is a Japanese

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series written and illustrated by

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. It was serialized in

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's manga magazine ' from October 2014 to December 2017.

Plot

Marion, a young boy, meets Johanna Faust, and asks her to be his 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

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, who had been cut in pieces by the

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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

, ''Frau Faust'' was serialized in

's manga magazine ' from October 7, 2014, to December 7, 2017. 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

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. 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

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(YALSA) of the

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