Im: Great Priest Imhotep

Im: Great Priest Imhotep (Im～イム～) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Makoto Morishita. It was serialized in Square Enix's Monthly Shōnen Gangan from January 2015 to August 2018 and published in eleven volumes.

Im: Great Priest Imhotep
Cover of the first volume, featuring Imhotep
Im～イム～
GenreAction, supernatural[1]
Manga
Written byMakoto Morishita
Published bySquare Enix
English publisher
MagazineMonthly Shōnen Gangan
DemographicShōnen
Original runJanuary 10, 2015 – August 10, 2018
Volumes11

Publication

Written and illustrated by Makoto Morishita, the series originated as a one-shot, before beginning serialization as a full series in Square Enix's Monthly Shōnen Gangan on January 10, 2015.[2] The series completed its serialization on August 10, 2018.[3] The series' individual chapters were collected into 11 tankōbon volumes.[4]

In June 2017, Yen Press announced that they licensed the series for English publication digitally.[5] A print release was announced at Anime Expo 2019.[6] The manga is also licensed by Elex Media Komputindo in Indonesia.[7]

Volume list
No. Original release date Original ISBN English release date English ISBN
1 July 22, 2015[8]978-4-75-754689-9February 4, 2020[9]978-1-97-533282-2
2 September 19, 2015[10]978-4-75-754737-7March 31, 2020[11]978-1-97-539945-0
3 January 22, 2016[12]978-4-75-754857-2May 26, 2020[13]978-1-97-531144-5
4 May 21, 2016[14]978-4-75-754975-3August 25, 2020[15]978-1-97-531145-2
5 September 21, 2016[16]978-4-75-755118-3November 17, 2020[17]978-1-97-531146-9
6 January 21, 2017[18]978-4-75-755217-3December 1, 2020[19]978-1-97-531147-6
7 May 22, 2017[20]978-4-75-755342-2January 26, 2021[21]978-1-97-531148-3
8 September 22, 2017[22]978-4-75-755474-0March 30, 2021[23]978-1-97-531149-0
9 January 22, 2018[24]978-4-75-755584-6June 1, 2021[25]978-1-97-531150-6
10 May 22, 2018[26]978-4-75-755714-7July 27, 2021[27]978-1-97-531151-3
11 September 21, 2018[4]978-4-75-755843-4October 5, 2021[28]978-1-97-531152-0

Reception

Rebecca Silverman of Anime News Network praised the use of mythology and genre stereotypes, though she felt the story dragged in the middle.[1] Leroy Douresseaux of Comic Book Bin praised the action scenes and some of the characters, though he felt some of the characters were also underutilized.[29]

In AnimeJapan 2019's Most Wanted Anime Adaptation Poll, the series ranked first.[30]

References
  1. Silverman, Rebecca (March 28, 2020). "Review: Im: Great Priest Imhotep GN 1". Anime News Network. Retrieved March 10, 2023.
  2. ガンガン2月号は「はんだくん」尽くし！全サ、付録、表紙に. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. January 10, 2015. Retrieved March 10, 2023.
  3. 崖っぷちの少年魔術師×最強の使い魔によるファンタジー、ガンガンで開幕. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. August 10, 2018. Retrieved March 10, 2023.
  4. Im～イム～ 11 (in Japanese). Square Enix. Retrieved March 10, 2023.
  5. Ressler, Karen (June 15, 2017). "Yen Press to Release Gesellschaft Blume, IM: The Great Priest Imhotep Manga Digitally". Anime News Network. Retrieved March 10, 2023.
  6. Sherman, Jennifer (July 4, 2019). "Yen Press Adds The Hero Is Overpowered but Overly Cautious, 13 More Manga/Novels (Updated)". Anime News Network. Retrieved March 10, 2023.
  7. Pineda, Rafael (September 25, 2018). "Elex Media Licenses Great Priest Imhotep, Classi9 Manga". Anime News Network. Retrieved March 10, 2023.
  8. Im～イム～ 1 (in Japanese). Square Enix. Retrieved March 10, 2023.
  9. "Im: Great Priest Imhotep, Vol. 1". Yen Press. Retrieved March 10, 2023.
  10. Im～イム～ 2 (in Japanese). Square Enix. Retrieved March 10, 2023.
  11. "Im: Great Priest Imhotep, Vol. 2". Yen Press. Retrieved March 10, 2023.
  12. Im～イム～ 3 (in Japanese). Square Enix. Retrieved March 10, 2023.
  13. "Im: Great Priest Imhotep, Vol. 3". Yen Press. Retrieved March 10, 2023.
  14. Im～イム～ 4 (in Japanese). Square Enix. Retrieved March 10, 2023.
  15. "Im: Great Priest Imhotep, Vol. 4". Yen Press. Retrieved March 10, 2023.
  16. Im～イム～ 5 (in Japanese). Square Enix. Retrieved March 10, 2023.
  17. "Im: Great Priest Imhotep, Vol. 5". Yen Press. Retrieved March 10, 2023.
  18. Im～イム～ 6 (in Japanese). Square Enix. Retrieved March 10, 2023.
  19. "Im: Great Priest Imhotep, Vol. 6". Yen Press. Retrieved March 10, 2023.
  20. Im～イム～ 7 (in Japanese). Square Enix. Retrieved March 10, 2023.
  21. "Im: Great Priest Imhotep, Vol. 7". Yen Press. Retrieved March 10, 2023.
  22. Im～イム～ 8 (in Japanese). Square Enix. Retrieved March 10, 2023.
  23. "Im: Great Priest Imhotep, Vol. 8". Yen Press. Retrieved March 10, 2023.
  24. Im～イム～ 9 (in Japanese). Square Enix. Retrieved March 10, 2023.
  25. "Im: Great Priest Imhotep, Vol. 9". Yen Press. Retrieved March 10, 2023.
  26. Im～イム～ 10 (in Japanese). Square Enix. Retrieved March 10, 2023.
  27. "Im: Great Priest Imhotep, Vol. 10". Yen Press. Retrieved March 10, 2023.
  28. "Im: Great Priest Imhotep, Vol. 11". Yen Press. Retrieved March 10, 2023.
  29. Douresseaux, Leroy (June 17, 2020). "Im: The Great Priest Imhotep Volume 3 manga review". Comic Book Bin. Retrieved March 10, 2023.
  30. Loveridge, Lynzee (March 27, 2019). "Nearly 200,000 Fans Vote in AnimeJapan's 'Most Wanted Anime Adaptation' Poll". Anime News Network. Retrieved March 10, 2023.
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