Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan
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The English localization of the manga is titled Thus Spoke Rohan Kishibe.
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 an ongoing series of one-shots featuring the titular character, Rohan Kishibe, as the narrator and/or protagonist. These one-shots are intermittently published in various magazines such as 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 English release for Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan was announced on February 14, 2022 by VIZ Media.[2] It will have digital and hardcover editions. Volume 1 releases on September 27, 2022 and Volume 2 will release on December 27, 2022.[3][4]
The series has spawned an OVA adaptation, a collection of short stories, and a live action TV drama adaptation.
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.[5] The title, 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.[6]
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.
Volumes
Release Date
ISBN
September 14, 2014
January 8, 2015
April 6, 2016
Mar 3, 2021
July 22, 2021
June 10, 2022
September 27, 2022Chapter Titles
- Episode 16: At a Confessional (懺悔室, Zange-shitsu)
- Episode 2: Mutsu-kabe Hill (六壁坂, Mutsukabezaka)
- Episode 5: Millionaire Village (富豪村, Fugō-mura)
- Episode 6: Poaching Seashore (密漁海岸, Mitsuryō Kaigan)
- Kishibe Rohan Meets Gucci (岸辺露伴 グッチへ行く, Kishibe Rohan Gutchi e Iku)
Release Date
ISBN
Chapter Titles
- Episode 4: The Harvest Moon (望月家のお月見, Mochizuki-ke no Otsukimi)
- Episode 7: A Rainy Monday (月曜日-天気雨, Getsuyōbi - Tenkiame)
- Episode 8: Deoxyribonucleic Acid (
D・N・A , Dī Enu Ē) - Episode 9: The Run (ザ・ラン, Za Ran)
Release Date
March 19, 2022 - May 19, 2022Chapter Titles
- Episode 10: Hot Summer Martha (ホットサマー・マーサ, Hotto Samā Māsa)
- Episode 11: Drip Painting Style (ドリッピング画法, Dorippingu Gahō)
Other Media
A spin-off titled Rohan at the Louvre was featured at the Louvre in the The Louvre Invites The Comics exhibit from January 22 to April 13, 2009 before being published in Ultra Jump on March 19, 2010. Like Kishibe Rohan Meets Gucci, the spin-off does not have Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan in its title, but is nonetheless included as part of the series in the Spring 2022 issue of JOJO magazine.[23]
An OVA adaptation by David Production was announced on April 15, 2016. The first two episodes were released as a promotional DVD to those who had purchased the entirety of the Diamond is Unbreakable anime adaptation, with another two episodes being released on Blu-ray and DVD on March 25, 2020.
Three volumes of an anthology of short stories based on the series were released with issues of Ultra Jump from July 19, 2017 to December 19 of the same year, with a fourth following suit on October 19, 2021. The stories were written by multiple Japanese authors, including Ballad Kitaguni, Ryo Yoshigami, Yusuke Iba, and Mirei Miyamoto.
A three-episode live-action TV drama adaptation of Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan was aired on NHK in December 2020, with three additional episodes being aired in December 2021. The live-action series follows a different format from the manga, choosing to adapt various chapters and short stories into one cohesive storyline.
Gallery
Japanese Volume 1 Cover
Japanese Volume 2 Cover
English Volume 1 Cover
English Volume 2 Cover
Taiwan Volume 1 Cover
Taiwan Volume 2 Cover
Italian Volume 1 Cover
Italian Volume 2 Cover
French Volume 1 Cover
French Volume 2 Cover
Korean Volume 1 Cover
Korean Volume 2 Cover
Spanish Volume 1 Cover
Spanish Volume 2 Cover
Chinese Volume 1 Cover
Chinese Volume 2 Cover
Argentina Volume 1 Cover
Argentina Volume 2 Cover
Thai Volume 1 Cover
Thai Volume 2 Cover
Episode 16: At a Confessional Magazine
Episode 16: At a Confessional, Cover A Digital Color Volume
Episode 16: At a Confessional, Cover B Digital Color Volume
Episode 2: Mutsu-kabe Hill, Digital Color Volume
Episode 5: Millionaire Village, Digital Color Volume
Episode 6: Poaching Seashore, Digital Color Volume
Rohan Kishibe Goes to Gucci, Magazine
Rohan Kishibe Goes to Gucci, Digital Color Volume
Episode 4: The Harvest Moon, Digital Color Volume
Episode 7: A Rainy Monday, Magazine
Episode 7: A Rainy Monday, Digital Color Volume
Episode 8: D.N.A, Digital Color Volume
Episode 9: The Run, Digital Color Volume
Volume 1 Clean
Volume 2 Clean
(And Episode 9: The Run)
Episode 16: At a Confessional, Clean Magazine Page
WSJ 1997 Issue #30, Table of Contents Illustration
Episode 2: Mutsu-kabe Hill, Clean Magazine Page
Episode 4: The Harvest Moon, Clean Magazine Page
Episode 6: Poaching Seashore, Clean Magazine Page
Rohan Goes to Gucci, Clean Magazine Cover
Shonen Jump+ Debut Illustration
Jump SQ 2016 Issue #1 - Episode 7: A Rainy Monday Postcard
Episode 7: A Rainy Monday, Clean Magazine Page
Episode 8: D.N.A, Clean Magazine Page
Bessatsu Margaret, Clean Back Cover Art
WSJ 1997 Issue #30, Rohan Ep. 16
WSJ 2012 Issue #45, Rohan Ep. 5
WSJ 2013 Issue #46, Rohan Ep. 6
WSJ 2018 Issue #13, Rohan Ep. 9
Jump SQ 2008 Issue #1 - Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan - Episode 2: Mutsu-kabe Hill
Jump SQ 2016 Issue #1 - Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan - Episode 7: A Rainy Monday
Bessatsu Margaret, September 2017, Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan - Episode 8: D.N.A
Bessatsu Margaret, September 2017, Back Cover
Ultra Jump May 2022, Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan - Episode 11: Drip Painting Style, Part 1
Inside cover of the volume release
The illustration found in Volume 1
The illustration found in Volume 2
Volume 1 Rohan's profile
Volume 2 Rohan's profile
Ad for Volume 1 on sale
Ad for Volume 2 on sale
Jump SQ 2008 Issue #1, Table of contents
WSJ 2012 Issue #45, Table of contents
WSJ 2013 Issue #46, Table of contents
Spur Promo Poster
Gucci window display
Jump SQ 2016 Issue #1, Table of contents
Ultra Jump August 2017 Announcement
Bessatsu Margaret Sticker Set
WSJ 2018 Issue #13, Table of contents
Ultra Jump March 2022 Advertisement
Hot Summer Martha Stickers
Ultra Jump May 2022
Ultra Jump June 2022
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Shueisha Official Website
- ↑ VIZ Media English Localization Announcement
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Amazon US - Thus Spoke Rohan Kishibe Volume 1
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Amazon US - Thus Spoke Rohan Kishibe Volume 2
- ↑ JOJO A-GO!GO!: Hirohiko Araki
- ↑ Under Execution, Under Jailbreak postscript, pp. 229-231
- ↑ Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan 1 (JUMP COMICS DIGITAL)
- ↑ Tong Li Publishing
- ↑ Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan Color 1 (JUMP COMICS DIGITAL)
- ↑ Star Comics - Volume 1
- ↑ Delcourt
- ↑ Munhak
- ↑ Mil Comics
- ↑ Ivrea Argentina tweet
- ↑ Shueisha Official Website - Volume 2
- ↑ Tong Li - Volume 2
- ↑ Delcourt - Volume 2
- ↑ Star Comics - Volume 2
- ↑ Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan Color 2 (JUMP COMICS DIGITAL)
- ↑ Munhak - Volume 2
- ↑ Amazon ES - Volume 2
- ↑ Ivrea Argentina tweet
- ↑ JOJO magazine 2022 SPRING p.14 and p.86
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