ENNEAD Vol. 1 [Mature Hardcover]

엔네아드 [Ennead] #1

by Mojito

The full-color Boys’ Love webtoon/comic hit inspired by ancient Egyptian mythology! (Hardcover Edition for Mature Audiences)

Nine powerful gods of ancient Egypt form the Ennead. When the god of war, Seth, kills his brother Osiris and takes over Egypt, he ushers in an era of chaos and cruelty. Centuries later, a new challenger appears: Horus, the child of Isis. Horus is not yet a full god, but he has the support of other deities to dethrone Seth. The conflict between Seth and Horus that begins as a series of trials warps into a complex web of deceit, obsession…and desire.

This hit Boys’ Love webtoon–a dramatic fantasy epic–is a reimagining of one of the oldest myths in human civilization. Already available in multiple languages to fans around the world, this is the very first time the graphic novel series will be printed in English, presented in beautiful full-color editions in an oversized trim! Seven Seas will release two versions of the series, which were originally drawn for different audiences: a paperback version rated Older Teen, and a deluxe hardcover version rated Mature. (Each version is standalone but has alternate depictions of some adult material.)

Genres: Manga, Manhwa, Fantasy, Mythology, Comics, Graphic Novels, Romance

296 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2020

Reviews

[V]

One of the best stories I've read but don't be fooled by the tags there isn't an ounce of romance just pain and suffering. Defenetly not for the lighthearted it's a heavy story with a lot of triggering themes.

[Xia and the Giant TBR]

30$

At this moment it seems I only work a day job to pay for all the Seven Seas Entertainment releases.

[Amanda Hudgins]

tw: incest (most varieties), violence, sexual assault, sexual assault/rape recovery, colorism, orientalism

ENNEAD sometimes gets recommended as a thing you should read if you like BL and you're ok with darker themes. It's an interesting suggestion in that regard because I wouldn't really classify it as a BL. The two characters are arguably both male and in a sexual relationship, but they're also gods, uncle/nephew, and arguably not in a relationship at all.

The art in ENNEAD is quite good, with a clear eye towards action and distinctive character design. It's hard not to mention the strange orientalism that feels like it's very present in a webtoon about how all the Egyptian gods are all having sex with each other and are also very rarely dressed, but I am perhaps not the best equipped to go whole ham into that conversation. There's the general colorism of dark and powerful top paired with a smaller, whiter bottom.

If you're a person who would be troubled by incest, there's honestly no reason to read ENNEAD. There are very few relationships featured in this story that are not directly incestuous including the main "pairing" (again, I feel kind of hesitant to call it a pairing).

The writing is interesting, if a bit too complicated for the chosen medium. I appreciated the growth of Seths' character the most over the course of the run, giving him a bit of pathos to what could have been a fairly one note characterization. Similarly, Horus was a stoic character but one that felt like there was hidden depths there and not a lack of characterization.

Overall this is a hard recommend - the story is kind of mid, though the art does a lot of the heavy lifting here. The themes of incest and sexual assault are rather prevalent, bordering on gratuitous, and I'm not sure the rest of the story carries that level of intensity.

[ishraq ★ (slowly coming back)]

Thank you to whoever told me Egyptian bl manwha exists 🥹

[Brigi]

I haven't read the webtoon version, but kept seeing friends rec it. Really enjoyed this first volume and I like the art style a lot!

[kiara ✾ ·˚]

one thing about me imma eat up a reimagining of classic mythology every damn time

[Ben Howard]

4.5 stars - rtc

[Preethi]

This volume includes episodes 1-10 of the webtoon.

[Ghazal_Ra]

داستان تازه داره جذاب میشه🤪🌚

[Sophia]

Baby’s first manhwa 😙 how is this so addictive? The artwork is 👌🏼

[Clarissa]

EDIT: Re-read complete!

I read volume one over a year ago, which is crazy. The hardcovers are just so expensive, and the wait so long. But I’m finally continuing with this series now.

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This first volume left me feeling teased and wanting more. Definitely gonna have to seek out the rest online. Waiting for the books would be absolute torture. Especially since these can be read in one day, easy. But I’m very much intrigued and enjoying this. Been a while since I read anything based on Egyptian Mythology. I’m also a sucker for morally grey characters and love-hate obsessive relationships.

[Rebecca]

This is a captivating series starter. Volume 1 is all about introducing characters and the central conflict, so while this is a BL manga/ webtoon, there's nothing of a romantic or sexual nature in here yet. Instead we get a rich backstory and a compelling cast of characters. Be aware that everyone is related to everyone, so that may be a deterrent to some, but this is based on Egyptian mythology so it makes sense. I'm very excited for more.

[Tayjah]

(Chapters cover 1-10 of the online manhwa)

The family tree after each chapter throws me off every time. I don’t think I can handle the obvious incest 😣.
But the story is very addictive

[Dakota]

4.5/5. Brutal and beautiful reimagining of some of the more interesting parts of Egyptian mythology.

[Cate]

Love anything ancient Egypt

[Riley Myers]

I like da pics 🥵🤤

[★ray's bookshelf★]

Seth is so pretty and he looks like a woman for me,but Horus is gorgeous he needs to show his face more often 😩

[Nika✨️]

*Relectura: ok, iré con impresiones breves porque estoy refrescando memoria para los capítulos más recientes.

Me da un poco de risa que en la primera lectura yo estaba como: "Seth ya bájale, te estás pasando." Porque ahora, hasta donde voy, digo que Seth puede quemar todo Egipto si quiere y yo lo apoyo. Mi bebé.

Fuera de eso, la trama es bien interesante. Aquí ya se sientan las bases de los conflictos posteriores. Hay mucha intriga sobre qué rayos pasó entre Seth y Osiris (hdp verde, ojalá te pudras en la Duat), por qué Seth está tan descontrolado y enojado, y cómo resultará el duelo con Horus. Sobre esto último, tal vez sea impresión mía de relectura, pero desde aquí le noto el yearning a Horus (yup, incesto, pero son dioses, so...). De Isis tal vez podré hablar más tarde, aunque creo que en la primera temporada tengo sentimientos encontrados (si me pisa, le doy gracias. Soy débil).

En fin, que me gusta mucho. Es de mis favs y ya estoy ansiosa por lo que sigue.

[nika ⸆⸉]

so, i’m just trynna get a feel for this before i actually begin reading
so, in the beginning of the story, it says that seth and isis are children of nut and geb, so they’re siblings
the synopsis read that horus is son of isis…
now i might be totally misunderstanding the rest of this, bc is it supposed to make this okay bc they’re gods (horus “not yet one himself” implied that he’s a future god)? this is incest, right? is the entire BL story literally about an uncle/nephew romance, etc.? or is the assumed biology thrown completely out the window and completely insignificant bc they’re deities and therefore human biology who?bc not gonna lie, i was excited to read this, but now i’m just uncomfortable

[tt 🌱]

Got the paper version as a present and was veeeery excited. I like where the lore seems to be going but the book felt soooo thin, it was over only after vaguely introducing the main characters so it was far from enough to satisfy the lore thirst. I suppose that’s the deal when reading a webtoon on paper tho. Feel like I could easily swallow 2-3 more books in one sitting to get more into it. Will carry on binge reading online

[Logan]

Yeah this is exactly the Egyptian mythology I remembered and expected, probably a little more manhwa but still. Unfortunately the technical incest wasn’t surprising bc that’s just how Egyptian mythology be 👍🏻

I’ll continue but not much happened in this volume tbh :/

[Rebecca]

I may be rating this too highly, but it is a fascinating use of Egyptian mythology. Not sure where the purported BL comes in, but I have a couple of ideas.

[Luna]

Sometimes you pick up a book from the library and it's a swing and a miss. The art style is cool but the story is not for me. It's way too confusion and weird.

[leo]

tive que assistir 30 anúncios e pagar 99 cêntimos para ler isto, a pirataria já teve dias melhores

[Katie❄️]

OOOooooo it looks like if you lay the covers flat side by side they match up! Volume 1 sandwiched between volume 2 and 3. 3, 1, 2 I love that!!

[Emma]

Nur 4 ⭐️ weil das Buch mit 16€ viieeeellll zu teuer ist und nur ein Prolog und drei Kapitel enthalten sind 🙂

[Frank Chillura (OhYouRead)]

Wow! This was a wrapped Boys Love manga that had 0 love and 0 reason to be wrapped. 😂 And yet, I still loved it.

I’m a sucker for mythology based worlds, especially when I know something about the gods and folklore within it. Seeing as how this is based on Egyptian mythology, I knew a little bit about it (thank you to The Mummy and The Kane Chronicles😂).

Like I said before, I went into this expecting something completely different than it was and maybe we’ll get love from later volumes, but for now, this was all about war, destruction, and tragedy. Which tbh, I’m here for!

[Cecilia Carolina Vicario]

Perfecto. Sublime. Lo amo.

Nuevamente me subo a un barco que navegará por un océano de mis lagrimas.

La personificación que Mojita le da a los dioses egipcios y como los reinterpreta me encantó. Además de que estoy acostumbrada a leer libros o ver pelis de este estilo donde Seth siempre es el villano, pero este manwua le da un giro a todo eso y me FASCINO.

[Michela Cacciatore]

Malgrado nell'adattamento su carta perda di brillantezza, è assolutamente piacevole da leggere, immersivo.

Although it loses its brilliance when adapted to paper, it is absolutely pleasant to read and immersive.

[Nikola]

after my month without yaoi and smut this was pretty disappointing