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 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.
November 19, 2013[1] February 19, 2014 (Digital)[7] September 14, 2014[8] July 19, 2018 (Digital Color)[9] January 8, 2015[10] April 6, 2016[11] Mar 3, 2021[12] July 22, 2021[13] June 10, 2022[14] September 27, 2022[3]
July 19, 2018[15] February 2, 2019[16] March 13, 2019[17] November 13, 2019[18] December 18, 2020 (Digital Color)[19] May 14, 2021[20] August 12, 2021[21] September 23, 2022[22] December 27, 2022[4]
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.
November 19, 2013
September 14, 2014
January 8, 2015
April 6, 2016
Mar 3, 2021
July 22, 2021
June 10, 2022
September 27, 2022
