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ポーの一族 プレミアムエディション (全2巻) #1
El clan de los Poe. Vol. 1
Edgar y su hermana pequeña, Merrybelle, son abando-nados a su suerte en el bosque. Una misteriosa anciana los salva de la muerte y termina por hacerse cargo de ellos en su mansión. Pero los niños desconocen que el clan de nobles que los ha acogido, los Poe, son en realidad un grupo de vampirnellas: seres que se alimentan de sangre humana, dejando un reguero de cadáveres a su paso. O eso dicen las leyendas. Edgar descubrirá, a su pesar, lo que significa ser una criatura obligada a vivir apartada de la sociedad, un monstruo en el cuerpo de un eterno adolescente.
El clan de los Poe es la obra más conocida de Moto Hagio, autora de prestigio en el mundo del manga. El primer tomo, publicado en el año 1974, vendió los 30.000 ejemplares de que constaba la edición en un solo día, despertando una fascinación que se ha prolongado hasta el presente. Su estética, narración y temas han sido una fuente de inspiración para numerosos autores y, desde su aparición, no ha dejado de conquistar nuevos lectores. Esta edición, realizada a partir del reciente reescaneado de las páginas originales, incluye ilustraciones a color y correcciones introducidas por la autora, y sirve para conmemorar los 50 años de carrera de una dibujante a reivindicar en el mundo del cómic.
El clan de los Poe es la obra más conocida de Moto Hagio, autora de prestigio en el mundo del manga. El primer tomo, publicado en el año 1974, vendió los 30.000 ejemplares de que constaba la edición en un solo día, despertando una fascinación que se ha prolongado hasta el presente. Su estética, narración y temas han sido una fuente de inspiración para numerosos autores y, desde su aparición, no ha dejado de conquistar nuevos lectores. Esta edición, realizada a partir del reciente reescaneado de las páginas originales, incluye ilustraciones a color y correcciones introducidas por la autora, y sirve para conmemorar los 50 años de carrera de una dibujante a reivindicar en el mundo del cómic.
480 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1972
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Moto Hagio
214 books210 followersMoto Hagio (萩尾望都 Hagio Moto) is a manga artist born in Ōmuta, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan, though she currently lives in Saitama Prefecture.
She is considered a "founding mother" of modern shōjo manga, and a member of the Year 24 Group (24-Gumi). She helped pioneer modern shōjo manga, modern science fiction manga, and BL manga. In addition to being an "industry pioneer", her body of work "shows a maturity, depth and personal vision found only in the finest of creative artists". She has been described as "the most beloved shōjo manga artist of all time."
Moto Hagio made her professional debut in 1969 at the age of 20 with her short story Lulu to Mimi on Kodansha's magazine Nakayoshi. Later she produced a series of short stories for various magazines for Shogakukan.
Two years after her debut, she published Juichigatsu no Gimunajiumu (The November Gymnasium), a short story which dealt openly with love between two boys at a boarding school. The story was part of a larger movement by female manga artists at the time which pioneered a genre of girls' comics about love between young men.
In 1974, Hagio developed this story into the longer Toma no shinzo (The Heart of Thomas). She was awarded the Shogakukan Manga Award in 1976 for her science fiction classic Juichinin iru! (They Were Eleven) and her epic tale Poe no ichizoku (The Poe Family).
She is considered a "founding mother" of modern shōjo manga, and a member of the Year 24 Group (24-Gumi). She helped pioneer modern shōjo manga, modern science fiction manga, and BL manga. In addition to being an "industry pioneer", her body of work "shows a maturity, depth and personal vision found only in the finest of creative artists". She has been described as "the most beloved shōjo manga artist of all time."
Moto Hagio made her professional debut in 1969 at the age of 20 with her short story Lulu to Mimi on Kodansha's magazine Nakayoshi. Later she produced a series of short stories for various magazines for Shogakukan.
Two years after her debut, she published Juichigatsu no Gimunajiumu (The November Gymnasium), a short story which dealt openly with love between two boys at a boarding school. The story was part of a larger movement by female manga artists at the time which pioneered a genre of girls' comics about love between young men.
In 1974, Hagio developed this story into the longer Toma no shinzo (The Heart of Thomas). She was awarded the Shogakukan Manga Award in 1976 for her science fiction classic Juichinin iru! (They Were Eleven) and her epic tale Poe no ichizoku (The Poe Family).
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August 31, 202031/8/20
My first classic shoujo! I'm so happy I read this one, it had so many interesting themes that were explored and the art was absolutely stellar. I think it's really cool to read pieces that have had such a huge influence on the manga that is currently being made. I'm most certainly looking forward to reading more of Hagio's work :) Also will be doing a review of this one soon on my Youtube channel :)
26/8/20
I have recently been getting into some older shoujo and shounen manga and this seemed right up my alley! :)
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My first classic shoujo! I'm so happy I read this one, it had so many interesting themes that were explored and the art was absolutely stellar. I think it's really cool to read pieces that have had such a huge influence on the manga that is currently being made. I'm most certainly looking forward to reading more of Hagio's work :) Also will be doing a review of this one soon on my Youtube channel :)
26/8/20
I have recently been getting into some older shoujo and shounen manga and this seemed right up my alley! :)
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May 29, 2020
There is something dreamlike about both the art and the vignettes of this shifting cast of beautiful vampires. Hunters lost in the woods... lovely and fragile girls who look like other girls who died long ago... people who disintegrate, who drown or perhaps simple fall beneath the waves... abandoned children being fed on roses...
This will appeal to fans of atmosphere and art rather than strictly plotted story. Unless some installments are missing (which could be? They don't seem to be in chronological order, and I don't know if this is all the stories or a selection) there are a lot of disconnects and tales left unfinished. This is partly because they are connected only by Edgar, so when he leaves a scene we don't find out what happens to the rest of the characters.
Hagio is fantastic and an important artist in the development of modern manga, so I'm thrilled that she is being made more widely available to Anglophone audiences.
This will appeal to fans of atmosphere and art rather than strictly plotted story. Unless some installments are missing (which could be? They don't seem to be in chronological order, and I don't know if this is all the stories or a selection) there are a lot of disconnects and tales left unfinished. This is partly because they are connected only by Edgar, so when he leaves a scene we don't find out what happens to the rest of the characters.
Hagio is fantastic and an important artist in the development of modern manga, so I'm thrilled that she is being made more widely available to Anglophone audiences.
September 6, 2019
The physical book itself is massive and beautiful, pale gold and covered in roses. The art is so pretty and so 70's and VAMPIRES. Maybe the melodrama is a lot, but I love it. I never thought I'd see this released in English and am so happy.
October 18, 2019
The Poe Clan is a classic shoujo series about the lives of a family of vampires. There are six chapters in this first volume, ranging from 20 pages greater than 100, skipping through time and location. Although two characters grace the cover, the devilish Edgar is the lead, and is the only character who appears throughout the book.
Although people will draw comparisons from the Poe Clan to Twilight series, as both are geared to teenage girls, this saga has much more in common with Anne Rice's Vampire Chronicles. So much so I have to wonder whether Moto Hagio read Interview With A Vampire before beginning this series. Both sagas brim with male homosexuality, vampires trapped in existential despair, eternal children, and are interested in warped family relationships and loss.
The reader is slowly introduced to the Poe Clan, through the eyes young men who are drawn the beautiful and eternally youthful Marybelle, and by the journals of wayfarers who stumble upon the Village of Poe surrounded by fields of roses. It isn't until Chapter 4 that the vampires take center stage, and it's more more than half way through before the reader gets an origin story for the main character. But these slow reveals and jumps in time give a depth and mystery to this story that I deeply appreciate. I even enjoy the slightly episodic nature of the chapters, giving Moto Hagio a chance to showcase different scenarios and eras for her characters.
The 'Vampirenella' of the Poe Clan drink the essences of both roses and humans, and seem to be able to draw energy from humans by the tips of their undead fingers as well as the occasional neck bite. I am unclear as to the exact nature of this Clan. Edgar can appear as a young man, a winged demon, or a satyr. Does he need blood, or can he survive on roses? No matter. He's too busy seducing young men. Eternity is "too much to bear alone."
The artwork here is definitely of the 70's manga, which will be dated to some viewers. I mind it less, although the last chapter felt rushed. Sequentially I was lost across a few pages and it was easy to confuse characters. The translation flows well and these edition is heavy and beautiful. I'm so glad Rachel Thorn has found Fantagraphics to publish Hagio's work, and I look forward to Volume Two.
Although people will draw comparisons from the Poe Clan to Twilight series, as both are geared to teenage girls, this saga has much more in common with Anne Rice's Vampire Chronicles. So much so I have to wonder whether Moto Hagio read Interview With A Vampire before beginning this series. Both sagas brim with male homosexuality, vampires trapped in existential despair, eternal children, and are interested in warped family relationships and loss.
The reader is slowly introduced to the Poe Clan, through the eyes young men who are drawn the beautiful and eternally youthful Marybelle, and by the journals of wayfarers who stumble upon the Village of Poe surrounded by fields of roses. It isn't until Chapter 4 that the vampires take center stage, and it's more more than half way through before the reader gets an origin story for the main character. But these slow reveals and jumps in time give a depth and mystery to this story that I deeply appreciate. I even enjoy the slightly episodic nature of the chapters, giving Moto Hagio a chance to showcase different scenarios and eras for her characters.
The 'Vampirenella' of the Poe Clan drink the essences of both roses and humans, and seem to be able to draw energy from humans by the tips of their undead fingers as well as the occasional neck bite. I am unclear as to the exact nature of this Clan. Edgar can appear as a young man, a winged demon, or a satyr. Does he need blood, or can he survive on roses? No matter. He's too busy seducing young men. Eternity is "too much to bear alone."
The artwork here is definitely of the 70's manga, which will be dated to some viewers. I mind it less, although the last chapter felt rushed. Sequentially I was lost across a few pages and it was easy to confuse characters. The translation flows well and these edition is heavy and beautiful. I'm so glad Rachel Thorn has found Fantagraphics to publish Hagio's work, and I look forward to Volume Two.
January 10, 2021
La primera lectura del año no ha podido ser mejor. Hasta ahora lo que he leído de esta autora me ha gustado, así que no podía dejar escapar la que muchos consideran su mejor obra, y no decepciona. Me he llevado varias sorpresas mientras leía. La primera, que antes de llegar a la mitad del volumen, ya se había acabado la historia, a ver, es evidente que no porque queda más de medio tocho por leer, pero era un final, tan bueno que por un momento no supe que me encontraría a continuación.
La segunda sorpresa es esa continuación. Son diferentes historias que van adelante y atrás en el tiempo, desde el siglo XVIII a la guerra mundial, y ocurren en diferentes países. A pesar de parecer que esté todo mezclado en realidad tiene mucho sentido y he disfrutado mucho la lectura de esos capítulos. Está claro que esta autora siempre me sorprende y logra conquistarme con su narrativa. Qué ganas de que salga el segundo volumen!
La segunda sorpresa es esa continuación. Son diferentes historias que van adelante y atrás en el tiempo, desde el siglo XVIII a la guerra mundial, y ocurren en diferentes países. A pesar de parecer que esté todo mezclado en realidad tiene mucho sentido y he disfrutado mucho la lectura de esos capítulos. Está claro que esta autora siempre me sorprende y logra conquistarme con su narrativa. Qué ganas de que salga el segundo volumen!
April 6, 2025
Absolutely magical, ethereal, poetic, and captivating
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November 14, 2020The current goodreads blurb is pretty accurate. The one I read originally made this sound a lot smuttier and more gender-bent than it actually is. That's not a criticism of this book, which is very good; it was just different from what I expected. Beautiful and dreamy and sad -- kind of emo-historical fantasy, I guess?
March 7, 2024
3.5 rounded down. I LOVE the ending of the first chapter and enjoyed a couple of the other short stories, but needed some time to like actually realize they're standalone stories and not part of a continuous narrative lmao also while I love the art, I felt that the story beats didn't so much glide but jerk forward, which also took me some time to get used to.
February 15, 2021
Moto Hagio es de las pocas autoras de manga clásico que sigo de forma constante, desde que leí "¿quién es el pasajero número 11?" intento hacerme con todo el material material suyo que sale (normalmente editado por tomodomo como en esta ocasión). En este caso hablamos del que posiblemente sea su trabajo más popular, una historia de vampiros contada mediante episodios individuales de la vida de los protagonistas que se corresponden con distintos momentos de la historia europea.
Los vampiros de Moto Hagio (que ella llama Vampirnellas) tienen sus propias reglas que no siempre se asemejan a las de los vampiros tradicionales, de hecho a veces resultan un poco contradictorias, porque aunque se supone que los vampirnellas no beben sangre sino que la absorven de alguna manera con las manos, si se hace referencia a la sangre en algunos pasajes. En todo caso la autora prefiere dejar este tipo de cosas para la imaginación de cada uno y se centra en la relación entre los personajes principales (Edgar, Merribelle y Allan) y la de estos con otros personajes, en su mayoría humanos, en los que suelen dejar una huella imborrable para luego desaparecer de sus vidas envueltos en un halo de misterio y frecuentemente dejando consecuencias trágicas.
Aunque en el manga aparecen más vampirnellas con mayor o menor importancia en la trama, los personajes principales son los anteriormente mencionados Edgar, Merribelle y Allan, los dos primeros son hermanos y el tercero es incluido en el clan de los Poe posteriormente. Los tres coinciden en ser personajes en transición a la edad adulta, pero que conservan gran parte de la ingenuidad e inocencia de la niñez, esto contrasta con su condición de vampiros y su necesidad de extraer su sustento de las víctimas. Si hay un protagonista que destaque sobre los otros es Edgar, de hecho gran parte de las historias y sucesos giran en torno a sus necesidades y deseos... él es el que propicia la incorporación de Allan y Merribelle al clan, el que hace que se muevan las tramas por su amor a su hermana o por su deseo de vivir nuevas experiencias y en general el que lleva la voz cantante, hecho que se explica no sólo por su personalidad sino porque ha sido transformado en vampirnella por el líder del clan de los Poe y es el que transforma a su vez a los otros dos.
El arte de Hagio es muy especial y ha sido imitado por muchos autores posteriores, consigue una gran belleza en los personajes y los ambientes con unos trazos simples y claros, sin excesos estilísticos. En general el cómic es una maravilla visual, Moto Hagio es una maestra de la composición de página y consigue no sólo páginas y viñetas de gran belleza, sino que hace la lectura muy fluída y sencilla.
Los vampiros de Moto Hagio (que ella llama Vampirnellas) tienen sus propias reglas que no siempre se asemejan a las de los vampiros tradicionales, de hecho a veces resultan un poco contradictorias, porque aunque se supone que los vampirnellas no beben sangre sino que la absorven de alguna manera con las manos, si se hace referencia a la sangre en algunos pasajes. En todo caso la autora prefiere dejar este tipo de cosas para la imaginación de cada uno y se centra en la relación entre los personajes principales (Edgar, Merribelle y Allan) y la de estos con otros personajes, en su mayoría humanos, en los que suelen dejar una huella imborrable para luego desaparecer de sus vidas envueltos en un halo de misterio y frecuentemente dejando consecuencias trágicas.
Aunque en el manga aparecen más vampirnellas con mayor o menor importancia en la trama, los personajes principales son los anteriormente mencionados Edgar, Merribelle y Allan, los dos primeros son hermanos y el tercero es incluido en el clan de los Poe posteriormente. Los tres coinciden en ser personajes en transición a la edad adulta, pero que conservan gran parte de la ingenuidad e inocencia de la niñez, esto contrasta con su condición de vampiros y su necesidad de extraer su sustento de las víctimas. Si hay un protagonista que destaque sobre los otros es Edgar, de hecho gran parte de las historias y sucesos giran en torno a sus necesidades y deseos... él es el que propicia la incorporación de Allan y Merribelle al clan, el que hace que se muevan las tramas por su amor a su hermana o por su deseo de vivir nuevas experiencias y en general el que lleva la voz cantante, hecho que se explica no sólo por su personalidad sino porque ha sido transformado en vampirnella por el líder del clan de los Poe y es el que transforma a su vez a los otros dos.
El arte de Hagio es muy especial y ha sido imitado por muchos autores posteriores, consigue una gran belleza en los personajes y los ambientes con unos trazos simples y claros, sin excesos estilísticos. En general el cómic es una maravilla visual, Moto Hagio es una maestra de la composición de página y consigue no sólo páginas y viñetas de gran belleza, sino que hace la lectura muy fluída y sencilla.
July 28, 2020
The art definitely felt like it was from a different time. Graceful and full of significant looks. The page layouts are highly varied, with a lot of intricate detail that might make it a bit harder to follow if you are still nervous about reading manga. The book itself is oversized however, so it was really a very luscious and beautifully intricate experience that I felt a bit rushed through due to my library loan timeline.
An older story it is not surprising that the presentation of gender is not hugely progressive. That said, you could certainly tell how this aligned with Moto's credentials as the mother of shōnen-ai.
Race was the most uncomfortable thing for me when it came to this particular book. Not unique to this book, the way that "whiteness" is presented in most manga compared to how "blackness" is presented is not great. And while I certainly have heard other people talk about this, if any of y'all can direct me to more full some articles or books about race in manga I will love you forever. That said, I will keep trying to find these conversations and report back if I find anything. The chapter that coincided with the Holocaust was just weird too in my opinion.
Not very central, but there's at least one chapter in the book where one of the character is kind of wasting away. A very olden times and fairy tail sort of understanding of disability, much like everything else in this book.
Class is never really explored in the book. This is a typical vampire story where long life has lead to a generally high level of wealth.
A harder book for me to get through due to its length (512 pages!) it's a very strong book. Beautiful, it's easy to see the kind of influence that Moto Hagio has had in Manga. I'll be rating this volume three out of five stars.
An older story it is not surprising that the presentation of gender is not hugely progressive. That said, you could certainly tell how this aligned with Moto's credentials as the mother of shōnen-ai.
Race was the most uncomfortable thing for me when it came to this particular book. Not unique to this book, the way that "whiteness" is presented in most manga compared to how "blackness" is presented is not great. And while I certainly have heard other people talk about this, if any of y'all can direct me to more full some articles or books about race in manga I will love you forever. That said, I will keep trying to find these conversations and report back if I find anything. The chapter that coincided with the Holocaust was just weird too in my opinion.
Not very central, but there's at least one chapter in the book where one of the character is kind of wasting away. A very olden times and fairy tail sort of understanding of disability, much like everything else in this book.
Class is never really explored in the book. This is a typical vampire story where long life has lead to a generally high level of wealth.
A harder book for me to get through due to its length (512 pages!) it's a very strong book. Beautiful, it's easy to see the kind of influence that Moto Hagio has had in Manga. I'll be rating this volume three out of five stars.
August 6, 2024
Why you should read this: It's one of the earliest but definetely the most influential vampire manga of the 1970s. It's also a shojo masterpiece, with beautiful eternal children who are cold and traumatized and so lonely ...
It's a stunning piece because it's so emotional: if you really let yourself feel with these characters, their situation is heartbreaking, beautifully rendered into images that only appear simple at first galnce.
Very interesting and novel take on child vampires - Vampanella in this one.
For vampire and gothic lovers. These stories are episodic in nature and not chronological, but the character development is stellar and it's well worth a read.
Moto Hagio always offers a very psychological approach to all her characters, and Poe is no exception. Every time a layer of their personality is pulled back, something new is revealed.
Beautiful.
There is a musical :)
It's a stunning piece because it's so emotional: if you really let yourself feel with these characters, their situation is heartbreaking, beautifully rendered into images that only appear simple at first galnce.
Very interesting and novel take on child vampires - Vampanella in this one.
For vampire and gothic lovers. These stories are episodic in nature and not chronological, but the character development is stellar and it's well worth a read.
Moto Hagio always offers a very psychological approach to all her characters, and Poe is no exception. Every time a layer of their personality is pulled back, something new is revealed.
Beautiful.
There is a musical :)
July 21, 2021
no one actually conveyed how good this is like the existential and poetical yearning is on par with that of anne rice's vampire saga???
and the stereotypical shōjo roses being plot relevant and obviously very much iconic and actually original in here???
at first the old fashioned art made me cringe a bit because i had never read a classic manga but i quickly changed my mind because it's so gorgeous??? and the composition in every page is stunning and unlike any other manga I've read???? the FLOW!!! hagio really understands how to distribute the vignettes and even the dialogue bubbles to suit the narration best in a way you rarely see in comics or mangas from anywhere, art spiegelmam wishes he had what hagio has!!!
and the stereotypical shōjo roses being plot relevant and obviously very much iconic and actually original in here???
at first the old fashioned art made me cringe a bit because i had never read a classic manga but i quickly changed my mind because it's so gorgeous??? and the composition in every page is stunning and unlike any other manga I've read???? the FLOW!!! hagio really understands how to distribute the vignettes and even the dialogue bubbles to suit the narration best in a way you rarely see in comics or mangas from anywhere, art spiegelmam wishes he had what hagio has!!!
May 13, 2022
En cuanto he podido tener un rato para poder leer con tranquilidad me he ventilado este primer volumen de El clan de los Poe.
Me ha gustado, aunque no lo he disfrutado del todo como me ha pasado con otros mangas que me he leído.
Este tomo consta de más de 470 páginas, pero se lee fácil y rápido. Pero también tengo que decir que, en las tramas de los distintos capítulos, que son como pequeños relatos, hay algunos saltos en la trama (o eso me ha parecido a mi) en los que me ha resultado un poco difícil seguir la historia. No sé si he terminado de entender la historia de este clan.
Igualmente me ha gustado y lo he disfrutado sin saber que había vampiros que ha sido una sorpresa cuando lo he empezado a leer.
Me ha gustado, aunque no lo he disfrutado del todo como me ha pasado con otros mangas que me he leído.
Este tomo consta de más de 470 páginas, pero se lee fácil y rápido. Pero también tengo que decir que, en las tramas de los distintos capítulos, que son como pequeños relatos, hay algunos saltos en la trama (o eso me ha parecido a mi) en los que me ha resultado un poco difícil seguir la historia. No sé si he terminado de entender la historia de este clan.
Igualmente me ha gustado y lo he disfrutado sin saber que había vampiros que ha sido una sorpresa cuando lo he empezado a leer.
January 27, 2020
Wow, this blew me away.
Part Boys Love (in fact, this author was credited as one of the first BL writers), part Anne Rice/Vampire Chronicles, all melodrama.
This book carries you away and takes you on a journey of family betrayal, evil school children, sibling ties, and a dose of vampirism.
I loved it.
Part Boys Love (in fact, this author was credited as one of the first BL writers), part Anne Rice/Vampire Chronicles, all melodrama.
This book carries you away and takes you on a journey of family betrayal, evil school children, sibling ties, and a dose of vampirism.
I loved it.
June 17, 2020
I'm not sure I have the words, although I'd better find them soon, since I'm reviewing it for ANN.
This is one of those rare series where the protagonist dying at the end will be a happy ending. Hagio understands the tragedy of immortality.
This is one of those rare series where the protagonist dying at the end will be a happy ending. Hagio understands the tragedy of immortality.
March 28, 2024
Super contente d'avoir découvert l'oeuvre de Moto Hagio, enfin. Je savais pas trop dans quoi je m'aventurais, mis à part que j'allais suivre une famille de Vampanellas et que cela allait être incroyable visuellement parlant.
C'était magnifique en effet mais c'était finalement bien plus que ça. J'ai adoré suivre le Clan des Poe, particulièrement Edgar et Marybelle sur des décennies. Je trouve que la mangaka fait un travail fabuleux pour retranscrire la solitude et la nostalgie du personnage principal, qui voyage de village en village en quête de compagnie. L'oeuvre est parsemée de passages lyriques (que je vois comme des chants) avec des dessins qui nous plonge dans un univers enchanteur et parallèle. J'ai bien aimé le fait qu'il n'y ai pas vraiment de temporalité précise, les histoires s'entremêlent toutes.
J'ai envie d'acheter des roses et d'en mettre partout dans ma chambre.
Maintenant je regrette de ne pas avoir vu sa masterclass au festival d'Angoulême cette année.
Gros coeur sur la traductrice aussi <3 (Je sens que cette lecture va me remettre dans ma folie manga)
C'était magnifique en effet mais c'était finalement bien plus que ça. J'ai adoré suivre le Clan des Poe, particulièrement Edgar et Marybelle sur des décennies. Je trouve que la mangaka fait un travail fabuleux pour retranscrire la solitude et la nostalgie du personnage principal, qui voyage de village en village en quête de compagnie. L'oeuvre est parsemée de passages lyriques (que je vois comme des chants) avec des dessins qui nous plonge dans un univers enchanteur et parallèle. J'ai bien aimé le fait qu'il n'y ai pas vraiment de temporalité précise, les histoires s'entremêlent toutes.
J'ai envie d'acheter des roses et d'en mettre partout dans ma chambre.
Maintenant je regrette de ne pas avoir vu sa masterclass au festival d'Angoulême cette année.
Gros coeur sur la traductrice aussi <3 (Je sens que cette lecture va me remettre dans ma folie manga)
December 5, 2025
El dibujo es precioso y se hace súper fácil de leer, aunque es un pelín largo (lo subestimé).
Un poco caótico a veces e increíblemente dramático, menuDO CHISMAZO. Se nota que es antiguo por los detalles circenses que tiene, pero la verdad es que lo disfruté mucho.
Also, la nota final de la traductora me encantó y me ayudo a entender muchas cosas, menuda reina.
Vuelvo a recalcar, QUÉ BONITO DE LEER.
Un poco caótico a veces e increíblemente dramático, menuDO CHISMAZO. Se nota que es antiguo por los detalles circenses que tiene, pero la verdad es que lo disfruté mucho.
Also, la nota final de la traductora me encantó y me ayudo a entender muchas cosas, menuda reina.
Vuelvo a recalcar, QUÉ BONITO DE LEER.
September 21, 2024
Kiedy Anne Rice myślała o Wywiadzie z wampirem, Moto Hagio stworzyła Klan Poe. Momentami chaotyczne, ale trafne i piękne są historie Hagio. Must read dla wszystkich fanów gotyckich wampirów. 🖤
October 1, 2023
Un des mangas les plus somptueux qu'il m'ait été donné de lire, ce n'est pas étonnant qu'il est considéré comme ayant influencé le genre du shōjo pour les décennies à suivre.
À travers plusieurs histoires dessinées tournant autour du personnage d'Edgar (et parfois, de Marybelle sa sœur et du clan des Poe, sa famille adoptive) présentée dans un désordre chronologique (ce qui n'est pas mauvais ici) et dans une Europe un peu romantisée, on découvre peu à peu l'univers des familles de vampanella (des vampires) qui doivent constamment changer de lieu et se retrouvent souvent isolés et seuls dans leurs incessants déplacement et désir de survie.
Plusieurs des personnages sont très queer, sans jamais être nommée comme tel, mais c'est vraiment pas du sous-texte, c'est assez explicite et on ne peut pas s'empêcher de penser que Le Clan des Poe est un héritier spirituel à Carmilla et explore beaucoup plus l'idée des passions, du désir, des incessants voyages, etc. que sont prédécesseurs. Ce qui fait le charme de ce manga, ce sont les dessins absolument époustouflant souvent remplis de fleurs, de chevelure, qui tombe parfois dans l'onirisme quand les scènes le demande avec juste un petit soupçon d'horreur (avec de nombreux clair obscur) quand le scénario demande d'être un peu plus sombre.
J'apprécie aussi les récits de durée très varié et dont les sujets le sont tout autant, cela permet de multiplier les points de vue narratifs, donner de la place à différents personnages pour qu'ils soient beaucoup plus sujets que personnages secondaires et comprendre un peu mieux l'articulation des liens et leurs psychologie.
Il existe peu de manga parfait, mais celui-là en est un, aucune fausse note, dessin et narration incroyable, j'attends avec impatience la suite de ces histoires.
À travers plusieurs histoires dessinées tournant autour du personnage d'Edgar (et parfois, de Marybelle sa sœur et du clan des Poe, sa famille adoptive) présentée dans un désordre chronologique (ce qui n'est pas mauvais ici) et dans une Europe un peu romantisée, on découvre peu à peu l'univers des familles de vampanella (des vampires) qui doivent constamment changer de lieu et se retrouvent souvent isolés et seuls dans leurs incessants déplacement et désir de survie.
Plusieurs des personnages sont très queer, sans jamais être nommée comme tel, mais c'est vraiment pas du sous-texte, c'est assez explicite et on ne peut pas s'empêcher de penser que Le Clan des Poe est un héritier spirituel à Carmilla et explore beaucoup plus l'idée des passions, du désir, des incessants voyages, etc. que sont prédécesseurs. Ce qui fait le charme de ce manga, ce sont les dessins absolument époustouflant souvent remplis de fleurs, de chevelure, qui tombe parfois dans l'onirisme quand les scènes le demande avec juste un petit soupçon d'horreur (avec de nombreux clair obscur) quand le scénario demande d'être un peu plus sombre.
J'apprécie aussi les récits de durée très varié et dont les sujets le sont tout autant, cela permet de multiplier les points de vue narratifs, donner de la place à différents personnages pour qu'ils soient beaucoup plus sujets que personnages secondaires et comprendre un peu mieux l'articulation des liens et leurs psychologie.
Il existe peu de manga parfait, mais celui-là en est un, aucune fausse note, dessin et narration incroyable, j'attends avec impatience la suite de ces histoires.
January 17, 2021
Debo empezar esta reseña admitiendo que me quise comprar este manga por la portada, me parece una maravilla y la edición es preciosa. Sin embargo cuando leía la sipnosis me llamó aún más la atención porque se trata de vampiros en el siglo 18/19.
El dibujo de Moto Hagio, si ya me parecía precioso en ¨Catarsis.¨ o en ¨¿Quién es el 11 pasajero?¨ ahora me resulta MARAVILLOSO. Es clásico y hay personajes que son iguales pero la forma de narrar que tiene la autora te hace saber diferenciarlos.
En cuanto la trama...cuando acabé la primera historia, El clan de los Poe, pensé que lo demás serían historias cortas y me decepcioné pues pensé que todo el tomo tenía que ver con los personajes. En efecto, así es. Todas las historias están conectadas, presentándonos el pasado de los Poe y por último la continuación de la primera historia. La forma en la que todo está conectado me ha gustado muchísimo.
Está claro que este es sin lugar a dudas mi manga favorito y estoy impaciente porque salga el segundo, y último tomo, de este manga.
El dibujo de Moto Hagio, si ya me parecía precioso en ¨Catarsis.¨ o en ¨¿Quién es el 11 pasajero?¨ ahora me resulta MARAVILLOSO. Es clásico y hay personajes que son iguales pero la forma de narrar que tiene la autora te hace saber diferenciarlos.
En cuanto la trama...cuando acabé la primera historia, El clan de los Poe, pensé que lo demás serían historias cortas y me decepcioné pues pensé que todo el tomo tenía que ver con los personajes. En efecto, así es. Todas las historias están conectadas, presentándonos el pasado de los Poe y por último la continuación de la primera historia. La forma en la que todo está conectado me ha gustado muchísimo.
Está claro que este es sin lugar a dudas mi manga favorito y estoy impaciente porque salga el segundo, y último tomo, de este manga.
May 29, 2020
The Poe family saga has developed over the centuries, placing the always fascinating figure of the vampire in a romantic perspective full of human drama.
The Poe clan doesn't age. However, the world around them continues to change, to progress and to offer continuous opportunities for meetings and exchanging relationships with human beings.
Hagio's narrative is engaging and dynamic and she alternates relaxed and peaceful moments with others that are more disturbing and full of tension. From my point of view the narrative capacity of Moto Hagio is tremendous, and the involvement of the reader in the events is inevitable.
The Poe clan tells the story of loneliness and sadness; of fleeting moments of love and of constant struggles to affirm their existence despite everything. The gift of immortality is actually a condemnation that brings pain and suffering without ever being able to stop.
The Poe clan doesn't age. However, the world around them continues to change, to progress and to offer continuous opportunities for meetings and exchanging relationships with human beings.
Hagio's narrative is engaging and dynamic and she alternates relaxed and peaceful moments with others that are more disturbing and full of tension. From my point of view the narrative capacity of Moto Hagio is tremendous, and the involvement of the reader in the events is inevitable.
The Poe clan tells the story of loneliness and sadness; of fleeting moments of love and of constant struggles to affirm their existence despite everything. The gift of immortality is actually a condemnation that brings pain and suffering without ever being able to stop.
October 3, 2019
Beautiful release — but the melodrama is so thick that it strangles a lot of the suspense out of the story. Edgar’s existence is the most tragic to me out of these characters’ eventual paths. Hagio is obviously a forerunner to the Vampire Knights and Twilights of the world; it is a shame she doesn’t seem to have have the same notoriety in the world as a whole as she does in Japan. Classics are classics for a reason!
February 9, 2021
Intento no pensar mucho en la sexualización de la infancia (que sí, que las niñas se casaban a tal edad, que muy bien) porque amo el clan de los Poe con todo mi corazón.
Aquí me quedo, esperando el segundo tomo con muchas ganas.
Reseña completa en: https://gorgonas.com/2021/02/04/resen...
Aquí me quedo, esperando el segundo tomo con muchas ganas.
Reseña completa en: https://gorgonas.com/2021/02/04/resen...
July 24, 2020
Spooky and melodramatic and gorgeous, gorgeous, gorgeous.
April 12, 2022
Una verdadera obra de arte.
December 31, 2022
I will say it outright. I don't care for vampires but I like this story. Hagio Moto is a master storyteller and illustrator.
June 5, 2025
Moto Hagio regina assoluta del fumetto, del disegno e della narrazione, capace di passare dal romantico struggente al frivolo drama settecentesco e poi di ripiombare nel tragico, nel decadente e sognante romantico, tutto con naturalezza, e poi che vampiri strepitosi, che inquietudini e sentimenti riesce a mettere in scena, intere vite intrecciate con la storia, le speranze, i sogni…
December 28, 2020
The Poe Clan didn't appeal at all from the artwork but it is striking from the first page, both in its style and narrative. Moto Hagio demonstrates the versatility and variety of Japanese comic book art. Given this was first written in the 1970s, The Poe Clan is also striking in the way it deals with gender and sexuality. Ostensibly a vampire story, Hagio takes the sexually subversive nature of the vampire myth and puts her own, very original take on a tradition stemming from Vlad the Impaler. Hard to refresh the genre. Many have tried and (to my mind) failed in the last 10-20 years. Yet vampires remain in and it is no doubt down to innovative storytellers like Hagio who continue to give the mythology a fresh look. The story takes place in a romanticised Europe and spans various centuries, dealing with, as it does, an immortal clan of "vampanellas" and the unfortunate events that lead to the induction of young Edgar and his sister. The Poe Clan attempts to keep itself hidden and has a strict protocol on feeding (sucking blood) from humans but Edgar discovers their secret too early and the siblings become vampires before they come of age, doomed to remain in their childish bodies for eternity.
The first stories are a delight of Gothic romanticism. While the artwork I found initially over flowery, the style grows on you. It fits very well to the storytelling and Hagio is a very good writer. She manages, despite all the potential to do so, to make her story avoid stereotypes. Edgar is a vicious nihilist of a lead character and Marybell the doomed Gothic princess. Hagio captures the spirit of each century very well and draws scenes from history with skill, an element of realism that counters and compliments the decorative elements of her often crowded frames. When Alan enters the story - a human boy in love with Marybell - the narrative really takes off. It is dramatic, tense and bloodthirsty. The artwork is sometimes deliberately vague but it works - Marybell's fate is a masterful piece of comic book action. The influences are bare - The Poe Clan, Edgar and Alan combine to form Hagio tribute to the great horror writer - but this is a book that wears its influences proudly and calmly while creating its own unique identity.
That's not to say the book is flawless. The final third, Alan and Edgar's adventures in a private school for boys in German, is overlong and confusing. My personal gripe was that the characters in the school all looked too similar and it took me too long to distinguish them all. It was also the weakest of the narratives, albeit informed by the tragic absence of Marybell. Here Hagio infuses the story with a vampiric eroticism. The boys are drawn gender neutral and their is a very obvious sexual tension between Alan and Edgar that boils over into jealousy and violence as the murderous plot spirals towards a dangerous conclusion. It feels like the difficult middle part of a big epic - overlong and lacking the structure of a beginning and an end - and part 2 would probably give it the balance and context needed. I would certainly continue the story. It's an intriguingly different comic book experience with a very clear aesthetic mission and a very effective and clear storytelling style. The sense of the otherworldly lends Edgar an untouchable, inhuman element, making it hard for us to relate. At times his story drifts into the vague realms where only nightmares exist. But Hot Hagio teases out his character slowly and gives him the more human, yet also malevolent, Alan as his competition and his foil. The story is set up interestingly and I would look forward to seeing how Hagio completes the tale. 6
The first stories are a delight of Gothic romanticism. While the artwork I found initially over flowery, the style grows on you. It fits very well to the storytelling and Hagio is a very good writer. She manages, despite all the potential to do so, to make her story avoid stereotypes. Edgar is a vicious nihilist of a lead character and Marybell the doomed Gothic princess. Hagio captures the spirit of each century very well and draws scenes from history with skill, an element of realism that counters and compliments the decorative elements of her often crowded frames. When Alan enters the story - a human boy in love with Marybell - the narrative really takes off. It is dramatic, tense and bloodthirsty. The artwork is sometimes deliberately vague but it works - Marybell's fate is a masterful piece of comic book action. The influences are bare - The Poe Clan, Edgar and Alan combine to form Hagio tribute to the great horror writer - but this is a book that wears its influences proudly and calmly while creating its own unique identity.
That's not to say the book is flawless. The final third, Alan and Edgar's adventures in a private school for boys in German, is overlong and confusing. My personal gripe was that the characters in the school all looked too similar and it took me too long to distinguish them all. It was also the weakest of the narratives, albeit informed by the tragic absence of Marybell. Here Hagio infuses the story with a vampiric eroticism. The boys are drawn gender neutral and their is a very obvious sexual tension between Alan and Edgar that boils over into jealousy and violence as the murderous plot spirals towards a dangerous conclusion. It feels like the difficult middle part of a big epic - overlong and lacking the structure of a beginning and an end - and part 2 would probably give it the balance and context needed. I would certainly continue the story. It's an intriguingly different comic book experience with a very clear aesthetic mission and a very effective and clear storytelling style. The sense of the otherworldly lends Edgar an untouchable, inhuman element, making it hard for us to relate. At times his story drifts into the vague realms where only nightmares exist. But Hot Hagio teases out his character slowly and gives him the more human, yet also malevolent, Alan as his competition and his foil. The story is set up interestingly and I would look forward to seeing how Hagio completes the tale. 6
December 26, 2024
Parental advisory:Bloody scenes,age gap relationships and brief violence.
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October 2-3,2024
This manga is different from the usual vampire stories that trend today.
This story reminded me greatly of Interview with a Vampire,Little Vampire and Kaori Yuki's Earl Cain series.
The story follows a hundred plus years old vampire by the name of Edgar Portshell who remains the age of 14 physically.
This series covers different accounts of Edgar's life and interactions with various humans through the 18-20th century in Europe.
He doesn't seem to have any memories of his life before becoming a vampire nor does he seem to care much about his past.
He also doesn't shy from killing humans who discover his real identity or get in his way.
He is also known to kill innocent humans as well as let humans who know the truth about him live.
This boy seems to do whatever he pleases on a whim yet he seems more calculating than he lets on.
Edgar and the other vampire's reasoning for their actions are often left as mystery.
Their stories are left a mystery and so are their origins.
The Portsnell family and the village of Poe are left in mystery and almost nothing is explained about them.
The story isn't in chroniclogical order and so there are events shown in eras before the start of Allen's time with Edgar.
This story is listed as shounen-ai/BL on a few websites.
I'm not sure why this is the case because there isn't any sign of Edgar and Allen being in love.
Edgar is lonely and wants a companion and Allen hates the life he had as an aristocrat who was forced to be engaged to his greedy and overbearing cousin.
The first half of volume 1 is focused on the introduction of Edgar and his "family" and his meeting with Allen.
The rest of the volume is various events involving humans he encounters or the family of the man who wrote in his diary of his encounter with Edgar.
No bite scenes are explicitly shown in this manga.
In this series vampires have no reflection in mirrors,can be killed by silver bullets,can live in the sunlight and have no need to eat.
There has been no explanation for how someone is turned into a vampire nor is it explained properly why Allen and Marybelle couldn't go outside in the rain.
It seems once someone becomes a vampire they forget everything about their past including their family.
I'm sure if Allen was to remember his sick mother he would probably regret leaving home.
He left with Edgar without a second thought despite hardly knowing anything about Edgar.
I wish the two of them had more scenes together and development with their relationship before Allen left with Edgar.
Also it's strange that Edgar randomly killed a couple and then took their child and raised her for around 10 years.
I didn't see the point of this section of the story.
The Poe Clan needs more character development of both Edgar and Allen,more explanations of this story's vampire lore and less inappropriate age gap relationships throughout the story.
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October 2-3,2024
This manga is different from the usual vampire stories that trend today.
This story reminded me greatly of Interview with a Vampire,Little Vampire and Kaori Yuki's Earl Cain series.
The story follows a hundred plus years old vampire by the name of Edgar Portshell who remains the age of 14 physically.
This series covers different accounts of Edgar's life and interactions with various humans through the 18-20th century in Europe.
He doesn't seem to have any memories of his life before becoming a vampire nor does he seem to care much about his past.
He also doesn't shy from killing humans who discover his real identity or get in his way.
He is also known to kill innocent humans as well as let humans who know the truth about him live.
This boy seems to do whatever he pleases on a whim yet he seems more calculating than he lets on.
Edgar and the other vampire's reasoning for their actions are often left as mystery.
Their stories are left a mystery and so are their origins.
The Portsnell family and the village of Poe are left in mystery and almost nothing is explained about them.
The story isn't in chroniclogical order and so there are events shown in eras before the start of Allen's time with Edgar.
This story is listed as shounen-ai/BL on a few websites.
I'm not sure why this is the case because there isn't any sign of Edgar and Allen being in love.
Edgar is lonely and wants a companion and Allen hates the life he had as an aristocrat who was forced to be engaged to his greedy and overbearing cousin.
The first half of volume 1 is focused on the introduction of Edgar and his "family" and his meeting with Allen.
The rest of the volume is various events involving humans he encounters or the family of the man who wrote in his diary of his encounter with Edgar.
No bite scenes are explicitly shown in this manga.
In this series vampires have no reflection in mirrors,can be killed by silver bullets,can live in the sunlight and have no need to eat.
There has been no explanation for how someone is turned into a vampire nor is it explained properly why Allen and Marybelle couldn't go outside in the rain.
It seems once someone becomes a vampire they forget everything about their past including their family.
I'm sure if Allen was to remember his sick mother he would probably regret leaving home.
He left with Edgar without a second thought despite hardly knowing anything about Edgar.
I wish the two of them had more scenes together and development with their relationship before Allen left with Edgar.
Also it's strange that Edgar randomly killed a couple and then took their child and raised her for around 10 years.
I didn't see the point of this section of the story.
The Poe Clan needs more character development of both Edgar and Allen,more explanations of this story's vampire lore and less inappropriate age gap relationships throughout the story.
August 26, 2023
Incredible art and unique vampire story reminiscent of classic gothic tales! Highly recommend.
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