I found this manga completely by chance, and was intrigued to see a manga based on Ancient Egypt (which I am absolutely fascinated by). I gave it a read, and was immediately hooked, and as I kept reading, it slowly worked its way to my personal top 5.

Story 9/10
The story in this is very good, with a well defined conflict, a well rounded setting, and a clear progression of events. The primary strength of the story lies in the way it incorporates the mythology. I mean, yeah, the characters are still drawn in the typical shounen style, and Japanese culture will inevitably trickle through and leave its integration on the Egyptian, but one kind of expects that with these kinds of stories.
That all said, its in the third act that the story begins to falter slightly. As it begins to delve further in into the characters' backstories, and the story begins to have its twist, it begins to rush itself slightly. Perhaps the author had a deadline or a set amount of volumes, but a few concepts that are set up are ultimately put aside in favor of other ones. Now these new concepts aren't bad, but its not it doesn't do a story right to get rid of the old altogether. And while I won't go into spoilers in this review, I'm not fond of the ending, but I suppose that's more a matter of taste than anything else.

Art: 8/10
The artwork in this is really good, and allows for a lot of creative designs and action. I really wish there was an anime of this, because I would love to see motion and color in this. I especially like the look of the gods and demons in this; while they might not be immediately recognizable (thankfully the manga always does well to identify which is which), they all have unique looks that suit their personalities and aspects.

Character: 8/10
Anyone familiar with Egyptian history and culture might recognize some of the names, but they aren't the figures at all. While it uses historical names and presents them as the historical figures, they're not by any stretch of the imagination. Not a complaint or criticism, just a statement as something to keep in mind while reading.
However, the strongest part of this manga's characters, is in how well defined they are. Each major character is given a clear, and well established back story, with perfectly defined motivations. Even the villains, who you presume are just there to be the one note villains so common in manga, get a full set of backstories and motivations. The relationships are also very strong and legitimate, particularly between the main characters.
I do wish some characters got more attention though. The gods, for example, are indicated to have various little quirks and traits that make them unique (and some pretty cool looks), but they aren't given much time to themselves for us to learn about them. And its a shame, they could've been quite intriguing. Again, it may come down to limited time to depict all these different characters.

Enjoyment: 9/10
As someone who really enjoys Ancient Egyptian history and mythology, this series is right up my personal alley. However, if you're not interested in either of those things, it might be harder to get into this manga. This series identifies as a shounen, so keep that in mind while reading, but I personally enjoyed it quite a bit, and its definitely in my personal favorites.

Overall 9/10
If you're interested in Ancient Egypt, definitely give this one a look. With strong characters, a strong story, a strong setting, and some great artwork.

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Gonna write a short spoiler free review
Binge read the whole thing in about two sittings, made me tear up once or twice.

Do you want a cast of people that support each other? Here ya go. Everyone is enjoyable and I can't think of a single character I dislike, even the "bad guys". The lore is interesting too.
Scoring is a 7 because the ending isn't my typical favorite and its the kind of ending I don't really enjoy for reasons. In my opinion it kind of drops the ball and I would like something to be addressed but it seems glossed over to me.

Art is very cute I'm reminded of Toilet-bound Hanako kun. I can't help but think that everything regarding story, character depth, and powers could have a little more in depth, especially the egyptian gods themselves and the nature of uh whats em called again the sekmets or megets or something like that the "bad guys" basically. If everything (character relationships, lore, power explanations, etc) went into a little more detail I think I would give it a higher rating.

This is like eating a bag of really good chips but you can't help but want more substance.

Also someone gets white washed as their super power form lmao

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