 If you liked
Oyasumi Punpun
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The Horizon
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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.
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Recommended by Benitobandito
Some of the themes that both series explore intersect such as: of finding meaning in a life filled with suffering, the impact of death, and making sense of the world as a child exposed to the darker aspects of life. Both series center around children coming face to face with really messed up realities. Both series have a dark tone overall and use distinct art styles. On the topic of art, both series use abstract forms to represent characters and ideas at times (although Oyasumi Punpun does this a lot more). Both series are also not afraid to make their characters suffer.
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Recommended by Moonheartsunhead
Just as a casual reader I think The Horizon and PunPun have very similar tones of a person struggling to find hope
both of these question the meaning of life and stuff
oyasumi punpun is way more extreme tho....
Both show depressive aspects and to a certain degree of nihilism. Both have depressive adn tragic main characters and great writing included. Both also have fantastic art incorporated
Both very slow building, emotional and character driven. No other works have portrayed despair as well as these. They are both very nihilistic, but with a hopeful message toward the end. Pun pun is pretty depressing the whole way until the end, while Horizon is an emotional rollercoaster. I can guarantee these manga will give you the feels affect you much more than any Shonen trash.
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Recommended by nathan34950
Both are some of the saddest manga I've ever read. The atmosphere is the same, completely depressing, but there is always hope.
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Recommended by DarkGryphus