The ancient Japanese folk tale, The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter (otherwise known as The Tale of Princess Kaguya), is famous the world over. It’s a bittersweet story of a young girl found in a bamboo stalk named Kaguya. Raised by an elderly couple as if she were their own, it is revealed that she is the moon princess and that one day, she must return to become the royal she was born to be. It is a touching tale of familial piety, duty, and honor that has been adapted and re-adapted across mediums. One of the latest renditions of this story is a loose retelling in Manga form called Blade of the Moon Princess written and illustrated by Tatsuya Endo.Unlike its mythological predecessor, Blade of the Moon Princess starts the story with Kaguya being a rebellious teenager on the moon in its illustrious palace known as The Silver Court. Kaguya is brash, crude, and rude. All these qualities aren’t exactly what her mother or the retainers of the court wish to see in a princess who will one day become ruler. Aside from the princess’ rambunctious spirit, there are bigger problems brewing in the royal household.Conspirators have made their way to its sacred walls to start a coup. In order to keep her daughter safe, the Moon Empress hides her daughter away in a spaceship that (in keeping with the manga’s source material) is shaped like a bamboo stalk and sends her to Earth. The moon people call Earth the “Tainted World,” but her time there keeps her safe from the conspirators on the moon and teaches her the strength and humility that will eventually guide her back to the moon as its rightful ruler.RELATED: 20 Best Manga One-Shots
The ancient Japanese folk tale, The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter (otherwise known as The Tale of Princess Kaguya), is famous the world over. It’s a bittersweet story of a young girl found in a bamboo stalk named Kaguya. Raised by an elderly couple as if she were their own, it is revealed that she is the moon princess and that one day, she must return to become the royal she was born to be. It is a touching tale of familial piety, duty, and honor that has been adapted and re-adapted across mediums. One of the latest renditions of this story is a loose retelling in Manga form called Blade of the Moon Princess written and illustrated by Tatsuya Endo.
Unlike its mythological predecessor, Blade of the Moon Princess starts the story with Kaguya being a rebellious teenager on the moon in its illustrious palace known as The Silver Court. Kaguya is brash, crude, and rude. All these qualities aren’t exactly what her mother or the retainers of the court wish to see in a princess who will one day become ruler. Aside from the princess’ rambunctious spirit, there are bigger problems brewing in the royal household.
Conspirators have made their way to its sacred walls to start a coup. In order to keep her daughter safe, the Moon Empress hides her daughter away in a spaceship that (in keeping with the manga’s source material) is shaped like a bamboo stalk and sends her to Earth. The moon people call Earth the “Tainted World,” but her time there keeps her safe from the conspirators on the moon and teaches her the strength and humility that will eventually guide her back to the moon as its rightful ruler.
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