Im: Great Priest Imhotep, Vol. 3

Im: Great Priest Imhotep #3

by Makoto Morishita

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...?

Genres: Manga, Fantasy, Action, Mythology

176 pages, Paperback

First published January 22, 2016

Reviews

[78sunny · Rating 5 out of 5]

Da ich erst kurz zuvor meine Review zu Band 2 geschrieben habe, fasse ich mich hier mal kurz. Ich liebe diese Reihe und ich finde sie wird mit jeden Band besser und besser. Die Charaktere sind einfach so genial, teils unglaublich sympathisch und teils geheimnisvoll. Mit einigen (vor allem IM) fiebere ich richtig mit, weil ich seinen Charakter unglaublich finde. Prinz D Joser tut mir unglaublich leid. Er wurde als so ein unglaublich herzensguter Mensch beschrieben und was dann mit ihm passierte, lässt mich wirklich mitfühlen und macht mich traurig. Solche Emotionen bei einem Manga zu erleben, findet ich sehr ungewöhnlich.
Andere Charaktere lassen einen immer wieder schwanken und überlegen, ob sie nun gut oder böse sind, bzw. welche Motive sie tatsächlich haben. Alles in allem finde ich die Story unglaublich spannend. Ich lese jetzt gleich den nächsten Band und werde mir alle bisher erschienenen Teil bestellen.
Der Zeichenstil ist der Hammer. Allein das Cover sagt doch schon alles.

Story 5+5
Charaktere 5+/5
Zeichenstil 5,0/5
Gesamt 5+/5

[Rebecca · Rating 3 out of 5]

I don't know why tragic (as in, truly honest-to-goodness tragic not pandering tragic) elements in shounen action series always catch me off guard, but here we are. This series has a particularly effective one.

[Ibu-Chan · Rating 3 out of 5]

La trama empezó muy lenta en los primeros tomos, sin embargo este tercer tomo ya coge fuerza. Im tiene una nueva misión, que le resultará muy complicada de gestionar. La forma que se relaciona con los otros personas es maravillosa, Anubis es realmente tierno

[Gabby · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wow, she's so gorgeous. You'll know who I'm talking about haha

[queen0f_hearts · Rating 4 out of 5]

I love the story of Imhotep more and more, with each new volume being released and currently this is one of my fav manga series which still is on-going.

The first two chapters were so very thrilling. Djoser showed up, who actually was supposed to be dead, and of course Imhotep had a hard time facing him, considering their past. Those two chapters were mostly filled with action, Im and Djoser fighting really hurt me because they were so close friends and I still hope for the former Djoser to return. That sunny boy, I liked him so much but I fear, even if Im succeeds to annihilate that evil fake god inside of him, he’ll never be the same he was before because of how greatly he’s been deceived... //sobs

During the fight, there was another interesting development: Im and Haru! Until reading this volume, I didn’t care too much about Haru but the huge deal he did Im during the fight and how strong-willed, or perhaps more stubborn he indeed turned out to be impressed me and I came to appreciate him for the important role he seems to play from chapter 10 on. The only development I feel kind of sad about is I wished Djoser to be saved in result but he appears to become the final enemy. Pharao Djoser...! This isn’t even Djoser! //sighs

Another important thing here is Khonsu. I found him odd from his very first appearance and to me it proved I’ve been right not to trust him. He obviously schemes something and I feel as if he plans to go against the gods and the ennead. And he plans to have Im on his side! This might get dangerous for Im but for now I support his decision to defy the gods’ will and his soul destiny! What role Khonsu plays is still to be revealed but I’ll be on alert when he’s around.

Besides, the soul destiny is such an interesting subject to think about. In general there’s the question, regarding every god, does god have a plan for everyone? Or are we free to go our ways and choose which paths to take? I won’t get philosophical but I like that this idea of gods dictating your life, in this case it’s been Djoser’s and still Im’s lives, is included in the plot and it’s the decision Im who’s supposed to be a faithful and obedient priest has to make, whether to go the gods’ way which they chose for him, or to seek freedom from their regime and decide by himself. I think, especially for a churchman like him it’s a huge step and a great development to go against his believes and defy the ennead. And here we witness the importance and power of friendship!... which by the way, is a kind of love and god/ the gods should love the humans enough to let them choose their lives on their own (me, a faithful christian, is talking)

Discussing about freedom, I truly wish for Im to get a happy future which he thinks is not in store for him. After defeating Djoser and the Miasma and when everything else is over, either being sealed away again or sacrificing himself to Haru’s sword, is so cruel and it really hurts to think about it! So, after reading volume 3, I conclude: I don’t only want Djoser to be himself again, I want him and Im to be best buds again! I want them to laugh, be happy, have a normal life and be together!

...but I’ll have to wait for whatever volume 4 has in store. Luckily, it comes in december.

[Sunread26 · Rating 4 out of 5]

Chronique complète :
https://sunread26.wordpress.com/2022/...

Extrait :
Avec ce troisième tome, on peut dire que la guerre est ouvertement déclarée, mais aussi que la tension monte pour Im. Et oui, c’est l’heure de l’arrivée du nouveau personnage qui va tout bouleverser ! Toujours entre un ton comique et sérieux, la série continue de nous transporter dans un récit entre la mythologie Egyptienne et Japonaise.

C’est vrai que je n’y ai pas pensé avant, mais cette série mélange un peu les deux « folklore » si on peut dire, d’un côté les dieux égyptiens, de l’autre les yokais japonais (nommés Magaï dans le manga). Le mélange, pour le moment, n’est pas très « équilibré », même si on a quelques sorts et autres éléments en style égyptien, cela reste minoritaire à côté de la présence des yokais (même si ceux-ci sont un peu personnalisé à l’égyptienne). On peut donc dire que l’auteur se « facilite » un peu la tâche en rajoutant un peu du folklore de son pays à l’histoire, un élément qu’il doit sûrement mieux maîtriser (comme nous qui connaissons mieux l’histoire de notre pays). Malgré ça, je pense que le mélange permet de soutenir l’intrigue et de mieux guider nos protagonistes dans leur quête.

Dans la série, l’ennéade (groupe des 9 divinités de la mythologie égyptienne : le démiurge Atoum, l’humidité Tefnout, l’air Shou, la terre Geb, le ciel Nout, Osiris, Isis, Seth et Nephthys) est le groupe censé contrôler et définir la vie de chaque être humains. C’est de son refus d’obéir à ses dieux, qu’Im fera apparaître les premiers Magaï inconsciemment. Très clairement, ils n’ont pas une publicité dans ce tome, en effet, ceux sont eux qui forcent certains évènements, et quand celui-ci ne se déroule pas comme prévu, et bien, au final, ils ne font rien… Enfin, ils accusent un responsable sans se remettre en question, scelle les différents problèmes pour les repousser à plus tard, sans les résoudre au final…Pour le moment, seul leur nom a été nommé, mais j’espère grandement qu’on aura droit à une petite représentation graphique.

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[Maberan Potato · Rating 4 out of 5]

So I went and bought the next one bc :D I love the characters and art too much.

So this was a bit better? We got to see more of Djeser (I know it's Djoser in the English ver I'm just being annoying) and I honestly love the guy, I hope to see more of the magai king and Djoser. There was more Harugo too which made me really happy and more of sad/stressed Im which was godly and we also got to see him smile! My poor heart. Oh and Khousou is great, I think the backcover comic implies his assistant gets off on punishing him for behaving like a weirdo and I WANT TO SEE MORE

I'm still not okay with the pacing, like the gods sent Im to hunt Magais and his staff only has the powers of the magais we saw him catch meaning he only got two and then the gods changed their minds and told him to erase Djeser instead? This can only work if Im meeting Hinome was part of the gods' plan bc it just looks like they made a mistake- unless that's the point? Hmm

The art was good as usually, tho the fight scenes weren't that perfect, there were a few times I wasn't too sure what was happening. It's mostly about Djoser and that's 100% I love him. This series is making me want to fanart really hard

[Shaya · Rating 4 out of 5]

4.5

La verdad que me esta encantando como se estan desarrollando las cosas. El rencuentro de Zoser e Imhotep me parece brutal y quiere saber como van a seguir las cosas entre ello, también me gusta mucho Harugo porque aunque al principio vemos su lado odioso pero creo que va a evolucionar un montón me esta encantando

[Elinor · Rating 4 out of 5]

Un tome 3 au même niveau que le 2 : très sympa mais un peu en dessous du 1e. Im reste une bonne série pour moi à continuer sans aucun doute !

[Clar · Rating 3 out of 5]

VALORACIÓN: 3 estrellas

[Kurtis Burkhardt · Rating 5 out of 5]

Pretty great Shōnen manga, Really awesome art and really love that it took place in Egypt😁😻❤️

[Shin Donghae · Rating 4 out of 5]

Semakin rumit alur ceritanya.
Keberadaan Konshu dari kelompok pendeta tertinggi jadi poin penting

[Lemelyfox · Rating 4 out of 5]

Next part of Imhotep story. Here we can read about relationship between Imhotep and other people from old Egypt. This part is very intelligent and interesting.

[Phuong Dang · Rating 3 out of 5]

Tập này có đánh nhau gay cấn hơn đc tí nhưng cách triển khai cốt truyện và nhân vật chưa có gì đặc sắc. Đọc để biết thêm mấy vị thần và phong tục của Ai Cập thì được.

[Jill · Rating 4 out of 5]

3.5 rounded up

[Diana H. · Rating 3 out of 5]

its mid