Inherit the Winds is an original television anime set for a January 2027 premiere on the Agaru Anime programming block, with an advance two-week theatrical screening starting November 13, 2026. The most recent announcement added Takaya Kamikawa as Umeda Shinbei and named Quruli for the opening theme and hitsujibungaku for the ending theme.
Inherit the Winds has moved through a steady run of cast announcements toward a finished production. The original television anime premieres in January 2027 on the Agaru Anime block across CBC, TBS, and 26 affiliated networks, with an advance two-week theatrical screening in Japanese theaters starting November 13, 2026. The story is set in Bakumatsu-era Kyoto and follows a memory-lost soldier taken in by Shinsengumi member Okita Soji, who gives him the name Tachikawa Jinsuke.
Most of the coverage concerns casting. Daisuke Sakuma stars as Jinsuke and Yuki Kaji plays Okita Soji. Around them the staff announced Aoi Yuki, Koki Uchiyama, Yuichi Nakamura, and Nichika Omori, then Ryōhei Kimura as Nagakura Shinpachi, Ayumu Murase as Todo Heisuke, Simba Tsuchiya as Harada Sanosuke, Takeo Otsuka as Yamanaka Keisuke, and Yasuyuki Kase as Serizawa Kamo. The newest addition is Takaya Kamikawa as Umeda Shinbei. A promotional video shown during the Aniplex One Focus livestream features five of the cast members and their characters. Playwright Yutaka Narui is attached to the project, with Tomohiro Kawamura directing at Live2D Creative Studio and Drive Inc.
Marketing has split between the full Shinsengumi roster and the protagonist. The two-week theatrical run centered on Tachikawa Jinsuke arrives roughly two months before the broadcast premiere. Quruli performs the opening theme "Kaze wo Tsugumono" and hitsujibungaku performs the ending theme "Namida no Kawa," which is also the screening's theme song. Outside production news, the series appeared among the accounts posting cat-themed art for International Cat Day on August 8, 2026.
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The Inherit the Winds staff streamed a trailer for the anime's advanced two-week theatrical screening and named the theme songs. Quruli performs the opening, "Kaze wo Tsugumono," and hitsujibungaku performs the ending, "Namida no Kawa," which is also the screening's theme song. Takaya Kamikawa joins as Umeda Shinbei. The screening starts November 13, centered on Tachikawa Jinsuke.
The Aniplex One Focus livestream on Saturday revealed a new promotional video for Inherit the Winds, the original television anime set in the Bakumatsu era in Kyoto. The video features five cast members and their characters: Takeo Otsuka as Sannan Keisuke, Simba Tsuchiya as Harada Sanosuke, Ryohei Kimura as Nagakura Shinpachi, Ayumu Murase as Todo Heisuke, and Yasuyuki Kase as Serizawa Kamo.
The staff of the original television anime Inherit the Winds announced an advanced two-week screening in Japanese theaters starting November 13, centered on protagonist Tachikawa Jinsuke. The anime premieres in January 2027 on the Agaru Anime block on CBC, TBS, and 26 other affiliated networks. Set in Bakumatsu-era Kyoto, the story follows a memory-lost soldier aided by Shinsengumi member Okita Soji, who names him Tachikawa Jinsuke. Daisuke Sakuma stars as Jinsuke, with Yuki Kaji as Okita Soji.
The original TV anime Inherit the Winds announced Yasuyuki Kase will play Serizawa Kamo, chief commander of the Mibu Roshigumi. The Bakumatsu-era story follows a memory-lost soldier renamed Tachikawa Jinsuke, aided by Shinsengumi member Okita Soji. The anime premieres January 2027 on the Agaru Anime block across CBC, TBS, and 26 affiliates, with an early theatrical preview in 2026.
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.
Anime and manga accounts celebrated International Cat Day on August 8 with cat-themed art and messages. Participants included Cyberpunk 2077, Pragmata, Inherit the Winds, Black Torch, Akira Failing in Love, Kodansha, and Kojima Productions, among others.
Simba Tsuchiya will play Harada Sanosuke in the original television anime Inherit the Winds. The series premieres in January 2027 on the Agaru Anime programming block on CBC, TBS, and 26 affiliated networks, with an early theatrical preview screening in 2026. The cast includes Daisuke Sakuma, Yuki Kaji, Aoi Yuki, and others. Tomohiro Kawamura directs at Live2D Creative Studio and Drive Inc.
The original TV anime Inherit the Winds announced Ayumu Murase will play Todo Heisuke, assistant vice commander of the Mibu Roshigumi. The show premieres in January 2027 on the Agaru Anime block across CBC, TBS, and 26 affiliates, with an early theatrical preview in 2026. The cast includes Daisuke Sakuma, Yuki Kaji, and others.
The original TV anime Inherit the Winds announced Ryōhei Kimura will voice Nagakura Shinpachi. The series premieres in January 2027 on the Agaru Anime block across 28 networks, with an early theatrical preview in 2026. The cast includes Daisuke Sakuma, Yūki Kaji, Aoi Yūki, Kōki Uchiyama, Yūichi Nakamura, and Nichika Ōmori.