THE TALE OF THE BAMBOO CUTTER

THE TALE OF THE BAMBOO CUTTER | Manga Portalhttps://manga-portal.com/en/series/taketori/2026-11-01T15:16:07.851ZManga Portalhttps://manga-portal.com/THE TALE OF THE BAMBOO CUTTER Episode 6 She Left Him Forever—and a Cure for Death — The Ascension of Princess Kaguyahttps://manga-portal.com/en/read/2026-10-22-taketori-b694/2026-10-22T03:15:41.000Z

Princess Kaguya confesses she must return to the Moon Capital, and on the night of the full moon two thousand soldiers stand guard around her home. Before the Robe of Heaven can change her heart, she leaves behind a letter and a poem. And why did the Emperor burn the Elixir of Immortality?

THE TALE OF THE BAMBOO CUTTER Episode 5 The Fifth Suitor, Dangling from the Sky — The Swallow's Cowrie Shell and the Emperorhttps://manga-portal.com/en/read/2026-10-22-taketori-ed05/2026-10-22T00:38:16.000Z

Young Middle Counselor Isonokami rides a basket into the sky to seize the swallow's birth-charm shell. He falls, the whole capital laughs at him, and he dies. His death stirs Princess Kaguya's heart for the first time. Then the Emperor, having heard the rumors, comes to see her for himself, and she turns into a shadow before his eyes. Three years of letters later, the princess begins to gaze up at the moon.

THE TALE OF THE BAMBOO CUTTER Episode 4 He Paid a Fortune for a Fireproof Fur — The Fire-Rat Robe and the Dragon's Jewelhttps://manga-portal.com/en/read/2026-10-22-taketori-2a87/2026-10-21T21:50:32.000Z

The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter, Episode 4. Minister of the Right Abe no Miushi spends a fortune on a "fireproof" fur robe, and Grand Counselor Ōtomo no Miyuki tries to take a dragon's jewel by brute force. Princess Kaguya sees both of these vain quests through with her own eyes, and quietly hopes both men come home safe. Only one suitor is left...

THE TALE OF THE BAMBOO CUTTER Episode 3 The Perfect Lie Came With an Unpaid Bill — The Jeweled Branch of Mount Hōraihttps://manga-portal.com/en/read/2026-10-22-taketori-a0d0/2026-10-21T18:40:00.000Z

Prince Kuramochi pretends to set sail, then hides in a secret workshop and has craftsmen forge the jewel branch. With a made-up tale of high adventure, he backs Princess Kaguya into a corner. But the princess has already noticed something odd about the branch's cut end. Then six soot-covered craftsmen walk in, asking to be paid for a thousand days of work.

THE TALE OF THE BAMBOO CUTTER Episode 2 To Marry Her, Find What Doesn't Exist — Princess Kaguya's Five Impossible Taskshttps://manga-portal.com/en/read/2026-10-21-taketori-580b/2026-10-21T16:07:23.000Z

Five noble suitors just won't stop showing up, so Princess Kaguya sets them a challenge: if they truly love her, each must bring her a treasure that doesn't exist in this world. Prince Ishitsukuri goes first, and he cheats to get his bowl. The real one is said to glow blue. Will this one glow in the princess's light?

THE TALE OF THE BAMBOO CUTTER Episode 1 Born from Bamboo, Grown in Three Months — The Birth of Princess Kaguyahttps://manga-portal.com/en/read/2026-10-30-taketori-1b46/2026-11-01T12:57:11.000Z

An old bamboo cutter finds a girl no bigger than his palm inside a glowing stalk of bamboo, and he and his wife raise her as their own. She grows into a radiant beauty, and men swarm their gate. Her aging father begs her to marry while he still lives. Her answer borrows his own habit of tapping bamboo: quiet, gentle, and impossible to shake.