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Tomie by Junji Ito

42 reviews

_cheshirecxt's review against another edition

4.0

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Gore, Self harm, Blood, Murder

Moderate: Alcoholism, Bullying

_sunday_sucks_'s review against another edition

4.0

mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: N/A

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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I am a big fan of Junji Ito and his artwork, this book was similar in formating to his other books; all of the different chapters didn't exactly flow together, but they were all connected. Usually, I would not like this style, but I appreciate how Junji Ito pulls it off.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Blood, Murder, Gaslighting

Minor: Alcoholism, Rape

the_friendly_ghost's review against another edition

4.0

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

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

mydearwatsonbooks's review against another edition

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Sexual content, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Murder, Gaslighting

Moderate: Grief, Medical trauma, Stalking, Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Alcoholism, Bullying, Child death, Infertility, Infidelity, Terminal illness, Death of parent

booksthoughtsandtea's review against another edition

4.0

dark tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Horrific. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Body horror, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Infertility, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Cannibalism, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Sexual harassment

badbitchwithabook's review against another edition

5.0

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Alcoholism, Child death, Emotional abuse, Self harm, Torture, Kidnapping, Grief

Minor: Fire/Fire injury

There are MANY trigger warnings for this book. I still gave the overall story and art 5 stars and would recommend it to any horror fans or avid manga readers who can handle some dark topics.

aoifemarie's review against another edition

3.75

dark mysterious tense medium-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, Injury/Injury detail

alymei's review against another edition

3.75

dark fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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The drawings are beautiful! Even the creepy ones are captivating. I love how Junji was able to capture Tomie’s beauty through drawings; its almost as if you feel what the men in the stories experience (minus going insane and wanting to kill her of course). 

Not 5/5 because each story got quite repetitive, but the stories that linked together were most interesting. I think it would have been interesting to learn about Tomie’s origins and how she came to be. Nonetheless I can’t wait to start reading more of Junji’s works :) 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, Murder

Moderate: Gaslighting

Minor: Alcoholism, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Self harm, Suicide, Cannibalism, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol

hmatteson's review against another edition

3.0

dark slow-paced

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Suicide, Blood

gracetrimper's review against another edition

4.5

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, Murder

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Bullying, Confinement, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Stalking