Frau Faust (Japanese: フラウ・ファウスト, Hepburn: Furau Fausuto) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Kore Yamazaki. It was serialized in Kodansha's josei manga magazine Itan from October 2014 to December 2017.
| Frau Faust | |
 First volume cover | |
| フラウ・ファウスト (Furau Fausuto) | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Dark fantasy[1] |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Kore Yamazaki |
| Published by | Kodansha |
| English publisher | |
| Magazine | Itan |
| Demographic | Josei |
| Original run | October 7, 2014 – December 7, 2017 |
| Volumes | 5 |
Plot
Marion, a young boy, meets Johanna Faust, and asks her to be her teacher because his impoverished mother can no longer afford to send him to school. After their first meeting, he follows her in her quest to retrieve the parts of Mephistopheles, who had been cut in pieces by the Inquisition and sealed 100 years ago. Meanwhile, Lorenzo and his assistant Vico are hunting down Faust in order to prevent her to fulfill her quest.
Publication
Frau Faust is written and illustrated by Kore Yamazaki. The manga was serialized in Kodansha's josei manga magazine Itan from October 7, 2014, to December 7, 2017.[2][3] Kodansha collected its chapters in five tankōbon volumes, released from April 7, 2015, to March 7, 2018.[4][5]
In North America, the manga was licensed for English release by Kodansha USA.[6] The five volumes were released from September 26, 2017, to November 6, 2018.[7][8]
Volumes
| No. | Original release date | Original ISBN | English release date | English ISBN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | April 7, 2015[4] | 978-4-06-380755-4 | September 26, 2017[7] | 978-1-63236-480-7 |
| 2 | November 6, 2015[9] | 978-4-06-380814-8 | November 14, 2017[10] | 978-1-63236-481-4 |
| 3 | July 7, 2016[11][12] | 978-4-06-380863-6 978-4-06-364988-8 (LE) | January 23, 2018[13] | 978-1-64212-081-3 |
| 4 | June 7, 2017[14][15] | 978-4-06-380927-5 978-4-06-362360-4 (LE) | March 6, 2018[16] | 978-1-64212-116-2 |
| 5 | March 7, 2018[5] May 3, 2016 (LE)[17] | 978-4-06-511006-5 978-4-06-511005-8 (LE) | November 6, 2018[8] | 978-1-64212-525-2 |
Reception
In 2020, Frau Faust was one of the manga titles that ranked on the "Top 10 Graphic Novels for Teens" by the Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) of the American Library Association.[18]
References
Further reading
- Gilson, Che (October 5, 2017). "Frau Faust [Manga Review]". Otaku USA. Archived from the original on October 5, 2017.
- "Frau Faust - The Fall 2017 Manga Guide". Anime News Network. November 6, 2017.
External links
- Frau Faust official website at Itan (in Japanese)
- Frau Faust at Anime News Network's encyclopedia