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Covers They Were Eleven, A, A Prime, and A Drunken Dream, all short works by Moto Hagio In honor of the release of The Poe Clan by Moto Hagio, longtime manga reviewer Kate Dacey (@manga_critic on Twitter) and Shojo a Tell host Ashley take a look at some of Hagio’s shorter works. They talk about how rare and refreshing it is to read a shojo scifi story, Hagio’s influence on the space of girl’s comics, and how the exploration of gender in THEY WERE ELEVEN and A,A' does or doesn’t align with our modern understanding of gender. If you learn nothing else from this podcast, remember: Iguanas and bulls forever.Click here for a transcript of this episodeREFERENCES Unfortunately, all the Moto Hagio works covered on the podcast are out of print. You can generally find cheap copies of They Were Eleven from eBay and other used sellers, though. Support the recent released of The Poe Clan, also by Moto Hagio Kate contributed to Manga: Introduction, Challenges, and Best Practices Other science fiction shojo manga: Please Save My Earth, Clover, X/1999, Jyu-Oh-Sei, Moon Child, A.I. Revolution Absolute Boyfriend by Yu Watase Boys Over Flowers by Yoko Kamio Masters of long works: Naoki Urasawa, Rumiko Takahashi, Katsuhiro Otomo, Osamu Tezuka Other Moto Hagio works: Otherworld Barbara, Heart of Thomas People crucial to publishing Hagio’s works in America: Rachel Thorn, Fantagraphics The saga of Four Shojo Stories Urusei Yatsura was also initially published in floppies by Viz Influential female manga artists: Machiko Hasegawa, Hideko Mizuno, Keiko Takemiya Other queer shojo series from the ’70s: Claudine, The Rose of Versailles (releasing soon in the US!) Random other authors mentioned: David Levithan, Madeleine L'Engle, Frances Hodgson Burnett, Kazuo Ishiguro, and Shirley Jackson Outro song: "Smiles Its Me!" by Danosongs CONTACT US Kate on the Internet: @manga_critic on Twitter, Manga Critic on Manga Bookshelf Shojo a Tell on Twitter, Instagram, and Tumblr Ashley on Twitter: @AshMcD00