It had all the elements of a good story without proper execution which made it flat and often times predictable. Faust is still the same arrogant,self anointed savior of mankind, albeit a woman in this iteration. She may/May not be in love with Mephisto. She also has a very naive and good natured assistant named Maurion. Who having met Faust briefly is now her trusted acolyte. Anyways, I was more interested in the dynamics of Faust and Mephisto's relationship than anything, but for some reason the focus was always on interactions with Faust and Maurion , the least interesting character. Another detail that irked me was the pacing of the overall story. There was glaring gaps throughout the story, rushed and sometimes nonsensical exposition and then action scenes would appear out of no where. Why did I give it 3 stars,you ask? Because I loved seeing a headless demon with killer attire and Faust's backstory could be worth sticking around for. I'm really hoping volume 2 is much better. ( )

I loved this. Art is gorgeous. Story is compelling fantasy. Not queer, but woman dominated cast including Dr Faust. Really especially enjoyed the bonus world buildingish story at the end. High recommend. ( )

I got this through the Amazon Vine program to review. This was a well done 1st volume in the Frau Faust series. While the illustration isn't anything all that great, the story did draw me in and I ended up enjoying it a lot.

You know that Faust guy? Well Faust really wasn’t a guy, Faust was a woman named Johanna and she got in a bit too deep with a demon while searching for knowledge. I loved Johanna’s character and her strange combination of light-heartedness and darkness. Her demon is incredibly interesting as well.

The dynamics between the characters were well done and I enjoyed all the characters we met. I love the questing feel the story had to it and am eager to see where Faust’s future adventures take her.

The illustration was well done but not incredible. It was very easy to follow and I had no issues following the story either.

Overall I enjoyed this first volume of the Frau Faust manga and plan on continuing with the series. I was impressed with how the story and characters drew me in and was very entertained by them. I would recommend to fans of Black Butler and Ancient Mangus Bride. ( )