Currently, Kurumada working on "Saint Seiya Next Dimension" (a prequel and continuation to his classic manga series in which Hades recalls his fight with the previous Pegasus Saint in the 18th century). It was revealed by Kurumada and Akita Shōten that "Saint Seiya Next Dimension" holds a canonical status in the universe of "Saint Seiya", and it is also its legitimate continuation. He recently finished "Ring ni Kakero 2", in 2009, after a successful run of 9 years. A live-action series of "Fūma no Kojirō" was released on Japanese TV. He recently started working on a new manga series "Raimei-ni Kike".