Tomie

let’s break it down woot woot good: - almost 800 pgs of junji ito’s artwork?? i mean, what a lovely treat for my eyeballs - spicy commentary on the effects of societal beauty standards bad? how dare i have anything negative to say, i KNOW: - it felt repetitive...story after story of unsuspecting ppl bei Leggi tutto

a main course without dessert🙄

Beauty... ... is in the eye of the beholder. I've often said that books are more disturbing to me than films, as I can imagine much worse than a film is going to show me (most of the films that truly get under my skin are things like The Haunting (1963) where you don't actually see anything). With

Tomie is a lovecraftian monstrosity trapped in the body of a stunningly beautiful girl. She can seduce nearly any man with nothing but a single glance, driving them mad with lust and envy until eventually pushing them to commit brutal murders. Though strangely enough, the victim of the murders are a Leggi tutto

I quite enjoyed Uzumaki, Junji Ito's strange and terrifying epic of a town infested with and ultimately consumed by spirals. It was weird, and beautifully rendered, and even translated into English, beautifully written. Tomie is as strange and gorgeous, but I was so bothered by its implications that Leggi tutto

me whenever tomie did anything; you’re doing amazing, sweetie 📸 this was such a fun horror. and don’t get me wrong, tomie is a horrible person (although i’m convinced she wasn’t always that way because of the first chapter and what we’re told about her later on, but that’s neither here nor there) but Leggi tutto

My first Junji Ito experience and...wow. What kind of brain can come up with this sh*t? It’s fantastic. The origin of Tomie was my favorite part for sure. The ending wasn’t what I wanted but it was still good. It’s a series of novellas and they were all enjoyable but it felt a bit long. Also, good lor Leggi tutto

Just in case you have missed it, Viz Media released three compendiums of Junji Ito's works: Gyo, Uzumaki, and the newest one, Tomie. Viz Media's Tomie compiles Ito's 14-year work in this beautifully bound tome of horror. To give you a background about this episodic manga's main character, just rememb Leggi tutto