Uploaded September 2022 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago

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A condensed retelling and discussion piece on the manga Goodnight Punpun regarding the characters Punpun, Sachi, and Aiko.

► Part Seven - youtu.be/zhbs-isWbZc
► Goodnight Punpun Breakdown Playlist - youtube.com/playlist?list=PLEQrAjt8eL3rptxRVRKzwRREcGUO9luiI
► Inio Asano Playlist - youtube.com/playlist?list=PLEQrAjt8eL3pjMaFTmTIthnTzP8FWxTql
►Patreon - patreon.com/LexaAnd
►Twitter - twitter.com/LexaAlso
►Odysee - odysee.com/@LexaAnd!:1

0:00 Intro
1:27 Part 1: I, Punpun, Take You, Aiko
15:55 Part 2: To Have and to Hold
28:14 Part 3: From This Day Forward
45:20 Part 4: For Better, For Worse
1:08:00 Part 5: To Love and to Cherish
1:22:13 Part 6: 'Till Death Do Us Part
1:45:30 Conclusion (Punpun)
2:01:56 Conclusion (Sachi)
2:11:04 Conclusion (Aiko)
2:29:55 Final Thoughts

Additional Sources:
Asano interview about Goodnight Punpun - mangabrog.wordpress.com/2014/07/06/inio-asano-interview-reality-is-tough-so-read-this-manga-about-cute-girls-and-feel-better
Asano Interview on Getting Started in the Industry - mangabrog.wordpress.com/2015/03/18/inio-asano-and-daisuke-igarashi-on-getting-started-in-the-manga-industry
Asano's workplace interview - mangabrog.wordpress.com/2015/08/17/a-tour-through-inio-asanos-workspace
Asano's thoughts on Solanin - animenewsnetwork.com/interview/2018-06-20/goodnight-punpun-creator-inio-asano/.133138
Tanabata anime history - youtu.be/F9_9MM85z6I
Tanabata BG - otakuusamagazine.com/the-angel-next-door-spoils-me-rotten-anime-celebrates-with-tanabata-visual
Future Aiko Tanabata illustration - twitter.com/asano_inio/status/1544981473307942912?s=20&t=cAtkXF8qiy2DmWlZCKDNew

(BG music in order)

{Intro}
The City (Evening) [Animal Crossing: City Folk]
Here We Are [Undertale]

{Part 1}
The Voice Someone Calls [Persona 3]
Afternoon Break [Persona 3]
New Days [Persona 4]
This Strange Feeling [Persona 3]
Tartarus Level 4 [Persona 3]
Pizza & Bowling [Silent Hill 2]
Escape [Corpse Party]
Alone [Persona 4]
Mary's Twin [Silent Hill 2]
True [Silent Hill 2]

{Part 2}
Ditching the Detective [Silent Hill 3]
Planning at the Motel [Silent Hill 3]
Urban Noise [Parasite Eve]
Battle b2 [SMT IV]
Vincent the Pest [Silent Hill 3]
Becoming Turbid [Corpse Party]
Meeting Vincent [Silent Hill 3]

{Part 3}
Uninvited Guests [Silent Hill 3]
Heaven's Night [Silent Hill 2]
Youthful Lunch [Persona 4]
Lost Innocence [Silent Hill 2]
Hikawa [SMT III: Nocturne]
Hospital Predators [Silent Hill 2]
A Will for Revenge [Silent Hill 3]
Danger is Imminent [Sonic Adventure]
Evil Appetite [Silent Hill Origins]
Drops of Shame [Silent Hill 4]

{Part 4}
Missing Perspective [Parasite Eve]
It's Raining Somewhere Else [Undertale]
Another Medium [Undertale]
I'll Face Myself [Persona 4]
Fearful Experience [Persona 3]
Reverie [Persona 4]
Solitude of Frenzy [Corpse Party]
Enduring Bonds [Persona 3]
An Unpleasant Premonition [Persona 3]
A Sad Return Home [Silent Hill 3]
Joy [Persona 3]

{Part 5}
Kabukicho [SMT III: Nocturne]
Pool Insect [Corpse Party]
Wish Ending (Part 1) [Silent Hill 2]
Laura Plays the Piano [Silent Hill 2]
Rescue [SMT III: Nocturne]
Reverse Hills [SMT IV]
The Forest Trail [Silent Hill 2]
Strange Annex [Corpse Party]
Daddy's Revenge [Silent Hill 2]
Terminal [SMT IV]

{Part 6}
Alleycat [Persona 5]
Memories of the City [Persona 3]
Chapter 3 - Main BGM [Corpse Party]
Max's Passion - Mona [Max Payne 2]
Insecticide [Silent Hill Origins]
Drowning [Silent Hill Origins]
Lazy Afternoons [Kingdom Hearts 2]
The Final Showdown [Corpse Party]
Maria's Purpose [Silent Hill 2]
Combing Town West [Silent Hill 2]
Fortunate Sleep Noone Disturb Her Dead [Silent Hill 4]
Failing Maria [Silent Hill 2]
Save Screen [Silent Hill 3]
Wishful Thinking [Silent Hill 2]

{Conclusion (Punpun)}
Aboveground Urban Area C [SMT IV]
Domain [SMT IV]

{Conclusion (Sachi)}
Reasoning [Persona 4]
Ikebukuro [SMT III: Nocturne]

{Conclusion (Aiko)}
Out of Phase [Parasite Eve]
Ginza Underground District [SMT IV]
Troubled [Persona 3]
Story Music Box [Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]
Aboveground Urban Area A [SMT IV]

{Final Thoughts}
Gymnopedie No. 1 [Erik Satie]

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