{"rewrite":{"id":"r_4091d17a089972d51d524268","clusterId":"c_edb0fa03d366b4d55c5622d9","slug":"inherit-the-winds-adds-four-cast-members-and-a-december-novel","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"Inherit the Winds Adds Four Cast Members And A December Novel","summary":"The Inherit the Winds anime staff announced four more cast members on Saturday: Daisuke Hirakawa as Niimi Nishiki, Toshiyuki Toyonaga as Kawai Kisaburo, Kappei Yamaguchi as Momoyama Kyusai, and Toshiki Kumagai as Yoshida Toshimaro. Original creator and scriptwriter Yutaka Narui is writing a franchise novel that Jitsugyo no Nihon Sha will ship on December 24. A two-week advance screening starts November 13 in Japanese theaters, ahead of a January 2027 television debut on CBC, TBS and 26 affiliated networks.","whyItMatters":"The additions round out the Mibu roster while the December novel and November theatrical run give the project two separate dates before television, which is how Aniplex is pacing a title built on Yutaka Narui's Shinsengumi stage work rather than a manga source.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe four new roles are Shinsengumi figures: Niimi Nishiki, Kawai Kisaburo, Momoyama Kyusai and Yoshida Toshimaro. They join a main cast led by Daisuke Sakuma of Snow Man as Tachikawa Jinsuke and Yuki Kaji as Okita Soji, with Aoi Yuki, Koki Uchiyama, Yuichi Nakamura and Ryohei Kimura also listed.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTomohiro Kawamura directs at Live2D Creative Studio and Drive Inc., with Fumi Ebina as character designer and Shigeru Kishida composing. Quruli performs the opening theme, \u0026#34;Kaze wo Tsugumono,\u0026#34; and hitsujibungaku performs the ending, \u0026#34;Namida no Kawa,\u0026#34; which is also the theatrical screening\u0026#39;s theme song.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Inherit the Winds adds Daisuke Hirakawa, Toshiyuki Toyonaga, Kappei Yamaguchi and Toshiki Kumagai to its cast. Yutaka Narui is writing a franchise novel for December 24, and a two-week advance screening opens November 13 ahead of the January 2027 TV debut.","twitterPost":"Inherit the Winds adds four cast members, including Daisuke Hirakawa and Kappei Yamaguchi. Yutaka Narui writes a franchise novel shipping December 24. A two-week advance screening starts November 13, with the TV anime arriving January 2027.","threadsPost":null,"newsletterBlurb":"The Inherit the Winds staff announced four more cast members for the Bakumatsu-era Shinsengumi story, including Daisuke Hirakawa and Kappei Yamaguchi. Yutaka Narui, the original creator and scriptwriter, is writing a franchise novel that ships December 24, and a new autumn visual was released. A two-week advance screening begins November 13 before the January 2027 television premiere on the Agaru Anime block.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Anime News Network\",\"url\":\"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-10-31/inherit-the-winds-anime-reveals-4-more-cast-members-new-visual/.243373\",\"title\":\"Inherit the Winds Anime Reveals 4 More Cast Members, New Visual\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":5271,"outputTokens":912,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1793432821,"createdAt":"2026-10-31T07:41:03.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-10-31T07:45:56.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-31T07:45:56.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_edb0fa03d366b4d55c5622d9","canonicalTitle":"News\nInherit the Winds Anime Reveals 4 More Cast Members, New Visual","representativeArticleId":"a_772dc00330b0e9bfa2267525","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[\"Inherit the Winds\"],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"announcement\",\"domain\":\"anime\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-10-31T07:00:00.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-10-31T07:00:00.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-31T07:45:57.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Anime News Network","url":"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-10-31/inherit-the-winds-anime-reveals-4-more-cast-members-new-visual/.243373","title":"News\nInherit the Winds Anime Reveals 4 More Cast Members, New Visual"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":["Inherit the Winds"],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":[],"studios":[],"people":[],"type":"announcement","domain":"anime","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":["Inherit the Winds added Daisuke Hirakawa, Toshiyuki Toyonaga, Kappei Yamaguchi and Toshiki Kumagai to its cast.","Yutaka Narui is writing a franchise novel that Jitsugyo no Nihon Sha will ship on December 24.","A two-week advance screening in Japanese theaters starts on November 13, centered on Tachikawa Jinsuke.","The anime debuts in January 2027 on the Agaru Anime block on CBC, TBS and 26 affiliated networks.","Tomohiro Kawamura directs at Live2D Creative Studio and Drive Inc., with Narui writing the scripts."],"pageLinks":{"healthSlugs":["inherit-the-winds"],"storySlugs":[],"entities":[{"slug":"inherit-the-winds","supported":10,"disputed":0,"contradicted":0,"unverified":10,"overall":"green","story_count":10,"has_dossier":true}],"stories":[],"entitiesOk":true,"storiesOk":true}}