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Im: Great Priest Imhotep #5

Im: Great Priest Imhotep, Vol. 5

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The ancient queen Cleopatra is after something hidden inside Chapter Chief Yata's body, and it has a big connection to the tragedy that took place at Harugo Misora's family shrine fifteen years ago... Imhotep, Harugo, and their teammates must uncover the truth and thwart her plans before the past can repeat itself. But this time, the danger is so great that even the gods themselves are involved!

192 pages, Paperback

First published September 21, 2016

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477 reviews29 followers
July 7, 2019
4.5

Este tomo nos ha abierto nuevas incognitas sobre los Magai y otra criatura que estaba en el infierno, además de que Jonsu tiene algun tipo de secreto que creo saber cual es pero no entiendo como ha llegado a eso y además una revelación que se hace al final del tomo no me sorprende del todo pero no me esperaba que fuera de esa manera estoy un poco intrigada y la serie va subiendo.
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1,384 reviews2 followers
December 20, 2023
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J’essaie de reprendre ma lecture de la série, et comme je n’ai pas encore chroniqué tous les tomes que j’avais lu, je relis aussi certains tomes. Il faut dire que depuis le temps, j’ai commencé à oublier pas mal de choses aussi, même si j’ai une assez bonne mémoire en général. Je reprends donc ma relecture à partir de ce tome, et cette fois-ci, je vais finir la série aussi vite que je le peux.

L’aventure reprend alors que le chef des corbeaux mais aussi d’une filiale des prêtres d’Amon a été kidnappé par des Magai. Désormais sur un bateau, sur lequel tout le monde n’a pas pu monter. Il va falloir le retrouver et affronter les ennemis présents. Tout le monde est un peu à cran, car il faut rappeler que le vieux s’est fait enlever au sein même de leur bâtiment. S’il y a bien une chose que l’on voit dans beaucoup de manga, c’est qu’il ne faut pas toucher à la famille (non fast & furious n’est pas le premier à l’évoquer). Les recherches commencent et les révélations ont lieu en même temps, puis le Magai scellé dans le corps du vieux depuis plusieurs années est finalement libéré… comme ça aurait été trop simple, il faut en plus que ça ne soit pas n’importe quel Magai, mais la version de Seth (oui le dieu) en monde sombre. Chose étrange et presque dommage, les différentes scènes d’actions s’enchaînent assez rapidement, tout comme la défaite du Magai, qui visiblement, n’était pas si fort que ça…

Si je vous disais que même les Dieux ont leurs secrets seriez-vous surpris ? Pour ma part, pas vraiment, à partir du moment où on joue avec les autres, on ne peut qu’avoir des choses à cacher, notamment des trucs pas très glorieux. Alors qu’Im interroge les restes du Magai, celui-ci est achevé par le vrai Seth, qui empêche donc Im d’en apprendre plus et d’emprisonner le Magai dans son prisme. Seth n’appréciant d’ailleurs pas trop Im essaie même de s’en prendre à lui, manque de bol, un autre Dieu intervient en lui disant de s’arrêter et de rentrer. Une part du vrai visage de Seth est montrée par la suite, et c’est à se demander qui est le méchant… Donc, l’Ennéade cache quelque chose à tout le monde, et pour que des Dieux aient un secret, ça doit être du lourd. D’une certaine manière, ils sont sûrement responsables des Magai et de leur existence, de plus, ils n’agissent pas directement pour les éradiquer, une belle bande de bras cassé quoi.

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52 reviews4 followers
July 26, 2023
Chyba zawsze w tej serii zadziwiać mnie będzie jak bardzo autor potrafi stworzyć świetne plot twisty i końcówki, przy których nie da nie kupić się następnego tomu, a jednocześnie tak płytko napisać środek i początek, który zawodzi na całej lini to co oczekiwaliśmy po tych świetnych końcówkach poprzednich tomów XD
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157 reviews
October 5, 2019
I love the whole series. The end of this volume was so unexpected. I can't wait for the release of Vol. 6.
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6,000 reviews51 followers
March 14, 2020
Pretty great Shōnen manga, Really awesome art and really love that it took place in Egypt😁😻❤️
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2,256 reviews8 followers
May 3, 2021
Pertarungan melawan cleopatra diakhiri dengan kebulatan tekad untuk berangkat ke Mesir
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July 13, 2024
WHUHUHBUBFRRUF WHAT. WHAT. WHAT.
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123 reviews17 followers
April 5, 2018

Oh, woah, I can’t think straight! This volume, seriously, I mean THIS volume! I’m totally blown away! I really can’t believe what I read, this was hella freaking a ride to hell! I’m amazed!! In all honesty, I didn’t expect this manga series to become this good when I started to read volume 1 but it’s turned out to be one of my favorite ongoing series and with each installment it gets better in unexpected and unpredictable ways! Pure love!

I’d thought, volume 5 could be a chill read because they would save the chapter chief and of course I knew there would be a more or less hard fight but no doubt, they would win and defeat Cleopatra. And then it’ll be all fine and stuff. Hm, I wasn’t totally wrong. They saved the chief — and seriously the back story of Haru and how his family died, the magai and everything was heart-breaking! Haru did such an awesome character development in the previous and in this volume! So proud of the kid~ Also, it’s wonderful to see the dynamics between him and Imhotep because like Haru, Imhotep as well lacks friends (though, their personalities are 100% different). The way they all worked together and especially how Imhotep was the entrusted leader gave me goosebumps of happiness! I’m feeling too much and I loved it! Expected but awesome!

And then, I was dragged to hell... I think, this is where the real mystery starts and the previous volumes gave the information needed to understand what’s actually going on. It’s not only the pharao of the magai who uses Djoser’s body about whom we don’t have any clue which god he imitates, not only that he attempted to awake magai of the ennead but now it’s about the so called truth of the world which the ennead is aware of (of course they are!) and wants to hide by, it seems, all means.

Whatever this truth might be, Imhotep has no intel and only can surmise whether there is any connection to the ancient ritual and the necessary sacrifice of the sunsoul. The only thing he’s learnt, the ennead sealed a black serpent away in hell even before the actual birth of magai!

There’s no doubt, this is important, considering one of the ennead (Seth) killed the information broker before he could reveal more to Imhotep! No surprise, I’m wondering what this TRUTH OF THE WORLD might be and the black serpent somehow reminds me in the fall of man in christianity. Considering how the serpent brought the first sin upon humanity and caused Adam and Eve to be banned from paradise, the black serpent might be the reason of the birth of the first magai and with this it brought that plague upon the world. So, what’s if that black serpent is the ultimate cause of evil? Just theorizing here...but what if?

And with this in mind, there’s Khonsu! How can I put it without revealing spoilers? Awesome mastermind Khonsu, I always knew there’s more to know about him. It already was obvious for some while: he’s plotting, he’s scheming, he’s deceiving. But for now the outcomes always were ”good”... So, how to judge him? I like him because he’s interesting and kind of superior (I truly love this kind of character!) but I would never blindly trust him and always be wary. The new details about him which we get in this volume blew me away. Seriously! This development is so goooood, I yearn to know more! Especially about his true role, his true intentions and also his past. What caused him to be the way he is? Also, what’s his position towards the ennead? I smell danger and drama and I like it!

By the way, I enjoy how the ennead is added to this series and I think their roles will come more to the center sooner or later. At least it’s obvious, there’s rivalry among them, not all of them but partly. I can’t help it, I see Seth siding with magai pharao Djoser! Thinking about false gods and real gods mixing up and bonding against one another! How exciting for the plot!

Additionally I’m pretty proud, I slowly learn the names and understand the positions and functions of the different gods. As I’m not very familiar with ancient egypt and egyptian history, I only know the most common gods. But the series slowly teaches the reader and doesn’t overwhelm him with details, this is well done, I can say because I’ve read books which totally failed at giving such background information.

Back to the actual plot, I’ve already talked about Khonsu but let me add, there’s one more thing he’ll introduce us to...... There’s a phone call at the end and honestly, the very last page left me speechless! I discussed it with a friend who enjoys this series like I do and we both agreed, this wasn’t predictable at all. At all! I can’t.... Volume 6 will be intense, very intense and also emotional, I presume!

I think I write this every time after reviewing another volume of Imhotep but this series is so well composed and written, it gets better with every volume and for now this was my favorite one! I’d give a grand applause to the mangaka, she’s a genius! And this is something I rarely say about a mangaka! If you haven’t done so yet, please read this volume, or this series! You’ll be blown away!

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