A review by veggiecats
Tomie: Complete Deluxe Edition by Junji Ito

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

3.5

i'm a huge fan of junji ito and i think now i may be about halfway reading through the books hes put out. tomie was less on the existential side of horror, and more focused on gore, manipulation, and more real world horrors. as the story progress, i had grown more and more of a distaste for tomie (the character), wishing that she would just leave these innocent people alone.
when i was reading, i couldn't stop thinking about the girl who got the kidney transplant and became tomie instead. really, that made me so sad. also i'm a bit unnerved that the story implies that tomie was a teenager for most of her lives.
if you're a fan of junji ito, you'll like this- but if you're just getting into his work, i suggest picking up a quicker read. 
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