\u00a9 Project Kaze<\/p>\n \u00a9Project Kaze<\/p>\n The anime will premiere<\/a> in January 2027 on the “Agaru Anime” programming block on CBC<\/a>, TBS<\/a>, and 26 other affiliated networks. There will be an early theatrical preview screening in 2026.<\/p>\n The anime will star (historical Japanese characters’ names are rendered family name first):<\/p>\n The anime takes place in the Bakumatsu era in Kyoto. A solider who has lost his memories is aided by the famous Shinsengumi member Okita S\u014dji. Okita S\u014dji names this man “Tachikawa Jinsuke.” Jinsuke’s life begins anew amidst the Mibu soldiers.<\/p>\n Yutaka Narui<\/a> and Aniplex<\/a> are in charge of the original story with cooperation by Azuki Mashiba<\/a>. Tomohiro Kawamura<\/a> is directing the anime at Live2D Creative Studio<\/a> and Drive Inc. Narui is also writing the scripts. Fumi Ebina<\/a> is the character designer, and Shigeru Kishida<\/a> is composing the music.<\/p>\n The anime’s four-panel manga adaptation launches on Star Seas Company<\/a>‘s Twi4 (read as Tsuiyon) X (formerly Twitter) account<\/a> in 2026. Matsuri Muramatsu draws the manga.<\/p>\n 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.<\/p>\n![\"Inherit](\"\/thumbnails\/max600x600\/cms\/news.9\/239865\/inherit-the-winds-shinpachi.jpg\")
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