RE:Play
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RE:Play is an original English-language manga
created by Christy Lijewski
. The first volume of RE:Play was released August 8, 2006. The second volume was released March 11, 2008. There are three volumes planned.
, Re:Play was published in North America by Tokyopop
, who released the series in three volumes from August 8, 2006 to January 1, 2010.Madman Entertainment
publishes the series in Australia and New Zealand.
Original English-language manga
Original English-language manga or OEL manga is the term commonly used to describe comic books or graphic novels in the "international manga" genre of comics whose language of original publication is English...
created by Christy Lijewski
Christy Lijewski
Christy Lijewski is an American comic book artist and illustrator from Baltimore, Maryland who specializes in OEL manga. She operates on the internet under the pen name .-Style:...
. The first volume of RE:Play was released August 8, 2006. The second volume was released March 11, 2008. There are three volumes planned.
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 written by her mother. She backed up Izsak when they first met Rail and she is what put him into Faust. And for some reason has a slight crush on Izsak.
- Izsak: A man Cree found in the subway playing a bass guitar. She convinced him to be the band's bass guitarBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
ist. He seems to only remember his recent past. He has an incurable but non-fatal blood disorder from birth. In order to combat this he would frequent an establishment that dealt in black market blood transfusionBlood transfusionBlood transfusion is the process of receiving blood products into one's circulation intravenously. Transfusions are used in a variety of medical conditions to replace lost components of the blood...
. 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.And with the guitar Cree gave him, he adores Cree.
- Rail Kainer: The other founder of Faust and the guitarist. He was born in HamburgHamburg-History:The first historic name for the city was, according to Claudius Ptolemy's reports, Treva.But the city takes its modern name, Hamburg, from the first permanent building on the site, a castle whose construction was ordered by the Emperor Charlemagne in AD 808...
, GermanyGermanyGermany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
, 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 violinViolinThe violin is a string instrument, usually with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. It is the smallest, highest-pitched member of the violin family of string instruments, which includes the viola and cello....
and the celloCelloThe cello is a bowed string instrument with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. It is a member of the violin family of musical instruments, which also includes the violin, viola, and double bass. Old forms of the instrument in the Baroque era are baryton and viol .A person who plays a cello is...
. He was the captain of his high school swim team. It was actually while he was on the swim team that he first met Char, protecting him from a pair of "damn homophobes" in the boys' locker room (Char wrote in his diary about how "totally hot" Rail was later that day). 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), and possibly still has feelings for Rail. 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 is revealed to actually be male; at Lejiewski's art blog she hints at it, Edward refers to Char as his "Brother", stating that Char is "no more of a girl" than he is, he is seen is a flashback in the second volume, and it is revealed in the profiles that "her" whole name is actually Charles. The reasons for his cross-dressing (if there are any) are unknown. (A flashback in volume three implies that his crush on Rail and rejection due to his gender may have had something to do with his current clothing preference.)
Mephisto
- Ed Delphi: The bassist that left the band and joined Mephisto. He used to date Cree and is Char's twin.Also the one who was mad at Cree for giving his guitar away to Izsak.
Other
- Niji: A woman stalking Izsak and Laurent's superior. Her parents were killed by a vampireVampireVampires are mythological or folkloric beings who subsist by feeding on the life essence of living creatures, regardless of whether they are undead or a living person...
who appears to be Laurent. She is a "court member". She is also shown to have a romantic relationship with Laurent. Because of this she is often thought of as a shotacon within her organization, but she really hates children.
- 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. He is also shown to have some conflict with members of Iszak's "clan", though what this clan is has not yet been revealed. He also bears a striking resemblance to Niji's boss.
Release
Written and illustrated by Christy LijewskiChristy Lijewski
Christy Lijewski is an American comic book artist and illustrator from Baltimore, Maryland who specializes in OEL manga. She operates on the internet under the pen name .-Style:...
, Re:Play was published in North America by Tokyopop
Tokyopop
Tokyopop, styled TOKYOPOP, and formerly known as Mixx, is a distributor, licensor, and publisher of anime, manga, manhwa, and Western manga-style works. The existing German publishing division produces German translations of licensed Japanese properties and original English-language manga, as well...
, who released the series in three volumes from August 8, 2006 to January 1, 2010.Madman Entertainment
Madman Entertainment
Madman Entertainment is an Australian company that distributes international films as well as Japanese anime and manga in Australia and New Zealand. The company is owned by Funtastic Limited and is one of the major entertainment companies in Australia. It employs 130 people and has an annual...
publishes the series in Australia and New Zealand.