Inherit the Winds TV Anime Casts Takeo Ōtsuka
The announcement completes a substantial cast for the original Shinsengumi-themed anime, which pairs playwright Yutaka Narui with directors Tomohiro Kawamura and studios Live2D Creative Studio and Drive Inc.
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The original TV anime Inherit the Winds has added Takeo Ōtsuka to its cast as Yamanaka Keisuke. The Bakumatsu-era Kyoto story follows a memory-lost soldier renamed Tachikawa Jinsuke by Shinsengumi member Okita Sōji. The anime premieres in January 2027 on the Agaru Anime block across CBC, TBS, and 26 other networks, with an early theatrical preview in 2026.
The cast announcement for Inherit the Winds adds Takeo Ōtsuka as Yamanaka Keisuke, filling out a roster that already includes Daisuke Sakuma as Tachikawa Jinsuke and Yūki Kaji as Okita Sōji. The original story comes from Yutaka Narui, founder of the theatrical troupe Caramel Box, with cooperation from Azuki Mashiba.
Tomohiro Kawamura directs at Live2D Creative Studio and Drive Inc., with Narui writing scripts, Fumi Ebina on character design, and Shigeru Kishida composing music. The anime is set for a January 2027 premiere on the Agaru Anime programming block across CBC, TBS, and 26 affiliated networks, following an early theatrical preview screening in 2026. A four-panel manga adaptation by Matsuri Muramatsu launches on Star Seas Company's Twi4 X account later this year.
- Takeo Ōtsuka: as Yamanaka Keisuke
- Daisuke Sakuma: as Tachikawa Jinsuke
- Yūki Kaji: as Okita Sōji
- Aoi Yūki: as Koganei Hyōgo
- Kōki Uchiyama: as Hijikata Toshizō
- Yūichi Nakamura: as Kondō Isami
- Nichika Ōmori: as Kurosuke
- Ryōhei Kimura: as Nagakura Shinpachi
- Ayumu Murase: as Tōdō Heisuke
- Simba Tsuchiya: as Harada Sanosuke
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