Inherit the Winds Anime Reveals New Key Visual as Theatrical Run Opens
The new visual features Soji, Jinsuke, Isami and other characters; the TV broadcast follows in January 2027, according to Crunchyroll.
The Inherit the Winds anime unveiled a new key visual on November 13, 2026, the same day a two-week theatrical preview run began in Japan, according to Crunchyroll. The visual features Soji, Jinsuke, Isami and other characters.
The TV broadcast is scheduled for January 2027, after the two-week theatrical preview run ends.
The series is directed by Tomohiro Kawamura, with animation production by Live2d Creative Studio and Drive Inc. Fumi Ebina serves as character designer and Shigeru Kishiba composes the music. Daisuke Sakuma voices the main character, Jinsuke Tachikawa.
Yutaka Narui and Azuki Mashiba are credited as playwrights and scriptwriters. The anime is inspired by the first story in the Jinsuke Tachikawa stage play tetralogy, performed by the theatre group Caramel Box since 1996.
Set around the Meiji Restoration, the story follows the fictional Shinsengumi soldier Jinsuke Tachikawa as he enters the war and deals with the ramifications of the Kinmon incident.
Quick answers
When does the Inherit the Winds anime premiere on TV?
The TV broadcast is scheduled for January 2027, after the two-week theatrical preview run that began in Japan on November 13, 2026.
Who voices Jinsuke Tachikawa?
Daisuke Sakuma voices the main character, Jinsuke Tachikawa.
Which studios are animating Inherit the Winds?
Animation production is handled by Live2d Creative Studio and Drive Inc., with Tomohiro Kawamura as director.