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Inherit the Winds Original TV Anime Unveils Main Cast

Aniplex revealed on Thursday in a new promotional video the main cast for the original television anime project Inherit the Winds (Kaze wo Tsugumono). Aniplex also announced that the anime will get a manga adaptation in 2026.

The anime will star:

Daisuke Sakuma (Snow Man member) as Jinsuke Tachikawa, a man who has lost his memory

Yūki Kaji as Sōji Okita, assistant vice-commander of the Mibu Rōshigumi

Aoi Yūki as Hyōgo Koganei, a member of the Mibu Rōshigumi

Sakuma was selected through an audition, and will star in his first lead television anime role.

The anime's four-panel manga adaptation will launch on Star Seas Company's Twi4 (read as Tsuiyon) X (formerly Twitter) account in 2026. Matsuri Muramatsu will draw the manga.

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 "Jinsuke Tachikawa." Jinsuke'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: Press release