These new twists create a fun new vision for the legend, bringing it to a new audience in a way that only Tatsuya Endo can. It adjusts elements, like the suitors and turns them into new foes called 'Pursuitors'. This story takes the base elements of the iconic folktale and imbues it with tons of action and political drama. Can she find her way back to the moon and reclaim the throne that is rightfully hers from the usurpers? Unfortunately, Kaguya's enemies are a step ahead of her, and she is ejected from the moon and stranded on the primitive Tainted World below. But when the empress falls ill during a wave of terrorist attacks, Kaguya resolves to do right by her people and rise to the occasion. When her throne is usurped by a threat, she is forced to flee until she can reclaim it.ĭefiant and vulgar, Princess Kaguya Takenouchi is not the heir to the moon's Silver Court that her mother's retainers had hoped for. Kaguya is rough around the edges and acts rashly with good intentions, but is a far cry from being a stereotypical princess. In this iteration, Princess Kaguya is the daughter of Fujiya Takenouchi, the 44th Silver Empress. It brings a sci-fi action twist to The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter, in which a princess from the moon ends up on Earth. Blade of the Moon Princess volume 1 collects the first three chapters of the new series.