possible inspirations for sages mom

[ethris]

The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter (竹取物語 Taketori Monogatari?), also known as Princess Kaguya (かぐや姫 Kaguya Hime?, 赫映姫 or 輝夜姫), is a 10th-century Japanese folktale. It is considered the oldest extant Japanese narrative[1][2] and an early example of proto-science fiction.[3].....

saw it on manga spoilers as a triva type thing.. but u can type in the "tale of the bamboo cutter" into google and learn all about it. as i posted its also know as Princess Kaguya. and is about princess Kaguya

just sharing cause i thought it was interesting

 

[Avani]

Yep.

And though The tree is supposed to be the God tree, it's acting like the Vampire tree, Jyubokko, of Japanese myth. In Japanese mythology Jyubokko (樹木子, Vampire Tree) or Jubokko is a kind of tree spirit, which is said to feed off the energy of humans.