Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan

For the OVA adaption, see Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan (OVA).

Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan (岸辺露伴は動かない, Kishibe Rohan wa Ugokanai, lit. Rohan Kishibe Does Not Move!) is the name of a series of one-shots featuring Rohan Kishibe (of Part 4) as the narrator and/or protagonist.

These one-shots are often published in Weekly Shonen Jump or Jump Square. A volume compiling the first four chapters, along with Rohan Kishibe Goes to Gucci, was released on November 19, 2013.

Description

The Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan series is a set of fantasy stories, all spanning a single chapter of around 50 to 60 pages and usually organized into disordered "episodes". They all feature the mangaka Rohan Kishibe, who finds himself involved in various supernatural occurrences, sometimes only witnessing these phenomenons and making an account of what happened. Although the stories regularly feature Rohan's Stand, Heaven's Door, Rohan mainly encounters more esoteric creatures other than Stands, such as Yōkai, specters brought into existence by a curse, and more.

The series is kept separated from JoJo's Bizarre Adventure's storyline, although characters from Diamond is Unbreakable and the town of Morioh regularly make an appearance.

Releases

In ascending chronological order:

1. Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan - Episode 16: At a Confessional (Weekly Shōnen Jump - 1997)
2. Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan - Episode 2: Mutsu-kabe Hill (Jump Square - December 2007)
3. Rohan at the Louvre (Ultra Jump - April 2010)
4. Rohan Kishibe Goes to Gucci (Spur - October 2011)
5. Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan - Episode 5: Millionaire Village (Weekly Shōnen Jump - October 2012)
6. Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan - Episode 6: Poaching Seashore (Weekly Shōnen Jump - October 2013)
7. Mochizuki Family Moon Viewing: Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan Episode 4 (Shōnen Jump+ - September 2014)
8. Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan - Episode 7: Monday, Sunshower (Jump Square - December 2015)
9. Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan - Episode 9: D.N.A (Bessatsu Margaret - August 2017)
10. Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan - Episode 10: The Run (Weekly Shōnen Jump - February 2018)

Volumes

Title
Chapters	Release Date	ISBN	Cover
Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan (岸辺露伴は動かない Kishibe Rohan wa Ugokanai )
001. Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan - Episode 16: At a Confessional (岸辺露伴は動かない 〜エピソード16:懺悔室〜, Kishibe Rohan wa Ugokanai 〜 Episōdo 16: Zange-shitsu 〜) 002. Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan - Episode 2: Mutsu-kabe Hill (岸辺露伴は動かない 〜エピソード2:六壁坂〜, Kishibe Rohan wa Ugokanai 〜 Episōdo 2: Mutsukabezaka 〜) 003. Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan - Episode 5: Millionaire Village (岸辺露伴は動かない 〜エピソード5:富豪村〜, Kishibe Rohan wa Ugokanai 〜 Episōdo 5: Fugō-mura 〜) 004. Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan - Episode 6: Poaching Seashore (岸辺露伴は動かない 〜エピソード6:密漁海岸〜, Kishibe Rohan wa Ugokanai - Episōdo 6: Mitsuryō Kaigan) 005. Rohan Kishibe Goes to Gucci (岸辺露伴 グッチへ行く, Kishibe Rohan Gutchi e Iku)	Nov 19, 2013 Jan 8, 2015 Apr 6, 2016	978-4-08-870872-0 978-8-86-920168-4 978-2-7560-7851-9
Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan Vol.2 (岸辺露伴は動かない Kishibe Rohan wa Ugokanai )
001. Mochizuki Family Moon Viewing: Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan Episode 4 (望月家のお月見 岸辺露伴は動かない エピソード4, Mochizuki-ke no Otsukimi Kishibe Rohan wa Ugokanai Episōdo 4) 002. Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan - Episode 7: Monday, Sunshower (岸辺露伴は動かない ～エピソード7 月曜日-天気雨～, Kishibe Rohan wa Ugokanai ~Episōdo 7: Getsuyōbi - Tenkiame~) 003. Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan - Episode 9: D.N.A (岸辺露伴は動かない エピソード#9 D・N・A, Kishibe Rohan wa Ugokanai Episōdo 9 D・N・A) 004. Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan - Episode 10: The Run (岸辺露伴は動かない エピソード#10 ザ・ラン, Kishibe Rohan wa Ugokanai Episōdo 10 Za Ran)	July 19, 2018	N/A

Author's Note Author's Note “ Maybe you know, but Rohan Kishibe, the protagonist of this volume, is a character from the JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Series, in particular the fourth part, Diamond is Unbreakable. He is a mangaka and a Stand user able to transform someone into a book, thus accessing this person's life and thoughts, and also influentiate them by writing among the lines... This collection gathers several stories about the adventures he had during his research. The first chapter was written in 1997. I'm very happy to see them together here. These five horrifying stories bring us to Italy as well as in the middle of the Japanese mountains and the beach. I hope, with all my heart, that you'll enjoy reading them. ” —Hirohiko Araki Short Story Collection Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan: Short Story Collection (岸辺露伴は動かない 短編 小説集, Kishibe Rohan wa Ugokanai Tanpen Shōsetsu-shū) is an anthology of short stories released with various issues of Ultra Jump. The first and second were included with the August and September 2017 issues to coincide with the 9th episode release of the Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan series, while the third was released later with the January 2018 issue. Published by Shueisha, the stories are written by various Japanese authors, with original concept by Hirohiko Araki, all revolving around the adventures of Rohan Kishibe. The first volume includes three short stories (159 pages) written by Ballad Kitaguni (北國ばらっど, Kitakuni Baraddo) and Ryo Yoshigami (吉上亮, Yoshigami Ryo). The second contains two short stories (95 pages) written by Yusuke Iba (維羽裕介, Iba Yusuke) and Mirei Miyamoto (宮本深礼, Miyamoto Mirei), and the third contains another two short stories (117 pages) written by previous writers, Ballad Kitaguni and Mirei Miyamoto. A volume containing all the stories (with two new ones), titled Rohan Kishibe Does Not Shout: Short Story Collection (岸辺露伴は叫ばない 短編 小説集, Kishibe Rohan wa Sakebanai Tanpen Shōsetsu-shū), will be released on June 19, 2018. Title Chapters Release Date ISBN Cover Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan: Short Story Collection (1) (岸辺露伴は動かない 短編 小説集 (1) Kishibe Rohan wa Ugokanai Tanpen Shōsetsu-shū (1)) 001. Box of Happiness (辛福の箱, Kōfuku no Hako) 002. Kushagara (くしゃがら) 003. Blackstar August 2017 491-0118-13087-1 (Ultra Jump) Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan: Short Story Collection (2) (岸辺露伴は動かない 短編 小説集 (2) Kishibe Rohan wa Ugokanai Tanpen Shōsetsu-shū (2)) 001. Censored Equation (検閲方程式, Kenetsu Hōteishiki) 002. Yū Yanagidai (夕柳台) September 2017 491-0118-13097-0 (Ultra Jump) Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan: Short Story Collection (3) (岸辺露伴は動かない 短編 小説集 (3) Kishibe Rohan wa Ugokanai Tanpen Shōsetsu-shū (3)) 001. Blood-stained Coat (血栞塗, Chi Shiori Mitoro) 002. Symmetry Room (シンメトリー・ルーム, Shinmetorī Rūmu) January 2018 491-0118-13018-5 (Ultra Jump) Rohan Kishibe Does Not Shout: Short Story Collection (岸辺露伴は叫ばない 短編 小説集 Kishibe Rohan wa Sakebanai Tanpen Shōsetsu-shū) TBA June 19, 2018 978-4-08-703455-4 Gallery Inside cover of the volume release Rohan's profile TSRKAraki.jpg Author's Note of volume release References