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“I began writing “Tomie” because I wanted to create a bizarre tale of a dead person returning to life as if nothing ever happened. I was inspired by the phenomenon of lizard-tail regeneration. “Tomie” is a story where people fascinated with the girl end up killing her, accelerating her rebirth. The proliferation of “Tomie” was created while writing a serial storyline, which helped greatly to convey the concept of regeneration.”
- Junji Ito
Perfection
(Source: 78magazine.com)
