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So many twists and turns. Manipulation. Suspicion. Lies. Betrayals.

TL;DR
This manga is about three very different characters that tries to survive through brainwork and planning. The art style is great, the storyline keeps you on the edge of your seat, all that good stuff.

At first glance, I thought that it would be about an orphanage with an overall happy storyline. Boy, I was wrong.

They're stuck in an enclosed area and kept an eye on. If they keep staying, what awaits them is doom.

There are three main characters; to begin with. All of them are considered geniuses on certain aspects. One is an overly (I ... dare say) optimistic child, another is a calculative, cunning yet genuine character, and the other is an ominous character with a nonchalant attitude. So far, this has been what I could derive from each characters so far.

One enjoyable thing about this manga is trying to simultaneously trying figure out the ways of solving the "issue" they have to deal with whilst the main characters try to solve it themselves. It's amazing how the author has thought of with these interesting elements that may potentially threaten their chance of survival.

Although it can be sometimes confusing, because these "elements" jump at you, which is pretty much the major enjoyable factor in this manga.

Art; it has its babyish aspects, not going to lie. Expressions are conveyed well, and art mediums were altered well to fit its vibe or response of the characters. And angles. Wow, I do say that the artist was amazing with playing around with the angles to deliver emotions.

Well? What are you waiting for? Go read it.

There will be not be many spoilers ahead; I haven't even finished the manga yet, but I really wanted to say something per se.

TL;DR
It's a great manga with confusing storyline but has developing characters and an astonishing art style, exploring maturity through a clueless boy's mind.

Throughout reading, my heart was pumping. This whole manga itself was quite unsettling and kept me on the edge, as an unknowing reader that was only trying to sympathize and translate its confusing content into our own experiences.

Punpun is an extremely interesting character. Its caricature is of a bird, seems to just be a blank canvas for the reader to ... draw its emotions and expression onto, though on some panels, he displays fear, uneasiness, etc. He idolizes and constantly reminds himself of sex and Aiko, which in turn divulges strange behavior on the main character's part.

Seeing the world from Punpun's eyes, you don't have a clue to what is going on, as the protagonist himself is walking on a disoriented path that seems to lead to a crude form of maturity.

All, I mean all characters have a psycho — no, not the right word, but has a ominous intention behind their actions. Let's see, there's a character that constantly lies for entertainment, and a character that just seems to make use of manipulation by threatening to kill you. There's basically an open playground for nutjobs to interact with one another.

One peculiar thing about the storyline; it seems to be all over the place. Though it portrays our lives itself, which is a chaos of different enactments happening at the same time, but in this manga, it seems to either be attacking you with an important storyline or beating around the bush just to show the character's development. I know that some elements of the manga need to be sacrificed for a greater cause, but it was a bit absurd reading some parts.

The art style; for the sake of putting it in, is just very off-putting, yet it draws attention, like it wants to ever so desperately want to convey the emotion the author is trying to put in.
And it worked, what can I say? It was an amazing experience.

Yeah, obviously, this manga isn't on the realistic side, unless you live in a neighborhood filled with semi-psychopaths communicating with one another.