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Viz Media Adds Goodnight Pun Pun Manga, Blanc et Noir

Written By Samantha Ferreira

Goodnight Pun Pun Cover 001 - 20150724May the day be as punny as the evening.

Earlier today, Viz Media announced that they acquired the domestic rights to Inio Asano’s Goodnight Pun Pun (Oyasumi Punpun). The company plans to release the first volume in 2016.

In addition, Viz revealed that they licensed Takeshi Obata’s Blanc et Noir, which they will release in a single hardcover printing in 2016.

Goodnight Pun Pun is a psychological dramedy, which ran in Shogakukan’s Weekly Big Comic Spirits magazine. The series kicked off in August 2007, and ran through November 2014. The series spanned a total of 13 volumes, and a Jury Recommendation at 2009’s Japan Media Arts Festival Awards.

Blanc et Noir is an artbook by Death Note creator Takeshi Obata. The book first hit Japanese retailers in 2006.

Source: Anime News Network

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Samantha Ferreira

Samantha Ferreira is Anime Herald’s founder and editor-in-chief. A Rhode Island native, Samantha has been an anime fan since 1992, and an active member of the anime press since 2002, when she began working as a reviewer for Anime Dream. She launched Anime Herald in 2010, and continues to oversee its operations to this day. Outside of journalism, Samantha actively studies the history of the North American anime fandom and industry, with a particular focus on the 2000s anime boom and bust. She’s a huge fan of all things Sakura Wars, and maintains series fansite Combat Revue Review when she has free time available. When not in the Anime Herald Discord, Samantha can typically be found on Bluesky.

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