Review by dawntin - Goodnight Punpun, Vol. 2

dawntin 's review for:

Goodnight Punpun, Vol. 2 by Inio Asano

4.25

dark emotional sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

This was considerably darker than the first volume, which was already pretty dark. A large chunk of this volume focused on Punpun’s uncle, Yuuichi, and his relationship with

a teenage girl he mentored as a pottery instructor. His flashbacks show how that girl’s mother was abusive, so that pretty sad. And although he had a girlfriend at the time, he was still attracted to that teenager. It turned out that the girl manipulated both him and his co-worker, so things got pretty messed up.

Besides that, there was a lot of teenage/middle schooler drama with Punpun and Aiko. Aiko got her first

boyfriend. Yaguchi is probably the most wholesome character so far and I actually like him a lot!

Punpun can be dramatic and whiny, but I don’t really blame him.

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