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Tomie by Junji Ito

24 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

darknesshazard's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

Manipulative women already scared me. This did a good job of scaring me anyway.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Gaslighting, Death, Gore, Murder, Body horror, Blood, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Self harm, and Cannibalism

yzer2468's review

challenging dark mysterious reflective 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Confinement, Violence, Gore, Emotional abuse, Child death, Rape, Child abuse, Drug use, Adult/minor relationship, Sexual content, Mental illness, Addiction, Torture, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Stalking, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Sexism, Physical abuse, Murder, Misogyny, Injury/Injury detail, Gaslighting, Drug abuse, Death, Bullying, Blood, and Body horror

clavishorti's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

Trapped in the inescapable allure of beauty, I delve into the chilling pages of Tomie: Complete Deluxe Edition by Junji Ito. Tomie, the femme fatale, adorned with her distinctive beauty mark, exudes extraordinary charm that hypnotizes every man crossing her path. Yet, behind her captivating allure, lies unforeseen chaos.

Every man enamored by her falls into a love filled with madness, adorned with temptations and manipulations. While her beauty continues to captivate men, I find myself ensnared in fear of the terrifying forms conjured by Junji Ito’s gruesome imagination.

Through the various embodiments ranging from an enchanting beauty to a horrifying shapeless figure, Tomie: Complete Deluxe Edition creates a captivating horror world. Tomie Kawakami, the main character with seductive, manipulative, and aggressive traits, adds an intriguing dimension to the story.

However, the desire to hear Tomie’s own voice peaks. I want to know what she feels. Does behind her charm hide loneliness, anxiety, or even concealed sorrow?

With every chapter I explore, the illustrations depicted by Junji Ito delve into terrifying horror, yet strangely, these illustrations are incredibly captivating. Reading Tomie: Complete Deluxe Edition is my first experience with Junji Ito’s work, where fear and allure intertwine on every page. Each chapter, each illustration, and each moment guide me into a mysterious realm that leaves me addicted. I thoroughly enjoy this dark journey, with every chapter becoming a soul-thrilling adventure, exploring the layers of darkness within Tomie’s soul.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Murder, Sexual content, Body horror, Blood, and Violence

Moderate: Gaslighting and Emotional abuse

adriellereads's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, Body shaming, Murder, Blood, Stalking, Gore, Pedophilia, Death of parent, Cannibalism, Violence, Death, Alcohol, Adult/minor relationship, Suicide, and Body horror

euripideez's review

challenging dark sad tense fast-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Violence, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Blood, Gaslighting, Cursing, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Medical trauma, Suicide, and Murder

mir_frog73's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-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? No

3.0

It took me a really long time to read. 

The first 600 pages are only to set up very firmly that Tomie never dies and then the last 150 pages are a consecutive story

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Gaslighting, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Suicide, Gore, Stalking, Torture, Violence, Vomit, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Death, Self harm, Murder, Alcoholism, Child death, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, Blood, Car accident, Injury/Injury detail, Suicide attempt, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship

lordsnow's review against another edition

dark mysterious fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Body horror, Violence, Torture, Suicide, Physical abuse, Murder, Medical content, Domestic abuse, Death, and Blood

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Stalking, Gaslighting, and Misogyny

Minor: Alcoholism

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

krystal_uwu_'s review against another edition

dark mysterious 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? Yes

3.0

Junji Ito's works need no introduction. His art work is so grotesque, his story telling ragged and harsh and all of it just makes up for a beautiful experience. All of his works evoke a physical response from me which I think is every hard for art to do so, obviously, it's absolutely fantastic. Uh, I've said this before and I'll say it again. Junji Ito isn't much of a story teller but, his art work and execution makes up for it. The theme of male violence is prominent in Tomie. A man killing the woman he loves disturbs traditional gender roles. Usually, society scorns women for being too emotional, hysterical, and delirious. In Tomie it is the men who are driven to insanity by Tomie's beauty, whilst she never returns their affections. Also, I am not fond of Tomie, I don't like her one bit. Furthermore, for this manga, I have a few complaints. It felt repetitive...story after story of unsuspecting people being affected by Tomie, ending in her or their death (not even like fun death. Just a lot of stabbing and dismembering, booooOring). I wish there had been more body horror involved; the biological horror that is Tomie’s regenerative ability was pretty much the most extreme part of this book, and while it was cool, it wasn’t NEARLY as trippy or grotesque as the imagery seen in uzumaki, gyo, or some of ito’s other doujins. Some of the stories were definitely a bit on the absurd side, even for the usual bizarre shit that ito brings to the scene.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Body horror, and Gaslighting