Tomie

Summary:
In a high school classroom, students mourn the loss of one of their own: Tomie Kawakami, who has been murdered and dismembered. Shocked by the announcement of her death, the class is puzzled by the cruel fate that has befallen someone so dear to them; such a radiant and beautiful girl did not deserve such a hideous demise. However, a strikingly familiar student suddenly appears at the classroom’s entrance. Gorgeous, slender, and with a beauty mark under her left eye, Tomie smiles and apologizes for being late. But this is just the beginning of the mysteries surrounding this seemingly inhuman woman. The men unlucky enough to catch her eye become smitten with her instantly but also become driven by a dark impulse to dismember her, one they often succumb to. And each time, Tomie returns from the dead to continue her favorite pastime: toying with men.

Author: Itou Junji

Junji Ito writes horror manga. He has his own style of horror which separates him from all of the other manga artists.

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 here. Also, the characters may go off-topic from time to time.

Enjoyment: 7/10

What really made me enjoy this book was mainly the illustration. The story line was fair.

Overall: 6/10

Although the art was fantastic, overall you need a good story and the characters are what make the story happen. If you don’t enjoy the manga a lot, it’s not the best manga.