![]() Goodnight Punpun felt like the most “complete” work I’d ever read. ![]() ![]() ![]() (DEAD DEAD DEMON’S DEDEDEDE DESTRUCTION © 2014 Inio ASANO/SHOGAKUKAN) It’s a slice-of-life series which gradually builds into something profoundly bleak. I felt like I understood the sense of humor that created the character design for Punpun-the super-harsh realism of the writing coexisting with disruptive visual childishness, until, suddenly, Punpun isn’t childish anymore. I can’t fully remember what I was reading a few years ago when I made the book, but I remember reading Goodnight Punpun. There’s a single panel I buried in The Pervert, based on Aiko in Goodnight Punpun. Asano-sensei was appearing at TCAF as a featured guest, having travelled from Japan to Canada in support of the release of his series Dead Dead Demon’s Dededede Destruction, published in English by VIZ Media. ![]() I was lucky to be able to chat with Inio Asano for a while, and I’ve translated our conversation from Japanese to English. I’m Remy Boydell, and I came to The Toronto Comic Arts 2018 Festival for the launch of my debut graphic novel, The Pervert. ![]()
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