Poe no Ichizoku
Encyclopedia
is a Japanese shōjo historical
manga
by Moto Hagio
that depicts a family of vampires from the 18th to the 20th centuries. The two main characters, Edgar Portsnell and Allan Twilight, as well as the family are named after Edgar Allan Poe
. It was serialized by Shogakukan
in Flower Comics
from 1972 to 1976 and collected in nine bound volumes
. Poe was the first shōjo manga to be released in this format. Poe no Ichizoku received the 1976 Shogakukan Manga Award
for shōnen
manga along with Hagio's They Were Eleven
. In 1974, the first print run of the first volume (30,000 copies_ sold out in one day, which permitted Hagio to continue with more stories set in the Poe universe. It was inspired by Shotaro Ishimori's story "Mist, Roses and Stars".
Three years later, Earl Evans' eldest son, Oswald, met Marybell and Edgar. Marybell attempted to kill Edgar because he is a vampire. However, she changed her mind when Edgar kept being nice and loving her very much. Edgar took her into the family of Poe. Edgar is adopted by a baron and his wife, Sheila Portsnell, who is also a vampire. The Portsnells who owns the port. However, Edgar and Marybell could not stay under the care of the baron for long because they remained 14 and 13, respectively.
and serialized by Shogakukan
in Flower Comics
from March 1972 to June 1976. The individual chapters were collected in nine tankōbon
volumes under the Flower Comics imprint, with the first volume published on March 28, 1974 and the final volume on January 25, 1978. Shogakukan later re-released the entire series in three bunkoban volumes on July 17, 1998, and then again in two wide-ban volumes on November 26, 2007 and December 21, 2007, respectively.
broadcast by NHK-FM between January 1 and January 6, 1980. It was directed by Tokio Ootani from a script by Sunao Takata, with sound effects by Masakazu Haraguti and Akira Iwai. It starred Kouji Ishitobi as the Baron and Haruka Kurara as the Baron's wife.
between December 2007 and May 2008. Each volume covered a different generation of the Poe Family.
Historical fiction
Historical fiction tells a story that is set in the past. That setting is usually real and drawn from history, and often contains actual historical persons, but the principal characters tend to be fictional...
manga
Manga
Manga is the Japanese word for "comics" and consists of comics and print cartoons . In the West, the term "manga" has been appropriated to refer specifically to comics created in Japan, or by Japanese authors, in the Japanese language and conforming to the style developed in Japan in the late 19th...
by Moto Hagio
Moto Hagio
is a manga artist born on May 12, 1949 in Ōmuta, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan, though she currently lives in Saitama Prefecture. She is considered a "founding mother" of modern shōjo manga, especially shōnen-ai. She is also a member of the Year 24 Group...
that depicts a family of vampires from the 18th to the 20th centuries. The two main characters, Edgar Portsnell and Allan Twilight, as well as the family are named after Edgar Allan Poe
Edgar Allan Poe
Edgar Allan Poe was an American author, poet, editor and literary critic, considered part of the American Romantic Movement. Best known for his tales of mystery and the macabre, Poe was one of the earliest American practitioners of the short story and is considered the inventor of the detective...
. It was serialized by Shogakukan
Shogakukan
is a Japanese publisher of dictionaries, literature, manga, non-fiction, DVDs, and other media in Japan.Shogakukan founded Shueisha which founded Hakusensha. These are three separate companies, but are together called the Hitotsubashi Group, one of the largest publishing groups in Japan...
in Flower Comics
Flower Comics
is an imprint label for bound volumes of shōjo manga and lady's comics published by Shougakukan in Japan. They are usually released around the 26th of each month...
from 1972 to 1976 and collected in nine bound volumes
Tankobon
, with a literal meaning close to "independently appearing book", is the Japanese term for a book that is complete in itself and is not part of a series , though the manga industry uses it for volumes which may be in a series...
. Poe was the first shōjo manga to be released in this format. Poe no Ichizoku received the 1976 Shogakukan Manga Award
Shogakukan Manga Award
The is one of Japan's major manga awards, sponsored by Shogakukan Publishing. It has been awarded annually for serialized manga since 1955 and features candidates from a number of publishers.The current award categories are:...
for shōnen
Shonen
The term refers to manga marketed to a male audience aged roughly 10 and up. The Kanji characters literally mean "few" and "year", respectively, where the characters generally mean "comic"...
manga along with Hagio's They Were Eleven
They Were Eleven
is a manga by Moto Hagio which ran in Shōjo Comic for three issues from September through November 1975. It was awarded the Shogakukan Manga Award for shōnen in 1976, and a sequel Horizon of the East, Eternity of the West was produced in 1976. It was published in English as part of the anthology...
. In 1974, the first print run of the first volume (30,000 copies_ sold out in one day, which permitted Hagio to continue with more stories set in the Poe universe. It was inspired by Shotaro Ishimori's story "Mist, Roses and Stars".
Plot
Edgar was born as an illegitimate child to Earl Evans. After the birth of Edgar's sister, Marybell, 4 years later, his step mother ordered the nurse to kill Edgar and Marybell. The nurse did not kill them but abandoned Marybell and Edgar in the woods, expecting them to die of starvation, where they were discovered by Hannah Poe. She took them to her mansion near the village of Scotty. Hannah looked after the siblings. When Edgar was eleven, he got to know the secret that Hannah and people in the mansion were Vampanellas. He was forced to promise he would turn into a Vampanella, a member of Poe family, when he became an adult. Marybell was adopted by Baron Art due to Edgar's request. When he was 14 years of age, Hannah was killed by a villager and the villagers got to know the secret of the mansion. Edgar was turned into a vampire by King Poe, effectively forcing him to join the Poe family, before the family escaped from the villagers.Three years later, Earl Evans' eldest son, Oswald, met Marybell and Edgar. Marybell attempted to kill Edgar because he is a vampire. However, she changed her mind when Edgar kept being nice and loving her very much. Edgar took her into the family of Poe. Edgar is adopted by a baron and his wife, Sheila Portsnell, who is also a vampire. The Portsnells who owns the port. However, Edgar and Marybell could not stay under the care of the baron for long because they remained 14 and 13, respectively.
Character
is the protagonist of the series. He was born on March 12, 1740, as an illegitimate first child, to an aristocrat, Earl Evans, and his mistress, Maryweather. He became a vampire at the age of 14. is the sister of Edgar. She is also an illegitimate child of Earl Evans. She became a vampire at the age of 13.Manga
Poe no Ichizoku was written and illustrated by Moto HagioMoto Hagio
is a manga artist born on May 12, 1949 in Ōmuta, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan, though she currently lives in Saitama Prefecture. She is considered a "founding mother" of modern shōjo manga, especially shōnen-ai. She is also a member of the Year 24 Group...
and serialized by Shogakukan
Shogakukan
is a Japanese publisher of dictionaries, literature, manga, non-fiction, DVDs, and other media in Japan.Shogakukan founded Shueisha which founded Hakusensha. These are three separate companies, but are together called the Hitotsubashi Group, one of the largest publishing groups in Japan...
in Flower Comics
Flower Comics
is an imprint label for bound volumes of shōjo manga and lady's comics published by Shougakukan in Japan. They are usually released around the 26th of each month...
from March 1972 to June 1976. The individual chapters were collected in nine tankōbon
Tankobon
, with a literal meaning close to "independently appearing book", is the Japanese term for a book that is complete in itself and is not part of a series , though the manga industry uses it for volumes which may be in a series...
volumes under the Flower Comics imprint, with the first volume published on March 28, 1974 and the final volume on January 25, 1978. Shogakukan later re-released the entire series in three bunkoban volumes on July 17, 1998, and then again in two wide-ban volumes on November 26, 2007 and December 21, 2007, respectively.
Volume listing
Radio drama
Poe no Ichizoku was adapted as radio dramaRadio drama
Radio drama is a dramatized, purely acoustic performance, broadcast on radio or published on audio media, such as tape or CD. With no visual component, radio drama depends on dialogue, music and sound effects to help the listener imagine the characters and story...
broadcast by NHK-FM between January 1 and January 6, 1980. It was directed by Tokio Ootani from a script by Sunao Takata, with sound effects by Masakazu Haraguti and Akira Iwai. It starred Kouji Ishitobi as the Baron and Haruka Kurara as the Baron's wife.
Drama CDs
Poe no Ichizoku was later adapted as a series of six drama CDs from scripts written by Moto Hagio. They were released monthly by ShogakukanShogakukan
is a Japanese publisher of dictionaries, literature, manga, non-fiction, DVDs, and other media in Japan.Shogakukan founded Shueisha which founded Hakusensha. These are three separate companies, but are together called the Hitotsubashi Group, one of the largest publishing groups in Japan...
between December 2007 and May 2008. Each volume covered a different generation of the Poe Family.
- Volume 1 was released on December 21, 2007, and starred Toshihiko SekiToshihiko Sekiis a Japanese voice actor and member of 81 Produce. Apart from voice actor work, Seki sometimes does live action drama stage work. He is sometimes mistaken for another voice actor, Tomokazu Seki, sharing the same last name but are unrelated.-Person/Career:...
as Glenn Smith and Tomokazu SekiTomokazu Sekiis a Japanese voice actor. He formerly worked for Haikyou and is now the head of Atomic Monkey.-About:Some of his most notable roles include Shinichi Chiaki from Nodame Cantabile, Gilgamesh from Fate/stay night, Rob Lucci from One Piece, Gundam characters Domon Kasshu and Yzak Joule, from G Gundam...
as Clifford. - Volume 2 was released on January 25, 2008, and starred Megumi TakamotoMegumi Takamotoin Japan is a Japanese seiyū and singer. She is affiliated with Sigma Seven.- Anime :2006* Love Get Chu * Negima!? 2007* Big Windup! 2008* Nogizaka Haruka no Himitsu...
as Liddell, Honda Youko as Karen, and Ayumi Huzimura as Jane. - Volume 3 was released on February 22, 2008, and starred Akira Saitou as Hannah, Takendo Koyasu as Oswald, Nobuhiko OkamotoNobuhiko Okamotois a male Japanese seiyū from Tokyo, Japan. He won the Best New Actor Award on Third seiyuu awards and Best Supporting Actor Award on Fifth seiyuu awards.-TV Anime:2006*Welcome to the N.H.K. as Colleague ; Male student...
as Yushisu, and Kana UedaKana Uedais a Japanese Seiyū employed by I'm Enterprise. She is best known as the voices of Yumi Fukuzawa in Maria-sama ga Miteru, Rin Tohsaka in Fate/Stay Night and Hayate Yagami in Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha A's and Strikers...
as Madonna. - Volume 4 was released on March 21, 2008, and starred Narita Ken as Henry, Takayuki Huzimoto as Roger, Kana Uetake as Ellen, Hisashi Oda as Ernest, Akira Sugizaki as the doctor, Takaya Hazi/Tsutomu Ousaka as Marshal, and Yumi ShimuraYumi Shimurais a Japanese female voice actress. She is employed by the talent management firm I'm Enterprise.- Anime :* Mahō Sensei Negima! , Chisame Hasegawa* Rozen Maiden: Träumend , Kanaria...
as Grid Marshal. - Volume 5 was released on April 26, 2008, and starred Obase Tomoko/Kouda Naoko as Elizabeth, Teruyuki Sawa Makoto as Tony, Yukiko OkadaYukiko Okadawas a singer and winner of the talent show, Star Tanjō! in Japan.-Early life:Okada was born on August 22, 1967, the second daughter of the Satō family in the Ichinomiya Hospital and later moved to Nagoya. At elementary school, Okada loved to read books, especially comic books and she was a talented...
as Yurie, Madoka KimuraMadoka Kimurais a Japanese voice actress and singer working for Production Baobab.- Notable voice roles :* Kimie Sugawara in Otome wa Boku ni Koishiteru* Yuuna Akashi in Negima!* Miki Tachibana in Night Head Genesis...
as Julieta, Fuyuka Ooura as Anna, Kou Sonobe as Pierre, Atsushi AbeAtsushi Abein Ashikaga, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan is a Japanese voice actor represented by Ken Production.- Anime :2005* Kotencotenco, Officer B2006* Coyote Ragtime Show, Alex * Kekkaishi, Boy A , Classmate B * Nana, Male2007...
as Lewis, Tomiko Orikasa as Edith, Kawashima Toku Ai as Henry, Osamu Akira Sugiyama as Roger, and Hitoshi Takashi as Sir Bin Kyou. - Volume 6 was released on May 23, 2008, and starred Sumiko Minakawa as Killian, Kaida Yuki as Mathias, Miura Junya as Theo, Cha Fūrin as Dr. Grof, Madoka KimuraMadoka Kimurais a Japanese voice actress and singer working for Production Baobab.- Notable voice roles :* Kimie Sugawara in Otome wa Boku ni Koishiteru* Yuuna Akashi in Negima!* Miki Tachibana in Night Head Genesis...
as Robin, Akira Sugizaki as Heym, Isao Yoshimi Sonobe as Pastor, Atsushi AbeAtsushi Abein Ashikaga, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan is a Japanese voice actor represented by Ken Production.- Anime :2005* Kotencotenco, Officer B2006* Coyote Ragtime Show, Alex * Kekkaishi, Boy A , Classmate B * Nana, Male2007...
as Student 1, Kobayashi Kosuke as Student 2, Kaji Yuki as Student 3, Masaki Makiguti as Student 4, and Kouji Ishitobi as Music Teacher.
External links
- Poe no Ichizoku at Mangayomi - overview of the series