Covers all of the original The Poe Clan series by Moto Hagio
It's time to talk about the gay vampires who built shojo manga. Year 24 author Moto Hagio, one of the most influential names in shojo, tells the tale of the Poe clan, a group composed of immortal vampirnella who turn the young siblings, Edgar and Marybelle, into one of their kind. Edgar turns his classmate, Alan Twilight, into a vampire, and the two go gallivanting through the forest like fairies. (Okay, they go on other adventures over the decades, too.) Vrai Kaiser, a managing editor at Anime Feminist, explains The Poe Clan's place within vampire literature, while Megan DeYarman, of the sites Manga Test Drive and Renaissance Josei, explains THE POE CLAN's and Moto Hagio's impact on the history and trajectory of shojo manga. Shojo & Tell host Ashley is just here to look pretty and facilitate.
REFERENCES
The Poe Clan is available from Fantagraphics
As mentioned in the episode, there is a rebooted Poe Clan series that Hagio started in 2016. Fantagraphics will also be releasing that starting in 2025.
Other Hagio works mentioned:
Heart of Thomas
Otherworld Barbara
A Drunken Dream
A Cruel God Reigns
Rachel Thorn (translator)
Previous podcasts with Megan and Vrai:
Earthian (with Vrai)
The Full-Time Wife Escapist (with Megan)
Key to the Kingdom (with Megan)
Juline (with Megan)
Other manga/anime/artists mentioned:
Yun Kouga
Yumiko Igarashi
Tokimeki Tonight
The Sword of Paros
Sakura-Gari
Boy's Abyss
Keiko Takemiya
Oizumi Salon
Fruits Basket
Shotaro Ishinomori
Mist, Rose, and Stars
Fairy Ranmaru
Riyoko Ikeda
Dear Brother
Ooku: The Inner Chambers
Vampires
The Palgrave Handbook of the Vampire (Vrai cowrote an essay in this!)
Our Vampires, Ourselves
Frankenstein
Lord Byron
"Christabel"
Carmilla
Bram Stoker
Anne Rice
Interview with the Vampire
The Gilda Stories
Twilight
Vampire Princess Miyu
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