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Aniplex Reveals Inherit the Winds Original TV Anime
posted on by Crystalyn Hodgkins
The Aniplex Online Fest on Saturday revealed the new original television anime project Inherit the Winds (Kaze wo Tsugumono).
The anime takes place in the Bakumatsu era in Kyoto. A solider who has lost his memories is aided by the famous Shinsengumi member Sōji Okita. Sōji Okita names this man "Junsuke Tachikawa." Junsuke's life begins anew amidst the Mibu soldiers.
Yutaka Narui and Aniplex are in charge of the original story with cooperation by Azuki Mashiba. Tomohiro Kawamura is directing the anime at Live2D Creative Studio and Drive Inc. Narui is also writing the scripts. Fumi Ebina is the character designer, and Shigeru Kishida is composing the music.
Narui is a playwright and founder of the theatrical troupe Caramel Box who has previously worked on many stage plays themed on the Shinsengumi. While one of the plays was also titled Kaze wo Tsugumono, the way the title is written is different (with "mono" being written in kanji for the play and in hiragana for the anime), and the anime is still listed as being an "original" TV anime.
Source: Aniplex Online Fest livestream
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