The staff behind the original television anime Inherit the Winds (Kaze wo Tsugumono) have announced four more voice cast members and released a new autumn promotional visual for the series.
New Cast Members
The newly revealed cast members are:
- Daisuke Hirakawa as Niimi Nishiki
- Toshiyuki Toyonaga as Kawai Kisaburō
- Kappei Yamaguchi as Momoyama Kyūsai
- Toshiki Kumagai as Yoshida Toshimaro
Novel and Short Story
Scriptwriter and original creator Yutaka Narui is also writing a novel set in the same franchise, which Jitsugyo no Nihon Sha will release on December 24. Narui additionally penned a short story that has already been published in Japanese on the anime’s official website.
Story
The anime is set during the Bakumatsu era in Kyoto. A soldier with no memories is taken in by the renowned Shinsengumi member Okita Sōji, who gives him the name “Tachikawa Jinsuke.” Jinsuke’s new life unfolds among the Mibu soldiers.
Full Voice Cast
- Daisuke Sakuma (Snow Man member) — Tachikawa Jinsuke
- Yūki Kaji — Okita Sōji
- Aoi Yūki — Koganei Hyōgo
- Kōki Uchiyama — Hijikata Toshizō
- Yūichi Nakamura — Kondō Isami
- Nichika Ōmori — Kurosuke
- Ryōhei Kimura — Nagakura Shinpachi
- Ayumu Murase — Tōdō Heisuke
- Simba Tsuchiya — Harada Sanosuke
- Takeo Ōtsuka — Yamanaka Keisuke
- Yasuyuki Kase — Serizawa Kamo
- Takaya Kamikawa — Umeda Shinbei
- Daisuke Hirakawa — Niimi Nishiki
- Toshiyuki Toyonaga — Kawai Kisaburō
- Kappei Yamaguchi — Momoyama Kyūsai
- Toshiki Kumagai — Yoshida Toshimaro
Staff and Music
Tomohiro Kawamura is directing the anime at Live2D Creative Studio and Drive Inc. Yutaka Narui is handling series composition, with the original story credited to Narui and Aniplex in cooperation with Azuki Mashiba. Fumi Ebina is the character designer, and Shigeru Kishida is composing the score.
Quruli performs the opening theme “Kaze wo Tsugumono,” while hitsujibungaku performs the ending theme “Namida no Kawa” (River of Tears), which also serves as the theme for the theatrical screening.
Manga Adaptation and Broadcast
A four-panel manga adaptation drawn by Matsuri Muramatsu will launch on Star Seas Company’s Twi4 (Tsuiyon) X account in 2026.
The anime is set to premiere in January 2027 on the “Agaru Anime” programming block across CBC, TBS, and 26 affiliated networks.
Creator Yutaka Narui is a playwright and founder of theatrical troupe Caramel Box, known for numerous Shinsengumi-themed stage productions. While a previous play shared a similar title, the written form differs, and the anime is officially classified as an original work.
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