himself and he just tries to lie everything bare. It feels like in reiraku he is basically confessing that "his intentions aren't pure."Its hard to explain. But some background is that inio asano lost signifigant amounts of popularity and sales when punpun started to become darker in tone. He was recieving backlash from his fans and from his publishers because it just wasnt selling well. Asano got angry at this, so he decided to start making manga that he thought was soulless and selling out. I believe thats the origins of Dead Dead Demons, but then he found support in his fans and he picked himself and decided to write dead dead demons the way he wanted it to be written. Reiraku is basically a story about that time. (I could be widly wrong, but thats what I think i remember from a google binge 5 months ago)
I wonder how many more masterpieces we would have in the contemporary era if artists weren't forced to become sellouts.
What a coincidence, I just recently finished reading this, and you're right it did crush me
This is the Bojack Horseman of Manga
Pun pun is so real and raw when it comes to abuse and trauma it’s scary. Fantastic manga, but made me remember things that I wish i could forget
Ryan. Like you this manga felt like I was reading myself. I too lost someone. Reading this and hearing your explanation I thought; Alas, I know I’m not alone.
I’m still in shock from reading the last chapter in only hours ago. I appreciate it for the journey. For the lesson and art. I hope you feel comfortable to make more videos on this in the future but at the same time, I completely understand.
Thank you.
The line I remember most is this.
"I'm much more ordinary than you were hoping I would be."
I couldve listened to you talking about pun pun for much longer than 17 minutes
I love this story so much. There is some things in the manga I have dealt with. Most of the time I was hoping punpun would change or get help. As it went on and I kept hoping for a good ending the drop off into the abyss the ending was hit me hard and it really shows that continuing on a path where you’re down and not trying to get help even when it’s possible soon it will be impossible. The part where punpun actually has friends and somewhat of a new love interest I was really really hoping he would change and that is one of the opportunities he had to change but he clung to the memory of a girl he hasn’t seen since middle school and that’s the point I really started to realize that there’s a slim chance this will end well especially when he saw Aiko again I knew it even better. Experienced a mini version of it when I still clung to the hope this would still end well and I was shown how disappointing that could become
Inio Asano might be my favorite mangaka. I would highly recommend Dead Dead Demons. I thought I wasn’t going to like it as much as his other series, but it wound up being possibly my favorite series by him.
The older I get the less hardcore stuff I read. I skipped Punpun specifically because of it's content. I'm not suicidal (in these past months...), but I'm unstable and emotionally fucked enough to sense the risk of Punpun.I'm still a nihilist of sorts, but in a ligjt and carefree way that I got through meditation. I would not be alive without it. Please, save your mind. Meditate.
Punpun made me cry. And i have not cried in a long long time.
I remember that i recomended this manga to you in a stream some time ago. Its really cool to know you finally read it :D
I've always been intrigued by this manga but I never let myself read it because my mental health is crumbling at the moment and I just don't think it would be a smart idea. Hearing everyone say how it crushes them almost makes me read it more.
I can’t believe I’m just learning of this 2 years after you released this. One of my top 10 manga now.
I've just finished the last volume and i haven't cried in a long time. It's amazing how this manga made me reflect on my own life. A truly amazing piece of art.
For me the worst was the family, it was like I've read my life. Normally I never cry, I just stop it because... there were no real reason, but this part made me cry up like a small baby.
This manga hits hard. I didnt cry at THAT scene towards the end, but i was incredibly shocked.
For me the saddest part was the bleakness of what adult life can become. That you grow up having dreams only to be shattered and left into nothingness. But still you cling onto this one stray of hope although it slowly destroys you
I have started reading PunPun and now I have all those video recommendations...
I just finished it, I think he does a good job capturing existing. I’m finding it hard to put words to it but it’s almost like the final book captures the finality of life but not with death defining existence but life that is fleeting. All these little intangible things we do ends. I think it’s a lot many emotions and it definitely hit me gradually after like a wave as the full impact started coming in.
I had heard about this one but never felt I was in the right state of mind to digest it. I will give it a try. Thank you very much for making this channel. It really helped me out more than you can imagine.
How's it is
Although people worry about depression and have suicidal thoughts like past me I'm glad to see people having each others backs in the comment section.
just bought the whole series. for a reading marathon.
Personally, I think punpun's design is for relatability. The simplistic design of punpun's character in the first few volumes allows reader to more easily relate to punpun. As the story progresses and punpun gets more detailed, it gets harder for the reader to relate to him because punpun is becoming his own person with his own story.
I love goodnight punpun so much for not only had it made me feel but for how everyone relates to it a little differently. There's somethings that I can relate to with punpuns mother that others can't and vice versa on different scenarios within the story.
I’ve heard a lot about this manga and I don’t know if I can read it. It just sounds to similar to what I’ve gone through myself.
PunPun is so good because really many of us can empathize with it
12:11 - 12:40 Is me currently. The way you described a bit of your experience in life and what PunPun goes through was extremely, and scarily similar. I know I need to work on myself I just get nihilistic and hopeless. Most of my suffering isn't caused by any external forces, its through my own laziness and apathy.
When i was younger, i had a dear friend who i will call Elle. Elle and i were great friends, always having sleepovers and messaging each other all the time. Even when she moved into another city, we kept in close contact. Then one day, she told me to not talk to her again. She blocked me everywhere. I was devastated and couldn't understand what happened. Had i done something wrong? Had she hated me this whole time? For five years i couldn't get her out of my mind, i would see her in my dreams, her laughter haunting me like a ghost. I once started to cry in a bus cause i thought that one of the passengers was her for a fleeting moment. I would imagine what i would say to her if we ever met again. I would imagine how we could meet. I wanted to go to the other city to look for her, but never did.
Two months ago, i met Elle again. She didn't recognize me at first, but after a while it clicked for her. She said that she was sorry for what she'd said back then, she was sorry for our falling out. We are friends again and we are planning to see each other soon. For the longest time, Elle was my Aiko, and maybe in some sense she still is. Reading Oyasumi Punpun has helped me. I now know which path to choose in my future....and what to do to not end up in the same situation as Aiko and Punpun did. I am grateful, so much so that i cannot express it. Thank you.
Well atleast u find ur Aiko in a good way , not fixating in her past
I'm currently trying to read this series and much like Bojack Horseman I find myself relating to Punpun in more ways than I care to admit. Honestly the story and characters are great but it's probably gonna take me some time to finish due to the subject matter.
This is one of those stories that makes me feel genuine sympathy towards humanity. Obviously not all, actually not even the majority have to deal with so many layers of psychological pressure crushing them into a different being. But ig those that DO understand that feel more like real people to me that I can actually understand their thoughts, feelings, and ideas. I do not want those people to continue having to endure the same suffering day in and day out. And for better or for worse its one of the basically unbreakable points of ambition within me. Even reality itself seems like a manageable opponent to crush in order to improve the world as a whole. Such large ambitious rarely have any room for others to put faith in but it’s really hardly even nesscessary for me to be believed in. In the end I’m the master of my own progress and accomplishment. If I needed others to validate it, it wouldn’t even really be my own ambition pushing me forwards. Probably a depressing standpoint to most but it’s honestly been the ultimate way to carry on no matter how many times I fall. And that keeps me shockingly shielded from hitting total hopelessness
There’s a tough point in reading punpun while you’re feeling down. It can hurt you deeper, but it can also help you grow more, reading this while I was suicidal was more of a benefit for me than if I read this when I was feeling normal
it took me a few days to take in and process oyasumi punpun, and each day i just bash my head thinking of each scenes and the meanings and.. and
i saw myself in punpun, i realized. watching him grow up, his thoughts, everything that's happening around him,,
i was in denial but,,
nevertheless, it's a great series.
I read PunPun recently when I was moving out of my parents home to live by myself similarly to the MC, and man it made me feel really depressed because I related so strongly with what he was going through. But I was like the art is sooooo good thoooo. But yeah not the best time to read it.
I don't think I ever related to anything like I did to this manga. I cried my eyes out.
I have to stop reading into because it was getting way too relatable in the place I was in my life, I will go back to it when I'm in a better place but it's a great manga. Great review
The author actually says he gets worried about people when he says they're fans of this story lol
Goodnight punpun is an awesome manga and it will for sure make you lay on your bad all quiet and thinking about life for a couple days
Damn bro your words hit deep, made me tear up, will be buying this manga as well as subbing🤝
Oyasumi Punpun.
But I'm sure you can CRUSH PunPun
but yeah, PunPun hit hard man
Yikes. Just hearing you talk about this manga actually made me cry. You sound like you’ve been through a similar experience to me. I’m afraid to read this now 😅
My opinion of punpun has considerably lessened since I first read it. It went from being like no. 4 to like no. 11 on my personal list. Regardless, i still think it's amazing. One of the most profound, balls-to-the-walls manga and it doesn't pull any punches. It's not so much as sappy or emotional as some other anime or manga, but the emotion is so visceral and raw that in many cases, it hits harder than even Berserk. Fantastic manga.
Human flourishing is the route to true happiness
my boi ryan spittin' life facts
This manga is something I deeply regret reading yet I am happy I read it. When you say the last volume is able to crush you, it really is. I read it and felt an instant resurgence of emotions I felt for a while but have been manageable. That night, it wasn't manageable but I just moved on. Like Punpun, I just had to move on whether I wanted to or not.
Read it with your friend or have a friend who read it before, this masterpiece really danger when you read alone. And this manga easily took my tears, just because it's related to me and the tragic that each characters must go through.
bro you explained it the same way i felt while reading it
I read the start of Punpun at my local library as a teen and thought it was just dumb and creepy. After reading it as an adult, I discovered one of my favorite manga, which resonated to me on a personal level, and most importantly made me confront who I was. These thoughts were not pleasant but they were definitely very important to me as a young adult.
Yeah! Punpun!
I highly recommend Kokou no hito
Yes!
Never been so early! Keep up the work bro
Damn, such timing. I'm about to finish this manga, another 30 or so chapters to go.
Haven't watched the video yet, but I know it's gonna be good, as is expected of you.
I really have a bad feeling about this man. Potential Spoilers:
Aiko and Punpun just had sex, but none of it felt forced, or consensual. It was just...so weird. So wrong.
This review of Punpun is the best video on this. Well done
Agreed,i am scared to read it again.
This is a REAALLY good review as usual.
10:05 is some real shit man. Just finished punpun and I’m just trying to let it settle in
I couldn't stop reading this.. read the whole thing In 2 days lol
Bruh i still need to finish reading this. Someone spoiled the ending for me and the first half of the story was already so upsetting that i just put it down and never picked it up again. I'll give it a reread someday but man it's so depressing
I think Aiko is an even more tragic character than Guts. It breaks me every time I think about her
Guts isn't tragic bruh, Guts mature, Berserk is different, is a story about hope and finding meaning in life, the message is really different, I wouldn't compare them
sad thing is Guts is still fighting for those he cares for
poor Aiko gave up in the end 😭😭
@@nomenbeb5747 but Guts is also tragic bro don't disrespect him like that
Out of all the manga I’ve read I consider Pun Pun to be the darkest in tone because it’s so real
Glad to see another video about this great manga!
This manga hurt me... I cannot recommend it just because it is brutal emotionally. That being said it is such an emotional journey i also want everyone to experience it.
To paraphrase Spoony: this is the best manga I never want to read again.
(I most likely will, but still that hit deep)
Thanks for sharing, i relate to all of this.
Just like it crushed everybody
This video was uploaded on my birthday I turned 16 when this was uploaded.
Almost 80k homie
If like me, you grew up with a lack of self worth and loneliness, Punpun will hit you hard. For me i felt heartbroken but..in a good way i think ? After feeling all this emotions i felt my heart was a lot lighter. Maybe its because i know all of this is behind me and so i was able here to finally face my past and make peace with it.
Thank you for the awesome manga reviews .. I just bought a kindle and I’m going to read this
Welcome to the club buddy
I've read goonight punpun before. Going to therapy soon. Great story tho
Glad you read it
10:20 Oh thanks for describing my 17 year old self lmao.
Godamnit Ryan, I was checking out anime shirts on teespring and I saw Pun Pun. And now Pun Pun here too
Good video though 👍
What is that song in the beginning? I hear it everywhere.
Here's the song: ua-cam.com/video/NOiFtoFc8yE/v-deo.html&ab_channel=Maur%C3%ADcioMoraes
this is the best commentary I've seen on the manga. Many people rush to judge and criticize the characters with a sense of moral superiority and lack of empathy, which is sad because they fail to see what lies beneath the surface of their behaviors. Perhaps they haven't experienced similar situations and struggle to empathize. I'm not justifying the horrible events in the manga, but it's important to understand why some characters end up in such states. A lot of people hate Aiko and paint her as a villain, ignoring the immense suffering she endured. It's natural for someone who's been through such trauma to end up in a similar state. Many have never experienced the kind of intense, desperate love that leads you to sacrifice everything for someone else. When both characters are social misfits, it's them against the world. Those who haven't had similar experiences may not fully appreciate Inio Asano's skill in accurately depicting insecurity, heartbreak, and depression. It's not about romanticizing these feelings but rather learning to reflect on them and empathize with those who experience them
it's sad to see so many videos and comments being like "Haha crippling depression amirite? xD, ugh these characters are disgusting they're just assholes! I don't get it!"
I been saying it, punpun and berserk go together like peanut butter and chocolate. We’re all their lil buttercup. Ayooo
more like an axe and its chopping block. We're the ones getting executed in that metaphor.
I didn’t have the courage to finish this manga. Hits too close to home.
i read it. did not cry. showed it to 5 of my friends. none of them cried either.
How old are you and your friends?
@@blupuncakes8458 estimate: edgy years old
😂
I strongly recommend you SHIGURUI by Takayuki Yamaguchi. One of the best samurai manga.
for those who are scared to read this book so was i then i just said fuck it and read it all anyway and eh it was still soul crushing but you'll get over it
Punpun to me was like a warning to what I could become, having lived a pretty similar life to him.
Maybe it was this warning or that our personalities are different, that made me take a different path..
He became a nihilist and I a positive nihilist. Yea, people suck and are shitty, but maybe they are that way because they too had a shitty life? So let's try to lighten the load and help them.
I don't want to sound high and mighty, in fact I struggle to believe this, but people at places I've worked have told me that I softened their life.
My current boss was angry and explosive, she threw a frying pan at a cook that burnt the food once and she would often scream at the employees, even with clients present, the aura of the place was thick and bitter. Now she's like a soft grandma and everyone gets along better.
I couldn't have known this since it all happened before I got there, other older employees have told me that they think it's because of me.
People often tell me that I am such a happy joyful person that I am just contagious.. they don't know that inside I'm bitter, broken and hoping to die..
I hope everything gets better for you ! Rooting for you dude 💞
@@Ppppkoko661 Thanks~