Synopsis

A dark coming-of-age tale where slice-of-life slices back.

This is Punpun Onodera's coming-of-age story. His parents' marriage is falling apart. His dad goes to jail, and his mom goes to the hospital. He has to live with his loser uncle. He has a crush on a girl who lives in a weird cult. Punpun tries talking with God about his problems, but God is a jerk. Punpun keeps hoping things will get better, but they really, really don't.

Meet Punpun Punyama. He's an average kid in an average town.

He wants to win a Nobel Prize and save the world.

He wants the girl he has a crush on to like him back.

He wants to find some porn.

That's what he wants, but what does he get...?

Author: Inio Asano
Publisher: Viz Media
Published: 03/15/2016
Pages: 448
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.25lbs
Size: 8.30h x 5.60w x 1.40d
ISBN: 9781421586205

Review Citation(s):
Booklist 05/15/2016 pg. 41