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{{Short description|Japanese manga series by Moto Hagio}}
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{{Infobox animanga/Header
| name = 
| image = Poe no Ichizoku Vol 1.JPG
| caption = Cover of the first Japanese paperback volume, featuring Edgar (left) and Marybelle (right)
| ja_kanji = ポーの一族
| ja_romaji = Pō no Ichizoku
| genre = {{ubl|[[Fantasy]]<ref name="ANN Poe Unicorn"/>|[[Gothic horror]]{{sfn|Garrity|2019}}}}<!-- Note: Use and cite reliable sources to identify genre/s, not personal interpretation. Please don't include more than three genres (per [[MOS:A&M]]). -->
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{{Infobox animanga/Print
| type            = manga
| author          = [[Moto Hagio]]
| publisher       = [[Shogakukan]]
| publisher_en    = {{English manga publisher |NA=[[Fantagraphics Books]]}}
| demographic     = ''[[Shōjo manga|Shōjo]]'', ''[[Josei manga|josei]]''
| imprint         = Flower Comics
| magazine        = {{ubl|[[Betsucomi|Bessatsu Shōjo Comic]]|{{noitalic|(March 1972 – June 1976)}}|[[Sho-Comi|Shūkan Shōjo Comic]]|{{noitalic|(September 1975)}}|[[Flowers (magazine)|Flowers]]|{{noitalic|(July 2016 – present)}}}}
| first           = '''Initial run'''<br/>March 1972 – June 1976<br>'''Continued run'''<br/>July 2016
| last            = present
| volumes         = 7
| volume_list     = #Manga
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Other
| title           = Notable adaptations
| content         = 
*[[NHK]] radio drama, 1980
*[[Shogakukan]] audio drama, 2007
*E-Star audio drama, 2013
*[[TV Asahi]] live-action TV drama, 2016
*[[Takarazuka Revue]] stage play, 2018 & 2021
}}
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{{Nihongo|'''''The Poe Clan'''''|ポーの一族|Pō no Ichizoku|lead=yes}} is a Japanese [[manga]] series written and illustrated by [[Moto Hagio]]. It was initially serialized in the [[List of manga magazines|manga magazines]] ''[[Betsucomi|Bessatsu Shōjo Comic]]'' and ''[[Sho-Comi|Shūkan Shōjo Comic]]'' from 1972 to 1976, while a revival of the series has been serialized in ''[[Flowers (magazine)|Flowers]]'' since 2016. ''The Poe Clan'' is composed of a series of [[Nonlinear narrative|non-chronological]] stories set between the 18th and 21st centuries that follow the life of Edgar Portsnell, a teenage [[vampire]].

The manga has been collected into seven ''[[tankōbon]]'' volumes by the publishing house [[Shogakukan]], and was the first [[Shōjo manga|{{transl|ja|shōjo}} manga]] series to be published by the company in this format. ''The Poe Clan'' has been adapted multiple times, notably as a [[radio drama]], a series of CD audio dramas, a [[Japanese television drama|live-action television drama]], and a [[Takarazuka Revue]] stage play. [[Fantagraphics Books]] licensed the manga for an English-language release in North America to be published in two [[Omnibus edition|omnibus]] volumes, the first of which was released in 2019. ''The Poe Clan'' was a critical and commercial success upon its release, winning the [[Shogakukan Manga Award]] in 1975. The series significantly influenced ''shōjo'' manga, the ''[[Yaoi|shōnen-ai]]'' (male-male romance) genre, and [[vampire literature]].

==Synopsis==
[[File:Stadtsilhouette Bremens vor 1939, beherrscht von St. Ansgarii.jpg|thumb|left|The city of [[Bremen]] in 1939; the chapter "Glensmith's Diary" takes place in the city between 1922 and 1959.{{sfn|Hagio|2020|p=145}}]]

''The Poe Clan'' is composed of a series of [[Nonlinear narrative|non-chronological]] stories set in Europe, primarily England and Germany, between the 18th and 21st centuries.{{sfn|Kotani|1997|p=191}} The series chronicles the life of Edgar Portsnell and his two traveling companions: his younger sister Marybelle Portsnell, and his friend Alan Twilight. All three are members of the titular Poe clan, a group of immortal "vampirnellas" ([[vampire]]s){{efn|In the original Japanese text, vampirnellas are referred to as "vampanellas" (バンパネラ).{{sfn|Kan|2010|p=53}}}} who do not age and subsist on human blood.{{efn|In contrast to traditional vampires, vampirnellas consume blood merely by touching their hands against the neck of their victim; they possess [[fangs]] which can also used to drink blood, but they are mainly used to intimidate mortals. In lieu of blood, vampirnellas can also consume [[rose oil]] for sustenance.{{sfn|Kan|2010|p=53}}}}

The clan maintains a strict code of only converting humans when they have reached adulthood, but by a confluence of circumstances, Edgar is made into a vampirnella at the age of fourteen. Edgar finds he is isolated from both the human world as a result of his immortality, and from the adult vampirnellas of the clan due to his eternally-teenaged body.{{sfn|Kan|2010|p=44}} Overcome by loneliness, he converts Marybelle when she is thirteen, only to find his loneliness replaced by the remorse of having taken his sister's humanity; he vows to dedicate his life to her happiness and well-being.{{sfn|Kan|2010|p=45}}

Several decades pass and Marybelle meets and falls in love with Alan, who at the time is a human teenager. Shortly thereafter, she and Edgar's adoptive parents are killed by humans who discover their vampirnella nature. Edgar is overwhelmed by grief; Alan, who has himself fallen into despair upon learning that he is to be wed in an arranged marriage, agrees to be converted by Edgar.{{sfn|Kan|2010|pp=52}} The two boys form a close companionship, and series follows their exploits over the subsequent century. While the particulars of Edgar and Alan's adventures vary, the series broadly explores the concept of time from the conflicting perspectives of mortality and immortality: the former represented by the humans they encounter, to whom they represent the dream of eternal youth; and the latter represented by Edgar, who must live with "the loneliness of everlasting life."{{sfn|Kan|2010|pp=45–46}}

==Primary characters==
;{{Nihongo|Edgar Portsnell|エドガー・ポーツネル|Edogā Pōtsuneru}}
:Born in 1740 as Edgar Evans, one of the two illegitimate children of a British aristocrat. Edgar and his sister Marybelle are abandoned as children in a forest to die of exposure; they are discovered by Hannah Poe, a woman who brings the children to be raised in the [[manor house]] where she lives. At the age of 11, Edgar discovers that the residents of the manor are vampirnellas, and that he will be converted into one as an adult. When the villagers learn the secret of the manor, the clan is forced to flee, and Edgar is made into a vampirnella at the age of fourteen.
;{{Nihongo|Marybelle Portsnell|メリーベル・ポーツネル|Merīberu Pōtsuneru}}
:Edgar's sister, born in 1744 as Marybelle Evans. She is converted into a vampirnella at the age of thirteen by Edgar. In 1879 she is killed by John Clifford, a doctor who discovers the truth about her vampirnella identity.
;{{Nihongo|Alan Twilight|アラン・トワイライト|Aran Towairaito}} 
:A teenage boy who Edgar and Marybelle encounter in London in 1879. He is converted into a vampirnella at the age of fourteen by Edgar.

==Development==
===Context===
[[File:Hagio Moto in 2008.jpg|thumb|right|alt=Photograph of artist Moto Hagio circa 2008|Moto Hagio in 2008]]
Japan has no tradition of vampires in literature and other media; the archetype was imported from works of western fiction beginning in the 1930s.{{sfn|Kotani|1997||p=189}} Science fiction critic [[Mari Kotani]] has argued that in Japan, the vampire as a specifically western figure represents a hostile "[[Other (philosophy)|other]]," particularly following the [[Second World War]] and subsequent [[occupation of Japan]] by the United States.{{sfn|Kotani|1997||p=191}} However, Kotani notes that in [[Shōjo manga|''shōjo'' manga]] (girls' comics), the west is often depicted as idealized and utopian, typically a result of the cultural influence of Hollywood cinema, American literature, and western fashion; the figure of the vampire, as a western cultural product, is thus viewed positively in this ''shōjo'' context.{{sfn|Kotani|1997|p=191}}

In her youth, [[Moto Hagio]] disliked stories featuring vampires, as they were depicted as "villains who attack human beings."{{sfn|Thorn|2005}} In 1962, the manga artist [[Shotaro Ishinomori]] published the [[One-shot (comics)|one-shot]] (single-chapter) manga ''Mist, Roses and Stars'', a science fiction story about the tragic life of a vampire girl, in the manga magazine ''[[Shōjo Club]]''. Hagio became inspired by the manga, and began to conceive of her own "beautiful vampire story" about a vampire who "long[s] to return to a normal human existence" but is "rejected by humanity."{{sfn|Thorn|2005}}

In 1971 Hagio published ''The November Gymnasium'', a one-shot about an all-boys school written as an early adaptation of her later series ''[[The Heart of Thomas]]''. The story made Hagio realize that she preferred writing stories about male protagonists, and she thus decided to have the protagonist of her vampire story be a boy.{{sfn|Thorn|2005}} She created the term "vampirnella" after misreading a word while searching for terms that could be used as a substitute for "vampire"; attracted to the vaguely Italian sound of her invention, she adopted it for the series.<ref>{{cite web |title=バンパネラとカンパネルラ（小原篤のアニマゲ丼） |url=https://www.asahi.com/articles/ASJCS772SJCSUCVL03M.html |website=[[The Asahi Shimbun]] |access-date=March 10, 2021 |language=Japanese |date=November 28, 2016}}</ref> At the same time, Hagio had developed an interest in [[costume]]s; she began to write ''The Poe Clan'' after becoming inspired by the idea of a story about an immortal protagonist who wears the attire of different historical periods throughout their life.<ref>{{cite web |title=輝き続ける、永遠のいのち デビュー５０周年記念 「萩尾望都 ポーの一族展」 |url=https://www.asahi.com/event/DA3S14110015.html |website=[[The Asahi Shinbun]] |access-date=March 8, 2021 |language=Japanese |date=July 23, 2019}}</ref>

===Original production and publication===
Hagio made her debut as a manga artist in 1969; by 1972 she was still considered as a novice, and thus was only permitted by her editor {{ill|Junya Yamamoto|ja|山本順也}} to publish short one-shots.{{sfn|Nakagawa|2019a}} Hagio originally conceived of ''The Poe Clan'' as a trilogy, with each part consisting of roughly one hundred pages and set respectively in the 18th, 19th, and 20th centuries.{{sfn|Hagio|2019|pp=13, 49}} In order to publish the story under these editorial constraints, Hagio adopted two strategies: first, she began writing ''The Poe Clan'' as a series of one-shots that functioned as standalone stories, but which featured serial-like interrelated narratives and recurring characters. Second, she focused early chapters of ''The Poe Clan'' on Marybelle and other female characters, as ''shōjo'' manga stories featuring male protagonists were less readily accepted in this era.{{sfn|Nakagawa|2019a}}

In the February 1972 issue of ''Bessatsu Shōjo Comic'', Hagio announced that she would begin publishing a story in the magazine on vampirism; the announcement took the form of an illustrated poem depicting Edgar and Marybelle entwined.{{sfn|Hagio|2019|p=49}} ''Limpid Locks of Silver'', the first chapter of what would become ''The Poe Clan'', was published in the subsequent March 1972 issue. Hagio wrote several other unrelated manga one-shots in the next several issues of the magazine before publishing the second chapter of ''The Poe Clan'' in July 1972. Upon the publication of the third chapter in August 1972, Yamamoto realized that Hagio was creating a serialization; faced with this ''fait accompli'', he allowed ''The Poe Clan'' to continue as an official serial, permitting Hagio to freely publish her originally planned trilogy.{{sfn|Nakagawa|2019a}}

Hagio concluded her original trilogy in July 1973, but began conceiving of new chapters for the series during its serialization; she spent the next year developing new ideas for ''The Poe Clan'' before launching her next serialization, ''The Heart of Thomas'', in May 1974.{{sfn|Hagio|2019|p=22}} In June 1974, Shogakukan launched its [[Imprint (trade name)|literary imprint]] Flower Comics, which publishes ''[[tankōbon]]'' (collected volume) editions of ''shōjo'' manga serialized in the company's magazines; ''The Poe Clan'' was the first manga series to be released under the imprint. The ''tankōbon'' edition of ''The Poe Clan'' sold out its initial print run of 30,000 copies in three days, an unprecedented sales volume at the time for a ''shōjo'' manga series that had not been adapted into an [[anime]].<ref name="Nakagawa 2019-13"/> Shogakukan encouraged Hagio to conclude the then-unpopular ''The Heart of Thomas'' to focus on ''The Poe Clan'', though Hagio insisted on continuing the series.<ref name="Nakagawa 2019-13">{{cite journal |last1=Nakagawa |first1=Yūsuke |title=新書判コミックスで変わる、マンガの読み方 |trans-title=How Reading Manga Changed With Book-Format Comics |journal=Gentosha Plus |date=October 29, 2019b |url=https://www.gentosha.jp/article/14091/ |publisher=[[Gentosha]] |language=ja|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191211103734/https://www.gentosha.jp/article/14091/|archive-date=December 11, 2019 |access-date=January 15, 2021}}</ref>

Hagio completed ''The Heart of Thomas'' in December 1974; in that same issue, ''Bessatsu Shōjo Comic'' published a new illustrated poem by Hagio announcing the publication of nine new chapters of ''The Poe Clan''.{{sfn|Nakano|Ōi|2018|p=61}} The series resumed publication in January 1975, with eight chapters published in ''Bessatsu Shōjo Comic'' and one chapter in ''[[Sho-Comi|Shūkan Shōjo Comic]]'', with the final chapter of the series published in June 1976.{{sfn|Hagio|2019|p=37}}

===Revival===
Following the conclusion of ''The Poe Clan'' in 1976, Hagio repeatedly declined requests to create new chapters of the series.<ref name="Sankei"/> Upon turning 60 years old in 2009, Hagio began to fear that she would no longer be able write manga due to declining health, and was convinced by her friend and science fiction writer [[Baku Yumemakura]] to create {{nihongo||春の夢|Poe no Ichizoku: Haru no Yume|{{lit}} "The Poe Clan: Spring's Dream"}}, a one-shot sequel to ''The Poe Clan''.<ref name="Natalie"/> ''Haru no Yume'' was published on May 28, 2016, in the July issue of Shogakukan's manga magazine ''[[Flowers (magazine)|Flowers]]'', marking the 40th anniversary of the conclusion of the original series.<ref name="Sankei2"/> Shogakukan printed 50,000 copies of the issue, an increase from the magazine's normal circulation of 33,000; the issue sold out in one day regardless, prompting a second printing of 15,000 issues.<ref name="Sankei2"/> Hagio subsequently wrote an additional chapter of ''Haru no Yume'', which was published in the May 2017 issue of ''Flowers''; both chapters were compiled as a collected volume published in July 2017.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Hodgkins |first1=Crystalyn |title=News Moto Hagio Launches New Poe no Ichizoku Manga Next Spring |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2017-05-28/moto-hagio-launches-new-poe-no-ichizoku-manga-next-spring/.116697 |website=Anime News Network |access-date=April 9, 2021 |date=May 28, 2017}}</ref>

Hagio has continued to create additional sequels to ''The Poe Clan'' following the conclusion of ''Haru no Yume'':

*''{{nihongo|Poe no Ichizoku: Unicorn|ポーの一族 ユニコーン}}'', which began serialization in the May 2018 issue of ''Flowers'' before going on hiatus after the July 2018 issue. The series returned in the March 2019 issue, and concluded in the June 2019 issue. ''Unicorn'' was collected as a hardcover released in July 2019.<ref name="ANNSequel"/>
*{{nihongo|''Poe no Ichizoku: Himitsu no Hanazono''|ポーの一族 秘密 の 花園||{{lit}} "The Poe Clan: The Secret Garden"}}, the first chapter of which was published in ''Flowers'' in the May 2019 issue.<ref name="ANNSequel">{{cite web |last1=Hodgkins |first1=Crystalyn |title=Latest Poe Clan Manga Goes on Hiatus, Returns in Spring 2020 |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2019-05-31/latest-poe-clan-manga-goes-on-hiatus-returns-in-spring-2020/.147290 |website=Anime News Network |access-date=March 9, 2021 |date=May 31, 2019}}</ref> The series immediately went on hiatus, and returned in the June 2020 issue.<ref name="ANNSequel2">{{cite web |last1=Hodgkins |first1=Crystalyn |title= Moto Hagio's Latest The Poe Clan Manga Resumes in June |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2020-03-28/moto-hagio-latest-the-poe-clan-manga-resumes-in-june/.158058 |website=Anime News Network |access-date=May 5, 2022 |date=March 28, 2020}}</ref> Its second and last volume shipped in November 2021.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Pineda |first1=Rafael Antonio |title=Latest Poe Clan Manga Arc Listed as Ending in 2nd Volume |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-09-15/latest-poe-clan-manga-arc-listed-as-ending-in-2nd-volume/.177371 |website=Anime News Network |access-date=29 May 2022 |date=15 September 2021}}</ref>
*{{nihongo|''Poe no Ichizoku: Getsuyōbi wa Kirai''|ポーの一族 月曜日はキライ||{{lit}} "The Poe Clan: I Hate Mondays"}}, a short comedic one-shot, was published in the July 2020 issue of ''Flowers'' on May 28, 2020.<ref>{{cite web |title=『月刊flowerss』2020年7月号に「ポーの一族」の短編が掲載されています。 |url=https://www.hagiomoto.net/news/2020/05/post-340.html |website=hagiomoto.net |access-date=March 9, 2021 |language=Japanese |date=May 28, 2020}}</ref>
*{{nihongo|''Poe no Ichizoku: Ao no Pandora''|ポーの一族 青のパンドラ||{{lit}} "The Poe Clan: Blue Pandora"}}, which began serialization in the July 2022 issue of ''Flowers'' on May 27, 2022.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Pineda |first1=Rafael Antonio |title=Moto Hagio's Poe Clan Manga Debuts New Series |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2022-05-27/moto-hagio-poe-clan-manga-debuts-new-series/.186062 |website=Anime News Network |access-date=29 May 2022 |date=27 May 2022}}</ref>

==Media==
===Manga===
====Chapters====
The following is a list of chapters of ''The Poe Clan'', with officially-translated English-language titles noted where applicable. The following chapters of ''The Poe Clan'' were originally serialized in ''[[Bessatsu Shōjo Comic]]'':{{sfn|Hagio|2019|p=184}}
*{{nihongo|''Alone in 1971''|1971年のひとりごと|1971-nen no Hitorigoto}}, February 1972{{efn|name=IP|Illustrated poem.}}
*{{nihongo|''Limpid Locks of Silver''|すきとおった銀の髪|Sukitōtta Gin no Kami}}, March 1972
*{{nihongo|''The Poe Village''|ポーの村|Poe no Mura}}, July 1972
*{{nihongo|''Glensmith's Diary''|グレンスミスの日記|Glensmith no Nikki}}, August 1972
*{{nihongo|''The Poe Clan''|ポーの一族|Poe no Ichizoku}}, September – December 1972
*{{nihongo|''Marybelle and the Silver Rose''|メリーベルと銀のばら|Marybelle to Gin no Bara}}, January – March 1973
*{{nihongo|''The Bird's Nest''|小鳥の巣|Kotori no Su}}, April – July 1973
*{{nihongo|''Poe no Densetsu ni Yosete''|ポーの伝説に寄せて||"On the Legend of Poe"}}, December 1974{{efn|name=IP}}
*{{nihongo|''Evans no Isho''|エヴァンズの遺書||"Evans' Will"}}, January – February 1975
*{{nihongo|''Penny Rain''|ペニー・レイン}}, May 1975
*{{nihongo|''Liddell, Mori no Naka''|リデル・森の中||"Liddell Woods"}}, June 1975
*{{nihongo|''Rampton wa Kataru''|ランプトンは語る||"Lampton Tells Us"}}, July 1975
*{{nihongo|''Piccadilly Shichiji''|ピカデリー7時||"Piccadilly 7pm"}}, August 1975
*{{nihongo|''Holmes no Bōshi''|ホームズの帽子||"Holmes' Hat"}}, November 1975
*{{nihongo|''Isshūkan''|一週間||"One Week"}}, December 1975
*{{nihongo|''Edith''|エディス}}, April – June 1976

The following chapter was originally serialized in ''[[Sho-Comi|Shūkan Shōjo Comic]]'':{{sfn|Hagio|2019|p=184}}
*{{nihongo|''Harukana Kuni no Hana ya Kotori''|はるかな国の花や小鳥||"Flowers and Birds in Faraway Lands"}}, September 1975

The following chapters were originally serialized in ''[[Flowers (magazine)|Flowers]]'':{{sfn|Hagio|2019|p=187}}
*{{nihongo|''Haru no Yume''|はるかな国の花や小鳥||"Spring's Dream"}}, July 2016 – July 2017
*{{nihongo|''Unicorn''|ユニコーン}}, July 2018 – June 2019
*{{nihongo|''Himitsu no Hanazono''|秘密の花園||"The Secret Garden"}}, July 2019 – November 2021
*{{nihongo|''Getsuyōbi wa Kirai''|月曜日はキライ||"I Hate Mondays"}}, July 2020 
*{{nihongo|''Ao no Pandora''|ポーの一族 青のパンドラ||"Blue Pandora"}}, July 2022 – present

====Collected editions====
''The Poe Clan'' has been collected into seven {{transl|ja|tankōbon}} volumes published by [[Shogakukan]] under the Flower Comics imprint, with the first volume released on May 28, 1974, and the last volume released on August 11, 1976.<ref name="Tankobon 1">{{cite web |script-title=ja:ポーの一族（1） (フラワーコミックス) |url=https://www.amazon.co.jp/%E3%83%9D%E3%83%BC%E3%81%AE%E4%B8%80%E6%97%8F%EF%BC%88%EF%BC%91%EF%BC%89-%E3%83%95%E3%83%A9%E3%83%AF%E3%83%BC%E3%82%B3%E3%83%9F%E3%83%83%E3%82%AF%E3%82%B9-%E8%90%A9%E5%B0%BE%E6%9C%9B%E9%83%BD-ebook/dp/B009SHVQN6 |website=[[Amazon (company)|Amazon Japan]] |date=May 28, 1974 |access-date=December 4, 2019 |language=ja}}</ref><ref name="Tankobon 5">{{cite web |script-title=ja:ポーの一族（5） (フラワーコミックス) |url=https://www.amazon.co.jp/gp/product/B009SHVQO0 |website=[[Amazon (company)|Amazon Japan]] |date=August 11, 1976 |access-date=December 4, 2019 |language=ja}}</ref> ''The Poe Clan'' was the first [[Shōjo manga|{{transl|ja|shōjo}} manga]] Shogakukan ever published in [[Trade paperback (comics)|trade paperback]] format.{{sfn|Thorn|2005}}<ref name="focuspanel">{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/convention/2010/moto-hagio-focus-panel |last1=Manry |first1=Gia |title=San Diego Comic-Con 2010: Moto Hagio Focus Panel |website=[[Anime News Network]] |date=July 23, 2010 |access-date=August 5, 2010}}</ref> Shogakukan later re-released the entire series in three {{transl|ja|[[bunkoban]]}} volumes on July 17, 1998,<ref name="Bunko 1">{{cite web |script-title=ja:ポーの一族 1 |url=https://www.shogakukan.co.jp/books/09191251 |website=[[Shogakukan]] |access-date=December 4, 2019 |language=ja}}</ref><ref name="Bunko 2">{{cite web |script-title=ja:ポーの一族 2 |url=https://www.shogakukan.co.jp/books/09191252 |website=[[Shogakukan]] |date=July 17, 1998 |access-date=December 4, 2019 |language=ja}}</ref><ref name="Bunko 3">{{cite web |script-title=ja:ポーの一族 3 |url=https://www.shogakukan.co.jp/books/09191253 |website=[[Shogakukan]] |date=July 17, 1998 |access-date=December 4, 2019 |language=ja}}</ref> and then again in two ''[[Tankōbon#Wide-ban|wide-ban]]'' volumes on November 26, 2007, and December 21, 2007, respectively;<ref name="Wide-ban 1">{{cite web |script-title=ja:萩尾望都パーフェクトセレクション 6：ポーの一族 1 |url=https://www.shogakukan.co.jp/books/09131219 |website=[[Shogakukan]] |date=November 26, 2007 |access-date=December 4, 2019 |language=ja |archive-date=May 25, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220525153723/https://www.shogakukan.co.jp/books/09131219 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="Wide-ban 2">{{cite web |script-title=ja:萩尾望都パーフェクトセレクション 7：ポーの一族 2 |url=https://www.shogakukan.co.jp/books/09131220 |website=[[Shogakukan]] |date=December 21, 2007 |access-date=December 4, 2019 |language=ja |archive-date=December 17, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211217230851/https://www.shogakukan.co.jp/books/09131220 |url-status=dead }}</ref> and finally, in two "premium edition" volumes released on February 26, 2019.<ref name="Premium Edition">{{cite web |script-title=ja:「ポーの一族」B5判のプレミアムエディション本日刊行、扉ページやカラーも収録 |url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/321474 |website=[[Natalie (website)|Comic Natalie]] |access-date=March 12, 2021 |language=ja |date=February 26, 2019}}</ref>

[[Fantagraphics Books]] licensed the original run of the manga for an English-language release in North America, published in two [[hardcover]] [[Omnibus edition|omnibus]] volumes translated by [[Rachel Thorn]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-07-20/fantagraphics-adds-moto-hagio-the-poe-clan-manga/.134455 |last1=Sherman |first1=Jennifer |title=Fantagraphics Adds Moto Hagio's ''The Poe Clan'' Manga |website=[[Anime News Network]] |language=en |access-date=September 15, 2019}}</ref> The first volume was released on August 20, 2019,<ref>{{cite web |title=''The Poe Clan'' Volume 1 Review |url=https://www.theoasg.com/reviews/manga/the-poe-clan-volume-1-review/16002 |website=TheOASG |access-date=December 4, 2019 |date=September 27, 2019}}</ref> and the second on September 20, 2022.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Poe Clan Vol. 2 |url=https://www.fantagraphics.com/collections/coming-soon/products/the-poe-clan-vol-2 |website=Fantagraphics Books |access-date=November 17, 2021}}</ref> Fantagraphic is slated to begin publishing an English translation of the revival of the series in 2025.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Hodgkins |first1=Crystalyn |title=Fantagraphics to Release New The Poe Clan Manga Starting in 2025 |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2023-12-23/fantagraphics-to-release-new-the-poe-clan-manga-starting-in-2025/.205848 |website=Anime News Network |access-date=February 2, 2024 |date=December 23, 2023}}</ref> Internationally, the manga is licensed in Italian by Ronin Manga,<ref>{{cite web |title=Fumetti Ronin Manga, Collana ''Edgar e Allan Poe'' (m3) |url=http://roninmanga.fumetto-online.it/index.php?EDITORE=RONIN%20MANGA&COLLANA=EDGAR%20E%20ALLAN%20POE%20%28m3%29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200501195728/http://roninmanga.fumetto-online.it/index.php?EDITORE=RONIN%20MANGA&COLLANA=EDGAR%20E%20ALLAN%20POE%20%28m3%29 |archive-date=May 1, 2020 |website=Ronin Manga |access-date=December 4, 2019 |language=it}}</ref> Spanish by Ediciones Tomodomo,<ref>{{cite web |title=''El clan de los Poe'' de Moto Hagio |url=https://www.ediciones-tomodomo.com/clan-poe |website=Ediciones Tomodomo |access-date=December 4, 2019 |language=es}}</ref> and Polish by [[Japonica Polonica Fantastica]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Nowość: ''Klan Poe'' #1 |url=https://polter.pl/komiks/Nowosc-Klan-Poe-1-w58687 |website=polter.pl/komiks |access-date=December 4, 2019 |language=pl |date=November 9, 2012}}</ref>

===Audio dramas===
[[NHK-FM]] produced a six-part [[radio drama]] adaptation of ''The Poe Clan'' that aired on the station from January 1 to January 6, 1980. The adaptation was directed by Tokio Ōtani from a script written by Jun Takada, with sound effects by Shōichi Haraguchi and Tadashi Iwai, and starred [[Takarazuka Revue]] actresses {{ill|Anna Jun|ja|安奈淳}} in various male roles and {{ill|Haruka Kurara|ja|遥くらら}} as Edgar and in various female roles. [[Radio Kansai]] produced a radio drama adaptation of the series that aired on the station on October 6, 2007; the drama starred [[Romi Park]] as Edgar and [[Mitsuki Saiga]] as Alan.<ref>{{cite web |script-title=ja:ラジオドラマ「ポーの一族」：1980年 NHK-FM |url=https://www.hagiomoto.net/etc/media/poe.html#01 |website=Moto Hagio Works Library |access-date=December 4, 2019 |language=ja}}</ref>

Shogakukan released a series of six audio drama CDs adapting ''The Poe Clan'' from December 2007 to May 2008. Each volume covered a different generation of the Poe family and starred [[Romi Park]] as Edgar, [[Mitsuki Saiga]] as Alan, and [[Yuka Inokuchi]] as Marybelle. The first four volumes also starred [[Kōji Ishitobi]] as Baron Portsnell and [[Yōko Sasaki]] as Sheila Portsnell.<ref name="Drama CD">Shogakukan produced the following six volumes:
*{{cite web |url=http://anitama.com/po/cd/index.html |script-title=ja:「ポーの一族」ドラマCD 第1巻 |website=anitama.com |language=ja |access-date=January 25, 2009}}
*{{cite web |url=http://anitama.com/po/cd2/index.html |script-title=ja:「ポーの一族」ドラマCD 第2巻 |website=anitama.com |language=ja |access-date=January 25, 2009}}
*{{cite web |url=http://anitama.com/po/cd3/index.html |script-title=ja:「ポーの一族」ドラマCD 第3巻 |website=anitama.com |language=ja |access-date=January 25, 2009}}
*{{cite web |url=http://anitama.com/po/cd4/index.html |script-title=ja:「ポーの一族」ドラマCD 第4巻 |website=anitama.com |language=ja |access-date=January 25, 2009}}
*{{cite web |url=http://anitama.com/po/cd5/index.html |script-title=ja:「ポーの一族」ドラマCD 第5巻 |website=anitama.com |language=ja |access-date=January 25, 2009}}
*{{cite web |url=http://anitama.com/po/cd6/index.html |script-title=ja:「ポーの一族」ドラマCD 第6巻 |website=anitama.com |language=ja |access-date=January 25, 2009}}</ref>

The drama CD label E-Star released an audio drama adaptation of ''The Poe Clan'' on March 22, 2013. It stars [[Yoshitsugu Matsuoka]] as Edgar, [[Takuya Eguchi]] as Alan, [[Daisuke Hirakawa]] as Mathias, [[Takaya Hashi]] as Aubin, [[Toshihiko Seki]] as Clifford, [[Kazuma Horie]] as Robin, and {{ill|Takurou Nakakuni|ja|中國卓郎}} as a thief.<ref>{{cite web |script-title=ja:「ポーの一族」のドラマCD発売、エドガー役は松岡禎丞 |url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/87189 |website=[[Natalie (website)|Comic Natalie]] |access-date=December 17, 2019 |language=ja |date=March 22, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |script-title=ja:ドラマCD『ポーの一族 エドガーとアラン篇』 |url=http://www.eigeki.jp/estar/poe.html |website=eigeki.jp/estar |access-date=December 17, 2019 |language=ja}}</ref>

===Live-action television drama===
In February 2016, [[TV Asahi]] announced they would produce a [[Japanese television drama|television drama]] adaptation of the manga along with [[Production I.G]] and Atmovie. Featuring an original story scripted by Katsuhide Suzuki and directed by [[Katsuyuki Motohiro]], {{Nihongo||ストレンジャー〜バケモノが事件を暴く〜|Stranger ~Bakemono ga Jiken wo Abaku~|{{lit.}} "Stranger: Disclosing the Monster Incident"}} shares the same worldview of Hagio's manga. Its single episode was broadcast on March 27, 2016,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.allcinema.net/prog/show_c.php?num_c=355937 |script-title=ja:TVM ストレンジャー ～バケモノが事件を暴く～ |publisher=Stingray |work=AllCinema Movie & DVD Database |access-date=July 23, 2017 |language=ja}}</ref> and follows Akira Misugi ([[Shingo Katori]]), a [[Taishō era]] doctor who is mutated into a vampirnella by Maria ([[Ayami Nakajō]]), a child descendant of a vampirnella, when he attempts to commit suicide because of the death of his wife and child.<ref name=liveaction>{{cite web |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-02-26/moto-hagio-poe-no-ichizoku-manga-inspires-live-action-series-in-march/.99113 |last1=Blyden |first1=Jabulani |title=Moto Hagio's ''Poe no Ichizoku'' Manga Inspires Live-Action Series in March |date=February 26, 2016 |website=Anime News Network |access-date=April 24, 2016}}</ref>

===Theater===
In 2018, the all-female [[Takarazuka Revue]]'s Flower Troupe adapted a chapter of ''The Poe Clan'' into a stage musical titled {{Nihongo|''Musical Gothic: The Poe Clan''|ミュージカル・ゴシック『ポーの一族』|Myūjikaru Goshikku: Pō no Ichizoku}}.<ref name="2018 Musical Announcement">{{cite web |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2017-05-27/moto-hagio-poe-no-ichizoku-manga-gets-all-female-takarazuka-stage-play/.116514 |last1=Pineda |first1=Rafael Antonio |title=Moto Hagio's ''Poe no Ichizoku'' Manga Gets All-Female Takarazuka Stage Play |date=May 27, 2017 |website=[[Anime News Network]] |access-date=July 23, 2017}}</ref> It was written and directed by Shūichirō Koike, who originally approached Hagio about creating a musical in 1985,<ref name="2018 Koike Comments">{{cite web |script-title=ja:「ポーの一族」宝塚花組にて舞台化、2018年に上演 |url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/233727 |website=[[Natalie (website)|Comic Natalie]] |access-date=March 12, 2021 |language=ja |date=May 23, 2017}}</ref> and starred [[Rio Asumi]] as Edgar Portsnell, Rei Yuzuka as Alan Twilight, and {{ill|Ayase Senna|ja|仙名彩世}} as Baroness Sheila Portsnell.<ref name="2018 Cast">{{cite web |script-title=ja:宝塚花組公演「ポーの一族」、明日海りお演じるエドガーのビジュアル解禁 |url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/249101 |website=[[Natalie (website)|Comic Natalie]] |access-date=March 12, 2021 |language=ja |date=September 17, 2017}}</ref> The musical ran at the [[Takarazuka Grand Theater]] from January 1 to February 5, 2018, and then at the [[Tokyo Takarazuka Theater]] from February 16 to March 25, 2018.<ref name="2018 Musical Announcement"/> Its final performance was broadcast live to movie theaters in Japan, Hong Kong, and Taiwan.<ref name="2018 Livestream">{{cite web |script-title=ja:宝塚版「ポーの一族」千秋楽公演のライブビューイング決定 |url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/266908 |website=[[Natalie (website)|Comic Natalie]] |access-date=March 12, 2021 |language=ja |date=January 26, 2018}}</ref> A performance filmed in January at the Takarazuka Grand Theater was released on Blu-ray and DVD in Japan on March 20, 2018.<ref name="2018 BD & DVD 1">{{cite web |script-title=ja:ミュージカル・ゴシック・ポーの一族 花組公演 (宝塚歌劇) |url=https://ndlonline.ndl.go.jp/#!/detail/R300000001-I028811144-00 |website=NDL Online |publisher=[[National Diet Library]] |access-date=March 12, 2021 |language=ja}}</ref><ref name="2018 BD & DVD 2">{{cite web |script-title=ja:花組『ポーの一族』特集｜宝塚歌劇 DVD・ビデオ・CD専門ショップ |url=https://www.tca-pictures.net/shop/press/180126_ponoichizoku.html |website=Quatre Rêves Online |access-date=March 12, 2021 |language=ja}}</ref>

In 2021, Shūichirō Koike directed a revival of ''Musical Gothic: The Poe Clan'', this time with a cast composed of both men and women.<ref name="2021 Musical Announcement">{{cite web |script-title=ja:「ポーの一族」再び舞台化！初演に続きエドガー役は明日海りお、演出は小池修一郎 |url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/394966 |website=[[Natalie (website)|Comic Natalie]] |access-date=March 12, 2021 |language=ja |date=September 4, 2020}}</ref> Rio Asumi returned to reprise her role as Edgar Portsnell in her first musical performance since she left the Takarazuka Revue.<ref name="2021 Musical Announcement"/><ref name="2021 Livestream 2"/> New cast members included {{ill|Airi Kisaki|ja|綺咲愛里}} as Marybelle Portsnell, Yudai Chiba as Alan Twilight, and {{ill|Nene Yumesaki|ja|夢咲ねね}} as Baroness Sheila Portsnell, among others.<ref name="2021 Cast & Dates">{{cite web |script-title=ja:ミュージカル「ポーの一族」小西遼生・中村橋之助・夢咲ねね・綺咲愛里ら全キャスト発表 |url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/397720 |website=[[Natalie (website)|Comic Natalie]] |access-date=March 12, 2021 |language=ja |date=September 24, 2020}}</ref> The musical ran at the [[Umeda Arts Theater]] in [[Osaka]] from January 11 to January 26, 2021; then at the [[Tokyo International Forum]] from February 3 to February 17, 2021; and finally, at the [[Misono-za]] in [[Nagoya]] from February 23 to February 28, 2021.<ref name="2021 Cast & Dates"/><ref name="2021 Livestream 1"/><ref name="Misono-za">{{cite web |script-title=ja:ミュージカル・ゴシック ポーの一族 |url=https://www.misonoza.co.jp/lineup/month210223.html |website=Misonozo.co.jp |access-date=March 12, 2021 |language=ja}}</ref> Several performances were [[Livestreaming|streamed]] online as [[pay-per-view]] events on February 7, February 13, and February 28, 2021.<ref name="2021 Livestream 1">{{cite web |script-title=ja:明日海りお主演「ポーの一族」ライブ配信追加開催＆千秋楽のライブビューイングが決定 |url=https://natalie.mu/stage/news/413564 |website=[[Natalie (website)|Stage Natalie]] |access-date=March 12, 2021 |language=ja |date=January 23, 2021}}</ref> The musical's final performance was broadcast live to movie theaters in Japan, Hong Kong, and Taiwan; it was also streamed online in Hong Kong and Taiwan.<ref name="2021 Livestream 2">{{cite web |script-title=ja:ミュージカル・ゴシック ポーの一族 |url=https://liveviewing.jp/screenings/poenoichizoku-eng/ |website=Live Viewing Japan |access-date=March 12, 2021 |language=ja, en}}</ref><ref name="2021 Livestream 1"/> A filmed performance was released on DVD in Japan on July 9, 2021.<ref name="2021 DVD">{{cite web |title=Special: DVD情報 |url=https://www.umegei.com/poenoichizoku/special.html#DVD |website=Musical Gothic: The Poe Clan |access-date=March 12, 2021 |language=ja}}</ref>

==Reception and legacy==
===Critical response===
Reviewing ''The Poe Clan'' for ''[[The Comics Journal]]'', Helen Chazan writes that while the series is "not so consistent and refined as in [Hagio's] later comics," she praises its narrative that gradually "grows from a low-stakes short story into a complex serial" and "that in the hands of a less talented writer would be forgettable genre fare."<ref>{{cite web |last1=Chazan |first1=Helen |title=The Poe Clan, Vol. 1 |url=http://www.tcj.com/reviews/the-poe-clan-vol-1/ |website=[[The Comics Journal]] |access-date=April 9, 2021 |date=October 15, 2019}}</ref> [[Shaenon K. Garrity]] concurs in ''[[Otaku USA]]'' that while early chapters of ''The Poe Clan'' are "uneven and sometimes hard to follow," she praises the series' "mastery of composition, emotion, and visual storytelling," describing it as a "classic of modern Gothic horror."{{sfn|Garrity|2019}} Rebecca Silverman similarly praises the artwork and story of the series in her review for ''[[Anime News Network]]'', comparing it to ''[[My Platonic Sweetheart]]'' by [[Mark Twain]] and the Japanese concept of ''[[mono no aware]]''.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Silverman |first1=Rebecca |title=Review: The Poe Clan Omnibus 1 |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/the-poe-clan/omnibus-1/.160736 |website=Anime News Network |access-date=April 9, 2021 |date=June 22, 2020}}</ref>

===Sales and accolades===
By 2016, collected editions of ''The Poe Clan'' have collectively sold 3.5 million copies.<ref>{{cite web |title=萩尾望都さんの「ポーの一族」40年ぶりに復活！ オスカー・ライザーを主人公にした番外編も |url=https://netatopi.jp/article/1002104.html |website=Netatopi |access-date=April 3, 2021 |language=Japanese |date=April 28, 2016}}</ref> The series won the 21st [[Shogakukan Manga Award]] in 1975, alongside Hagio's ''[[They Were Eleven]]'' and ''[[Golgo 13]]'' by [[Saito Takao]].<ref>{{cite web |title=小学 館 漫画 賞 過去 受 賞 作 |url=https://comics.shogakukan.co.jp/shogakukan-mangasho-archives |website=Shogakukan |date=October 25, 2018 |access-date=April 9, 2021 |language=Japanese}}</ref> ''Haru no Yume'' ranked second on the top 20 list of manga for female readers in the 2018 edition of [[Takarajimasha]]'s {{transl|ja|[[Kono Manga ga Sugoi!]]}} guidebook,<ref>{{cite web |last1=Hodgkins |first1=Crystalyn |title=''Kono Manga ga Sugoi!'' Reveals 2018's Series Ranking for Female Readers |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2017-12-08/kono-manga-ga-sugoi-reveals-2018-series-ranking-for-female-readers/.125016 |website=[[Anime News Network]] |access-date=December 17, 2019 |date=December 8, 2017}}</ref> while ''Unicorn'' ranked sixth on the same list in the 2020 edition of the guidebook.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Pineda |first1=Rafael Antonio |title=''Kono Manga ga Sugoi!'' Editors Unveil 2020 Rankings |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2019-12-11/kono-manga-ga-sugoi-editors-unveil-2020-rankings/.154203 |website=[[Anime News Network]] |access-date=December 17, 2019 |date=December 11, 2019}}</ref> ''Unicorn'' also ranked nineteenth on the 2019 "Book of the Year" list in [[Media Factory|Kadokawa Media Factory]]'s ''[[Da Vinci (magazine)|Da Vinci]]'' magazine.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Pineda |first1=Rafael Antonio |title=''Kingdom'' Manga Tops ''Da Vinci'' Ranking |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2019-12-06/kingdom-manga-tops-da-vinci-ranking/.154037 |website=[[Anime News Network]] |access-date=December 17, 2019 |date=December 6, 2019}}</ref> In 2019, ''The Poe Clan'' was featured in the manga exhibition at the [[British Museum]] in London;<ref>{{cite web |last1=Brown |first1=Mark |title=Boys' love to Pokémon: British Museum to host major show on manga |url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2018/dec/05/boys-love-to-pokemon-british-museum-host-major-show-manga |website=[[The Guardian]] |access-date=January 1, 2021 |date=December 5, 2018}}</ref> the museum called the series "representative [of {{transl|ja|shōjo}} manga] of the period".<ref>{{cite web |title=Manga: a brief history in 12 works |url=https://blog.britishmuseum.org/manga-a-brief-history-in-12-works/ |website=[[British Museum]] |access-date=January 1, 2021 |date=December 5, 2018}}</ref> In 2020, the English-language translation of ''The Poe Clan'' was nominated for the [[Eisner Award]] for [[Eisner Award for Best U.S. Edition of International Material—Asia|Best U.S. Edition of International Material—Asia]]<ref>{{cite web |last1=Sherman |first1=Jennifer |title=''Beastars'', ''Cats of the Louvre'', ''Magic Knight Rayearth'', More Nominated for Eisner Awards |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2020-06-04/beastars-cats-of-the-louvre-magic-knight-rayearth-more-nominated-for-eisner-awards/.160275 |website=[[Anime News Network]] |access-date=January 1, 2021 |date=June 4, 2020}}</ref> and the [[Harvey Award]] for Best Manga.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Mateo |first1=Alex |title=Harvey Awards Nominates ''The Poe Clan'', ''The Way of the Househusband'', ''Witch Hat Atelier'' for Best Manga |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2020-08-31/harvey-awards-nominates-the-poe-clan-the-way-of-the-househusband-witch-hat-atelier-for-best-manga/.163506 |website=[[Anime News Network]] |access-date=January 1, 2021 |date=August 31, 2020}}</ref> In 2021, [[TV Asahi]] announced the results of a poll ranking the top 100 manga of all time, decided by 150,000 voters across Japan; ''The Poe Clan'' ranked 34th on the list.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Loveridge |first1=Lynzee |title=TV Asahi Announces Top 100 Manga Voted on By 150,000 Readers |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2021-01-05/tv-asahi-announces-top-100-manga-voted-on-by-150000-readers/.168145 |website=[[Anime News Network]] |access-date=March 12, 2021 |date=January 5, 2021}}</ref>

===Impact===
Along with ''[[The Rose of Versailles]]'' by [[Riyoko Ikeda]], ''The Poe Clan'' was among the first works of ''shōjo'' manga to be lauded and regarded seriously by manga critics.{{sfn|Takeuchi|2010|p=83}} ''Shōjo'' manga was typically perceived as frivolous and of low quality, an attitude that changed as a result of works by the [[Year 24 Group]], a grouping of female ''shōjo'' artists who emerged in the 1970s of which Hagio was a prominent member.{{sfn|Takeuchi|2010|p=83}} The series particularly influenced [[vampire literature]] as one of the earliest works to depict vampires as romantic and tragic rather than predatory,{{sfn|Kan|2010|p=54}}{{sfn|Yoshida|2012|p=300}}{{sfn|Mazur|Danner|2017|p=319}} and the ''[[Yaoi|shōnen-ai]]'' (male-male romance) genre in its rendering of the ambiguously [[homoerotic]] relationship between Edgar and Alan.{{sfn|Kan|2010|p=44}}{{sfn|Kotani|1997|p=192}} Its critical and commercial success attracted the attention of a male readership that did not typically read ''shōjo'' manga, notably by science fiction writers [[Baku Yumemakura]] and [[Azusa Noa]], whose works are influenced by ''The Poe Clan'' through their rendering of homoeroticism and ''[[bishōnen]]''.{{sfn|Harada|2015|p=49}}

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*{{anime News Network|manga|5889}}
*{{Official website|https://kageki.hankyu.co.jp/revue/2018/ponoichizoku/index.html|Official 2018 musical website}} {{in lang|ja}}
*{{Official website|https://www.umegei.com/poenoichizoku/|Official 2021 musical website}} {{in lang|ja}}

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