Inherit the Winds

Inherit the Winds (風を継ぐもの, Kaze o Tsugu Mono) is an upcoming Japanese original anime television series produced by Aniplex and animated by Live2D Creative Studio and Drive. It is directed by Tomohiro Kawamura, written by Yutaka Narii, and features character designs by Fumi Ebina and music by Shigeru Kishida. It is loosely based on a series of plays of the same name [ja] produced by the theater group Caramel Box, which Narii belongs to, although it features a different story.^[1][2] A four-panel manga adaptation illustrated by Matsuri Muramatsu will begin serialization on Kodansha's Twi4 X (formerly Twitter) account and Saizensen website in 2026.^[3]

Inherit the Winds
風を継ぐもの (Kaze o Tsugu Mono)
Genre	Historical
Created by	Aniplex
Manga
Illustrated by	Matsuri Muramatsu
Published by	Kodansha
Magazine	Saizensen
Original run	2026 – scheduled
Anime television series
Directed by	Tomohiro Kawamura
Written by	Yutaka Narii
Music by	Shigeru Kishida
Studio	Live2D Creative Studio Drive

Characters

Jin Tachikawa (立川 迅助, Tachikawa Jin)

Voiced by: Daisuke Sakuma (Snow Man)^[3]

Sōji Okita (沖田 総司, Okita Sōji)

Voiced by: Yuki Kaji^[3]

Hyōgo Koganei (小金井 兵庫, Koganei Hyōgo)

Voiced by: Aoi Yūki^[3]