Frau Faust Explained

Ja Kanji:フラウ・ファウスト
Ja Romaji:Furau Fausuto
Genre:Dark fantasy[1]
Type:manga
Author:Kore Yamazaki
Publisher:Kodansha
First:October 7, 2014
Last:December 7, 2017
Volumes:5

is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Kore Yamazaki. It was serialized in Kodansha's manga magazine from October 2014 to December 2017.

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

Written and illustrated by Kore Yamazaki, Frau Faust was serialized in Kodansha's manga magazine from October 7, 2014, to December 7, 2017.[2] [3] Kodansha collected its chapters in five volumes, released from April 7, 2015, to March 7, 2018.

In North America, the manga was licensed for English release by Kodansha USA.[4] The five volumes were released from September 26, 2017, to November 6, 2018.

Volumes

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.[5]

Further reading

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ja:「魔法使いの嫁」のヤマザキコレ新作、ITAN連載「フラウ・ファウスト」. https://natalie.mu/comic/news/143261. Comic Natalie. Natasha, Inc.. April 19, 2021. ja. April 7, 2015. April 19, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210419060752/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/143261. live.
  2. Web site: ja:ヤマザキコレ、ITANでファウスト描く新連載. https://natalie.mu/comic/news/127992. Comic Natalie. Natasha, Inc.. April 19, 2021. ja. October 7, 2014. April 19, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210419060752/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/127992. live.
  3. Web site: ja:悪魔×不死者のダークファンタジー、ヤマザキコレ「フラウ・ファウスト」完結. https://natalie.mu/comic/news/259957. Comic Natalie. Natasha, Inc.. April 19, 2021. ja. December 7, 2017. April 19, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210419060754/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/259957. live.
  4. Web site: Hodgkins. Crystalyn. Kodansha Comics Adds Frau Faust, Fairy Tail: Rhodonite, Kigurumi Defense Squad, Aho Girl, Hōseki no Kuni, More Manga. Anime News Network. April 19, 2021. October 6, 2016. August 5, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170805143430/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-10-06/kodansha-comics-adds-frau-faust-fairy-tail-rhodonite-kigurumi-defense-squad-aho-girl-hoseki-no-kuni-more-manga/.107331. live.
  5. Web site: Ressler. Karen. Silver Spoon, My Brother's Husband Rank in YALSA's Top 10 Graphic Novels for Teens. Anime News Network. April 19, 2021. January 29, 2019. April 5, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200405190329/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2019-01-29/silver-spoon-my-brother-husband-rank-in-yalsa-top-10-graphic-novels-for-teens/.142712. live.