The chapters of Tomie were first released in the manga magazine Weekly Shnen Jump, later being published in an omnibus and as volumes.
Tomie was Ito's first published work he originally submitted to Monthly Halloween, a shojo magazine in 1987, which led to him winning the Kazuo Umezu award. Tomie is published by Asahi Sonorama and appeared as a serial in the manga magazine Monthly Halloween from 1987 to 2000. 
