Manga Review – Frau Faust Vol 3 by Kore Yamazaki (4/5 stars)

Reading Level: Young Adult
Genre: Fantasy/Manga
Length: 160 pages
Publisher: Kodansha Comics
Release Date: January 23, 2018
ISBN-13: 978-1632365491
Stand Alone or Series: 3rd book in the Frau Faust series
Source: Bought
Rating: 4/5 stars

“Mephistopheles’s right leg has been found, and it turns out that a member of the church has been using the leg’s blood for nefarious purposes! But behind the scenes lurks another demon. Now Johanna must thrust herself into battle to stop a girl who is no longer among the truly living… Will Johanna and her cohorts retrieve her demon’s limb unscathed, or will they become dinner for the undead?”

This is the third volume in the Frau Faust manga series. I didn’t like this volume quite as much as the previous two. It was kind of unfocused. However, we do meet a lot of great new characters (including new demons). We also get a lot of history on the characters we’ve already met.

The storyline involving the bishop with the demon child is wrapped up. Our group then travel’s to a new city where we meet one of Johanna’s old friends; Johanna enlists her help to repair Nico’s body. We also get a lot of history around how Nico came to be.

The illustration here remains mediocre; not nearly as detailed as Black Butler or Berserk…but it is easy to follow.

Overall I am continuing to enjoy this historical fantasy/paranormal manga series. It’s easy to follow and has both an interesting premise and intriguing characters. I did think this volume was a bit unfocused and was slightly disappointed in it. I will continue with the series but if future volumes are similar to this one I will probably stop reading it.

This book goes towards the following reading challenges:
– New Release Reading Challenge
– Goodreads Reading Challenge
– Graphic Novel Reading Challenge