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An author of supernatural shonen, seinen, and josei manga, Yamazaki is best known for her series ,The Ancient Magus’ Bride, her first to be translated into English.
From the creator of The Ancient Magus’ Bride comes a supernatural action manga in the vein of Fullmetal Alchemist! With electrifying art and a gripping story, Frau Faust reimagines the protagonist of the classic tale who makes a deal with the devil as a tenacious female scholar.
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&rsquo,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!
The classic tale of Faust is given a new manga twist.
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rnAn author of supernatural shonen, seinen, and josei manga, Yamazaki is best known for her series The Ancient Magus’ Bride, her first to be translated into English.
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rnFrom the creator of The Ancient Magus’ Bride comes a supernatural action manga in the vein of Fullmetal Alchemist! With electrifying art and a gripping story, Frau Faust reimagines the protagonist of the classic tale who makes a deal with the devil as a tenacious female scholar.
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!
