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-shotsW featuring Rohan Kishibe (of Part 4) as the narrator and/or protagonist.
These one-shots are often published in Weekly Shōnen Jump or Jump Square. A volume compiling the first four chapters, along with Rohan Kishibe Goes to Gucci, was released on November 19, 2013.
Summary[]
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 Rohan Kishibe, who usually witnesses and subsequently makes an account of the supernatural phenomena happening to him. Although the stories regularly feature Rohan's Stand, Heaven's Door, Rohan mainly encounters more esoteric creatures other than Stands, such as YōkaiW, eldritch new species, or divinities.
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:
- Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan - Episode 16: At a Confessional (Weekly Shōnen Jump - 1997) Called episode 16 but the first part ever published.
- Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan - Episode 2: Mutsu-kabe Hill (Jump Square - December 2007)
- Rohan Kishibe Goes to Gucci (Spur - October 2011) Could be considered Episode 3.
- Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan - Episode 5: Millionaire Village (Weekly Shōnen Jump - October 2012)
- Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan - Episode 6: Poaching Seashore (Weekly Shōnen Jump - October 2013)
- Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan - Episode 4: The Harvest Moon (Shōnen Jump+ - September 2014)
- Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan - Episode 7: A Rainy Monday (Jump Square - December 2015)
- Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan - Episode 8: Deoxyribonucleic Acid (Bessatsu Margaret - August 2017)
- Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan - Episode 9: The Run (Weekly Shōnen Jump - February 2018)
- Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan - Episode 10: Hot Summer Martha (JOJO Magazine - March 19, 2022)
- Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan - Episode 11: Drip Painting Style, Part 1 (Ultra Jump - April 19, 2022)
- Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan - Episode 11: Drip Painting Style, Part 2 (Ultra Jump - May 19, 2022)
Volumes[]
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| Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan (岸辺露伴は動かない Kishibe Rohan wa Ugokanai) |
978-4-08-870872-0 978-8-86-920168-4 978-2-7560-7851-9 | |
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 Nov 19, 2013[1] Feb 19, 2014[7] Jul 19, 2018[8]
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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) |
978-4-0890-8314-7 978-2-413-01532-1 | |
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Jul 19, 2018[4] |
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Author's Notes[]
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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 Kitaguni Baraddo) and Ryo Yoshigami (吉上 亮 Yoshigami Ryō). The second contains two short stories (95 pages) written by Yusuke Iba (維羽 裕介 Iba Yūsuke) 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 compilation 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), was released on June 19, 2018. A second story collection titled Rohan Kishibe Does Not Frolic: Short Story Collection (岸辺露伴は戯れない 短編 小説集 Kishibe Rohan wa Jarenai Tanpen Shōsetsu-shū), was also released on July 19, 2018.
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| 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)) | ||||
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August 2017 |
491-0118-13087-1
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| 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)) | ||||
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September 2017 |
491-0118-13097-0
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| 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)) | ||||
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January 2018 |
491-0118-13018-5
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| 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) | ||||
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June 19, 2018 |
978-4-08-703455-4 | 
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| Rohan Kishibe Does Not Frolic: Short Story Collection (岸辺露伴は戯れない 短編 小説集 Kishibe Rohan wa Jarenai Tanpen Shōsetsu-shū) | ||||
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July 19, 2018 |
978-4-08-703457-8 | 
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| One-shot Stories and Miscellaneous Works | |
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| Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan | |
| Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan OVAs | |
| Under Execution Under Jailbreak | |
| Collaborations | |
| Earlier works by Araki | |
| Other short stories | |