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Tomie by Junji Ito

9 reviews

el_wheel's review against another edition

challenging dark tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Death, Self harm, Violence, Emotional abuse, Murder, Body horror, Bullying, Cannibalism, Torture, Gaslighting, Gore, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, and Suicide

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Medical content, Kidnapping, Child death, and Confinement

Minor: Pedophilia, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, and Incest

emamoretti03's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

Junjiito è sempre su un altro pianeta al livello di manga horror. Ho però preferito altre sue opere per quanto riguarda la storia in quanto questo dopo un po' diventa ripetitivo e inconcludente, un gradino sotto i suoi altri capolavori come per esempio Oblio

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Child death, Gore, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Body horror, Bullying, Incest, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Violence, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Dysphoria, Kidnapping, Murder, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual violence, Suicide, and Torture

shea_proulx's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Child abuse, Confinement, Violence, Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, Gore, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Bullying, Child death, Death of parent, Alcoholism, Gaslighting, and Kidnapping

Minor: Incest, Medical content, Misogyny, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide

kengiedamali's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pedophilia, Misogyny, Gaslighting, Body horror, Bullying, Murder, Violence, Toxic friendship, Sexual harassment, Physical abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Suicide, and Sexual violence

Minor: Incest

cheyanndow's review against another edition

dark mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Injury/Injury detail, Alcohol, Rape, Incest, Violence, Torture, Death, Physical abuse, Gore, Fire/Fire injury, Stalking, Body horror, and Blood

mermaidsherbet's review against another edition

challenging dark tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Bullying, Cannibalism, Emotional abuse, Excrement, Fire/Fire injury, Forced institutionalization, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Medical content, Mental illness, Misogyny, Murder, Physical abuse, Torture, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Moderate: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Kidnapping, Pedophilia, and Terminal illness

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Car accident, Classism, Cursing, Grief, Gun violence, Infertility, Infidelity, Rape, and Incest

the_sapphic_witch's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I loved this manga, but I was genuinely not prepared for how disturbing and creepy it was. Im an avid horror reader and this was a whole new level of disturbing in a good way (ish). I dont think I'll be recommending this just purely cause of how disturbing it was even though I throughly enjoyed it, and it gave a fresh take on horror. The characters (espically Tomie) are not meant to be likable and I appreciate that. Sometimes you feel bad about the abuse and violence Tomie goes through, but you are quickly reminded of what a manipulative and entitled bitch she is (espically in Boy that was badddddddd) and quickly recind anything pitiful you had to say about her. (Possible spoiler idk)

The creepiest thing (and simultaneously the best) is Tomie never dies out. She regenerates and multiplies and is an immortal succubus so you always know that Tomie's regin of horror will continue forever. Even with the ending, just think back to Waterfall Basin and you'll remember you can never get rid of Tomie. 

All in all, I think Tomie is am excellent Manga and great for lovers of extreme horror and graphic themes, just would only recommend to much older fans (17+) and that checking the trigger warning for this book will be your best friend (Im serious please check the trigger warnings cause oh boy was this manga a lot). Have a lovely day and Blessed be <3.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Bullying, Cannibalism, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Incest, Injury/Injury detail, Infidelity, Medical trauma, Medical content, Mental illness, Murder, Pedophilia, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Stalking, Slavery, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Suicide, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Torture, and Violence

siba's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.75

The illustrations throughout this manga were beautiful and haunting, but I really felt like Tomie got repetitive after a while. There is no overarching story or plot here, and while that might work for some people, it really doesn't work for me. I wouldn't say that Tomie is character driven but I wouldn't say its plot driven either. I feel like Ito was really focusing on the environment and the atmosphere here, and less on the overall plot or on character development. Overall, its probably a 3 or 2.5 for me. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Bullying, Death, Murder, Pedophilia, and Violence

Minor: Suicide and Incest

f18's review against another edition

dark funny tense fast-paced

• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Body shaming, Death, Violence, Toxic relationship, Torture, Medical trauma, Gore, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Cannibalism, Confinement, and Suicide

Minor: Alcoholism, Pedophilia, and Incest