Im: Great Priest Imhotep
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| Im: Great Priest Imhotep | |
 Cover of the first volume, featuring Imhotep | |
| Im～イム～ | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Action, supernatural[1] |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Makoto Morishita |
| Published by | Square Enix |
| English publisher | |
| Magazine | Monthly Shōnen Gangan |
| Original run | January 10, 2015 – August 10, 2018 |
| Volumes | 11 |
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.
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]
Volumes
| No. | Original release date | Original ISBN | English release date | English ISBN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | July 22, 2015[8] | 978-4-75-754689-9 | February 4, 2020[9] | 978-1-97-533282-2 |
| 2 | September 19, 2015[10] | 978-4-75-754737-7 | March 31, 2020[11] | 978-1-97-539945-0 |
| 3 | January 22, 2016[12] | 978-4-75-754857-2 | May 26, 2020[13] | 978-1-97-531144-5 |
| 4 | May 21, 2016[14] | 978-4-75-754975-3 | August 25, 2020[15] | 978-1-97-531145-2 |
| 5 | September 21, 2016[16] | 978-4-75-755118-3 | November 17, 2020[17] | 978-1-97-531146-9 |
| 6 | January 21, 2017[18] | 978-4-75-755217-3 | December 1, 2020[19] | 978-1-97-531147-6 |
| 7 | May 22, 2017[20] | 978-4-75-755342-2 | January 26, 2021[21] | 978-1-97-531148-3 |
| 8 | September 22, 2017[22] | 978-4-75-755474-0 | March 30, 2021[23] | 978-1-97-531149-0 |
| 9 | January 22, 2018[24] | 978-4-75-755584-6 | June 1, 2021[25] | 978-1-97-531150-6 |
| 10 | May 22, 2018[26] | 978-4-75-755714-7 | July 27, 2021[27] | 978-1-97-531151-3 |
| 11 | September 21, 2018[4] | 978-4-75-755843-4 | October 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]