The Poe Clan (with Vrai Kaiser and Megan DeYarman)

Shojo & Tell: A Manga Podcast

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