RE: PLAY (American Made Manga)

[tetraalmasy]

RE: PLAY (American Made Manga)

A punk rock band named Faust faces a huge setback after Ed, their bassist, leaves to join another band. Cree Winter, a young female who sings in Faust, is roaming around the streets at night when she comes upon Izsak, a guitarist who was playing a somber song on his bass, Cree falls in love with his song and convinces him to join Faust as their new bassist. At first Izsak is a godsend—the band it on its way to becoming successful again and Cree develops feelings for Izsak, as he does for her. But Izsak is being stalked by a mysterious pair who seem to have mystical powers

I usually don't like American made mangas, but this one, I thought, was really interesting. It's totally aimed at teens and young adults and the characters are very "real" (besides the character....Char...). But to keep some fantasy in the comic, there are people with powers, so it's surreal and realish...


It was authored by a girl, Christy Lijewski, who is a very young person herself, and an anime fan.
She cameos in a lot of popular anime/manga in her work, like bleach and fma.
She even mentions an oshare clothing brand, which I thought was pretty cool.

Faust
Cree Winters
The band's vocalist and one of the founders. She is the daughter of Maria Winters, a famous singer who died in a plane crash when Cree was a child. Cree feels guilty because before her mother left, Cree told her mother not to come back. She found Izsak on the streets in chapter one of book one, and seemed to have been enchanted by his somber song, this is also because she is a bit sensitive when it comes to music. She backed up Izsak when they first met Rail and she is what put him into Faust.

Izsak
A man Cree found in the subway playing a bass guitar. She convinced him to be the band's bassist. He seems to only remember his recent past. He has an incurable but non-fatal blood disorder from birth. He seems to be a somber loner, but as he begans to meet up with Faust, he takes a liking and seems to attach. He is usually willing to do things, and despite his gruesome past that comes up frequently, he is quite positive.

Rail Kainer
The other founder of Faust and the guitarist. He was born in Hamburg, Germany, and his father spoke German to him. Cree's friend and older-brother figure. His parents took her in after she was orphaned. Rail resented her because he was used to being an only child. After a talk with his father, he promised to that he would not let anyone make Cree cry. Rail is talented and athletic. He has a major in physics and was 10 points away from getting a perfect score on the SAT. He can play the violin and the cello. He was the captain of his high school swim team. Rail has several bad habits, including snoring.

Charles "Char" Delphi
The band's drummer and fashion designer. Her taste and Rail's taste often come into conflict. Char also seems to have something for Izsak, as in the first meetings she was seeming to flirt around him. She is the only member of "Faust" who does not have facial piercings. She is Ed's twin, and they have moles on the opposite sides of their faces. She may have been born a male; at Lejiewski's art blog she hints at it, and Edward refers to Charles as his "Brother".

Mephisto

Ed Delphi
The guitarist that left the band and joined Mephisto. He used to date Cree and is Char's twin.

Other

Niji
A woman stalking Izsak and Laurent's superior.

Laurent
Niji's subordinate. He appears young, but can shapeshift into a more mature form. He has black wings that can also function as limbs. He can fly without using his wings.

And just because of the Band names, it's nothing gothic or satanic....

 

[quiteMAD]

Re: PLAY (American Made Manga)

I've been meaning to check this out. If just because I'm watching the artist on Deviant Art. xD

 

[tetraalmasy]

Re: PLAY (American Made Manga)

she's a good artist. She's young too.

I wonder when Vol. 2 will come out.