Tomie
Ratings90
Average rating4
What a wasted potential compared to Gyo and Uzumaki. It was his first series so I get that it's not as terrifying but it's the same scenario of Tomie seducing men who'll love her so much they'll kill her. There is some variety to the formula but nothing witty like her trying to seduce a gay man or maybe meeting another demonic being and clashing with it. It's just her being killed over and over again. There are two really gruesome episodes but the rest is almost like a regular manga series with a bit of blood and body horror.
me, reading this, every time i see tomie: WHAT ARE YOU? WHAT ARE YOU?
i have yet to watch the movie (movies? i have no clue) but i'm either gonna love it or hate it or take it at face value
anyway junji ito is a genius and i love him
My first Junji Ito read! Though some might find the nature of the main character (creature?) to be questionable for good reason, her supernatural characteristics make for wonderfully dark events. At first I was worried how long it'd take for the stories to become repetitive, but instead they only became more inventive and even creepier, with some of the most memorable stories making up the last third. Highly suggest this for manga and horror fans, even if you read a few chapters.
The art was beautiful, I loved the slightly merged stories. It was gory and fascinating. I loved it. I hope to read alot more Junji Ito.
Rating: 3 leaves out of 5
Characters: 3/5
Cover: 2.5/5
Story: 2.5/5
Writing: 4/5
Genre:Horror/Fantasy
Type: Manga
Worth?: Sure
I have been seeing the manga on tiktok and around the bookclub community that I am in. When I found one of my libraries had it I had to give it a go. It started off strong, Tomie is some kind of entity that just reeks havoc on people. She is just one of those things that exist with no real backstory. As the book went on it just was very repetitive and only slight differences in each story. I don't think I regret reading it. It was a curious itch that I scratched and I feel better afterwards.
The graphics were okay as well, I had to get used to them but I think it added some kind of depth to the creep factor.
really spooky and I honestly kind of regret reading it, because I definitely have more detailed nightmares now, but the art was really incredible, and the stories were interesting but SPOOKY man! I'm SPOOKED!
to be honest I'm disappointed how everyone hypes this work of junji ito. the stories are repetitive and the whole characterization makes you painfully aware that it's written by a man
Tomie is an entity in the form of a beautiful woman, who destroys the life of innocent strangers just because she can.
No matter how many times you kill her she will spawn right back.
This is a pretty gigantic book in the form of short stories and it was really fun to read about.
Also it's really cool that you can see Junji Ito's art style evolving as you read more and more.
Male violence is a big theme. It's the men who become too emotional and hysterical (stereotypical traits that are disliked in women), driven crazy by Tomie's beauty. I guess it can be argued that Tomie's responsible for her narcissistic behavior, but her murders often expose male entitlement and their objectification of women.
I guess I could see the idea of the affects of the cycle of abuse on you and the relationships around you. Or a comment on society's unhealthy obsession with possessing and/or destroying beauty.
The art greatly improved as the story went on. Overall, this one didn't sit great with me. Maybe my opinion will change over time. For now though, I liked Uzumaki more
