Story - All I knew when I started this manga was that 'Tomie' was a woman who could make men fall madly in love with her at first sight. As you can imagine, I wasn't really expecting much and was very impressed by what I read. I loved every chapter and felt they were all very original and well thought out to how each 'Tomie' manipulated and charmed each character in the manga which eventually ends in her own demise.
Art - As the other review has mentioned, the one strength to this anime is that Tomie is truely beautifully drawn in the manga with her
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 Alternative TitlesJapanese: 富江 More titlesInformationType: Manga
Volumes: 3
Chapters: 20
Status: Finished
Published: 1987 to 2000
Theme:
Gore
Demographic:
Shoujo
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Nemuki Authors:
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Oct 18, 2011
I had read Junji Itou's 'Uzumaki' around two years ago and was impressed by his creativity at horror storytelling because it actually made me freak out (which rarely happens to me while reading horror manga). And that was one reason why I picked up 'Tomie' nearly two years later. The other reason was, well, I wanted to pass my time.
When I read the plot, I was excited and expected it to be as scary and thrilling as 'Uzumaki' was, or if possible, more than that. However, it turned out to be a bit of disappoint for me by the time I reached the 6th ... 
Jul 4, 2016
STORY: 6/ART:6/CHARACTERS:5/ENJOYMENT:6/OVERALL:6
I would consider Tomie to be an interesting mange to read when you are waiting for another mange chapter to be released. It it definitely good to pass the time but it isn't anything to write home about. STORY: The story is very simple. There is a succubus (Tomie) that has immense beauty and charm. She goes around seducing men and driving them to murder and driving women to insanity. The victim of the aggravated violence is usually Tomie herself. When she gets murdered she spawns more of herself and regenerates, continuing her curse. It is even alluded to towards the end of the manga ... 
Jan 4, 2022
The story started out great, and I was really engaged in who and what the main character, Tomie, was. There is constant dread and disturbing imagery as one can expect from a Junji Ito story. Unfortunately, the story became very repetitive about halfway through, and I felt like my patience didn't pay off by the time I got to the ending. The fact that most if not all of the characters were unlikable did not really help. Without spoiling it, I can say that it does a good job of providing commentary on certain issues like victim blaming and jealousy for example. It's definitely not
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Sep 17, 2015
Tomie is one of my favorite manga, so ill try not to be as biased.
Now before you start reading Tomie, beware that its intended for adults only since it depicts extremely graphic scenes. There isnt really a main Story, there are some minor and major arcs, there is one character, Tomie, that always reappears in each of the different stories though. Each story has something that makes it interesting in its own with different kinds of side-characters being impacted differently by the main character. It's hard trying to explain the story without spoiling so if this review wakes your interest you should definitely check it ... 
Oct 11, 2015
Tomie is not a bad manga, however, it is flawed with the biggest one of it being repetitive and almost nonsensical. The story centres around one beautiful girl named, well, Tomie, who takes a mean grip of mens' hearts and subverts them to do any and every of her beckoning. The men, as if under some sort of a trance, are more then willing to kill, beat, threaten and berate any one on whom Tomie points her well manicured accusing finger at.
The manga is made a compilation of stories (for most parts one-shot style) featuring Tomie as the antagonist, with the unfortunate protagonist (most ... 
Nov 6, 2018
tomie has an amazing artwork, as you'd expect from junji ito. i think that's actually the biggest value of the manga, you see tomie pictures everywhere on the net and it became a classic "yes i'm an edgy tumblr girl who likes japanese horror art ok?" symbol (myself included). people are getting tattoos of her because she looks so beautiful and mysterious. ironically that's what tomie and her story is about, possessing people and making them love her so it's cool to see that her presence is reaching out into the real world. i read the manga pretty much in one session and i admit
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Sep 18, 2023
I'm going to be honest... this was kind of disappointing. I feel like I've heard a lot of talk about "Tomie", but now that I've actually read it, I feel sort of misled. I may reread it to ensure I didn't miss any crucial details. As a first-time reader though I'll say this story isn't for everyone.
There's a lot of body horror involved and I found that to be pretty interesting. Otherwise, I have several issues with how this story was presented. The first is that it's episodic. Normally, I wouldn't really make such a big deal out of this, but unlike "Uzumaki", I feel ... 
Oct 24, 2023
"Tomie" by Junji Ito is a psychological horror masterpiece delving into the depths of obsession and immortality. The complexity of the narrative and the unpredictable plot twists add depth to the story, keeping readers intrigued. The detailed artwork, although occasionally confusing in action scenes, creates an authentically chilling atmosphere. The intentional confusion in the story may pose a challenge for some readers, but it contributes to the overall sense of disconcertion. "Tomie" is a captivating read for those who appreciate horror that defies expectations, although both the artwork and the narrative may require careful reading to be fully appreciated.
At first, I found the chapters confusing ... 
Apr 26, 2022
Tomie, by Junji Ito is a pretty interesting story about an immortal succubus who constantly gets herself killed by men. She is always reincarnated as "Tomie" and seeking out men like a predator. Throughout the story you find out more and more about Tomie and how she works, she gets into strange situations and the resolution is always interesting.
The fairly bland story is held up by the beautiful (and freaky) art of Junji Ito, despite the bland story it is surprisingly entertaining. For a nearly 800 page manga I read it quickly and was never bored. I do recommend Tomie if you enjoy horror, if you're ... 
Nov 16, 2023
Not that I would say it's my favorite piece of work from Junji Ito, but one of them at least. Tomie is the first piece of work from Junji Ito sensei that I actually got to read and understand what it's truly all about. I mean, I randomly saw a short clip of Tomie popping up on my Twitter feed one day, and I got interested, so I started watching and catching up with it pretty quickly. Tomie isn't just a good horror manga that you need to read, but in the general world of horror, it's one of the best pieces of work that
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Dec 29, 2019
I came across Tomie because one of my friends recommended it to me. So after reading the synopsis it sounded really interesting and I figured that the manga would be something more ‘deep’ and just more exciting?
My first review ever! I hope my explanations are easy to understand :))) STORY:5 It’s not that I don’t understand the plot but I couldn’t really wrap my head around it. There were so many things that were left unexplained. Questions like, ‘how did the rumours not spread around?’ And ‘if there were so many tomie’s how did people not see more of her?’ Not only were there several plot holes ...
Jun 3, 2017
Junji Ito writes horror manga. He has his own style of horror which separates him from all of the other manga artist.
Story: 6/10: I sometimes just thought to myself the story doesn't really make sense, I don't know whats going on then... Finally, you get back on track. Art: 10/10: The style from Junji Ito is just amazing. The style of art that he creates blows a lot of other horror manga artists out of the water! He can turn something like a simple spiral to something incredible. Character: 5/10: Sometimes you think, why is this character in here. Also the characters may go off topic from ... 
Feb 17, 2022 Not Recommended Funny 
I started reading Junji Ito from here, and I frankly feel like I should have just skipped this...
It's all undoubtedly very mediocre for a J-Horror saga. Tomie seems to be a horror creature flimsily assembled from the discarded pieces of several other works, taking some bits of gothic horror, slasher flics, ghost stories, cosmic horror... A patchwork of mismatched influences all centering on the character of Tomie, a monster with a human figure, but as irresistible as she's indestructible, a ''waifu'' Michael Myers. For the length of its three volumes, this all remains very repetitive. The art, especially from the earlier chapters, is subpar. Every character is so ... 
Oct 18, 2020
This was pogs. The art is amazing and actually made me feel scared and uneasy sometimes. Ito's art will never fail to amaze you. The story was pretty good to. Although i sometimes wish it delve a bit more deep into Tomie's past a little. so much mystery behind her. characters were some what ok. Loved the main character and I especially loved Tomie as well. There were some downsides though. some characters were meh and some you'd practically wouldn't have gave a shit about. And I do wish Ito delve a bit more deeper into the lore of Tomie. there were a lot of
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May 30, 2020
Without a doubt, this is the best horror manga I've read.
The story is splendid start to finish, being made up of different times in the lifes of Tomie. As for the art, I feel like it deserves more than a mere 10. Even if in the beginning it is not very readable, or even good for that matter. you can see Junji Ito's development and how he gets better and better at character design and at making Tomie the beautifully crazy girl she is. Not to mention, he has been my inspiration for art for a long time now. The characters are also very good, ... 
May 15, 2022
The female character with the most haunting superpower? Yes, that's what I thought when I heard about this manga series by Itto. The stories are quite unrelated but I don't know why, in a way I feel like I'm being hypnotized by Tomie. The characters in the story are obsessed with her, and so am I. It's monstrous, this feeling is quite real. Obviously Tomie is the type of character that can directly affect the reader's brain, and not all manga characters can do it believe me. Whatever happens to Tomie, I believe that if she were real, she would rule the whole earth. Tomie
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Jan 18, 2018
Sounds so obscure for a book that includes this type of horrific depictions, but i ended up reading this within two public train journeys back and forth. Genuinely it was so immensely interesting that i was so enamoured and focused with this book that I nearly missed my stop.
I would seriously recommend this book to any of my friends, even if they're not a fan of manga or anything Japanese, cause it seriously feels like it's so much more than just that. I damn loved it, and having the hard-back of the book made it so much more satisfying to read and have on display ... 
Sep 20, 2022
Junji Ito, not at his best, but definitely at his most solid, consistent and disturbing.
The story explores the clear-cut story of Tomie, or two, maybe three sometimes, it's a wild ride through what I thought was just a simple one-shot at the start, but no, it goes hard on following 1 theme, 1 set of rules that even if you can't really get your head around the most important ones and then the most abstract ones, you get a feel for how it works. The first stories (Chapters) try to set a number of guidelines for how the horror works, how the horror will happen ... 
Apr 21, 2021
I expected better plot from the manga, but it disappointed me. After all it is Juni Ito's first manga. The art were Mediocre from first few chapters, then quality increased bit by bit.
Characters were not well written, caused the zero interlink between chapters. It's just main character Tomie, who is all over place. Story were like different events represented in a single book. Didn't got to know the secret behind all these cause of event, that was pretty disappointing. Flow of the storyline was bit off and there was unnecessary ending to many events in the chapter. As for horror it's fine as Tomie remained a ... |
