| Punpun is the most popular SoL manga by far, but I have been debating whether it should have the tag or not. The first half of Punpun does have a decent amount of SoL elements. We see a normal life of a seemingly normal kid with a bit of drama (and a hint that everything isn't normal with Punpun). But the second half takes a very dark turn, and it's impossible to call Punpun's life "normal" at this point. Everything has been completely derailed, and it's hard to call it a SoL manga there. So, in my opinion, the first half of Punpun is a SoL, but the second half isn't. Therefore, I'm conflicted whether the whole thing is a SoL or not. I'm curious what other people think about this. |
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| It's definitely a slice of something, because damn, that second half is grim. |
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Reply to TrillJessie
It’s a slice of life since it follows Punpun’s life from childhood to adulthood. That’s the main plot of the whole thing. It also includes psychological and drama elements. But it’s a slice of life throughout the whole anime, even if it’s dark or depressing.
| @TrillJessie I would have to ask what your definition of slice of life is. If your definition is just that it follows a character's life, then it would cover almost all stories since they follow a character's life. If your definition is that it follows a characters life from childhood to adult, that would be closer to a "coming of age" story, which Goodnight Punpun is, but it wouldn't include many stories like Usagi Drop (the anime) or Dragon Maid. |
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| Not a classic SOL but definitely SOL, we literally accompany punpun through his life. |
| Well it's been a good few years since I last read it but if I were to recommend it to someone I'd describe it as a coming of age drama before a slice of life with what I see slice of life enjoyers describe as their favorites. Interestingly enough Punpun and many others seem to have either a drama or a comedy tag along with the slice of life tag while the site's definition says they're incompatible by definition. Seems like a fatal contradiction at first but most likely necessary since all stories offer a slice into the main character's life. Similiarly maybe a pure slice of life story would be hard to convey without elements of drama or comedy since they accompany regular life as well. So personally not really but like you said in the opening post there are clearly elements of it. I ended up voting "No". |
| It's a coming of age story. All of the scenes in Punpun serve a clear purpose and benefit a greater narrative, even if a vast majority of the scenes are mundane on their own. |
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| It is a slice-of-life, just more real than what is offered |
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