Rohan Kishibe/Games

Trivia

 * Despite popular belief, Araki has stated that Rohan is not based off his person, and the two are vastly different. He does admit however, after being asked if he would lick a spider like Rohan, that he would eat really strange things if asked to, and that he really enjoys drawing skin peeling, which is the premise behind Heaven's Door.
 * There are several parallels between Rohan and Hirohiko Araki – one of the most interesting is that Hirohiko Araki himself claimed that his favorite character is Josuke, while Rohan holds an unparalleled hatred towards him.
 * Another parallel is when Joseph asks Rohan to publish his manga in English but Rohan exclaims that it's only in Japanese, Italian and Chinese, and the reason he doesn't have it in English is because the Americans have bad taste and don't understand his kind of works for what Joseph takes it in an offensive way. Though Hirohiko has had a couple works published in the west, the most popular of which being Baoh and Stardust Crusaders.
 * It is stated that Rohan's birthplace is S. city in M. prefecture. Araki Hirohiko was born in the city of Sendai, Miyagi prefecture.
 * In the novel The Book: JoJo's Bizarre Adventure 4th Another Day, Rohan mentions to Koichi that that Part III of his manga Dark Pink Boy just ended and he's gonna start a Part IV, but already planned up to Part IX (in contrast with Jojo's Bizarre Adventure and it's many parts).


 * As if to signalize his occupation as a mangaka, he has a pen nib theme as a part of his fashionable identity. He wears pen nib earrings, buttons shaped like pen nibs and other pen nib shapes incorporated into his extensive wardrobe.


 * In the Japanese dialog he uses the polite type of speech usually used by young boys.
 * The magazine in which his manga "Pink Dark Boy" (Pinkdark no Shonen) is serialized in is Weekly Shounen JUMP, the same magazine in which the JJBA series ran in (before moving to Ultra JUMP).
 * It is worth noting that Rohan has by far appeared in the most spin-offs and side stories.
 * He appears in the video game JUMP Ultimate Stars, available as one of the characters who the player can choose to guide them through the menus. He, Dio Brando, and Gyro Zeppeli are the only non-Jojo characters to represent the series in the game.
 * One of his quotes: "But I refuse," (「だが断る. 」), stated when Rohan was threatened by Highway Star, has became an Internet meme on Nico Nico Douga. Parodies of this phrase are usually accompanied by different dialogue and different characters drawn to mimic Araki's signature art style.


 * Like all authors, he gets fan mail. A few showcased are:

''- Sensei's works are the best. Give your best more and more! (male, jr. high 2nd grade)'' '' - Once I read I couldn't stop anymore. Please give me your autograph! (male, elementary 5th grade)'' '' - Your pictures are gross! (21 year old student)'' '' - I read it every week at least ten times over and over. (female, high school 1st grade)'' '' - Just from looking at this manga I get pissed, I especially hate the colour spreads! (male, high school 3rd grade)'' '' - This is a letter for bad luck. You have to send 99 by tomorrow. (anon)'' '' - Aren't you showing off, asshole!? (anon)'' '' - I love you. Please marry me. (28 year old OL)''
 * Hirohiko Araki mentioned in an interview that if he were to have any Stand ability from his series, it would be Heaven's Door.