Oyasumi Punpun
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Oyasumi Punpun

Alternative Titles

Japanese: おやすみプンプン
English: Goodnight Punpun
German: Gute Nacht, Punpun
Spanish: Buenas noches, Punpun
French: Bonne nuit Punpun
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Type: Manga
Volumes: 13
Chapters: 147
Status: Finished
Published: Mar 15, 2007 to Nov 2, 2013
Genres: Drama Drama, Slice of Life Slice of Life
Theme: Psychological Psychological
Demographic: Seinen Seinen
Serialization: Big Comic Spirits
Authors: Asano, Inio (Story & Art)

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Score: 9.001 (scored by 195145195,145 users)
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Ranked: #132
2 based on the top manga page. Please note that 'R18+' titles are excluded.
Popularity: #8
Members: 468,357
Favorites: 54,559

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Both of these seinen titles feature dark narratives involving adolescents and young adults. In Aku no Hana, it is prevalent from the start. In Oyasumi Punpun, the plot gradually takes a dark turn. 
reportRecommended by radiantfire
Brief insights on humanity. Character life and progression. Guaranteed feels or your money back. 
reportRecommended by Princesaturn
Same author, with similar slice of life and surreal moments. Both are depressing, intriguing and beautiful. 
reportRecommended by Clintron
For some reason when I started Annara, Oyasumi Punpun came to my mind immediately. They are dark, psychological and awesome masterpieces. I recommend both of them. 
reportRecommended by Kiiroi
The two pieces are emotive in two particular ways: a coming-of-age realisation, and the development of relationships between friends. Both also feature great artwork and storytelling. 
reportRecommended by radiantfire
The Horizon has a very dark, psychological, and philosophical way of storytelling, similar to punpun. It’s very gritty and doesn’t shy away from reality, but also contains a hopeful message. 
reportRecommended by Benitobandito
If you want something like punpun then read this. It's dark, very mental and depressing 
reportRecommended by jacks1017
Authored by Inio Asano, both of these titles share his realistic approach to coming-of-age narratives. 
reportRecommended by radiantfire
Story of a depressed young adult with existencional crisis and how the interactions with others influence his life (mostly not in a good way), including family and attempt at romantic relationship. In both works the psychological state of the protagonist is expressed with a gorgeous art, those two titles in general are really nice to look at from art point of view and yet they carry such an ugly story (ugly in a good way). Both have the ability to influence the readers state of mind as the depressing story carries on. 
reportRecommended by abystoma2
The struggles of a young man who doesn't exactly fit into society and the personal drama of his life. Depressing yet rewarding reads. These manga also frequently use the greatly detailed art to depict a metaphorical scenery for the story, so althrough the plot is set in real world, the art definitely doesn't leave you bored. 
reportRecommended by abystoma2
Both are beautiful coming-of-age stories that deal with two young males and their trials and issues in life. Both also deal with the same mature themes such as depression, sexual corruption, and loss of innocence. They also contain cynical and sometimes surreal humor along with a story that gradually becomes more dark and emotional as it progresses. 
reportRecommended by Veronin
I can't really explain it but reading Three Days just gave me that same feeling reading Punpun did.  
reportRecommended by TheJoshyMeister
Both can be hilarious, dark, insightful, disturbing and lighthearted all at the same time. They're both slice of life about a naive character dealing with the world around him.  
reportRecommended by Danish
A journey through life, where you discover the dark world, you make wrong decisions, you get depressed by the mistakes you've made, where everything can go worse, where you see the innocence where you started and end up lamenting for everything: Love , Sex, Family, Friendship. And I'm not only talking about your life, but two mangas to reflect. 
reportRecommended by JuanShot87
When things happen, things that change your way of being, you become a fearful person who needs to understand their own existence, not wanting to hurt anyone, but you still do it. The people around you try to help you, but you just want everything to end. Two animes that reflect the life of a teenager who struggles with his past, with depression every day, forced to face the most traumatic events. 
reportRecommended by JuanShot87
Both of these manga focus on extremely melodramatic personal dramas that are full of angst, edge, sex and other equally shallow and pointless themes all in an effort to be deep and thought provoking in some way shape or form 
reportRecommended by TheLewdOtakuRe
Later story arcs of Oyasumi Punpun is akin to that of the main plot of Himizu. Both feature very dark plot points that can psychologically distraught readers. 
reportRecommended by radiantfire
"Dead Dead Demon's Dedededestruction" (or DDDD for brevity's sake) is Asano Inio's latest project. If you enjoyed Oyasumi Punpun or any of his other works, you're sure to find plenty of the same realistic characterisation and beautiful artwork in DDDD. It's looking like it might be a little more light-hearted than Asano's other works, though, but it's hard to say for sure with only two chapters released at the moment.  
reportRecommended by Veronin
Story of a depressed young adult with existencional crisis and how the interactions with others influence his life (mostly not in a good way), including family and attempt at romantic relationship. In both works the psychological state of the protagonist is expressed using amazing illustrations. 
reportRecommended by abystoma2
Both are really dark, depressing manga. You should definitely check out both of them if you like that kind of atmosphere. 
reportRecommended by Misiakk
It's short, it's sweat and it talks about real life problems, much like Oyasumi Punpun. Both explore what depression does to a person from different points of view. 
reportRecommended by ChickenBish
Main character has a bad home life and a strained relationship with their mother. A main male character is obsessed with the female male character, to the point that he'd do anything for her. Both involve an animal looking creature (Punpun- bird, Takopii- octopus) and both have their brief comedic moments every now and then, especially at the beginning of the manga before things get dark. Shizuka's dad is also not present in the manga. 
reportRecommended by TuryuriOwO
Sort of difficult to explain the correlation between these but I feel that the atmosphere and some of the story telling aspects are mirrors of one another  
reportRecommended by reluctantbeeswax
Coming-of-age stories told in very particular ways, annoying (but godly-written) characters and a lot of dark humor. 
reportRecommended by UnoPuntoCinco
I saw that someone already made this recommendation, so I might as well try one myself. The similarities between these stories begin and end with a main character dealing with the oppressive feelings of depression and anxiety... But I'd still recommend both of these simply because of the transformative power they had over me, Punpun with his self-destructive, ever escalating narrative and Izumi with her quite and heartbreaking breakdowns. I hope that, if you're going through some rough patch in your life, these stories can provide a bit of comfort, however small that may be.  
reportRecommended by Ignisalge
Although both settings are completely distinct, they both share the same theme of the loss of innocence and how chaotic life can get from that point on, whether you make good decisions or not. They are also unapologetic about how ambivalent reality can be, and do not provide simple answers for their dilemmas. 
reportRecommended by Satyr_icon
Both mangas deal with growing up in dysfunctional families and they share alot of thematic similarities. Arigatou is cruder and a bit nasty, but dont let it scare you, it's a really good read. I get the feeling that Arigatou was an inspiration for Asano Inio when creating Punpun. 
reportRecommended by txrxgxu
Both series focus on an adolescent male protagonist dealing with both the joys and agonies of growing up, and the mysteries of life and love. 
reportRecommended by virtus
Soming of life stories of protagonist that might have turned to be absolutely normal if it weren't that his enviroment included some psychically deranged people that had bad influence on the protagonists. Both manga works with the theme of horrors that might be happening in personal lifes of some, hidden to public. Both also have very nice artwork. 
reportRecommended by abystoma2
Both are dark, interesting and psychological. Goth is shorter, more grim and intense. Goodnight Punpun is longer and evolves. 
reportRecommended by Minoo_
Both masterpiece modern tragedies. Oyasumi Punpun is more absurdist and diverse in its themes; BokuYari is more grounded and focused. Both appeal to guilt and consequence during the whole story. While Oyasumi Punpun is a depressing rollercoaster downhill, BokuYari is a sinking boat full of regret emerging and submerging constantly. The main difference is about the protagonists starting point: Punpun is a victim; Tobio is a culprit. Similar things happen in both stories but the point of view is heavily changed between one and another. A hell of a ride. 
reportRecommended by 100pasento
Deftly written psychological dramas about teens going through harrowing trauma. Both have a fixation with a particularly torny subject, although Hibari no Asa handles it much better. Featuring characters exhibiting horrible moral decay.  
reportRecommended by Ignisalge
Besides some similarities, both stories portray how the characters grow and learn on their mistakes. There is also a strong emphasis on psychology and understanding child's behavior.  
reportRecommended by ExTemplar
While Oyasumi Punpun is more of a coming-of-age story and Not Simple is more about the tragic tale about a young man, they are equally dark and both series' main characters have a pretty dark and troubled life. 
reportRecommended by KOZ8888
Enjoy the art style while reading, invokes some thoughts, MC "duo". 
reportRecommended by kagiha
Both are a coming of age story, but they are portrayed differently and in different POV's. Ran is more light hearted and focused around a girl while PunPun is much more darker and focused around a boy 
reportRecommended by Van_DarkhoIme
What punpun and hourou musuko have in common is that they both are about a group of children growing up, and coming of age. I felt like the atmosphere is very similar and the main characters often have their own side dialogue adding to the childhood ambiance. Where they differ, punpun, is a little more deeper (a bit darker), falling on more emotion and the mind of the child, not to mention the art is at times fairly abstract. Another point, the some adults in the story are depicted sometimes strangely, in similarly in charlie brown where the adults don't talk. 
reportRecommended by reluctantbeeswax
Both are by the same author and have the same type of feel. The art style is similar (I guess that's a given!). However, Oyasumi Pun Pun can seem a little more lighthearted at times. Even so, both have pure soul-crushing moments.  
reportRecommended by ItsMeFrank
A boy has dedicated his life to meeting a girl from his elementary school once again. He is full of despair, thoughts of suicide, and thinks his life is going nowhere. The difference is that in Punpun, the two got along as kids whereas in Koe no Katachi, they were "enemies." They are both full of romantic dramas about people growing up and becoming more and more mature. Punpun is very heavy on the psychological aspect and is much more mature than Koe no Katachi, but KnK also has some of those aspects as well. 
reportRecommended by Asfaria
Similarities: + Both by Asano Inio and have amazing artwork + Tell tragic yet realistic stories of many different people all struggling to live their difficult lives Differences: - Oyasumi Punpun is much more psychological and focuses only on Punpun and a few of his friends while Subarashii Sekai focuses on much less connected people 
reportRecommended by Asfaria
Visualizing, symbolic aspect that droves what lies within the nihilistic suicidal conflict by our own main character embodied with delusional and fear beneath him. 
reportRecommended by -HippySnob-
Both focus on the upbringing of a certain person and the various hardships that they go through in life. 
reportRecommended by Disapeared_Ghost
I'd call it Japanese Requiem for a Dream. Lost, deluded characters are gradually ruining their lives. How far will they go? Will there ever be a way to turn back and get a redemption, or is it already too late? 
reportRecommended by Nemo_Niemand
As much as it sounds like an insane comparison, both manga share many similarities: such as a more critical and pessimistic view of Japanese society, having protagonists who pass through a negative character arc, which were triggered by the dysfunctional relationship with a female character, resulting in an identity crisis of the protagonist. Not to mention that the 2 of them have several chapters themed around school and social dramas. 
reportRecommended by FabinhoSerelepe
Similar relatable themes Hits home if relatable 
reportRecommended by Waifwu
Similar vibe and existential thoughts 
reportRecommended by vunna
Well, this manga is about a guy who lost his memories of being a ''devil'' as it's told, kinda like evil punpun but 100000000 times worse, and then we have this girl who remind us of Aiko, but with a even worse background. If you liked punpun because of his search for Aiko and their end, you'll definitely like this one. 
reportRecommended by Dinossaurinho
Both titles follow the lives of boys from childhood onwards while Kiichi and Punpun have very different personality both are protagonist driven stories about how people react to the traumatic events that happen to them. 
reportRecommended by Igligl
Both manga are humanist stories about intense emotional turmoil, twisted worldviews, and degeneracy that taints the romantic elements heavily. Both provide immensely disturbing material at times to provoke complex thoughts about the human condition, meaning of life, and societal secularism and possess unique artistic qualities to achieve and enhance such messages. Both also contain religious undertones dealing and explore existentialism through it. 
reportRecommended by Enivlens
Depends on how you would interpret oyasumi punpun. Both stories deal with very dark themes, though both still try to convey this "life sucks, but it's still worth living" kind of theme. Both MC's are depressed to some extend. Both have great art work imo.  
reportRecommended by parvin002
Jealousy, Obsession, Love and Resentment. Painful decade long coming of age stories of the MC's life from a first person and incredibly human point of view. Both going through their MC's ages of ~10 when they're in elementary school to their early 20's when they have jobs or going to college. The MC's frequently have their inner moral compasses and desires conflict which only prolongs their suffering and darkens their thoughts and actions. All the while they trudge through the day to day life with people they have uneasy or complex relations with.  
reportRecommended by RainbowElite7
the nihilism and the reality that these stories touche are absolutely heartbreaking and amazing. fire punch makes you question alot of things in the world. the charactera are so sad and broken. highly recommend it if you love depression 
reportRecommended by sasabaes
There are dysfunctional, toxic relationships with abuse. Both have elements of dark/mature themes. Iyagetteru Kimi ga Suki is much more smutty. 
reportRecommended by jiujitsugangsta
Both very depressing. 
reportRecommended by fruit69
These two are coming of age that features a cast of adolescent characters in a realistic environment that felt cold at times, which are both extremely dark and features similar themes such as love conflicts  
reportRecommended by Tyujg
In both manga you can see the protagonist slowly losing their sanity and innocence leading both protagonists to slowly turning into what they feared. Both manga also deploys a society in decadence and some surreal subjects. Also, there is a strange sect involved with protagonists in both series. But Ana Satsujin heavily drops in quality during the last arc though. 
reportRecommended by eblf2013
- every character is somehow mentally freaked up and/or unstable - both contain verry dark reality of kids from disfunction family - trauma follows trauma - both will leave you with broken heart - portraits really unhealthy relationships without romantization - both are 10/10 stories worth your time 
reportRecommended by kkk2669
Both have similar themes of protagonists with some form of mental block, and are largely psychological in their conflict. Both are very dark in their subject matter, PunPun being darker and more in depth, mostly because of its length. Both have romance as a subplot, though it is less integral in PunPun until the end. Both protagonists constantly think back to their child-hood and that is often the source of the strife. Both very good physiological stories about protagonists that claim to be well-adjusted and normal, but slowly warp into their true selves. Very Good! 
reportRecommended by kermeeee
By the same author, identical art style and also a lot of sex & violence scenes, although they have depth behind them 
reportRecommended by FelipeJuan
Both mc's parents often disputes and will one day reach the limit that will upset the life of the mc.  
reportRecommended by Five
Both manga have a main character with a lot of problems, depression being among them. The root of plenty of their issues is the family, on which the series focuse significantly. The characters have their highs and lows, but at the same time they gradually go down deeper and deeper: having more problems as the time goes on, starting complicated relationships and getting into an even worse state. Artwork is amazing in both KazeKi and Punpun, being extremely detailed and original. 
reportRecommended by karemi_
they are both twisted and full of despair, but they are calming and seem like the characters are drifting along in peaceful turmoil. Both have subtle progression but will leave you with something to think about after reading 
reportRecommended by Amircat
Both have a very dark ambience and themes, present quite the dystopic reality and are about a dude living misadventures with girls. Though I guess Oyasumi Punpun presents these themes a bajillion time better than Soredemo Boku wa Kimi ga Suki, and is just overall WAY better. 
reportRecommended by Fiive_Starboy
Going on a cycle in the depths of emerging anxiety drawn with a gloomy atmosphere. As leaving a senile distraught lifetime in a corrupted downfall of leaving such utter guilt and unbearable greed is nowhere detestable. Of dreaming a suicidal matter, A conflict between unrequited one sided affair doesn't remain to be far less platonic in a sense of regretful despair. 
reportRecommended by -HippySnob-
Depressing story with some very weird and interesting art. Main character is a different art style than the rest of the characters. 
reportRecommended by Stephen_Kinser
Psychological drama, where both protagonists are tortured mind. Due to a major event with no turning back, they will follow a spiral of despair along with a "falsified romance" and, maybe, in the end, reach a bittersweet salvation. 
reportRecommended by Dullboy
Both are tales of adolescence, in both of this manga main character is somewhat unadapted to his surroundings but at the same time observant which generates a lot of somewhat cynical humor in the story. If you liked Oyasumi Punpun you will certainly like Boku to Issho, as they both are great manga for people who enjoy reading more mature content. 
reportRecommended by grsh
Both are from the same author, Asano Inio, and they share similar themes. The art is also similar to some of the more surreal panels of Oyasumi Punpun. Punpun is incomparably darker, though. 
reportRecommended by splatongus
If you liked Pegasus in Oyasumi Punpun, the main character of Saltiness really reminds me of him. Both are depictions of a maladjusted man with crazy ideas and very little earthly possessions in a seinen manga. 
reportRecommended by PlzAllow
Both have a realistic way of showcasing how extremely you can destroy each other (mentally and physically) in a "romantic" relationship. 
reportRecommended by PlzAllow
While both series are almost as different as night and day with one focusing on slice of life and the other focusing on a shounen-like manga they do have similar aspects such as: Both series focus on character development. Both series show how evil the world is.  
reportRecommended by Rance-sama
Has the same poetic story. The art has the same kind of feeling.  
reportRecommended by AlexandraEn
When I started reading Sekisei Inko, I was reminded right away of Oyasumi Punpun. Each main character has a voice which speaks to them and some similar twisted circumstances around them. Sekisei Inko is newer in translations so I'm not sure if it will take a similar path story wise but if you like surreal stories check it out.  
reportRecommended by inzaratha
Both are pretty depressing. Nowhere Boy is about the world's unhappiest person. Winner of the game show "Welcome to Survival, 'I Am Unhappy,' he is granted one wish by god which is for the world to end. Oyasumi Punpun is a coming of age that starts off with Punpun's father being arrested for beating his mother. 
reportRecommended by Jackster27
Perhaps what is the most apparent similarity between these two series is that they both follow male kids who are subjected to rather mature events (or thoughts) due to the characters around them. 
reportRecommended by radiantfire
As kids get older, they often experience moments of emotional realisation - both good and bad. These two series highlight this; initially focusing on kids and later as their older counterparts. 
reportRecommended by radiantfire
Very abstract and odd comedies that can be rather dark and insightful at times.  
reportRecommended by Danish
In both manga the main characters are kind of pathetic and still struggle to "find themselves" and have a sort of unrequited or suffering from heartbreak. Both also utilizes a lot of dark humour and tragedy. 
reportRecommended by MagEarwhig
Great coming of age stories with excellent character development. The backstory and situations of many characters can be pretty depressing, especially for Oyasumi Punpun as it is a black comedy. 
reportRecommended by Jackster27
These stories surround the lives of children who have experienced a great deal of trauma, which impacts how they view and interact with the world around them. They are provocative works, with unforgiving realism. They challenge the black and white nature of "right and wrong" and will command your attention and demand your empathy from cover to cover.  
reportRecommended by onogatari
The overall feeling of Oyasumi Punpun happens to be a lot more depressing and the issues with character's lives and personal issues are a lot more in your face. That said, it is a very dark and upsetting manga. Far more mature than Sunny. Oyasumi Punpun is a very character development centric series. It is very heavy on the heart in some parts, very easy to relate to and, overall, an amazing manga. In Sunny, the character's lives and personal issues happen to be a bit harder to pick up. The manga, on the surface, is quite lighthearted. Both stories are Slice of Life and  read more 
reportRecommended by evo_darkness
The two share the similarity of being incredible character-driven slice-of-life stories. Both stories deal with investigating the human nature through all of it's fleshed out characters. The only difference is that Oyasumi Punpun deals with the more darker aspects of human emotions and shows it in a darker light. Whereas Sangatsu throws the darker aspects in a more neutral light, while trying to stick to an air of positivity. Asano Inio and Umino Chica are both excellent mangaka and one of the main reasons are these two phenomenal character driven manga.  
reportRecommended by TotoroTheGreat
Many of the themes that are touched upon in Chronicles of the clueless age are also explored in Oyasumi Punpun, both do it with great refinement and are really worth reading.  
reportRecommended by txrxgxu
These manga are both very dismal slice-of-lifes with endings that verge more on the precariously reassuring than happy. The feature characters are all dysfunctional (in a "something terrible happened to me in the past" kind of way) and just trying to get by in the world. I would chalk both of these comics up to manga versions of Grave of the Fireflies: the best mangas that you never want to read again. 
reportRecommended by catullus_d_rus
Realistic explorations of mental health, trauma and grief. Depressing af with beautiful artwork. 
reportRecommended by weenah
both feature characters with personalities described as 'detestable' and 'ugly' 
reportRecommended by rainbowboi
Both are great slice of life/romance stories with a miserable protagonist that'll just make you feel bad. 
reportRecommended by VintageOctorock
Both feature a character that can talk to gods! ... They're also about eccentric groups of people trying their best to navigate a messy world and and form somewhat fulfilling relationships, all told with a dose of black humor. 
reportRecommended by Ignisalge
Damaged and hurt people damage and hurt other people. Also, artistic depiction of emotions the characters are having. 
reportRecommended by abystoma2
While pretty different to Punpun, in that Gau-chan is a lighthearted comedy, they share the same kind of weird, nonsensical sense of humour, so much that it's hard to not think of Inio Asano as soon as you start reading it. 
reportRecommended by Satyr_icon
Constantly raises questions about the meaning of life while having some suicidal motives as well at some moments. 
reportRecommended by iSable
both protagonist have something like a mental disorder, they're imaging a person, they have depressions and both have a bad past with the family. 
reportRecommended by shinomonogatari
Both of these deal with new religion cults that corrupt and brainwash their believers. Dokuro offers a more... physical solution. 
reportRecommended by abystoma2
Depressed protagonist, contemplation about the meaningless of life and the protagonists feeble attempts at setting up relationship. Punpun is much better written though. 
reportRecommended by abystoma2
As the series goes on you start to not like/understand the main characters actions. But still read it because it's like watching a car crash but there is a glimmering hope that this could get better and the main character could turn into "a normal person" whether they do or don't is debatable. *Both series are about psychology of relationship and if it's right to throw away your dignity for a girl (that may or not have deserved this much care). Both serieses possesses a main girl that just ruins the mc's life further, but the mc seems to enjoy this. *With a story that should  read more 
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