Series creator Nobuhiko Watsuki will once again work on the series, with his wife, Kaoru Kurosaki serving as a story collaborator on the new manga. The duo previously published a two-chapter prologue of the new manga, Rurouni Kenshin: Hokkaido Arc Prologue - The Criminal Ashitaro, which introduced a new character, Ashitaro.
[Source: Anime News Network]