Good Night World
Good Night World is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by. It was serialized in Shogakukan's ' website and ' service from December 2015 to January 2017, with its chapters collected into five volumes.
An original net animation series adaptation by NAZ premiered in October 2023 on Netflix.
Synopsis
A dysfunctional family of four all cope with their real-world struggles by playing Planet, a virtual reality MMORPG that involves socializing with other players, forming teams, clashing with other guilds, having adventures, and fighting monsters all under the same end goal of being the first to overpower a final boss monster called the "Black Bird of Happiness". In doing so, the Arimas unknowingly form a simulated happy family unit in a team they call "The Akabane Family" with each other, a far more stable simulated family than their real-world counterparts for as long as they follow their one "family rule": no prying information on each other's offline lives. However, the borderline between online and reality begins to merge as the game eventually becomes part of the real world, the Arimas learn about each other's true identities could make or break their family bond in both realities as well as determine the fate and survival of themselves and others.Characters
;Taichirō Arima / Ichi;Asuma Arima / AAAAA
;Kojirō Arima / Shirō
;Miyabi Arima / May
;Pico
;Leon
;Sasumata
;Shigatera
;Hana Kamuro
;Aya Arima
Media
Manga
Written and illustrated by, Good Night World was serialized in Shogakukan's ' website and ' service from December 28, 2015, to January 8, 2017. Five volumes were published from April 2016 to March 2017.A prequel series, titled Good Night World End, was serialized on the MangaOne service from August 1, 2023, to May 21, 2024. The prequel's chapters have been collected into three volumes published from October 2023 to August 2024.