The Manga Chapter That Breaks People
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- Goodnight Punpun chapter 139. The One Manga Chapter That Breaks Me...
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Saw the title. Immediately cried because I knew what was coming. It's fitting as it's one year to the day that I first read Punpun.
Closure. Do we ever actually reach closure in our lives? Your comment about closure being abruptly forced upon you really resonates. I've been teaching middle school math for seven years. I taught 5th grade for four years, 6th grade for two years, and now teach 8th grade. I had the pleasure of teaching one young man three times: twice when he had to repeat the 5th grade and then once when I moved up with his cohort to 6th grade. He and I butted heads a lot, but deep down he was a really good kid caught up in his head and the bs of middle school (plus the stresses of being older than most of his classmates). As the end of 6th grade approached, he was still behind grade level in math and in danger of once again being retained. I felt like I was failing this child and his family, yet was also at a loss for what to do.
Then the pandemic hit and remote learning proved to be even more of a struggle to support him. Two months later, he suddenly passed away from Covid.
We returned two school in person for the first time in September. I'm once again teaching his cohort, and we're all being forced to deal with this lack of closure. In a way, your video was very cathartic. I may reread this chapter again before the year is up.
thank you for sharing this ♥️
My heart dropped reading this, and I hope that you someday find peace with his existence, and his journey throughout his life ☺️
Not to be heartless but covid has nothing to do with someone commiting suicide in a fictional comic.
@@prawngravy18 the connecting theme behind both is finding closure after loss, not COVID or suicide. Yes, the circumstances around my student and Aiko's deaths are different, but the impact on those around them was the same. Trauma is a theme throughout Oyasumi Punpun. Asano uses trauma as a tool for characterization, as most of the character development in Punpun comes from how they respond to trauma at pivotal moments in their lives.
The same is true in real life. For my students, losing their classmate at close friend at 13 years old is something they will never forget and is a trauma that shaped them into who they are now.
What’s most unsettling about that panel of Aiko hanging herself is that she kinda blends in with the scenery, making such a horrifying sight seem so natural so when you finally notice it you damn near have a heart attack.
I was just surprised fr
RIGHT it took me a minute to notice and oh god
It was so shocking, so heart breaking to me, that I couldnt cry, I really wanted to, but I couldn't
fell of my chair at that panel....
Corpses don't have a spotlight on them in real life. That's how it's supposed to look. Just another element in the scenery.
For me the chapter that makes me cry is Chapter 145 because Aiko’s last wish was Pun Pun not to forget her but later he starts to forget what she sounded like and looked like and no one will ever remember Aiko.
Yeah that’s exactly where I had to take a break and go for a walk when I read it
Wow.....
Yes, that's also the chapter that made me full out cry.
That chapter is the one that broke me mate. It was soo goddamn painful to read.
For some reason when I read the last 40 chapters I sort of had everything blocked out. The story didn't impact me that much and I really regret being in a somewhat mood where nothing could bring me down.
A lot of earlier chapters I really related to made me close to crying and I did lose my mind but idk.
I'll definitely read it again.
the chapter that gets me the most is when punpuns mother dies and he gets the letter from her, that she was the one sending him letters from his "father" so he thought his dad still cared about him. and the manga says "in the end, punpun could not love his mother"
i think PunPun started to love his mother after he get the last letter saying it’s her that wrote all that letters.
that time when punpun could not love her was when his mother says she loves truly and cared about him (before he knew about who wrote the letters)
@@amarreezlan7131 No it actually saddeningly enough repeats “In the end, Punpun could not bring himself to love his mother” right after he realizes the letters were wrote by her.
@@VideoEssayWatcher5484 ah yes youre right, i messed up there
I thought I was the only one. I have that picture saved, of the letter and I honestly cry when I look at it. I guess thats what happens when you have mommy/daddy issues :/
That also got me so much when i realized she was the one writing the letters the whole time she was one of the most complex characters i would say right next to punpun and aiko. She was so so alone and in the end she caused it all, it was tragic.
The last panel of pun pun waving goodbye always made me cry because all the emotions from the story hit me the most in that panel and how pun pun journey was about suffering and he still kept moving forward after all that.
He did everything to himself and become a bad guy.
Wait until you read the true meaning of the chapter (a.k.a. punpun still wanting to kill himself but his freedom to do so has been taken away).
@@soraudagawa3022 and his life full of miseries (prob something you don't want to relive and remember) is being written and drawn by the person chaining him
@@touchtc31 Did you not read the manga? He did not do everything to himself AT ALL 😭😭😭
I initially thought that the ending to Oyasumi Punpun was an optimistic and happy ending for Punpun since his shackles to Aiko were finally broken and he found a group of people who wouldn’t let him go. However, after reading through that interview with Asano, it has a far more dark and realistic depressing tone to it. Its hinted that his true intention behind the ending is that even after everything Punpun went through he still is not granted any freedom, instead his one freedom he had remaining (suicide) was ripped away from him. Looking at it like this is far more depressing and makes these last ten or so chapters a tidal wave of depression.
In my opinion, the last chapters are depressing, but the tone of the ending is more nihilistic. Asano wanted to give us the impression that Punpun just kept living a normal and boring life, but always sad because of the events that happened in the manga. I think it's more about Punpun realizing that he can live a nice life along with his friends, but never achieve "true hapiness", than his "suicide option" taken away from him.
@@arturvitor4636 Yeah I definitely could've phrased it better but am in agreeance with your perspective. Although I think I lean more towards the ending being the worst possible outcome for a broken Punpun. With how Inio Asano left the ending sort of open ended it's all up to interpretation anyway.
Yeah honestly that conclusion really goes to show how bleak life is. Not just because it's hard, but because people have to and want to keep on living. We can't let go of life just like punpun couldn't let go of aiko.
This story, alongside fire punch, made me realise the gravity of suicide and how cruel and kind it can be to stop someone from suicide.
After all, the main lesson of this manga is: "You reap what you sow".
@@rona0427 Yup the ending Asano gave us is actually the worst possible ending for punpun apart from suicide. Punpun is stuck raising another mans child with Sachi, he lives with the guilt of basically driving aiko to suicide, and he knows he doesn't have the balls to commit suicide
Me: ' didn't cry reading this chapter'
" Maybe i am a monster "
Same with me maybe we don't understand it yet or maybe we are monster
@@gasgasgas4397 you dont need to cry to feel sadness its ok xd
bruh i didnt cry either
Likely because we’ve been prepared for sad shit. Plus we already know punpun is going to be sad, so it’s easier to defend against.
@@viderevero1338 yeah also i got fckin spoiled that aiko dies a couple of hours before i reached ch 139
One of the Most relatable, heart wrenching, and realistic stories I’ve ever consumed.
um no, you ok man?
@@connor-qx9fi is it really that hard to believe people go though neglect, abuse, trauma, etc. Also to answer your question, nope.
@@connor-qx9fi you think Punpun is from a dystopian world? Not at all, people like him exist in our world, people who have just had a traumatic, abusive life, it's very real even in our world
r u on the run for murder tho
@@Fleetwootmack I think with Punpun there's so many areas of suffering it kind of dips into that every one will have something to relate to, even if you don't relate to all of it.
It kills me that Aiko kept up a happy front for punpun up until her very end. And even though they’re “adults” now, they still those same confused kids from the beginning of the story.
I feel like he even visualized this by having Aiko's tooth knocked out so she looks like she did when they were kids.
The one that made me cry the most is the chapter where punpun just went through the daily routine and the panel just reads "A very dark room, a cold dinner, the familiar news, the alarm clock set to 7:10. Punpun was... doing well today" It just depicts the true nature of how numbingly mundane a depressed person feel. They don't feel sadness, they feel nothing. They feel like every day is literally the same, and there's nothing they can do to change anything.
The thing is they actually can, but they don't bother trying.
I've had depression and let me tell you something, if Punpun did exercise and had a hobby instead of focusing 24/7 on what others think about him, being stuck in the past and literally spend 99% of his brainpower on sex, the outcome of the manga would have been brighter than the sun.
@@Random_person98 I dont think his problems could be solved just by "being healthy", he has a fked up childhood and a lot of shit happened to him as he grew up. He needs professional help, I'm happy for u that uve recovered from it by urself but it doesn't mean that others can do the same
@@leochang3328 it doesn't mean it, you're right.
I'm basing my arguments on scientific research.
Finding a purpose, taking responsibilities and basically living the present in order to make the future shine more and more was proven to be significant in order to deal with depression.
I'm not saying that a psychologist cannot help you, don't take me wrong. My intention is to show that you can get professional help and do what I said (and I would bet my head that if the psychologist is actually good, you will be told EXACTLY what I said).
@@Random_person98 It works for some but this is not a universal antidote -- as no such thing exists. In that light, I can't help but find you basically preaching the idea of living normally to a depressed person as disingenuous and insulting as if that's not something they're already trying to do.
Goodnight Punpun has to be one of the best mangas i've read, it's a realistic, depressing story that doesn't pull punches AT ALL, what a masterpiece
Super excited to start reading this manga as it will be my first.
@@jayman8001 So how is it ?
@@goodlife766 he dead bro.
@@HOPE-wg5pblmaooo
@@yungmeanmug haha
0:13 and that’s how Pun Pun got his straw hat and started his journey to become the king of pirates 🔥🗣🗣🗣
When I saw Aiko hanging I felt this intense tunnel of emotions, mostly regret. And I wanted to cry just for the relief of crying, but I just couldn't get there.
Well i cried for a week after 139 and 145 ch
Punpun is so relatable (or may be just me). He usually does nothing when he had the chance, but he didn't let things go so he could move on. He was always *chose* to eat himself up. He was always *chose* to be stuck in the past, not willing to move just a little bit. And yet, he always longed for a version of the future, in which he could had had it all. With that way of living, Punpun's... no, OUR present will always feel like torture
this was also the most relatable for me, this whole aspect of his character felt like my own life.
Its a cautionary tale, I like to think.
I'm usually a crybaby when watching shows or reading manga. But for some reason, I didn't cry at all during this chapter or the whole story, I was very confused on why that was because all I had heard was that it would make me cry a river. One big reason I think is why I didn't cry was because this scene was spoiled for me like right before I read it. But even then, I was still shocked while reading this chapter because of how sudden it happened and how little Punpun seemed to care or unsurprised. This series is amazing and changed my outlook on life, I sometimes like to call it the "Least Enjoyable Masterpiece."
I was in shock I couldn't process what's going on so I just closed the manga and stared at my window...
I just felt empty... never touching this manga again
Not everyone cries for fictional stories. That's just the way some people are. You could tear up or feel really really sad to a point where it feels like depression but some people just don't cry for fictional stories.
Same I only cried when pun pun mom was telling pun pun that she is afraid to die
Your post, even a year later, is very cathartic to me, because the same thing happened to me. I was spoiled about this chapter literally minutes before actually getting to read it and my frustration didn't let me experience it the way I wanted, at least emotionally. I similarly didnt cry because of the spoiler and felt regret for not feeling it deeply, some your post resonated and gave an outlet to my buried punpun frustration, thank you.
@@bonnipijim9573 Thank you for the kind reply, I didn't think my comment could have an effect on people but I'm glad it did. I was spoiled probably a week before I started and I was pissed but that made me want to start it before I got spoiled of anything else. Like I said, I expected to cry a river but I never did which is uncommon for especially with a series like Punpun. Afterwards, I felt the same regret and frustration as you felt because I didn't cry. But I was still very shocked and the story has stuck with me even 1-2 years later. And part of the reason I think I didn't cry was due to how Asano wrote that scene. Punpun seemed so indifferent when he saw Aiko hanging. It seemed like such an insignificant scene which I feel is intentional and leaves the reader very confused and even doubtful about whether or not she is actually dead or not (if you weren't spoiled prior to reading). The way he structured this chapter really just doesn't give the reader any time to linger on the death and fully process it which could lead to the reader not crying even if they feel like they should. Again thank you for the kind works and honestly your reply makes me want to reread the series haha.
These kinds of Manga Reviews are the Most enjoyble thing. It can be every manga and It‘s still so fucking entertaining.
Spittin
Thought out video essays are so good. Its that homework essay you wanna make but fail to transfer to words
I really like Aiko so much. the girl didn't deserve to suffer for so long, only to finally give up in the end.
And then be forgotten
I really wish she never met Punpun.
i wouldnt say she gave up more like her dream was finished. she dreamt that someone could understand her and all of her problems and right then and there she could die happy. living is harder than dying.
@@B1ackKingStar doesn’t change stuff
@@B1ackKingStar her mom was a complete asshole. Punpun was just icing on the cake or rather a saving grace
I just finished Punpun and this chapter didn't hit me as hard as some others. The one that hit me the most was when Sachi was "interviewing" Punpun's dad. The way that Asano showed the sheer dissonance between the sweet boy that Papa Punpun remembered and the monster that Punpun became was heart-breaking, not only because of its meaning in context to the story, but because it reminded me of my relationship with my dad a bit. It's crazy that a story can deeply resonate with so many different people for so many different reasons.
the loneliness of this scene while punpun staring at aiko like he's staring at a void ..its just...
I have a major depressive disorder, I know hooray for me no one cares, but I do want to mention that even as someone with this mental illness, I have nothing but appreciation for the pain and suffering that is so accurately portrayed in oyasumi punpun. I probably shouldn’t have read it as a “mentally unstable” person but it has a place in my black hole of a heart that will never leave. Thank you oyasumi punpun for giving so many different people a glimpse of what it’s like to live like this.
I can’t thank you enough for that. ❤
I love you
Don't be too harsh on your self you need to be happy
@@xavierMsavagethis is how punpun would react
"I know [...] no one cares" is precisely what a depressed person's brain would say lol.
But yeah it's great that you enjoyed it! Art is supposed to comfort the disturbed and disturb the comforted, after all
@@letsreadtextbook1687that’s exactly how I feel about this manga. Some things that affect others more emotionally don’t have the same effect on me. But the individual experiences of punpun that always stuck with him were the things that made me feel the most.
This scene definitely was hard to swallow, but I think that monologue Punpun has while he's in the hospital, talking to Aiko really did it for me. I cried reading that scene, knowing that Aiko's gone, and Punpun learns that he'll have to accept it and move on.
The chapter that got me the most was chapter 70… just seeing how depressing punpuns day to day life was just to end it off with “today was a good day”. Hit me with more emotions then any of the other chapters
The thumbnail made memories rush through me. Can't imagine any manga hitting me the way Punpun did
Punpun was incredibly profound for me and really put things into perspective. I recommend that everyone needs to read this masterpiece at least once
I've read punpun during quite a bad period for me. One thing that really hit me was that I might end up like punpun so it got me even more sad, now Im totally fine but there's still was that weird feeling lingering in the back of my mind, what if I will end up like pun pun? I was asking myself whether I deluded myself that everything was ok or delude myself that nothing is and I tried to look for an answer that just wasnt there, basicly I was scared that I might end up like punpun but I couldnt tell wich direction I was actually going. That feeling disapeared now mostly but it was bothering me for some time. But anyway punpun was a really thought provoking series and a tearjerker and Im glad I've read it
I'm not sure where, but I think Punpun said to stop thinking about the 'ifs' and 'buts', but then he said it might be fun to think about. That's when his face changed.
"Knowing shame is enough."
I have to say, you got me to read it, and at first i was so intrigued and then I became very depressed. Like it brought up alot of childhood trauma and it was alot to face these feelings again, after I thought I had left behind all of that.
But then, as I read it, and I cheered for this young man growing up, hoping he would move past these bumps in the road, I realized I wasnt doing that for myself.
This story brought out some of the darkest thoughts I've had in my life, it opened old wounds.
But it made me realize where I've gone since those times. What I'm doing and what is set ahead of me. And this story made me made me realize the importance of not becoming stagnant and to not allow the darkness to swallow you.
This story taught me to not allow the world's weight to crush you.
So don't ever feel bad, you've gave us all a beautiful experience to enjoy together
I had a different experience. I didn't cry reading this chapter, I actually cried reading the chapter where punpun had that "dream" saying goodbye to aiko, while the world was empty having only her on the pages. Her end was cruel and disturbing.
sadly know what its like to have hope where there is none :/
I saw a thick volume of goodnight pun pun wrapped in plastic in the manga section of a Barnes and noble. I thought that’s a fancy complete collection of a beloved wholesome comedy manga. But this twist development and conclusion, yeah I can see why it’s wrapped up
All the of downfall after Midori ruined punpun’s psyche and the events shortly after that, broke me the most. Especially on the second reading when you have the full hindsight of how much all those events truly broke him.
Honestly, the first >70 chapters made me cry the hardest. The whole time, my body felt tight, my stomach hurt and i felt like I constantly teared up. I think it’s because of how much I related to punpun in those moments, I was just shocked that my depression was being portrayed so vividly, the imagery was so realistic to where was hard to look, almost otherworldly. Most manga and anime don’t cover emotions as dark as that, I could really myself in the way punpun isolated himself from his family. The other half of the manga was still very sad, but i feel the bleakness of the middle portion was needed, it showed how punpun felt without even saying it. I loved reading it, but it’s the type of manga you do not recommend to anyone
I didn't cry because this part was spoiled to me by a friend
But the pain and dread I felt watching those two together knowing that this was coming knowing the trajectory of the story was far more painful, almost like prisoner on death row. and as I read through the chapter I just......
i remember when i read this chapter i was in so much denial that i tought for sure she was still alive,took quite a while to process her death even after i finished the manga.
Just finished reading it last night, never shed a tears not even once, just feel numb and feel empty. I think there is something wrong with me, or maybe I'm jus too sad too cry. It put me to the place that I don't want to be, the feelings of Emptiness the old painful past that I killed and put in a box, came to life again and it destroyed me once again. This manga was hauntingly beautiful made me feel nothing but loneliness force me to revisit my unwanted memories, my depression got depressed after reading it and made realised we are just memories a mix of sappy memories. Is it life worth living, if you are just 99% sad memory?
There’s nothing wrong with u bro I didn’t cry either. U doing okay tho man?
Same
Berserk/Vagabond: One of the best things I’ve ever read I wish I could erase it from my memory and read it for the first time all over again.
Punpun: One of the best things I’ve ever read, wish I could erase it from my memory.
The chapter that always makes me cry is chapter 21, when Punpun's father says to him at the distance "I love you"
When I read the last 20-or-so chapters I had a full-blown panic attack, hyperventilation and all. It’s the only time a piece of media ever created such a strong emotional reaction in me.
I think the worst part was that I saw Aiko‘s death coming but still held on to that little bit of hope that she might make it and then even though I expected her to die I didn’t expect for it to end like this…
Oyasumi Punpun has to be the best and my favourite piece of any media of all time. Thank you for putting me on it by your first punpun video.
I couldn't even cry man. All I felt was pain....heart wrenching pain.
After just finishing the final chapter, I find it difficult to come to terms with the fact that I relate very much to both punpun and Aiko. Their relationship that plays out in this latter half of the series reminds me of a relationship I had in high school. It's so awful and torturous seeing her stay with punpun even though he essentially took advantage of her after saving her from her mother. As I read these last chapters I thought to myself "why won't she leave?" I understand the fleeing from murder piece, but it's heartbreaking. I'm not sure where I was going with this, but I see a lot of myself in her. It hurts, and it's painful to realize. But after finishing volume 6 and 7 one after the other, I feel a strange sense of hope. In a way, this series gave me my own sense of closure.
I read punpun 3 years ago and its stained my soul. i still think about it every day and its still my absolute favorite.
Why are we still here? Just to suffer? Aikos story broke my heart, ever since she was a child, she knew this world was never meant for her, she wanted to escape, she wanted someone to save her, and everyone always let her down. I imagine she felt relief in her final moments, that she finally could take a break, that she finally took control of her life, of her fate. I always feel a tightness in my chest and a rush of emotions when rereading this chapter, it´s so painfully beautiful
The chapter that got me sobbing was when Aiko was looking at the sea. It's a full page of it. I broke down, because they cannot return from this and it made me really sad to keep reading their adventure.
I just finished Oyasumi punpun, it actually just took me a while to realize she was dead I was just like “wait, what?” Then it hit me that she was actually dead, and that is probably one of the darkest manga I’ve ever read
"May you never forget me "
Never thought I'd hear Gwyn's theme in anything that isn't a dark souls lore video
Punpun is my favorite manga of all time, it is so gut wrenching I sobbed and put my phone down multiple times
The panel that made me cried the most was on the death of Punpun's mother, the fact that on her death bed she finally realize that he loves her son, but it's too late. And at the very end punpun still could not love his mother.
Aiko is truly such a tragic character. Basically living with abuse her entire life. It’s so sad to know for a fact that she didn’t want to die. She had looked for a job and housing just attempting to have a life. But in the end she knew she could never have that life and if she continued on like that she would’ve died of her wounds. Her mother truly took everything from her even her chance at a future. She’s definitely a character that’s gonna stick with me for quite a while.
I’m the opposite, I get sad way before I will get angry. There are moments in stories that have made me cry, but I have never been mad at a story. To me, when a story makes you cry, it hits your fears and insecurities. You can see what you have personally stressed about or feared coming to fruition in your future. Or perhaps it’s something you never considered, but being confronted with the possibility of living with it is overwhelming. This can also provide us with inspiration when we see other characters that can if not push through the trouble, at least learn to cope with it. Heroes serve to inspire people to become something greater than themselves. But ordinary people serve to teach other ordinary people that becoming and admirable, genuinely good, and even inspiring figure is not something out of reach. People enjoy watching others suffer. I know that is a counter intuitive thought. But if you look at why, it reveals a lot about the weakness and beauty in humanity. We watch movies, read books, and deal with the pain of normal lives because we want someone to prove to us that the suffering is not the end. Conflict attracts audiences because like heroes, we feel inspired to become greater than ourselves, to become heroes, if only we see someone else prove that it isn’t out of reach.
Chapter 139 is such a painful chapter
Oyasumi Punpun can be considered as one of the most powerful manga to exist, it does not just makes you feel sad but it puts you right in the shoes of the protagonist and makes you go through the feelings he goes through thus making you feel bad for yourself.. For anyone who loved punpun, i highly recommend the animated show Bojack Horseman, its similarities are quite uncanny,
Both messed up characters who had been through abuse and just want to make things right but somehow mess it up more, when you watch or read something like this it leaves you with this pity and devastating feeling cause you cannot help these broken people instead you can make yourself better ❤️
just finished the manga, goddamn. I am almost never crying in any type of fictional stuff, but this chapter until when it says "Goodnight, Punpun" i actually teared up. I still feel so empty while typing this, it has been a good but not so happy journey
After reading this, I stopped feeling...
Just finished this manga and man... I can't get that panel out of my head. It's so tragic what happened to Aiko, she suffered until the end...
same whenever I reread this chapter I feel so devastated.
love the add in of Gwyn, Lord of Cinder. Noticed it IMMEDIATELY.
I have almost all of the physical copies of manga. But I can’t bring myself to reread this and immerse myself deeper. I had to control my emotions for an entire 2 weeks. Since I was in a terrible state and my very intrusive thoughts and memories came back flooding. Asano is a terrifying genius no manga or story has made me rethink and remember my entire life like that. I also don’t recommend this manga to most people unless I am certain this person can handle it or has a pretty good life
for some reason, the chapter that broke me was the one where the building blew up because i got very attached to seki and shimizu, also when shimizu didn't recognize seki after being saved
shizumu died in the fire, he was already dead when seki dragged him out, reread it, the paramdics know he is already dead{look closely at the medics face, they say (even thought brief) ,mention of if shimizu was breathing or not, no resuscitation, }last scene before seki walks out, remember seki tells shimizu "i will protect you no matter what, you dont even have to face reality" ...seki (figuravetly) literraly takes on shimizus "delusions" or "fantasy" on his behalf, just like he promise earliear because he feels he killed shimizus mum, you can see when eveyone who died in pagasus plot all flied off in the unko (poop god) ship together.... seki takes on the delusion of his best friend and cant handle it when hes gone, so he imagines him there, just like shimizu did to his mother,
shimizu is on the unko kami(poop god) ship along with everyone who dies in pegasus plot, so when seki see shimizu and he doesnt remember, i think he died in the pegausus bombing??? but again is open to interpretation...asono inio is such a genius story teller but everything i a mystery???
for me it was the chapter where punpun's mother die, it reminded me of my relationship of me and my mom, and how just....just how me and my mom don't always talk to each other despite we both living in the same house. I always eat with my laptop and she eats in the dinning table all alone, and just everytime I pass to get water I just get so guilty and just want to cry, but the amount of arguements and so many problems me and my mom had just broke me.
So when I read that manga chapter of punpun's mother telling how punpun hated him in her death bed reminded me of me and my mom's relationship. It wasn't Aiko's mom that broke me, but seeing punpun's mom made me symapthize with her so much I just broke and cried for so long.
Hell writing this comment is making me full of tears cause I don't know what to do or feel, I want to forgive my mom but I can't, I want to spend more time with my mom but I know we both would get into arguements, and how we always fight over and over and over and just breaks me so much.
the one that hits me is the dream sequence where punpun tells aiko that they will never see that starry tanabata sky again, and still, the world won’t end and he willl continue to live on.
I was so shocked when I reached that moment that I forgot how to cry. It took me about 1-2 hours to muster the strength to continue reading the remaining chapters. Even now, I'm still grappling with the aftermath. The memory of it continues to haunt me, and my heart aches every time I'm reminded of it.
I don’t have feelings, it moves me but I don’t get moved to tears😢
My heart sank, flipped around, and died
He fucking treated us like our enemy, this manga hurt me in a way I was unprepared for
Reading Punpun as a teenager and then revisiting it as an adult 10 years later is a fucking surreal ass experience, I'll tell ya hwat. Idk if you still read comments, but your video gets me choked up the same way that Hiding in Public's first video on Punpun from 2018 does. Liked, added to favourites, and sending a virtual hug your way. Stay strong, my good man.
The greatest piece of fiction I.. have ever read..
How u described yourself of feeling sadness and anger, being impulsive. I can relate to a lot. I think that's why I love Pun Pun
I’ve never really minded spoilers but having [redacted lol] spoilt for me was so frustrating 😫😩
The broken fate of the star destined lovers
Didn’t cry but every time something heavy happened I just had to sigh and let out a heavy “….. fuck man”
I have always loved Oyasumi Punpun. It's written so eloquently and this is coming from someone with mental health disorders.
It touched my soul in the most beautiful and painful way possible. I cried a lot when I first read it, Is till do when I re-read it, but only because I know their pain. When my boyfriend is having a hard time understanding me when I have episode attacks, I always tell him to read this masterpiece so he could at least have a glimpse of what it feels like to have thoughts that are darker than black, thoughts that consume you whole. In a span of 5 years, he has brought me to the hospital for attempted suicide 6 times now. Every time I wake up in the hospital or with new cuts, I groan and say, 'not again.' Attempted suicides are worst because it makes you feel helpless, like everyone wants you to live but no one wants to help you through it, and when you finally decide for yourself by ending it, the world conspires against it...the one thing you THOUGHT you can decide for yourself, taken away from you, and when you wake up, you're welcomed by friends and relatives who will say they will help you, and maybe it's the depression talking but they only say that because it's the right thing to say.
I love the ending of Oyasumi Punpun. It may not be realistic for a lot of people, but it is very real for me. The ending isn't sweet like what most people want, it isn't bitter, it's nothing more than just that, an ending.
Life went on, Punpun or the readers do not really need to know how the others are faring, everything is irrelevant at that point.
Perfect ending for perfect manga.
Asano is a master of his craft, really amazing how he captures society in his manga. Objectively Punpun is an amazing series, but I dont much care for it. Definetly top 5 material but one thing my top manga must have is reread value which I find this doesn't have for ME, read it twice to make sure I wasnt missing the point. I didnt find it that depressing or anything, just relateable on certian levels, but I saw how the story would play out since suicide is more common there than other places. I flipped the page and saw the panel thought to myself "yeah thats about right" only way it was really going to play out. Felt like I was watching an equation spit out a number, didn't know what the exact number is going to be but more or less where it will be around. I really love Asano's Dead Dead Demons series more, I find it looks at society through a different lens a bit more on a grander scale rather sphere Punpun contained in, you can see how he has grown from his time writing Punpun. Great video though as always.
One thing I've noticed about PunPun from how different readers view it, your perception of the manga will be extremely depending on what headspace you are in at that moment. This is similar with a lot of other darker mangas (like berserk) but Punpun is different than those because it's almost TOO realistic. At least with Berserk you have some interesting fictional elements like the Gods hand or demons, and some cool art to look at, but with Punpun, you're forced to look straight into what feels like a real person's soul and life experience. Its TOO personal. I read punpun when I was going through a very hard time in my life (18-19, around the same age as Punpun by the end) and it was honestly very freaky how much I saw myself through him, which drawed me into it even more, and I became obsessed. Now that I'm a little older and a little more happy, I don't have the same obsession with it as I did and can definitely understand why some people don't praise it as highly as I do. If you read this while going through a good time in life, you're naturally going to feel a little repulsed by it
I read Punpun when I was in a relationship similar to his, it helped me realize the relationship I was in was not ok. I am out of that relationship and about to get married. Thank you manga
This manga,berserk,silent voice and gintama are the only fiction iv only ever cried to
I remember reading oyasumi punpun for the first time and I was just like reading it and feeling depressed shocked but it felt like a bad dream
I re read punpun lately and the worst part was that while I was reading the last 50 or so chapters I had like this feeling of vomiting and let me tell you it was bad.
I finishing punpun both times I remembered like thinking just thinking about things they didn't have to be deep or philosophical but like about punpun himself and myself I see myself in punpun in many aspects and when I try to understand why punpun became the way he was I just blame it on his parents and environment on the 1st read but on the 2nd read I finally realized it was punpun himself or the darkness present in humanity I thought in the 1st read that punpun was the victim turns out it was the opposite
And for reading it for the 2nd time I truly felt bad for Aiko I don't know if I cried over punpun most likely I did on the first read but I still remember seeing Aiko,s dead body and just remember being so confused shocked and when punpun carried her dead body I felt something indescribable like idk this manga made me see things and learn things about myself that I didn't even knew could exist in myself
This manga is a must read and try to read it 2 times after a gap
I remember bawling my friggin eyes out when I first read this chapter, and despite that happening everytime when I revisit the manga I still enjoy it because of how masterfully written it is
Man, i didn't cry at the end of this manga, but watching this video with gwyn's theme and guts's theme while reminiscing about the entire manga almost pushed me to tears
I read this manga because of one of your videos and it honestly didn’t hit me as hard as I thought it would. But soon after I found this web comic called “I Have Something To Tell You”. Which as far as I’m aware has only been translated by some random guy on Mangadex (probably the reason hardly anyone has read it). That comic honestly made me cry because it not only shows the absolute cruelty and unfairness of the world, it also shows the amazing beauty of it all. Plus I loved the use of black and white that would be interrupted by what I can just call explosions of color.
My favorite manga,Asano is a such a God level mangaka.
This manga is a 10 for me but at the same time will never recommend it to anyone unless I really hate them. I started reading the manga last week since I often see people recommend the thing but I wish I can unread it, you know I can be content with my washed up copy-paste isekai or smut manga but this manga is so easy to read and I can relate so much as a bleak and normal and sometimes failure as a person. Goodnight, Punpun.
Every act and step taken by mangaka for this story was very well done unlike other stories of that age and it really deserves the masterpiece title cause manga like these only appear once in a very long time
What I kind of dislike about this video is, it sound's like it's doing the same thing that Punpun always does, blaming Aiko for his misery. Calling her a burden, saing this relationship "ruined his life”. His life also wouln't be happy, if he hadn't met Aiko. She's a victim of abuse, more so than Punpun and he wasn't (to use your words) "the perfect saviour she thought he was".
Also I think the "identifiyng with Punpun” part, is pretty hard, because he shows abusive behaviour so often. I feel with his suffering - yes - but I don't really identify with someone who nearly raped two women and always thinks about them in the nastiest ways. He didn't want Aiko to be happy. Quoting his thoughts about her, chapter 103:
"To think that after all this time, you've become just another sl*t that casually sleeps around with some guy you haven't even met since middle school… I know I'm being unfairly self-entitled but… I want to make your life miserable”.
Later, after her death, he claims he wouldn't change a thing, about how it went. One good deed - saving Aiko from her mother - doesn't excuse everything else.
I like your other videos, but I think this one has a blindspot concerning Punpuns behaviour towards Aiko.
idk why tf did i kept watching when you said massive spoiler
First of all, thank you for making this. I've waited for a long time for a good analysis and I couldn't be happier. I've read punpun multiple times, but mostly volume 3 - 5 which are pretty chill compared to the rest. I read Punpun and always started crying. It only takes me a month max to read 200 chapters but Punpun took over half a year to fix. It forced me to evaluate my life.
Not only did I feel happy to have someone understand, but I was saddened at me relating to him so much. It'll be a while until the things Punpun made me realise gets fixed. As an aspiring writer/manga artist. Life's tough when nobody sees what I make. But I'll continue. Maybe that's why I relate to Sachi so much, she's by far the best written woman I've ever seen, it shows. Her relatability goes beyond her gender or appearance, but her attitude really does feel like it's a mirror for me.
Whoever you are reading my jumbled thoughts, thank you. I hope you have a great new year. Good vibrations.
Still my favorite series of all time.
i refuse to re-read it,, even hearing about it makes me sob. i think what upsets me the most is the fact that aiko knew she was gonna kill herself and wrote dont forget me. and he forgets her, and gets to live SOMEWHAT normally.(i get that he still has to live w everything that happened) but it just absolutely breaks me. aiko is such a well written character
i dont know if i should say this , but punpun awoke something in me man
The Last chapter fucked me up ong
I read this on November 2020...and stopped at chapter 96 as I cannot handle the inevitable ending I think will happen. I still canot read it as it indeed breaks people. This manga breaks people. And to the random stranger who happens to stumble upon my comment. I wish you all the best. All I can do is to hope that everything gets better for all of us.
The climber chapter 168-170 are just a tearfest for me
it's been probably 2 years since I've read this masterpiece. two years since this manga broke me. I want everyone to read this manga and yet I can't bring myself to recommend it to anyone. I've never read anything like this and I think everyone should experience it but I don't want them to. I don't want to break anyone like I was broken. I don't ever think I'll be able to reread this manga. and your analysis reminded me of why
punpun is like “10/10 would never read again unless i wanna go through the turmoil of emotions again”. till this day i think of that chapter where punpun has a dream of Aiko and he talks to her about his life and says “these days your voice is a little faint but perhaps your voice was always that way. is that really how you looked?”, showing he’s forgetting about her despite Aiko doesn’t want to be forgotten because Punpun is technically the only person who truly knows Aiko. then when he apologizes to Aiko for being a liar, the look on Aiko face she seems so devastated and crushed. the way Asano is able to have so much emotions in his drawings is really apart of what makes this so heartbreaking
Never ever insert yourself into pun pun shoes. Even if you experienced things he has don’t do what he do please
I'll never forget how Good Night PunPun made me feel on certain, one was of genuine terror and panic and the other was pure emptiness. That pannel of the dead body of Aiko after she hanged herself didn't make me feel sad, it made me feel like I was in the rock-bottom of my life and that nothing mattered
I always cry to the end of Kimetsu no Yaiba but this shit hits different.
Ain't no way you cried to demon slayer
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@@rubber89 umm imagine comparing mid slayer to oyasumi punpun
@@a5hen ikr
I dont cry a lot but I do cry sometimes ; most of the time , it is because of sadness
the only time I cried out of happiness was at the end of A Silent Voice
you probably know which scene I am talking about but if you dont , its the scene where Ishida looks up and the "x" from everyone's face falls
I might just be stupid but i read the first 50 chapters of pun pun like a year ago. And the rest now, and i didnt feel emotional at all
There's no manga that's ever emotionally impact me the same way Punpun did
The weird part about pun pun
The characters feel real there no crazy powers or nothing to say this is a peice of fiction nope just a messed up guy in a messed up world trying to make it through life, I think that's what makes it so sad when ever she dies it feels real atleast to me, it's like a real person I know died it's truly a master class in writing