Tomie`s not dead yet. No matter how many times you cut her up, bury her, or drown her, she comes back for more. Every inch of her is a droplet of hellish flesh, and she doesn`t know the meaning of the word `forgiveness`. Junji Ito`s masterpiece mingles modern sensibility with gut-wrenching psychosis--and best of all, Tomie`s not your ordinary monster. Her human emotions and desires make her more terrifying than any horror movie character.
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Junji Ito (b. 1963) is best known for the `Tomie` series, but he`s produced countless bone-chilling horror collections. He received the prestigious Kazuo Umezu Award for manga artistry and he cites Mr. Umezu as his main artistic influence.
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Tomie x2,
By Kit (New York, NY) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Tomie, Volume 2 (Paperback)
I personally don't really care for the first two medical chapters, although that doesn't mean they aren't a good read -- they are. It's just that compared to the rest of the book, they' aren't as intriguing. "The Artist" is damn creepy, and shows how devastating Tomie's power can be. "Assassination" is definitely my favorite Tomie story of all time; you really see the contrast between Tomie's personalities in this one. That, and the last frame in the last page scares me. This chapter also contains the famous "bloody head in the bag" shot that some of the Tomie movies used. "Hair" is odd, but it displays more of Tomie's supernatural abilities -- even her hair can be a deadly weapon. "Foster Daugher" is an odd one to end the book (and the Tomie saga for some odd years), but I suppose it fits. The story contains two very nice twists at the end that I didn't see coming: the first one was completely unexpected, but the second one I should've seen coming. Junji Ito caught me offguard there, and I applaud him for that.
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Beauty is only Skindeep,
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This review is from: Tomie, Volume 2 (Paperback)
The above phrase fits Tomie perfectly. Although she appears to be a very pretty girl, she is in fact a demon to be feared. She is killed often but always comes back to bring misery to others. Such a pretty face, but so ugly underneath. The most interesting story in this volume in my opinion was "Painting" where like in the previous volume in which photography showed Tomie's true form, art brings out Tomie's true form; from a beautiful young woman to a monster. good stuff. If you do not like manga because of the artstyle try this one out it is like Katsuhiro Otomo's Akira and Domu: the characters are drawn in a realistic way, and look japanese. This review was suppose to be for volume two only i didn't know that it would show up under volume one as well. . . gomen nasai, I'm sorry
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Frighteningly belivealbe woman monster,
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This review is from: Tomie, Volume 2 (Paperback)
A friend of mine loaned me this manga/comic book/graphic novel saying that it was one of several horror comics that he really liked. I had to agree, I found the woman/creature Tomie to be very well created and quite disturbing in a very readable way.To me she embodies all that is dangerous in women and brings out in men all that is frightening but all to real. She is truly a monster, and one that I think all men fear that any woman might become. Manga comics are often disposable. Read quickly and thrown away, but I had to search and find a copy of this to keep for myself...and to loan to other men as a warning (evil laugh). [Copied from my review of volume I]
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