Frau Faust, Vol. 1

Today’s post is on Frau Faust, Vol. 1 by Kore Yamazaki. It is 176 pages long and is published by Kodansha Comics. The cover has Faust and her demon on it. There is no foul language, no sex, and mild violence in this manga. The intended reader is someone who likes retelling of classic stories. The story is told from third person close of Marion. There Be Spoilers Ahead.

From the back of the book- More than a century after an eccentric scholar made an infamous deal with a devil, the story of Faust has passed into legend. However, the true Faust is not the stuffy, professorial man known in fairy tales, but a charismatic, bespectacled woman named Johanna Faust, who happens to still be alive. Searching for pieces of her long-lost demon, Johanna passes through a provincial town, where she saves a young boy named Marion from a criminal’s fate. In exchange, she asks a simple favor of Marion, but Marion soon finds himself intrigued by the peculiar Doctor Faust and joins her on her journey. Thus begins the strange and wonderful adventures of Frau Faust! 

Review- An interesting first volume in a retelling of a classic myth. Marion knows the story about Faust or at least the story that the church wants known. Of course the truth is more complicated. Marion wants to learn from Faust and he goes with her. Most of this volume is about plot and world development. Marion learns about the real Johanna Faust, the real deal she made, and about the people who are hunting but not why yet. The last story is a short story about a girl who finds a museum for invisible things. I really enjoyed that and I hope that Yamazaki does more with that story later. A solid first volume and I look forward to seeing where Johanna and Marion are going. 

I give this volume a Five out of Five stars. I get nothing for my review and bought this manga with my own money.