Mar 6, 2024
The Poe Clan (with Vrai Kaiser and Megan DeYarman)
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_
CONTACT US
* Follow Vrai on Blue Sky @writervrai.bsky.social
* Read Vrai's work on Anime Feminist
* Support Anime Feminist on Patreon
* Follow Megan on BlueSky @brainchild129.bsky.social
* Follow Manga Test Drive on BlueSky @mangatestdrive.bsky.social
* Support Megan on Patreon
* Visit Renaissance Josei
* Read Megan's work on Anime Feminist
* Shojo & Tell on Bluesky, Tumblr, Instagram, and Twitter
* Ashley on Bluesky