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|vol = ''[[Under Execution, Under Jailbreak]]''<br />[[TSKR Volume 1]]
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|ja_kanji = エピソード#16 懺悔室
|ja_kanji = エピソード#16 懺悔室
|ja_romaji = Episōdo #16 Zange-shitsu
|ja_romaji = Episōdo #16 Zange-shitsu
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|page = 47 {{S|[[Weekly Shonen Jump|WSJ]]/Readers' Cup}}<br>49 {{S|Volume}}
|date = July 7, 1997 {{S|WSJ}}<br>November 23, 1997 {{S|Readers' Cup}}<ref>[https://comicvine.gamespot.com/shonen-jump-readers-cup-97-1/4000-652446/ Shonen Jump: Readers' Cup '97 #1]</ref><br>April 28, 2011 {{S|[[Shueisha Jump Remix|SJR]]}}<ref>https://natalie.mu/comic/news/48720</ref>
|date = July 7, 1997
|sdate = June 24, 1997<ref>[https://i.imgur.com/ykCQiH6.jpg Weekly Shonen Jump Next Issue Preview]</ref>
|sdate = June 24, 1997<ref>[https://i.imgur.com/ykCQiH6.jpg Weekly Shonen Jump Next Issue Preview]</ref>
|wsj = &#35;30, 1997<ref>[http://www.biwa.ne.jp/~starman/1997/1997jump.htm 1997年の週刊少年ジャンプ]</ref>
|wsj = &#35;30, 1997<ref>[http://www.biwa.ne.jp/~starman/1997/1997jump.htm 1997年の週刊少年ジャンプ]</ref>
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{{Quote|Humans really can't keep '''secrets''' to themselves for years and years without ever telling anyone like they think they can. The bigger the '''secret''', the more it makes them internally suffer and yell out in pain. The '''confessional''' is a place where people can go to cleanse their souls.|[[Rohan Kishibe]]}}
{{Quote|Humans really can't keep '''secrets''' to themselves for years and years without ever telling anyone like they think they can. The bigger the '''secret''', the more it makes them internally suffer and yell out in pain. The '''confessional''' is a place where people can go to cleanse their souls.|[[Rohan Kishibe]]}}
{{Nihongo|'''''Episode 16: At a Confessional'''''|エピソード#16 懺悔室|Episōdo #16 Zange-shitsu}} is a {{W|One-shot (comics)|one-shot}} written and illustrated by [[Hirohiko Araki]], and the first chapter in the titular ''[[Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan]]'' series. It was originally created for ''Shonen Jump: Readers' Cup '97'', which released on November 23, 1997,<ref>[https://comicvine.gamespot.com/shonen-jump-readers-cup-97-1/4000-652446/ Shonen Jump: Readers' Cup '97 #1]</ref> but debuted in ''[[Weekly Shonen Jump]]'' 1997 #30 on June 24, 1997. The one-shot features [[Rohan Kishibe]] from ''[[Diamond is Unbreakable]]'', who finds himself a confidant to [[The Confessor|a sinner]]'s terrifying story while in Italy.
{{Nihongo|'''''Episode 16: At a Confessional'''''|エピソード#16 懺悔室|Episōdo #16 Zange-shitsu|lit. Episode #16: Confessional}} is a {{W|One-shot (comics)|one-shot}} written and illustrated by [[Hirohiko Araki]], and the first chapter of the ''[[Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan]]'' series. It was originally created for ''Shonen Jump: Readers' Cup '97'', which released on November 23, 1997, but debuted in ''[[Weekly Shonen Jump]]'' 1997 #30 on June 24, 1997. The one-shot was also included in the aizōbon volume ''[[Under Execution, Under Jailbreak]]''. The one-shot was later reprinted alongside the other stories from ''Readers' Cup'' in [[Shueisha Jump Remix]] for its 10th anniversary.


The one-shot was also included in ''[[Under Execution, Under Jailbreak]]''. On August 18, 2019, an [[TSKR Episode 16 (OVA)|OVA adaptation]] by [[David Production]] was announced. The episode was screened at select Japanese theaters and was eventually released on Blu-ray and DVD on March 25, 2020.<ref>http://jojo-animation.com/ova/rohan/</ref>
On August 18, 2019, an [[TSKR Episode 16 (OVA)|OVA adaptation]] by [[David Production]] was announced. The episode was screened at select Japanese theaters and was eventually released on Blu-ray and DVD on March 25, 2020.<ref>http://jojo-animation.com/ova/rohan/</ref>


It is set to receive a [[At a Confessional (Film)|live-action film adaptation]] releasing on May 26, 2025, as part of the [[Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan (TV Drama)|TV drama adaptation]] of ''Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan''.<ref>https://kishiberohan-movie.asmik-ace.co.jp/</ref>
==Summary==
[[Rohan Kishibe]] presents himself and narrates a gruesome story he heard in Italy.


While researching for his manga, [[Rohan Kishibe]] visits a church in Venice, Italy, where he accidentally enters the priest's side of a confessional booth and listens to a [[Tamiya|sinner]]'s terrifying story.
After an [[Chapter 324|incident]] forcing him to pause his series [[Pink Dark Boy]] for the summer, Rohan had decided to take a vacation in Italy. In Venice, Rohan accidentally entered the priest's compartment of a confessional in the middle of his research. Shortly after, a man entered the booth and confessed his sin to Rohan, believing him to be a priest. Interested, Rohan heard out his confession. The man accounted for his youth as a common worker. One day, a starving Asiatic beggar came to him begging for food. Disdainful, he forced the beggar to carry large bags of corn, eventually leading to the beggar's death. However, the ghost of the beggar appeared, swearing revenge and stating that he would come back on the happiest day of his life.


==Summary==
Things soon looked up for the man; he became rich and eventually had a daughter with a top-model. One day, as the man walked with a servant and his daughter cheerfully playing with a bag of popcorn, he couldn't help but think that it was the happiest moment of his life.
[[Rohan Kishibe]] presents himself and narrates a gruesome story he heard in Italy. After an [[Chapter 324|incident]] forcing him to pause his series [[Pink Dark Boy]] for the summer, Rohan had decided to take a vacation in Italy. In Venice, Rohan accidentally entered the priest's compartment of a confessional in the middle of his research. Shortly after, [[Tamiya|a man]] entered the booth and confessed his sin to Rohan, believing him to be a priest. Interested, Rohan heard out his confession. The man described his youth as a common worker. One day, a starving [[Sotoba|Asian beggar]] came to him begging for food. Disdainful, he forced the beggar to carry large bags of corn, eventually leading to the beggar's death. However, the beggar's ghost appeared, swearing revenge and stating that he would come back on the happiest day of his life.

Things soon looked up for the man; after creating a brand of popcorn, he became rich and eventually had a [[Tamiya's Daughter|daughter]] with a [[Tamiya's Wife|supermodel]]. One day, as he and a servant watched his daughter cheerfully playing with a bag of his popcorn, the man couldn't help but think that it was the happiest moment of his life.


Suddenly, the spirit of the beggar possessed the little girl and revealed that he has assisted the man's prosperity from behind the scenes so that he could fulfill his revenge. The ghost explained that he wanted [[Fate]] to judge the man fairly, and thus challenged the man to throw a piece of popcorn in the air higher than a nearby lamppost and catch it in his mouth, each time at the clap of his hands, three times in a row. If the man succeeded the ghost would leave the man forever, otherwise the beggar would cut off his head.
Suddenly, the spirit of the beggar possessed the little girl and revealed that he had assisted the man's prosperity from behind the scenes, in order to fulfill his threat of revenge. The ghost explained that he wanted [[fate]] to judge the man fairly, and thus challenged his enemy to throw a piece of popcorn in the air higher than a nearby lamppost and catch it in his mouth, each time at the clap of his hands, three times in a row. If his enemy succeeded, the spirit would leave the man forever; otherwise, the beggar would immediately cut off his head.


With luck and ingenuity, the man succeeded twice, but attracted a flock of pigeon looking for the popcorns. To deter them at the last try, the man lit the pop corn on fire as he threw it, but sunlight shone out from behind the clouds, preventing the man from seeing the popcorn. Thus it landed on his shirt and without a second to spare, the beggar cut off his head.
With luck and ingenuity, the beggar's enemy succeeded twice, but attracted a flock of pigeons hungry for popcorn. To deter them from the last toss, he lit the popcorn on fire before he threw it. But just when the popcorn began to fall, sunlight shone out from behind the clouds, making him unable to see the flame. The popcorn thus landed on his shirt, and without a second to spare, the beggar cut off his head.


Yet that man was alive. The two ghosts of the beggar and the servant appeared near him, revealing that the man used his servant as a body double to trick the beggar, only incuring the wrath of both ghosts. Rohan witnessed the spirits follow the man, vowing to endlessly stalk him. Deciding to interview him later if given the chance, he also expressed some respect for the man who tried to hang on to life.
And yet, the confessor survived. At the confessional, the ghosts of the beggar and [[Mizuo|the servant]] both appeared near him; by swapping their faces via plastic surgery, the man had used his own servant as a body double to trick the beggar, only to incur the wrath of both as ghosts. Rohan watched the spirits follow the man as he left, vowing to never take their eyes off him again. Deciding to interview him later if given the chance, Rohan expresses some respect for a man who clung to life so desperately.


==Appearances==
==Appearances==
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==Author's Note==
==Author's Note==
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|Translation = 荒木飛呂彦先生から<br><br>熱意あるたくさんのファンレターをどうもありがとう!! みんなの想いが、作品をより熱く燃えあがらせます! そして、動かないはずの“岸辺露伴”を動かしたのも、そんなキミたちです。またいつか機会があったら新しいエピソードを紹介することにしましょう。それじゃあまたね!!
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|TSKR Volume 1|
|TSKR Volume 1|
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|Name = Author's Note
|Name = Author's Note
|Link = Author's Note/Other Works
|Link = Author's Note/TSKR
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|Image = TSRK16.jpg
|Transcript = １９９７年。編集部から短編執筆の依頼があり、条件は45ページ以内で、『スピンオフ・外伝は絶対禁止』。ドジャーン。スピンオフ作品ができちゃいました（笑）。最初、露伴が出てこないバージョンをもちろん描いたのですけれど。露伴先生が解説してくれた方が、断然良いと思うでしょ？<br/>露伴先生登場部分をカットして読んでみてください。香りのない食事みたいに感じてしまうでしょう。そして今となっては、この「禁止令」がなければ、露伴スピンオフ作品は以後描かなかったとも思います。何よりそういうことに感謝したい。
|Transcript = 1997年。編集部から短編執筆の依頼があり、条件は45ページ以内で、『スピンオフ・外伝は絶対禁止』。ドジャーン。スピンオフ作品ができちゃいました（笑）。最初、露伴が出てこないバージョンをもちろん描いたのですけれど。露伴先生が解説してくれた方が、断然良いと思うでしょ？<br/>露伴先生登場部分をカットして読んでみてください。香りのない食事みたいに感じてしまうでしょう。そして今となっては、この「禁止令」がなければ、露伴スピンオフ作品は以後描かなかったとも思います。何よりそういうことに感謝したい。
|Translation = In 1997, the editorial team asked for a short story. The terms were: less than 45 pages and no spin-off of an existing series. Ta-dah! And here's a spin-off for you (laughs). I obviously made the first draft without Rohan, but isn't it so much better with him as the narrator? Just read the panels without him, just to see. It's like a tasteless meal, isn't it? When I think about it, without that interdiction, I would never have drawn the other Rohan spin-offs. Above all, I'm grateful for that.
|Translation = In 1997, the editorial team asked for a short story. The terms were: less than 45 pages and no spin-off of an existing series. Ta-dah! And here's a spin-off for you (laughs). I obviously made the first draft without Rohan, but isn't it so much better with him as the narrator? Just read the panels without him, just to see. It's like a tasteless meal, isn't it? When I think about it, without that interdiction, I would never have drawn the other Rohan spin-offs. Above all, I'm grateful for that.
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|Under Execution, Under Jailbreak|
|Under Execution, Under Jailbreak|
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|Name = Author's Note
|Link = Author's Note/Other Works
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|Translation = '''Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan - Episode 16: At a Confessional'''<br/>(Published in Weekly Shonen Jump 1997 No. 30)<br/><br/>When I was a child, my father and grandfather used to scold me by saying, "People like you should move to a deserted island," or, "I'll go ask the prison to lock you up!" (There was a prison near our house.) I thought, "I'd like to go to a deserted island," but I also thought, "Prison is so scary, please don't let me go there!" One particular rebuke he used was, "If you live your life mocking people, you'll be struck down when you are happiest." I still find it terrifying. I fear being struck down whenever I'm happy, and as I grow older, I'm becoming more and more afraid of it. I don't think I'm cheating anyone, but I still don't like it. However, I do like the main character of this work, who remains undaunted. The "Thus Spoke" part of the title means that Kishibe Rohan is not the protagonist, but instead the navigator of the story. (I'd call it a B-type work.)
|Translation = '''''Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan - Episode 16: At a Confessional'''''<br/>(Published in ''[[Weekly Shonen Jump]]'' #30, 1997)<br/><br/>When I was a child, my father and grandfather used to scold me by saying, "People like you should move to a deserted island," or, "I'll go ask the prison to lock you up!" (There was a prison near our house.) I thought, "I'd like to go to a deserted island," but I also thought, "Prison is so scary, please don't let me go there!" One particular rebuke he used was, "If you live your life mocking people, you'll be struck down when you are happiest." I still find it terrifying. I fear being struck down whenever I'm happy, and as I grow older, I'm becoming more and more afraid of it. I don't think I'm cheating anyone, but I still don't like it. However, I do like the [[Tamiya|main character]] of this work, who remains undaunted. The "Thus Spoke" part of the title means that Kishibe Rohan is not the protagonist, but instead the navigator of the story. (I'd call it a B-type work.)
|Transcript = '''『岸辺露伴は動かないーエピソード16：懺悔室ー』'''<br/>（週刊少年ジャンプ　97年30号掲戴）<br/><br/>子供の頃、父や祖父がよくわたしを叱る時、「無人島へ行け！おまえのようなヤツは！」とか、「刑務所に頼んで入れてもらうぞ！」(家の近所に刑務所があった)とか言われて、「無人島は行ってみたいなあ」と思ったが、「刑務所はすごく恐ろしくて、カンベンしてくれえ」と思った。そんな叱りの言葉の中に「普段、人をあざむいて生活していると一番幸福な時にバチがあたるぞ」というのがあって、それはいまだに恐ろしい。ハッピーって時に突き落とされるのが、ヤパイって感じがあって、大人になるにしたがって恐怖の度合いが増して来てるんですけど。別に人をだましてはいないと思うんだけど、イヤな感じ。でも、それでもヘコたれない本作品の主人公は好き。タイトルの「動かない」というのは、岸辺露伴は主人公ではなく、物語のナピゲーターですよ、という意味。(作品タイプで言うとＢ)
|Transcript = '''『岸辺露伴は動かないーエピソード16：懺悔室ー』'''<br/>（週刊少年ジャンプ　97年30号掲戴）<br/><br/>子供の頃、父や祖父がよくわたしを叱る時、「無人島へ行け！おまえのようなヤツは！」とか、「刑務所に頼んで入れてもらうぞ！」(家の近所に刑務所があった)とか言われて、「無人島は行ってみたいなあ」と思ったが、「刑務所はすごく恐ろしくて、カンベンしてくれえ」と思った。そんな叱りの言葉の中に「普段、人をあざむいて生活していると一番幸福な時にバチがあたるぞ」というのがあって、それはいまだに恐ろしい。ハッピーって時に突き落とされるのが、ヤパイって感じがあって、大人になるにしたがって恐怖の度合いが増して来てるんですけど。別に人をだましてはいないと思うんだけど、イヤな感じ。でも、それでもヘコたれない本作品の主人公は好き。タイトルの「動かない」というのは、岸辺露伴は主人公ではなく、物語のナピゲーターですよ、という意味。（作品タイプで言うとB）
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|Name = Author's Note
|Link = Author's Note/TSKR
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|Translation = 『岸辺露伴は動かない』について…荒木飛呂彦先生からひと言!!<br><br>この短編は「外伝」禁止の条件で描かれた作品です。ようするに「ジョジョ」の外伝は駄目ですよ。というのがルールでした。でもちょっとだけ、違反して「岸辺露伴」というキャラを使っちゃったのね。それで罪悪感で「動かない。」というタイトルをつけたのです。『露伴』というキャラは動いていませんよ。という意味です。
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==Author's Comment==
==Author's Comments==
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|Translation={{AN|TSKR Episode 16 WSJ}}
|Name = Author's Note
|Transcript={{ANJ|TSKR Episode 16 WSJ}}
|Link = Author's Note/Other Works
|Author = [[Rohan Kishibe]]
|Author=[[Rohan Kishibe]]
|Source=''[[Weekly Shonen Jump]]''
|Translation=I went to a photo booth with Mr. [[Koji Koseki]], an old manga artist friend of mine. I've never done this sort of thing before, but I'd say it was quite fun.
|Transcript=なかよしの漫画家こせきこうじ先生とプリクラを撮りに行った。初めてだったがとっても楽しかった
|Source= [[Weekly Shonen Jump]]
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|Shonen Jump: Readers' Cup|
|Shonen Jump: Readers' Cup (Rohan Kishibe)|
{{Note|Part=TSKR|Name=Author's Comment|Link=Author's Note/TSKR
{{Note|Part=Oneshot
|Translation={{AN|TSKR Episode 16 SJRC}}
|Name = Author's Note
|Transcript={{ANJ|TSKR Episode 16 SJRC}}
|Link = Author's Note/Other Works
|Author = [[Rohan Kishibe]]
|Author=[[Rohan Kishibe]]
|Source=''Shonen Jump: Readers' Cup '97''
|Translation=I have 60 pages left to write until I can publish my short story collection. It'll take another two years. Please wait patiently for it.
}}
|Transcript=短編集を出すまであと60ページはかかなきゃ。あと2年はかかるな。気長に待っててくれ
|Source= Shonen Jump: Readers' Cup
|Shonen Jump: Readers' Cup (Hirohiko Araki)|
{{Note|Part=TSKR|Name=Author's Comment|Link=Author's Note/TSKR
|Translation=露伴が出ているとはいえ、他はすべて初めから作らなければならなかったので、なかなかたいへんだったですね。久々に、じっくり腰を据えて描いた気分です。
|Author=[[Hirohiko Araki]]
|Source=''Shonen Jump: Readers' Cup '97''
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==Creation & Development==
==Making-of==
During the time period this one-shot was written, [[Weekly Shonen Jump]]'s editorial department restricted the publication of side stories for pre-existing ongoing Jump titles, which prompted Araki to find a workaround. The resulting concept of Rohan narrating a short story was largely inspired by the 1950's TV show, {{W|Alfred Hitchcock Presents}},<ref>[[JOJO A-GO!GO!]]: Hirohiko Araki</ref> and the series' name, {{Nihongo|'''Rohan Kishibe Does Not Move'''|岸辺露伴は動かない}}, was derived from the fact that Rohan is not the main protagonist in this one-shot, but rather a "navigator" or onlooker of the story.<ref>[[Under Execution, Under Jailbreak]] postscript, pp. 229-231</ref>
During the time period this one-shot was written, ''[[Weekly Shonen Jump]]''{{'}}s editorial department restricted the publication of side stories for pre-existing ongoing Jump titles, which prompted Araki to find a workaround. The resulting concept of Rohan narrating a short story was largely inspired by the 1950's TV show, {{W|Alfred Hitchcock Presents}},<ref>[[JOJO A-GO!GO!]]: Hirohiko Araki</ref> and the series's name, {{Nihongo|'''Rohan Kishibe Does Not Move'''|岸辺露伴は動かない}}, was derived from the fact that Rohan is not the main protagonist in this one-shot, but rather a "navigator" or onlooker of the story.<ref>[[Under Execution, Under Jailbreak]] postscript, pp. 229-231</ref>


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
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WSJ 1997-29 NextIssueNotice1.jpg|Previous Next Issue Notice
File:TSKR previous issue announcement.png|Previous issue announcement in WSJ #29, 1997
WSJ 1997-29 NextIssueNotice2.jpg|Previous Next Issue Notice
WSJ1997No30C.png|Next Issue Illustration
Rohan WSJ 1997 30.png|Next Issue Illustration
Weekly Jump July 7 1997.jpg|[[Weekly Shonen Jump]] #30, 1997
Weekly Jump July 7 1997.jpg|[[Weekly Shonen Jump]] #30, 1997
WSJ1997No30C.png|Weekly Shonen Jump #30, 1997, clean artwork
WSJ 1997-30 Contents.png|Contents
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==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*In the one-shot's ''[[Weekly Shonen Jump]]'' and ''Readers' Cup '97'' publications, Rohan Kishibe himself is credited as the author of the work, with Hirohiko Araki being listed merely as an illustrator. Additionally, the [[Author's Note/Other Works|author's comments]] in both magazines are written from Rohan's perspective as well.
*In the one-shot's ''[[Weekly Shonen Jump]]'' and ''Readers' Cup '97'' publications, Rohan Kishibe himself is credited as the author of the work, with Hirohiko Araki being listed merely as an illustrator. Additionally, the [[Author's Note/Other Works|author's comments]] in both magazines are written from Rohan's perspective as well.
*Following the one-shot's initial publication in ''Weekly Shonen Jump'', the ending pages were heavily altered for ''Readers' Cup '97'' and all subsequent volumizations: the single page revealing the ghost of the confessor's servant was extended to take up two pages with additional drawings and dialogue, and the ending page was expanded into a full two-page spread.
*Following the one-shot's initial publication in ''Weekly Shonen Jump'' and ''Readers' Cup '97'', the ending pages were heavily altered for subsequent volumizations: the single page revealing Mizuo's ghost was extended to take up two pages with additional drawings and dialogue, and the ending page was expanded into a full two-page spread.


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One-Shot
OVA
Film

“
Humans really can't keep secrets to themselves for years and years without ever telling anyone like they think they can. The bigger the secret, the more it makes them internally suffer and yell out in pain. The confessional is a place where people can go to cleanse their souls.
”

Episode 16: At a Confessional (エピソード#16 懺悔室, Episōdo #16 Zange-shitsu, lit. Episode #16: Confessional) is a one-shot written and illustrated by Hirohiko Araki, and the first chapter of the Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan series. It was originally created for Shonen Jump: Readers' Cup '97, which released on November 23, 1997, but debuted in Weekly Shonen Jump 1997 #30 on June 24, 1997. The one-shot was also included in the aizōbon volume Under Execution, Under Jailbreak. The one-shot was later reprinted alongside the other stories from Readers' Cup in Shueisha Jump Remix for its 10th anniversary.

On August 18, 2019, an OVA adaptation by David Production was announced. The episode was screened at select Japanese theaters and was eventually released on Blu-ray and DVD on March 25, 2020.[5]

It is set to receive a live-action film adaptation releasing on May 26, 2025, as part of the TV drama adaptation of Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan.[6]

While researching for his manga, Rohan Kishibe visits a church in Venice, Italy, where he accidentally enters the priest's side of a confessional booth and listens to a sinner's terrifying story.

Summary

Rohan Kishibe presents himself and narrates a gruesome story he heard in Italy. After an incident forcing him to pause his series Pink Dark Boy for the summer, Rohan had decided to take a vacation in Italy. In Venice, Rohan accidentally entered the priest's compartment of a confessional in the middle of his research. Shortly after, a man entered the booth and confessed his sin to Rohan, believing him to be a priest. Interested, Rohan heard out his confession. The man described his youth as a common worker. One day, a starving Asian beggar came to him begging for food. Disdainful, he forced the beggar to carry large bags of corn, eventually leading to the beggar's death. However, the beggar's ghost appeared, swearing revenge and stating that he would come back on the happiest day of his life.

Things soon looked up for the man; after creating a brand of popcorn, he became rich and eventually had a daughter with a supermodel. One day, as he and a servant watched his daughter cheerfully playing with a bag of his popcorn, the man couldn't help but think that it was the happiest moment of his life.

Suddenly, the spirit of the beggar possessed the little girl and revealed that he had assisted the man's prosperity from behind the scenes, in order to fulfill his threat of revenge. The ghost explained that he wanted fate to judge the man fairly, and thus challenged his enemy to throw a piece of popcorn in the air higher than a nearby lamppost and catch it in his mouth, each time at the clap of his hands, three times in a row. If his enemy succeeded, the spirit would leave the man forever; otherwise, the beggar would immediately cut off his head.

With luck and ingenuity, the beggar's enemy succeeded twice, but attracted a flock of pigeons hungry for popcorn. To deter them from the last toss, he lit the popcorn on fire before he threw it. But just when the popcorn began to fall, sunlight shone out from behind the clouds, making him unable to see the flame. The popcorn thus landed on his shirt, and without a second to spare, the beggar cut off his head.

And yet, the confessor survived. At the confessional, the ghosts of the beggar and the servant both appeared near him; by swapping their faces via plastic surgery, the man had used his own servant as a body double to trick the beggar, only to incur the wrath of both as ghosts. Rohan watched the spirits follow the man as he left, vowing to never take their eyes off him again. Deciding to interview him later if given the chance, Rohan expresses some respect for a man who clung to life so desperately.

Appearances

Characters
Rohan Kishibe
Confessor
Vagrant
Confessor's Servant
Corn Market Workers
Confessor's Wife
Confessor's Daughter

Author's Note

Shonen Jump: Readers' CupTSKR Volume 1Under Execution, Under JailbreakShueisha Jump Remix
Link to this sectionAuthor's Note
“
荒木飛呂彦先生から

熱意あるたくさんのファンレターをどうもありがとう!! みんなの想いが、作品をより熱く燃えあがらせます! そして、動かないはずの“岸辺露伴”を動かしたのも、そんなキミたちです。またいつか機会があったら新しいエピソードを紹介することにしましょう。それじゃあまたね!!
”
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“
In 1997, the editorial team asked for a short story. The terms were: less than 45 pages and no spin-off of an existing series. Ta-dah! And here's a spin-off for you (laughs). I obviously made the first draft without Rohan, but isn't it so much better with him as the narrator? Just read the panels without him, just to see. It's like a tasteless meal, isn't it? When I think about it, without that interdiction, I would never have drawn the other Rohan spin-offs. Above all, I'm grateful for that.
”
“
1997年。編集部から短編執筆の依頼があり、条件は45ページ以内で、『スピンオフ・外伝は絶対禁止』。ドジャーン。スピンオフ作品ができちゃいました（笑）。最初、露伴が出てこないバージョンをもちろん描いたのですけれど。露伴先生が解説してくれた方が、断然良いと思うでしょ？
露伴先生登場部分をカットして読んでみてください。香りのない食事みたいに感じてしまうでしょう。そして今となっては、この「禁止令」がなければ、露伴スピンオフ作品は以後描かなかったとも思います。何よりそういうことに感謝したい。
”
Link to this sectionAuthor's Note
TranslationTranscript
“
Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan - Episode 16: At a Confessional
(Published in Weekly Shonen Jump #30, 1997)

When I was a child, my father and grandfather used to scold me by saying, "People like you should move to a deserted island," or, "I'll go ask the prison to lock you up!" (There was a prison near our house.) I thought, "I'd like to go to a deserted island," but I also thought, "Prison is so scary, please don't let me go there!" One particular rebuke he used was, "If you live your life mocking people, you'll be struck down when you are happiest." I still find it terrifying. I fear being struck down whenever I'm happy, and as I grow older, I'm becoming more and more afraid of it. I don't think I'm cheating anyone, but I still don't like it. However, I do like the main character of this work, who remains undaunted. The "Thus Spoke" part of the title means that Kishibe Rohan is not the protagonist, but instead the navigator of the story. (I'd call it a B-type work.)
”
“
『岸辺露伴は動かないーエピソード16：懺悔室ー』
（週刊少年ジャンプ　97年30号掲戴）

子供の頃、父や祖父がよくわたしを叱る時、「無人島へ行け！おまえのようなヤツは！」とか、「刑務所に頼んで入れてもらうぞ！」(家の近所に刑務所があった)とか言われて、「無人島は行ってみたいなあ」と思ったが、「刑務所はすごく恐ろしくて、カンベンしてくれえ」と思った。そんな叱りの言葉の中に「普段、人をあざむいて生活していると一番幸福な時にバチがあたるぞ」というのがあって、それはいまだに恐ろしい。ハッピーって時に突き落とされるのが、ヤパイって感じがあって、大人になるにしたがって恐怖の度合いが増して来てるんですけど。別に人をだましてはいないと思うんだけど、イヤな感じ。でも、それでもヘコたれない本作品の主人公は好き。タイトルの「動かない」というのは、岸辺露伴は主人公ではなく、物語のナピゲーターですよ、という意味。（作品タイプで言うとB）
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Link to this sectionAuthor's Note
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『岸辺露伴は動かない』について…荒木飛呂彦先生からひと言!!

この短編は「外伝」禁止の条件で描かれた作品です。ようするに「ジョジョ」の外伝は駄目ですよ。というのがルールでした。でもちょっとだけ、違反して「岸辺露伴」というキャラを使っちゃったのね。それで罪悪感で「動かない。」というタイトルをつけたのです。『露伴』というキャラは動いていませんよ。という意味です。
”

Author's Comments

Weekly Shonen JumpShonen Jump: Readers' Cup (Rohan Kishibe)Shonen Jump: Readers' Cup (Hirohiko Araki)
Link to this sectionAuthor's Comment
TranslationTranscript
“
I went to a photo booth with the manga artist Koji Koseki, a good friend of mine. I've never done that sort of thing before, but I'd say it was quite fun.
”
“
なかよしの漫画家こせきこうじ先生とプリクラを撮りに行った。初めてだったがとっても楽しかった ＜露伴＞
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TranslationTranscript
“
I still have another 60 pages left to draw until I can publish a short story collection. It'll take another two years. Please wait patiently for it.
”
—Rohan Kishibe, Shonen Jump: Readers' Cup '97
“
短編集を出すまであと60ページはかかなきゃ。あと2年はかかるな。気長に待っててくれ ＜露伴＞
”
—Rohan Kishibe, Shonen Jump: Readers' Cup '97
Link to this sectionAuthor's Comment
“
露伴が出ているとはいえ、他はすべて初めから作らなければならなかったので、なかなかたいへんだったですね。久々に、じっくり腰を据えて描いた気分です。
”
—Hirohiko Araki, Shonen Jump: Readers' Cup '97

Creation & Development

During the time period this one-shot was written, Weekly Shonen Jump's editorial department restricted the publication of side stories for pre-existing ongoing Jump titles, which prompted Araki to find a workaround. The resulting concept of Rohan narrating a short story was largely inspired by the 1950's TV show, Alfred Hitchcock Presents,[7] and the series's name, Rohan Kishibe Does Not Move (岸辺露伴は動かない), was derived from the fact that Rohan is not the main protagonist in this one-shot, but rather a "navigator" or onlooker of the story.[8]

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  • In the one-shot's Weekly Shonen Jump and Readers' Cup '97 publications, Rohan Kishibe himself is credited as the author of the work, with Hirohiko Araki being listed merely as an illustrator. Additionally, the author's comments in both magazines are written from Rohan's perspective as well.
  • Following the one-shot's initial publication in Weekly Shonen Jump and Readers' Cup '97, the ending pages were heavily altered for subsequent volumizations: the single page revealing Mizuo's ghost was extended to take up two pages with additional drawings and dialogue, and the ending page was expanded into a full two-page spread.

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