The upcoming Inherit the Winds original TV anime series will be receiving an advanced two-week theatrical screening in Japan, starting on November 13, 2026. The anime is scheduled to begin airing in Japan in January 2027.
A key visual for the theatrical preview screening of the anime was also revealed.
Tomohiro Kawamura (Air Bound) is directing the anime series, with Ebina Fumi as character designer. The story is inspired by the Tachikawa Jinsuke stage play series by Yutaka Narui, who is also in charge of writing the scripts for the series. The anime will be co-produced by Live2D Creative Studio and Drive.
Meanwhile, the anime’s voice cast will star:
- • Daisuke Sakuma as Tachikawa Jinsuke
- • Yuki Kaji as Okita Soji
- • Aoi Yuki as Koganei Hyogo
- • Nichika Omori as Kurosuke
- • Koki Uchiyama as Hijikata Toshizo
- • Yuichi Nakamura as Kondo Isami
- • Ayumu Murase as Todo Heisuke
- • Ryohei Kimura as Nagakura Shinpachi
- • Simba Tsuchiya as Harada Sanosuke
- • Takeo Otsuka as Yamanami Keisuke
- • Yasuyuki Kase as Serizawa Kamo
A four-panel manga adaptation by Matsuri Muramatsu will also be published by Kodansha later this year.
Inherit the Winds was first announced at Aniplex Online Fest in September 2025. The anime takes place during the third year of the Bunkyu era at a time of unrest in Japan. It follows an amnesiac individual named Tachikawa Jinsuke, whose recollection of his memories has large consequences.
Sources: Inherit the Winds Official X/Twitter, Crunchyroll News
