James Nicoll Reviews

Blue Eye of Horus, Volume 2 is the second volume for Chie Inudou’s historical manga. It’s Aoi Horus no Hitomi — Dansou no Joou no Monogatari in the original Japanese. The series focuses on Hatshepsut, who will one day be famed as one of Egypt’s few women pharaohs¹.

At present, Hatshepsut is not a pharaoh. She is merely Pharaoh Seti’s sister. And wife. If there is a path between where she is and ultimate power, that path is not clear.

When opportunity presents itself, Hatshepsut acts.

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Chie Inudou’s Blue Eye of Horus (Aoi Horus no Hitomi—Dansou no Joou no Monogatari in the original Japanese) is a historical manga focusing on the future Pharoah Hatshepsut. Volume 1 is the first tankōbon.

Years before the story opens, Ahmose established Egypt’s 18^th Dynasty by driving the cruel Hyksos from Egypt. Ahmose was succeeded by Amenhotep I and Amenhotep I by Thutmose I. Someday, Thutmose I will die and be succeeded in turn. Luckily for Egypt, Hatshepsut is in almost all ways qualified to take Thutmose I’s place.

Unfortunately for Egypt, the one quality Hatshepsut lacks is one that bars Hatshepsut from ruling traditionalist Egypt.

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