Minor Characters in Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan
This is a list of minor characters featured in the Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan series.
Most characters in this section have very little information to warrant a character page, usually due to lack of relevance or backstory.
One-Shots
Anime Debut: Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan Episode 2 (OVA): Mutsu-kabe Hill
Debut: Mutsu-kabe Hill (TV Drama)
Voice Actor: Shinnosuke Ogami (拝真之介) (Japanese), Zeke Alton (English)
Jérémie Bédrune (French dub)
Pino Pirovano (Italian Dub)
Live Action Actor: Hajime Inoue
He was only named in the TV drama adaptation.
Anime Debut: Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan Episode 2 (OVA): Mutsu-kabe Hill
Debut: Mutsu-kabe Hill (TV Drama)
Voice Actor: Takeaki Masuyama (Japanese), Mark Whitten (English)
Constantin Pappas (French dub)
Roberto Palermo (Italian Dub)
Live Action Actor: Ayumu Nakajima
Shuichi (修一, Shūichi) is the fiancé of Naoko Osato, set to be married after her graduation. The marriage was arranged by their respective families. One day, Shuichi comes to visit Naoko at her home and suspects she was with another guy. She was actually with her secret boyfriend Gunpei Kamafusa but just murdered him a few moments earlier in an accident. She manages to hide his corpse before Shuichi sees her in the kitchen and he apologizes for getting the wrong idea.
After their marriage, he seems to care about her, but she continues to love Gunpei even as a corpse. Their life together was happy, and even though they didn't burn with passion for each other, they were blessed with two kids (actually Gunpei's children, but Shuichi didn't know this).
Shuichi is given the family name Takamado (高窓) in the TV drama adaptation.
Shuichi in the TV Drama
Anime Debut: Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan Episode 2 (OVA): Mutsu-kabe Hill
Debut: Mutsu-kabe Hill (TV Drama)
Voice Actor: Yūki Takada (Japanese), Faye Mata (English)
Caroline Combes (French dub)
Ludovica De Caro (Italian dub)
Live Action Actor: Tamaki Shiratori
Kiriko Osato (大郷桐子, Ōsato Kiriko) is the daughter of Naoko Osato. She surprised Rohan Kishibe in the woods investigating her house and runs away. Rohan tries to grab her but accidentally makes her trip, nearly killing her. It is revealed that she is possessed by the Mutsu-kabe Hill Yokai but Rohan wards it off by making the girl unable to notice Rohan's presence. She peacefully returns to her mother afterward.
She was only named in the TV drama adaptation.
Kiriko in the TV Drama
Debut: Mutsu-kabe Hill (TV Drama)
Live Action Actor: Sousuke Yoshida
Kai Osato (大郷櫂 , Ōsato Kai) is the son of Naoko Osato. He wears a shirt with "SBR" on it, and declares that he will become a gardener when he grows up, both alluding to his real father being Gunpei Kamafusa.
He was omitted in the Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan Episode 2 (OVA): Mutsu-kabe Hill and was only named in the TV drama adaptation.
Kai in the TV Drama
Anime Debut: Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan Episode 5 (OVA): Millionaire Village
Some time after Rohan successfully poaches some abalone, he is glad to see Virgina together with Tonio in the kitchen, with her no longer in a wheelchair.
Debut: Deoxyribonucleic Acid (TV Drama)
Live Action Actor: Eita Okuno
Akira Katahira (片平 央, Katahira Akira) is Mai Katahira's deceased husband. He passed his bar exam to become a lawyer. However, he died in a tragic car accident, and died while reassuring Mai that she would be ultimately fine. He has the habit of scratching his head with his pinky finger while sticking his tongue out to hide a failure. He also like canned coffee and used to open it with his pinky. He is named in the TV Drama adaptation of "D.N.A.".
Akira in the TV drama
Akira's mannerism of scratching his head with his pinky finger (Drama)
Anime Debut: Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan Episode 9 (OVA): The Run
Sawaki (沢木) is a deliveryman who frequently delivered packages to Mika's apartment.
On November 4, after disturbing Yoma's strict sleep schedule, Sawaki was pulled into Mika's apartment and brutally murdered. Yoma killed Sawaki by severing the carotid arteries in his neck. His body was hidden in the apartment block's underground parking lot, encased in cement.
In the TV drama adaptation, Sawaki's equivalent is an unnamed deliveryman.
OVA Debut: Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan Episode 9 (OVA): The Run
Mu (ムッ, Mu—) is Eve's pet crocodile, affectionally called "Mu-chan". It is harmless, having a muzzle keeping its mouth shut. It is attacked and eviscerated by Bakin, but thankfully Rohan manages to undo this. Rohan gives Mu to the Yabubako-Hoshi version of Eve.
In the TV drama adaptation, Mu is replaced with a bearded dragon and snake instead.
Mu in the drama
Eve's snake in the drama
Short Story/OVA/TV Drama/Film
Voice Actor: Frank Todaro (English)
Frédéric Souterelle (French dub)
Claudio Colombo (Italian Dub)
At some point, Maurice regrets making money from all the forgeries he was creating and tells his group that he wants to quit, but Tatsumi tries persuading him not to since they cannot operate without him. Maurice then comes across Nizaemon Yamamura's Black Painting. In his state of terror, he paints an imitation of the Black Painting, which he calls "Noire", and then dies. Noire is shipped to Japan, where Rohan outbids Watabe and wins it in the auction. Kawai manages to steal it from Rohan but when he peels off the oil paper covering the back, a swarm of black spiders covers his hand before he sees a car appear which runs over him.
It is implied that Maurice committed suicide as Tatsumi feels regret thinking Maurice died because of him. Tatsumi hallucinates the ghost of Maurice from the Black Painting, who strangles Tatsumi to death.
Afterward, Watabe and Kawai head to Rohan's house to steal the painting. Watabe stands outside to serve as a distraction, luring Rohan to pursue him. Meanwhile, his partner would go inside to retrieve Noire. Rohan uses Heaven's Door to incapacitate him. Watabe manages to escape after Kyoka screams, causing Rohan to go after Kawai instead. Kawai suddenly disappears after handling the painting, so Watabe tells Tatsumi on the phone that he's backing out since something is off about Rohan. Kawai was not at the arranged escape route and all Watabe saw was Rohan and Kyoka picking up the discarded painting. Believing the job wasn't legitimate, Watabe quickly ends the call after telling Tatsumi that there was nothing on the back of the painting.
Kawai and Watabe go to Rohan's house after the auction to steal the painting. While Watabe lured Rohan outside, Kawai went inside and shoved Kyoka to the ground, snatching the painting. As he runs away from Rohan, Kawai flips over Noire and peels off the oil paper covering the back. However, whatever he was looking for wasn't actually there. Anxiousness takes over him, as he and his partner just invaded a house and stole the painting for no reason. Kawai notices a black mass resembling tar on the corner of the frame. Suddenly, a swarm of tiny spiders covers his hand. A classic car then mysteriously appears behind him and chases Kawai, who abandons the painting and desperately runs away. By the time Rohan finds the abandoned painting, Kawai and the black mass had disappeared.
A while after his research, Jacques encounters the black painting. He is caught in its curse and screams. Emma is shocked to see Jacques acting afraid above her in the second-floor exhibition space. Jacques ignores Emma and Ryunosuke Tatsumi, constantly looking back as if he is terrified at something while begging for help, but nobody could see anything behind him. In his panicked state, Jacques jumps off the railing and lands on the floor below, where Emma and Tatsumi rush over to. Jacques manages to tell them about a spider and black hair. Jacques ends up surviving the incident.
Later, Marie finds out that Jacques heard the name Nizaemon from Gaucher Bigot. She e-mails Emma to let her know.
