Franken Fran

I think I’ve found my new favorite manga. Franken Fran, an ongoing title by Kigitsu Katsuhisa published in Champion Red, brings us the adventures of a little patchwork monster girl by the name of Madaraki Fran. Assisted by a castleful of strange creatures, Fran travels the world as a sort of super-surgeon, collecting huge fees for performing experimental procedures on the deserving and the undeserving alike. It comes across as a sort of medical horror comedy, loaded with weird body horror. It’s a worthy spiritual successor to Tezuka Osamu’s classic Black Jack.

Franken Fran has yet to receive an official translation and overseas release, but you can read fan translations of the first four full volumes at 1000Manga.com (NSFW; graphic violence and nudity). Enjoy.