Today's manga post is on Frau Faust, Vol. 5 by Kore Yamazaki. It is 192 pages long and is published by Kodansha Comics. The cover has Faust and Mephistopheles on it. It is the fifth in the series, you need to have read the first four volumes to understand the story. The intended reader is someone who likes retelling stories and clever plots. There is some mild foul language, no sex, and mild violence in this manga. The story is told from third person of the characters. There Be Spoilers Ahead.
From the back of the manga- Reunions and Departures
With the help of Marion and Nico the homunculus, Johanna reaches the great belfry where Mephistopheles' head is kept. Johanna is nearly finished with the century-long game she's played with her demonic companion, but with Johanna's body slowly shrinking away and the church stopping at nothing to prevent her unholy reunion, will she accomplish her goal before it's too late?
Review- A interesting ending for a good series. Faust does get to Mephistopheles' head before the end of the one hundred years. What they were really playing at is never explained but in the end, that is not what really matters. What really matters is how Faust lived in those years. The lives she touched, the research she helped, and the guidance she gave, in particular to Marion. I would have liked to know more about demons and what Faust was really going after but I am still satisfied with the end.
I give this volume a Four out of Five stars. I get nothing for my review and I bought this manga with my own money.
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