Supernatural action series D.Gray-man is preparing to make its big return in 2016, and a preview is coming with a look at the character designs for lead Allen Walker in the new Jump SQ. 2016 issue 3.

The March issue of Animedia, out on the 10th, will offer another series pin-up.

Ayumu Murase, best known as Shoyo Hinata in Haikyu!!, is newly cast as the protagonist Allen Walker, in place of Sanae Kobayashi who played the character in the 1st TV anime series. And Shinnosuke Tachibana, Tomoe in Kamisama Kiss, voices Howard Link, previously voiced by Daisuke Kishio.

Manga author Katsura Hoshino blogged that, while the staff on the anime will be new, and it can be thought of as a new series, the story will be a sequel to the 2006 anime adaptation.

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Scott Green is editor and reporter for anime and manga at geek entertainment site Ain't It Cool News. Follow him on Twitter at @aicnanime.