A review by rnbhargava
Goodnight Punpun, Vol. 2 by Inio Asano

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

A large part of this volume is about an inappropriate relationship dynamic that the uncle undertakes while he was a pottery class instructor. Keep that in mind

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

There is content involving an adult and a teen that leads to inappropriate and dark things, there’s deaths or near deaths shown that are depicted in incredibly brutal fashion, even when we get back to PunPun in middle school there’s a kind of social psychological warfare between him and a classmate regarding someone significant from the first volume and a character causes great harm to himself. It’s a much darker volume. This volume might be too much for some people. I found it to be tough material but fascinating.