Covers all of the original The Poe Clan series by Moto HagioIt'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. REFERENCESThe Poe Clan is available from FantagraphicsAs 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 ThomasOtherworld BarbaraA Drunken DreamA Cruel God ReignsRachel 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 KougaYumiko IgarashiTokimeki TonightThe Sword of ParosSakura-GariBoy's AbyssKeiko TakemiyaOizumi SalonFruits BasketShotaro IshinomoriMist, Rose, and StarsFairy RanmaruRiyoko IkedaDear BrotherOoku: The Inner ChambersVampiresThe Palgrave Handbook of the Vampire (Vrai cowrote an essay in this!)Our Vampires, OurselvesFrankensteinLord Byron"Christabel"CarmillaBram StokerAnne RiceInterview with the VampireThe Gilda StoriesTwilightVampire Princess MiyuCONTACT USFollow Vrai on Blue Sky @writervrai.bsky.socialRead Vrai's work on Anime FeministSupport Anime Feminist on PatreonFollow Megan on BlueSky @brainchild129.bsky.socialFollow Manga Test Drive on BlueSky @mangatestdrive.bsky.socialSupport Megan on PatreonVisit Renaissance JoseiRead Megan's work on Anime FeministShojo & Tell on Bluesky, Tumblr, Instagram, and TwitterAshley on Bluesky