Key Takeaways
- New Rohan Kishibe stories coming in December 2024 penned by Katsuie Shibata.
- Rohan travels the world for inspiration, meets strange people, has a Stand ability.
- The anime adaptation is available on Netflix since 2021, produced by David Production.
As a die-hard Jojo fan with a soft spot for Rohan Kishibe, I can’t help but feel a surge of excitement upon hearing that new stories are coming our way next month! Ever since his debut in “Diamond is Unbreakable,” Rohan has been one of my favorite characters, not just because he’s a manga artist like myself, but also due to his unique Stand ability and the bizarre situations he finds himself in.
Next month will see the continuation of the manga series “Thus Spoke Rohan Kishibe,” which originated as a spin-off from “Diamond is Unbreakable” (Part 4) in Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure, created by Hirohiko Araki. The protagonist, Rohan Kishibe, is a manga artist who travels globally, and while Araki has admitted that the character shares some similarities with himself, they are not identical in personality, making Rohan somewhat of an alter-ego but not entirely so.
This spin-off of Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure, titled “Kishibe Rohan Can’t Move” in Japanese, was first published as two volumes back in 1997. Since then, related stories have periodically appeared in the Ultra Jump magazine. Over time, it has led to a series of light novel installments with brief volumes, a TV drama, and a four-episode anime adaptation. The English name is derived from Friedrich Nietzsche’s book, “Thus Spoke Zarathustra,” although the story itself does not explicitly reference this work.
JoJo Fans Get to See More of Rohan
Currently, publisher Shueisha is announcing a new volume comprising four distinct short stories due for release on December 18, 2024, in Japan. These tales have been crafted by author Katsuie Shibata, who was also involved in the anthology named “The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Isekai.” The titles of these stories are: “The Doll with no Past” (Iwaku no Nai Ningyou), “Pair Repair,” “The Unseen Shinto Ritual” (Fumi Shinji), and “The Case of the Fan, Kaburagi Yahei” (Fan Kaburagi Yahei no Baai, romanization uncertain). There appears to be no overarching connection between these stories.
In the tale, Rohan circumnavigates the globe seeking to gather ideas for more authentic narratives, which in turn causes him to encounter bizarre scenarios and individuals. As a typical Jojo character, he possesses a Stand ability known as “Heaven’s Door,” allowing him to grasp everything about someone and even manipulate their memories. This Jojo character first appeared during the “Diamond is Unbreakable” storyline, after which Araki began writing the spinoff narrative. The Jojo arc occurs toward the end of the 1990s, with Josuke Higashikata serving as the main hero.
The anime consists of four OVA episodes produced by David Production, initially released in Japan from 2017 to 2019. These episodes are now available as a complete series on Netflix, with both subtitled and dubbed versions, since 2021. VIZ Media also released the series on Blu-ray in 2023. Notably, David Production is the same studio that remade Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure, adapting six parts of the manga up to its current ninth part. Regrettably, one of the producers, Hiroyuki Omori, passed away last June. Omori had contributed to Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure as a producer until Golden Wind and was planning for Stone Ocean, but he left the series before Part 4. He also worked on Rohan Kishibe’s OVA, although he parted ways with the series prior to Part 4.
Rohan Kishibe’s work, as seen in “Thus Spoke Rohan Kishibe,” and the popular manga series, “Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure,” are distributed in the United States by VIZ Media. Rights for the anime adaptation of Rohan Kishibe belong to both Netflix (for streaming) and VIZ Media (for home video). However, at present, the light novel volumes of Rohan Kishibe have yet to be published in the U.S.
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