According to the manga creator of Arata Kangatari (Arata: The Legend), Yuu Watase (Fushigi Yuugi, Absolute Boyfriend), tweeted on Friday that she will resume the manga next year. The manga has been on hiatus since February on Shogakukan’s Weekly Shonen Sunday magazine.
The deluxe editions (includes new color images, new scenes and new pages) of Arata Kangatari manga is currently being worked on by Watase. And the fourth deluxe edition volume will be released on October 17. The 19th volume of the English licensed version was released on September 9 and the 20th volume will be released on December 9 by Viz Media.
The manga of Arata Kangatari began publishing on October 2008 under Shounen Sunday. It also received a 12-episode anime adaptation last spring 2013. It was produced by Satelight (Fairy Tail, Hellsing Ultimate) and JM Animation (Winter Sonata) and was directed by Yasuda Kenji (Shugo Chara!). The anime was licensed by Crunchyroll.
Preview of Arata Kangatari‘s fourth deluxe edition manga volume from Tumblr:
Synopsis of Arata Kangatari from Haruhichan:
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 forfeit 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
