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Template:Book Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan[1] (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 titular character, Rohan Kishibe, as the narrator and/or protagonist. These one-shots are often published in Weekly Shonen Jump or Jump Square.
A volume compiling the first five chapters, including Kishibe Rohan Meets Gucci, was released on November 19, 2013. A second volume containing another four chapters was released on March 13, 2019.
An OVA adaptation by David Production was announced on April 15, 2016 and was released as a promotional DVD to those who had purchased the entirety of the Diamond is Unbreakable anime adaptation before a specific deadline. The series has since then had multiple episodes released through various means.
An anthology of short stories based on the series was released with various issues of Ultra Jump from July 19, 2017 to 2018. The stories were written by multiple Japanese authors, including Ballad Kitaguni, Ryo Yoshigami, Yusuke Iba, and Mirei Miyamoto.
A live action TV drama adaptation with three episodes has aired between December 28, 2020 to December 30, 2020.
Summary
The Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan series is a set of short stories, each spanning a single chapter of around 40 to 60 pages and usually organized into disordered "episodes". They all feature Rohan Kishibe, who frequently witnesses and subsequently makes an account of the supernatural phenomena around him.
The first chapter of the series, At a Confessional, was published in Weekly Shonen Jump on July 7, 1997, under the restriction set by the magazine's editorial team that it couldn't be related to the JoJo's Bizarre Adventure series. As a workaround, Araki took inspiration from the 1950's TV show, Alfred Hitchcock Presents and made Rohan the narrator of the one-shot.[2] The series name, Rohan Kishibe Does Not Move, was initially derived from the fact that Rohan is not the main protagonist of At a Confessional, but rather a "navigator" or onlooker of the story who ultimately does nothing.[3]
The series features many esoteric creatures other than Stands, such as Yōkai, eldritch species, or divinities. The plot of each chapter is generally separated from the JoJo's Bizarre Adventure storyline, although characters from Diamond is Unbreakable and the town of Morioh regularly make an appearance.
Releases
In ascending chronological order:
- Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan - Episode 16: At a Confessional (Weekly Shonen Jump - July 1997[4])
- Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan - Episode 2: Mutsu-kabe Hill (Jump Square - January 2008[5])
- Kishibe Rohan Meets Gucci (Spur - October 2011)
- Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan - Episode 5: Millionaire Village (Weekly Shonen Jump - October 2012[6])
- Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan - Episode 6: Poaching Seashore (Weekly Shonen Jump - October 2013[7])
- Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan - Episode 4: The Harvest Moon (Shōnen Jump+ - September 2014)
- Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan - Episode 7: A Rainy Monday (Jump Square - January 2016[8])
- Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan - Episode 8: Deoxyribonucleic Acid (Bessatsu Margaret - September 2017[9])
- Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan - Episode 9: The Run (Weekly Shonen Jump - March 2018[10])
- TBA (JOJO magazine - March 19, 2022[11])
Volumes
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| Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan (岸辺露伴は動かない Kishibe Rohan wa Ugokanai) |
978-4088708720 978-8869201684 978-2756078519 978-8418837449 | |
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 Nov 19, 2013[1] Feb 19, 2014[12] Jul 19, 2018[13]
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| Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan Vol.2 (岸辺露伴は動かない 2 Kishibe Rohan wa Ugokanai 2) |
978-4088815572 978-2413015321 978-8822616708 978-8418963049 | |
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Jul 19, 2018[17]
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Author's Note
Volume 1
Author's Note
TranslationTranscript
“
As you might already know, Rohan Kishibe is a spin-off character from Part 4 of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure (see Volume 34) who works as a manga artist. He has a Stand ability that allows him to turn people into books; this allows him to read their raw memories and thoughts as text, as well as write into and manipulate them. This book is a short story collection of Rohan's observations. I drew the first of these works in 1997, so I am very happy and grateful that they have finally been gathered into one book. This collection of five spooky stories features a wide variety of settings, from Italy to the mountains to the coast. If you were to enjoy them, it would make me even happier.
”
“
ご存知かもしれませんが、「岸辺露伴」は「ジョジョの奇妙な冒険 第4部」（JC34巻）に登場する、職業が漫画家のスピンオフキャラクターです。人を本にして、その人物の生の記憶や想いを文字で読むことができ、また書き込んで操ることが可能というスタンド能力を持っています。本書は、その露伴先生の見聞録短編集です。
一番最初に描いたのが1997年の作品なので、この度、一冊に集まってくれたのが本当に嬉しくて感謝したい。
内容も舞台がイタリアから山奥から海岸まで、バラエティに富んでいる５つの不気味話がそろってくれたので、楽しんで頂けると更に嬉しく思います。
一番最初に描いたのが1997年の作品なので、この度、一冊に集まってくれたのが本当に嬉しくて感謝したい。
内容も舞台がイタリアから山奥から海岸まで、バラエティに富んでいる５つの不気味話がそろってくれたので、楽しんで頂けると更に嬉しく思います。
”
Volume 2
Author's NoteTranslationTranscript
“
The Stand user who works as a manga artist, and can read and write people like books... This is volume two of Rohan Kishibe's book of observations. Also, I'm glad these stories have been compiled into one book. When I look at them all together like this... I don't think I was aware of it when drawing them, but I feel like each episode has a different flavor as a result of being published in different magazines. I especially feel the influence of Bessatsu and the app. That's a happy occurrence, too... to Rohan Kishibe, I mean.
”
“
職業は漫画家で、人を本にして「読んだり」「書いたり」する事が出来るスタンド使い――岸辺露伴の取材見聞録、『第2巻』。
また、各話がそろって一冊になってくれました。嬉しい。
こうやって、そろったものを眺めると、描いてる時、意識してるつもりは無いのだけれど、掲載誌の違いで、エピソードの味わいが違うように感じます。「別マ」や「アプリ版」で、その場所の影響が出ています。そのあたりも、幸せものだな。岸辺露伴は。
また、各話がそろって一冊になってくれました。嬉しい。
こうやって、そろったものを眺めると、描いてる時、意識してるつもりは無いのだけれど、掲載誌の違いで、エピソードの味わいが違うように感じます。「別マ」や「アプリ版」で、その場所の影響が出ています。そのあたりも、幸せものだな。岸辺露伴は。
”
Gallery
Inside cover of the volume release
Volume 1 Clean
The illustration found in Volume 1
Volume 1 Rohan's profile
Volume 2 Clean
The illustration found in Volume 2
Volume 2 Rohan's profile
Ad for Volume 2 on sale
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 岸辺露伴は動かない
- ↑ JOJO A-GO!GO!: Hirohiko Araki
- ↑ Under Execution, Under Jailbreak postscript, pp. 229-231
- ↑ https://comicvine.gamespot.com/weekly-shonen-jump-1454-no-30-1997/4000-516469/
- ↑ https://comicvine.gamespot.com/jump-sq-200801/4000-434766/
- ↑ https://comicvine.gamespot.com/weekly-shonen-jump-2189-no-45-2012/4000-513775/
- ↑ https://comicvine.gamespot.com/weekly-shonen-jump-2238-no-46-2013/4000-490319/
- ↑ https://comicvine.gamespot.com/jump-sq-201601-no-1-2016/4000-517192/
- ↑ https://comicvine.gamespot.com/bessatsu-margaret-201709-no-9-2017/4000-614379/
- ↑ https://comicvine.gamespot.com/weekly-shonen-jump-2448-no-13-march-12-2018/4000-660903/
- ↑ https://jojo-news.com/2021/12/24/araki-reveals-new-rohan-kishibe-one-shot-releasing-early-2022/
- ↑ 岸辺露伴は動かない 1 (ジャンプコミックスDIGITAL)
- ↑ 岸辺露伴は動かない カラー版 1 (ジャンプコミックスDIGITAL)
- ↑ https://www.amazon.it/parl%C3%B2-Rohan-Kishibe-Hirohiko-Araki/dp/8869201686/
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
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- ↑ 第2巻にはアニメDVDがセットの同梱版も‼
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
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