Inherit the Winds

'Inherit the Winds (Kaze o Tsugu Mono)' is an original TV anime produced by Aniplex. In September 2025, Aniplex announced the anime's existence, and in March 2026 the January 2027 broadcast start, a promotional video, and additional cast were revealed. Animation production is handled by Live2D Creative Studio and Drive; the director is Tomohiro Kawamura, the screenplay is by Yutaka Narui, the character design is by Fumi Ebina, and the music is composed by Shigeru Kishida. A nationwide broadcast on 28 stations is planned in the CBC/TBS 'Agaru Anime' block, and ahead of the TV broadcast, the theatrical preview edition 'Kaze o Tsugu Mono -Hajimari-' will screen for two weeks only, starting November 13, 2026.

The story is set in Kyoto in Bunkyū 3 (1863). In the ancient capital of Heian, placed in the midst of the Bakumatsu turmoil, a corps member who has lost his memory is brought to the headquarters of the Mibu Rōshigumi. The one who reaches out to him is Okita Sōji, assistant captain (jokin) of the Mibu Rōshigumi; told by Okita that 'your name is Tachikawa Jinsuke,' he begins his days as a member of the corps without any memory. Jinsuke, who is kind-hearted and poor with the sword but fast on his feet, is depicted being swept up into the turbulent Bakumatsu period along with the Mibu Rōshigumi, which is gaining presence as the Shinsengumi.

As a work about the Shinsengumi of the Bakumatsu period, its sword depictions backed by period research are anticipated. The Shinsengumi was a band of swordsmen also called the 'Wolves of Mibu,' and the swords used by Kondō Isami, Hijikata Toshizō, Okita Sōji and others are famous within the history of Japanese swords. 'Kashū Kiyomitsu' and 'Yamato no Kami Yasusada,' which are known as Okita Sōji's beloved swords, are also widely known among sword enthusiasts, and one of the points of interest in this work is how these real swords and people are depicted. The motif of amnesia has a double meaning alongside the Bakumatsu period as 'an era in which the memory of the old order fades away,' and serves as a device that deepens the theme of the story.

As related media, a four-panel manga by Matsuri Muramatsu is scheduled to be serialized from 2026 on Seikaisha's 'Twi4.' The main cast was revealed at the announcement in September 2025.