I really wanted to like “Hatshepsut”, and despite it being below average, it had the makings of a great story. In my heart “Hatshepsut'' is a fascinating epic gender bending historical drama with a supernatural twist, and while those elements are present, this story is a failure of engaging writing I know to be below this esteemed mangaka’s capabilities, especially at this point in her career. “Hatshepsut”’s frustrating narrative elements, (including but not limited to its unlikable lead characters), are outpaced only by its boring and barely comprehensible structure. “Hatshepsut''’s value lies primarily in its place as an example of what half-baked Shoujo of thelate 80s looked like, but outside of satisfying that morbid curiosity there isn’t much to be gained from reading this piece.