As we noted back in 2015, it’s not easy being a fan of Yuu Watase’s series Arata – The Legend. With twenty-four volumes out so far the manga went on hiatus back in 2014 and has been largely quiet since outside of the “Remaster” editions. Watase has had a couple of stops and starts over the last few years with it, planned returns that didn’t happen as well. Now, the latest installment of Weekly Shonen Sunday magazine has confirmed that the series will return with the May 19th, 2021 installment. But it’s doing it in an interesting way by bringing out material from the remastered trades first to get everyone back into the story and then starting with all-new chapters with the July 7th, 2021 installment.
Viz Media is releasing the series in North America and they have the twenty-third volume scheduled for September 8th, 2015.
Plot concept: Every 30 years, a new princess is chosen from the Hime family to serve the Hayagami. The time has come again, but over these past years, records state not a single female has been born, save for one, the 15-year-old Arata. The only problem is, Arata is actually a male! Forced to disguise himself and take the place of the princess candidate until a formal one can be found, he attends the festival only to witness the current princess, Kokuri-hime, murdered, and his own life is forfeited as well, by the hands of the princess’ personal guard, the 12 Shinshou. As he runs for his life, Kannagi of the 12 convinces everyone that Arata is the one who has murdered the princess instead, and now everyone in the Imperial Court is after his head!
[Source: ANN]
