Manga creator Takehiko Inoue revealed on Friday that he is now drafting the layouts for the return of his Vagabond series. He added that he will report the date and other details of the manga's return when they are finalized. Being mindful of his health, he is also finding a good pace for himself and consulting with his editors.

Inoue put Vagabond on indefinite hiatus due to his health in August of 2010. While he reported later that month that the brain and heart tests revealed that he was fine, he continued to rest his body and delayed Vagabond's return. He later explained in December of 2010 that the hiatus will not end until he regains his enthusiasm for working on the series.

Inoue launched Vagabond in Kodansha's Morning magazine in 1998, and Kodansha published the 33rd compiled volume in Japan in May of 2010. Viz Media published the 33rd volume in North America in October in 2010.

Viz also publishes Inoue's Slam Dunk and REAL manga. The 11th volume of REAL will ship in Japan on November 11, and Viz is publishing the 10th volume on November 15. The 19th volume of Viz's edition of Slam Dunk will ship on December 6.

i guess working on 2 titles at the same time can be a little problematic

i just wished he had put REAL on infinite hiatus instead

but...if we are lucky his fascination of cripples have dissapeared...atleast a little

it started to annoy me that almost everyone in vagabond had become a cripple