FRAU FAUST
STATUS
COMPLETE
VOLUMES
5
RELEASE
December 7, 2017
CHAPTERS
20
DESCRIPTION
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.
(Source: Kodansha USA)
Included one-shot:
Volume 1: Toumei Hakubutsukan (Transparent Museum)
CAST
Johanna Faust
Mephistopheles
Nico Bernstein
Ino
Marion Lanke
Margarethe
Vito
Lorenzo Carandora
Wagner
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#"Gossips speak though their imagination really happened." - Johanna Faust One of the most memorable quotes in the manga that gives you an idea what this manga is about.
Frau Faust is this type of manga that makes you both wish it could have been longer, and it could have been more popular.
Its author and mangaka is best known for the manga / anime The Ancient Magus Bride and while I really like MahoYome a lot for its setting, world building, and also for Chise's personal development, Frau Faust has been a very interesting experience on its own. Maybe even moreso.The main reason for this is the main character Johanna Faust, who is against people's expectations and myths that have been woven around the legend of Faust, a woman. And this woman is looking to get her lost demon Mephistopheles back, who's in pieces now. At the start of the manga she saves a young boy, who accompanies her from now on.
The premise takes place in a quite interesting fantasy setting and is quite simple, but it has to be for 20 chapters that are divided into five volumes.
Its main theme surrounds gossips and myths and how people mix their imagination with the truth to create those.
The second main theme is the church that tries to hold back knowledge and scholars.You can excpect the same stunning art you already know from The Ancient Magus Bride, if you are reading this manga as well that it is, and a more interesting main character. Don't get me wrong, I like Chise, her slow development and I can relate to her depression in some way, but Johanna Faust is a really interesting and charming character to me.
She's witty, has very quotable and memorable lines and she is so much fun to follow. She has this very human side and that underlying kind of vulnerabilty to her as well, especially when it comes to her demon, sometimes towards the boy she saved and some other events. Her interactions with Mephistopheles are interesting and a very fun read that stand out and are memorable.
Personally, I really like her appearance and character design too and I'm weak to see adult protagonists in anime and manga, especially if they are female or non-binary.I would loved if it has been a much longer series and I pity that it didn't happen, but Frau Faust still has been a really good experience and got nice pacing and development for its 20 chapters.
It also got an interesting setting, an interesting - and interestingly portrayed - themes about gossips, myths, and the importance of science being free from the influence of religion. Also it has a charismatic and fun protagonist, who too has great interactions with other characters in there.
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SCORE
- (3.3/5)
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Ended inDecember 7, 2017
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