くるり (QURULI) and 羊文学 (Hitsujibungaku) will release the two-track CD Kaze o Tsugumono / Namida no Kawa (「風を継ぐもの / 涙の河」) on March 17, 2027. The songs were written for Inherit the Winds (『風を継ぐもの』), a new television anime about the Shinsengumi. Hitsujibungaku vocalist Moeka Shiotsuka sings both themes.
The opening “Kaze o Tsugumono” is credited to QURULI + Hitsujibungaku, while the ending “Namida no Kawa” reverses the billing. Shiotsuka wrote the latter song’s music and lyrics, with QURULI’s Shigeru Kishida handling the arrangement. “Namida no Kawa” has already been available digitally since October 12, 2026; March 17 is the CD release date.
The series begins airing in Japan in January 2027. Its theatrical preview, Kaze o Tsugumono: Hajimari (『風を継ぐもの -はじまり-』), opened on November 13 with “Namida no Kawa” as its theme. Kishida also composed the anime’s score, his first for a television series. The CD announcement and QURULI’s account of the collaboration explain how the two bands approached the music.