Go with the Clouds, North-by-Northwest Airs in 2027 With Worldwide Exclusive Netflix Streaming

Go with the Clouds, North-by-Northwest now has its broadcast window and international streaming platform. Aki Irie's manga adaptation will begin airing on TBS in 2027, with Netflix handling worldwide exclusive streaming.

The announcement also brought the anime's key visual and first PV. Tomohiro Ono will voice Kei Miyama, while Qzil.la is producing the animation for the Iceland-set blend of travel, detective work and mystery.

Quick Summary

• Global title: Go with the Clouds, North-by-Northwest
• Japanese title: 北北西に曇と往け
• Romanization: Hokuhokusei ni Kumo to Ike
• Format: TV anime
• Source: manga
• Original creator: Aki Irie / 入江亜季
• Status: in production
• Broadcast year: 2027
• Exact premiere date: unannounced
• Japanese broadcaster: TBS
• Streaming: Netflix
• Netflix distribution: worldwide exclusive
• Episode count: unannounced
• Anime announcement: April 28, 2026
• Latest major update: October 8, 2026
• Key visual: released
• First PV: released
• Protagonist: Kei Miyama / 御山慧
• Kei voice actor: Tomohiro Ono / 大野智敬
• Kei's age: 17
• Nationality: Japanese
• Residence: Iceland
• Primary setting: Iceland
• Official location: Land's End at 64°N
• Kei's occupation: detective
• Kei's ability: can communicate with machines and cars
• Weakness: struggles around girls
• Kei's car: Jimny
• Residence: lives at his grandfather's home in Iceland
• Reason for detective work: earns living expenses and dislikes being idle
• Image color: navy
• Birthday: December 31
• Likes: cars
• Likes: meat
• Likes: coffee
• Likes: ramen
• Likes: driving
• Likes: reading
• Likes: running
• Chief director: Takashi Sano / 佐野隆史
• Series composition: Takashi Sano
• Director: Yosuke Kubo / 久保洋祐
• Character design: Chikashi Kubota / 久保田誓
• Animation production: Qzil.la
• Additional cast: unannounced
• Opening theme: unannounced
• Ending theme: unannounced
• Music staff: not yet announced in the current main information
• First PV: shows Kei driving his Jimny
• First PV: emphasizes Iceland's landscapes
• First PV: presents Kei's relatively free daily life
• Key visual: depicts Kei against Iceland
• Visual concept: recalls the manga's first-volume cover
• Premise: juvenile mystery and travel
• Story element: Kei's detective work
• Story element: everyday life in Iceland
• Story element: road travel in the Jimny
• Story element: mysteries surrounding the characters
• Manga began: 2016
• Creator: Aki Irie
• Main collected series: seven volumes
• Japanese Volume 1: October 13, 2017
• Japanese Volume 7: February 20, 2024
• Latest continuation: 北北西に曇と往け 続の1
• Continuation publisher: Yukiwariso / 雪割草
• 続の1 release: April 30, 2026
• 続の1 format: A4
• 続の1 length: 84 pages
• Chapters in 続の1: Chapters 56–59
• English manga publisher: Vertical
• Current status: awaiting the exact premiere and more cast announcements

First PV and Key Visual

Kei and His Jimny Open the Journey Through Iceland

The first PV continues the atmosphere established by the key visual. Kei drives his Jimny along long open roads surrounded by Iceland's expansive landscape, establishing a pace far removed from a conventional urban detective story.

That approach reflects the manga's identity: travel and everyday life sit alongside mystery, with Kei's detective work often unfolding while he moves through the country and interacts with its environment.

Tomohiro Ono Voices Kei Miyama

Tomohiro Ono is the first cast member confirmed for the anime. Kei is calm and sometimes appears distant, but he also has difficulty ignoring people who genuinely need help.

He can communicate with machines, works as a detective at only 17 years old and is particularly attached to his Jimny. Cast members for Lilja and the series' other characters have not yet been announced.

Qzil.la Handles Animation Production

The anime is led by Takashi Sano as chief director and series composer, with Yosuke Kubo serving as director.

Chikashi Kubota handles character design and Qzil.la produces the animation, adapting Aki Irie's detailed characters and the Icelandic landscapes that define much of the manga's atmosphere.

Netflix Takes the Series Worldwide

TBS will begin broadcasting the anime in Japan in 2027, while Netflix has been confirmed for worldwide exclusive streaming.

An exact premiere date, weekly schedule, episode count, theme songs and additional cast remain unannounced. The October 8 update primarily establishes the distribution plan, core staff, lead actor and the anime's first moving footage.

Why This Matters

1) Iceland is more than background scenery

Landscape, distance, weather and Kei's movement through the country are central parts of the series' identity.

2) Mystery meets a road story

Kei's detective cases coexist with everyday travel in his Jimny, giving the series a different rhythm from a conventional procedural.

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3) Global distribution is already secured

Alongside its TBS broadcast in Japan, the anime already has a clear international home through Netflix.

Go with the Clouds, North-by-Northwest Anime and Manga Information

For now, the additional important information currently known includes:

• the global title is Go with the Clouds, North-by-Northwest
• the Japanese title is 『北北西に曇と往け』
• the romanization is Hokuhokusei ni Kumo to Ike
• the anime adapts Aki Irie's manga
• the TV anime project was announced April 28, 2026
• the next major production update arrived October 8, 2026
• the anime is scheduled for 2027
• an exact date remains unannounced
• TBS will broadcast the anime in Japan
• Netflix handles worldwide exclusive streaming
• individual regional or weekly Netflix schedules have not been further detailed
• the new key visual has been released
• it depicts Kei against the Icelandic landscape
• its composition recalls the first manga volume cover
• the first PV was released with the latest update
• the PV functions as a continuation of the key visual
• Kei is shown driving his Jimny along an Icelandic road
• the relaxed sense of travel is a major focus of the footage
• Tomohiro Ono voices Kei Miyama
• Kei is a 17-year-old Japanese teenager
• Kei stays at his grandfather's home in Iceland
• Kei works as a detective
• the job helps cover his living expenses
• he also dislikes being idle
• Kei can communicate with machines
• his beloved vehicle is a Jimny
• he struggles around girls
• his personality is generally calm
• he can appear somewhat unfriendly
• he nevertheless has difficulty abandoning people who need help
• Kei's image color is navy
• his birthday is December 31
• he likes cars
• he likes meat
• he likes coffee
• he likes ramen
• he likes driving
• he likes reading
• he likes running
• the story is primarily set in Iceland
• the official premise identifies Land's End at 64°N
• Iceland's sun can remain visible for around 21 hours in summer
• the official introduction contrasts Iceland's geography with Japan
• survival in Iceland's powerful natural environment forms part of the setting
• Kei handles a variety of detective jobs
• one example involves returning a runaway dog
• another involves finding someone a client met only briefly
• journeys in Kei's Jimny connect many of these events
• Takashi Sano serves as chief director
• Takashi Sano also handles series composition
• Yosuke Kubo serves as director
• Chikashi Kubota handles character design
• Qzil.la handles animation production
• additional cast remains unannounced
• music staff remains unannounced in the current main information
• the opening theme remains unannounced
• the ending theme remains unannounced
• the episode count remains unannounced
• the TBS timeslot remains unannounced
• Aki Irie began the series in 2016
• the main collected series reached seven volumes
• Japanese Volume 1 was released October 13, 2017
• Volume 1 contains 240 pages
• Volume 7 was released February 20, 2024
• Volume 7 contains 230 pages
• the latest continuation is published as 『北北西に曇と往け 続の1』
• the continuation is published by Yukiwariso
• 『続の1』 was released April 30, 2026
• the book uses an A4 format
• it contains 84 pages
• it collects Chapters 56 through 59
• the English edition is published by Vertical
• anime information is available through the Official Anime Website
• official updates are available through Official X
• the video is available through the Official First PV
• manga information is available through KADOKAWA
• continuation information is available through Yukiwariso Book Information

Closing

Go with the Clouds, North-by-Northwest now has a much clearer anime roadmap: a 2027 broadcast, Qzil.la animation, Tomohiro Ono in the lead role and worldwide Netflix distribution.

The first PV primarily introduces Kei and Iceland's landscape. Its precise premiere date, further characters, theme songs and episode count remain pending.