Manga Review: IM: Great Priest Imhotep, Volume 3, by Makoto Morishita

Rating (Out of 5): ~3

Publisher: Yen Press

Release Date: May 2020

Volumes: 11.

Spoilers?: No.

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Volume: 1. 2. 4.

 

Goodreads Synopsis:

 

The Ennead Priesthood has given Im a new objective: Return to Egypt and use "Damnatio Memoriae" to wipe the record of Prince Djoser clean from the record of the world. But when Djoser suddenly shows up-in the flesh?-the plan is forced to change. How will Im cope with seeing his friend again...when his only option is to kill him...?

 

Review:

 

Im is being put into a bad position, where he has to decide to ruin his best friend yet again, only it's even more important this time. He wants to fix things between him and Djoser, only to find out that that's not really an option for him. Not quite in the way that he expected, though.

Most of this volume was taken up with the friendship and feud between Im and Djoser. Im has regrets from his past, but he's also being put into a situation where he is forced to see what's happening in a new perspective and make a choice.

I'm not following this closely, but it's an interesting read. The characters are good and odd, and I find the Egyptian mythology/history really interesting. In the second half, Hinome gets to see Im playing at being a student, getting some carefree time. It's not something he's been able to experience before, and she discovers that he never got the chance to play and dream like a kid.

This has a surprising amount of depth, and I appreciate that.

 

A review copy was provided by the publisher, Yen Press, for an honest review. Thank you so, so much!

Manga Review: Im: Great Priest Imhotep, Volume 1, by Makoto Morishita

Rating (Out of 5): ~3.5

Publisher: Yen Press

Release Date: January 2020

Volumes: 11.

Spoilers?: No.

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Volume: 2.

Goodreads Synopsis:

From the sands of Ancient Egypt to the streets of modern Japan, the newly resurrected Great Priest Imhotep traverses time and space on the hunt for the magai, devious beings with an appetite for destruction who impersonate the gods! When schoolgirl Hinome crosses paths with this illustrious ancient, is her loner lifestyle about to change for the better...or for the worse?!

Review:

Imhotep is brought back to life to purge the magai from the world. He finds himself in Japan, and when he discovers that Hinome has a magai haunting her, he decides to stick around. Hinome hasn't been able to talk for a long time, and her father is a big fan of Egyptian history, so he's very excited to let Imhotep stay at their supposedly haunted house.

Hinome and Im form an odd back-and-forth, in which Hinome basically feels she's stuck with him and Im keeps showing up and interrupting her life. But he also helps push her to better herself, including finally making a friend at school.

This was a rather fun first volume. Hinome is the main character, but it still feels like a shonen series. We meet a potential enemy as the volume ends, but most of this had short magai plots. It was fun to read, though.

A review copy was provided by the publisher, Yen Press, for an honest review. Thank you so, so much!