Moto Hagio's groundbreaking gothic fantasy manga The Poe Clan and the Takarazuka Revue are a perfect fit for each other, with the all-female theatre troupe having staged two adaptations of the manga. In 2026, the third adaptation will spotlight the new top duo of the Revue's Snow Troupe . Shuichiro Koike, who wrote and directed the Flower Troupe's 2018 and 2021 performances, will return for this new performance. According to the Revue's official website , this original production was considered to be so perfect that a revival would be "impossible" without the right cast. Now, it appears, that cast has been found. RELATED: Takarazuka Revue to Stage Adaptation of Alexander the Great Manga Jun Asami and Yui Neiro will make their debut as the Snow Troupe's new top duo in the upcoming production. Asami's past roles with the Revue include Oscar in 2024's The Rose of Versailles: Fersen and Adam in 2021's The Man Who Was Magic . Neiro appeared as Lise Dassin, the musumeyaku (female role) lead in this year's An American in Paris . Further cast and crew for the production will be announced at a later date. Musical Gothic: The Poe Clan will run from July 11 to August 23, 2026 at the Takarazuka Grand Theater in Hyogo, followed by a run at the Tokyo Takarazuka Theater from September 12 to October 25, 2026. Fantagraphics publishes Moto Hagio's original The Poe Clan manga in English, describing the series thus: The Poe Clan: a race of undead that feeds on the energy of the living, whiling away the centuries in a village of roses where time and geography have no meaning. Circumstances lead to a brother and sister, Edgar and Marybelle, being initiated into the clan too young, and therefore doomed to live out eternity forever on the brink of adulthood until a wooden stake or a silver bullet should cut them down. The Poe Clan’s narrative spans the mid-1700s to the 1970s: generations of humans’ lives are profoundly affected by Edgar, Marybelle, and Alan Twilight, a 14-year-old whom Edgar embraces in the 1800s. In this groundbreaking manga, Moto Hagio explores what it means to live and die, to have loved and lost. Source : Official Takarazuka Revue Website, Comic Natalie ,
