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{{short description|Japanese one-shot manga series}}
{{Infobox animanga/Header
| name = Thus Spoke Rohan Kishibe
| image = Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan cover.jpg
| caption = Volume 1 cover, featuring Rohan Kishibe
| alt = The cover shows a close up of Rohan Kishibe against a purple background, posing with his hands. Four paint brushes reach in from outside the frame and surround his face.
| ja_kanji = 岸辺露伴は動かない
| ja_romaji = Kishibe Rohan wa Ugokanai
| genre = [[Horror fiction|Horror]]<ref name="SeqTart">{{cite web |url=http://www.sequentialtart.com/reports.php?ID=13014 |title=Thus Spoke Rohan Rishibe Vol. 1 |date=2023-01-23 |website=Sequential Tart|access-date=2023-06-04}}</ref><ref name="annfall2022">{{cite web |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/feature/2022-09-19/the-fall-2022-manga-guide/thus-spoke-rohan-kishibe/.189280 |title=Thus Spoke Rohan Kishibe - The Fall 2022 Manga Guide |date=2022-09-19 |website=[[Anime News Network]] |access-date=2023-06-04}}</ref><!-- Note: Use and cite reliable sources to identify genre/s, not personal interpretation. Please don't include more than three genres (per [[MOS: A&M]]). -->
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Print
| type            = manga
| author          = [[Hirohiko Araki]]
| publisher       = [[Shueisha]]
| publisher_en    = {{English manga publisher|NA=[[Viz Media]]}}
| demographic     = [[Shōnen manga|''Shōnen'']], [[Seinen manga|''seinen'']], [[Shōjo manga|''shōjo'']]
| imprint         = Jump Comics
| magazine        = {{ubl|[[Weekly Shōnen Jump]]|[[Jump Square]]|[[Shōnen Jump+]]|[[Bessatsu Margaret]]|JoJo Magazine|[[Ultra Jump]]}}
| magazine_en     = 
| first           = July 7, 1997
| last            = 
| volumes         = 2
| volume_list     = #Chapters
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Print
| type            = light novel
| author          = {{ubl|Ballad Kitaguni|Ryo Yoshigami|Yusuke Iba|Mirei Miyamoto|Katsuie Shibata}}
| illustrator     = Hirohiko Araki
| publisher       = Shueisha
| publisher_en    = 
| imprint         =
| magazine        = Ultra Jump
| magazine_en     = 
| first           = July 19, 2017
| last            = April 19, 2024
| volumes         = 4
| volume_list     = 
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Video
| type            = ova
| director        = {{ubl|Toshiyuki Kato|'''{{small|Assistant director:}}'''|Yasufumi Soejima}}
| producer        = {{ubl|Hiroyuki Oomori|Jun Fukuda|Ryosuke Mori|Toshiyasu Hayashi}}
| writer          = Toshiyuki Kato
| music           = [[Yugo Kanno]]
| studio          = [[David Production]]
| licensee        = {{ubl|[[Netflix]] (streaming)|{{English anime licensee|NA=Viz Media (home video)}}}}
| first           = 2017<!--DO NOT CHANGE TO A MORE SPECIFIC DATE WITHOUT A SOURCE-->
| last            = March 25, 2020
| runtime         = 
| episodes        = 4
| episode_list   = #Episodes
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Video
| type            = drama
| title           = 
| director        = Kazutaka Watanabe
| producer        = {{ubl|Takayasu Suzuki|Keisuke Dobashi|Daisuke Hiraga}}
| writer          = [[Yasuko Kobayashi]]
| music           = Naruyoshi Kikuchi
| studio          = [[NHK|NHK Enterprises]]
| licensee        = 
| network         = [[NHK General TV]]
| network_en      = 
| first           = December 28, 2020
| last            = present
| episodes        = 9
| episode_list    = #Episodes_2
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Footer}}

'''''Thus Spoke Rohan Kishibe''''', known in Japan as {{nihongo|'''''Kishibe Rohan wa Ugokanai'''''|岸辺露伴は動かない|extra="Rohan Kishibe Does Not Move"|lead=yes}}, is a series of [[manga]] [[one-shot (comics)|one-shots]] created by [[Hirohiko Araki]]. It is a spin-off from ''[[Diamond Is Unbreakable]]'', the fourth part of Araki's ''[[JoJo's Bizarre Adventure]]'' series, and features the character [[Rohan Kishibe]], a manga artist who travels around the world to get inspiration from people's lives. The English title of the series is a reference to the book ''[[Thus Spoke Zarathustra]]'' by [[Friedrich Nietzsche]].

The series is published by [[Shueisha]], starting with the one-shot "Episode 16: At a Confessional" in 1997 in their ''[[Weekly Shōnen Jump]]''; new episodes have since appeared in their ''[[Jump Square]]'', ''[[Shōnen Jump+]]'', ''[[Bessatsu Margaret]]'', ''JoJo Magazine'', and ''[[Ultra Jump]]'' magazines. The series was originally meant to be completely original, but it was changed as Araki found it too tempting to use Rohan. A collected volume was released in 2013, and a second volume was released in 2018. The first volume was the 68th best-selling manga volume of 2014 in Japan and was well received by critics. Spin-off short stories by several writers were published in the Appendix Booklet of ''[[Ultra Jump]]'' magazine from 2017 to 2024. In 2018, they were compiled into two volumes: ''Rohan Kishibe Does Not Shout'' and ''Rohan Kishibe Does Not Frolic''. Another volume, ''Rohan Kishibe Does Not Fall'', was released in 2022, and the fourth one, ''Rohan Kishibe Does Not Laugh'', in December 2024. Each volume included an additional original story, with the fourth one having two. [[Original video animation]] (OVA) adaptations were released by [[David Production]] from 2017 to 2020. A live-action adaptation premiered on [[NHK General TV]] in December 2020.

==Synopsis==
The series follows the character [[Rohan Kishibe]], a famous manga artist who wants to give his works more realism, and therefore travels around the world to draw inspiration from people's lives. He does this by using his Stand ability<ref name="france release"/> – a manifestation of his inner strength, named "Heaven's Door", which he uses to read and write in a person, allowing him to learn everything about them and alter their memories and behaviors.<ref name=" manganews review"/>

==Production and publication==
[[File:Hirohiko Araki 2013 - cropped.jpg|thumb|upright=.75|The series is created by [[Hirohiko Araki]].|alt=A 2013 photo of Hirohiko Araki]]
''Thus Spoke Rohan Kishibe'' is created by [[Hirohiko Araki]] in an episodic format. It began with "Episode 16: At a Confessional", which was published by [[Shueisha]] on July 7, 1997, in ''[[Weekly Shōnen Jump]]'' #30/1997.<ref name="mediaarts"/><ref name="cinematoday"/> He was asked to contribute a [[One-shot (comics)|one-shot]] for the magazine by the editorial staff, with two requirements; it had to be shorter than 45 pages, and could not be a spin-off or side story.<ref name="viz1">{{cite book |author=Araki, Hirohiko|title=Thus Spoke Rohan Kishibe|volume=1|pages=54, 214|date=September 27, 2022|publisher=[[Viz Media]]|isbn=978-1-9747-3074-2}}</ref> However, he created a spin-off featuring the ''[[JoJo's Bizarre Adventure]]'' character Rohan Kishibe. Araki speculated that had he not been forbidden from making one, he probably would not have created a spin-off with Rohan, and for that he is grateful.<ref name="viz1"/> He also said that he created a version of the story without the ''[[Diamond Is Unbreakable]]'' character, but found it much better with Rohan's commentary.<ref name="viz1"/> For later episodes, the series switched back and forth between different Shueisha publications, with new episodes appearing in ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'', ''[[Jump Square]]'', ''[[Shōnen Jump+]]'', ''[[Bessatsu Margaret]]'', ''JoJo Magazine'', and ''[[Ultra Jump]]''.<ref name="mediaarts"/><ref name="cinematoday"/><ref name="ann jojo magazine"/><ref name="ann drip painting"/> "The Harvest Moon", the episode from the web magazine ''Shōnen Jump+'', was part of the publication's launch line-up and was made available to read for free.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-09-21/shonen-jump-debuts-with-over-30-monthly-manga-for-free/.79037 |title=Shonen Jump+ Debuts with Over 30 Monthly Manga for Free |date=2014-09-21 |website=[[Anime News Network]] |access-date=2017-07-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170731115528/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-09-21/shonen-jump-debuts-with-over-30-monthly-manga-for-free/.79037 |archive-date=2017-07-31 |url-status=live}}</ref> Looking back on them, Araki found each story to have a distinct "flavor" and influence depending on where it was published and noted this was not a conscious decision on his part.<ref name="viz2">{{cite book |author=Araki, Hirohiko|title=Thus Spoke Rohan Kishibe|volume=2|pages=Author's Comments, 52, 156, 206|date=December 27, 2022|publisher=[[Viz Media]]|isbn=978-1-9747-3409-2}}</ref> He used to read the [[Shōjo manga|''shōjo'' manga]] magazine ''Bessatsu Margaret'' at the house of a female relative when he was a kid. As such, he speculated that might be why "Deoxyribonucleic Acid" has an emotional, happy ending instead of a scary one like he typically uses.<ref name="viz2"/> The characters Tonio Trussardi and Yukako Yamagishi from ''Diamond Is Unbreakable'' appear in "Poaching Seashore" and "Deoxyribonucleic Acid", respectively.<ref name="viz1"/><ref name="viz2"/> Araki said the Mochizuki family in "The Harvest Moon" is reminiscent of the Higashikata family from ''[[JoJolion]]''.<ref name="viz2"/> For "The Run", Araki said he revived the muscular character style he used for ''JoJo's Bizarre Adventure'' in the 1980s.<ref name="viz2"/>

In 2009, Araki's was one of five artists featured in [[the Louvre]]'s ''Le Louvre invite la bande dessinée'' ("The Louvre Invites Comic-Strip Art") exhibition for his artwork of ''JoJo's Bizarre Adventure''. To commemorate this honor, he wrote {{nihongo|''Rohan at the Louvre''|岸辺露伴 ルーヴルへ行く|Kishibe Rohan Rūvuru e Iku}}, a 123-page full color story starring Rohan Kishibe visiting the Louvre and discovering a cursed painting tied to his family.<ref name="Louvre">{{cite web |title=Jojo's Araki Creates Manga for France's Louvre Museum |url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2009-01-22/jojo-araki-creates-manga-for-france-louvre-museum |work=[[Anime News Network]] |date=January 22, 2009 |access-date=October 20, 2012 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121109043123/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2009-01-22/jojo-araki-creates-manga-for-france-louvre-museum |archive-date=November 9, 2012 |df=mdy-all }}</ref><ref name="Nat Louvre 1">{{cite web |url=http://natalie.mu/comic/news/12919 |title=コミックナタリー - 岸辺露伴、ルーヴル美術館に降り立つッッッ |publisher=Natalie.mu |date=January 28, 2009 |access-date=September 27, 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130808041107/http://natalie.mu/comic/news/12919 |archive-date=August 8, 2013 |df=mdy-all }}</ref><ref name="Nat Louvre 2">{{cite web |url=http://natalie.mu/comic/news/27870 |title=コミックナタリー - 「岸辺露伴 ルーヴルへ行く」仏語版、紀伊國屋で予約開始 |publisher=Natalie.mu |date=February 17, 2010 |access-date=September 27, 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130610225119/http://natalie.mu/comic/news/27870 |archive-date=June 10, 2013 |df=mdy-all }}</ref> The following year it was published in France and ran in ''Ultra Jump'', and in May 2011 the one-shot was released as a standalone [[hardcover]] publication.<ref name="LouvreBook">{{cite web|url=https://www.shueisha.co.jp/books/items/contents.html?isbn=978-4-08-782379-0|title=岸辺露伴 ルーヴルへ行く - 集英社|publisher=[[Shueisha]]|language=ja|date=May 27, 2011|access-date=September 15, 2023|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230106021020/https://www.shueisha.co.jp/books/items/contents.html?isbn=978-4-08-782379-0|archive-date=January 6, 2023}}</ref> ''Rohan at the Louvre'' was slated to be translated and released in North America by [[NBM Publishing]] in February 2012, but eventually released in April of the same year instead.<ref>{{cite web |title=NBM to Release Hirohiko Araki's Rohan at the Louvre Manga |url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2011-12-21/nbm-to-release-hirohiko-araki-rohan-at-the-louvre-manga |work=[[Anime News Network]] |access-date=October 20, 2012 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130603054909/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2011-12-21/nbm-to-release-hirohiko-araki-rohan-at-the-louvre-manga |archive-date=June 3, 2013 |df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref name="LouvreEng">{{cite web|title=Rohan at the Louvre by Hirohiko Araki, Hardcover|url=https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/rohan-at-the-louvre-hirohiko-araki/1106586060|publisher=[[Barnes & Noble]]|access-date=September 15, 2023|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221219064711/https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/rohan-at-the-louvre-hirohiko-araki/1106586060|archive-date=December 19, 2022}}</ref>

From September 17 to October 6, 2011, the [[Gucci]] store in [[Shinjuku, Tokyo|Shinjuku]] hosted the Gucci x Hirohiko Araki x Spur "Rohan Kishibe Meets Gucci" Exhibition, a collaboration between the luxury Italian clothing brand, Araki, and the Japanese fashion magazine ''Spur''.<ref name="Gucci"/> The exhibit celebrated the 90th anniversary of Gucci and featured a life-size figure of Rohan Kishibe, as well as numerous illustrations by Araki that included actual pieces of the brand's own 2011–2012 fall/winter collection and his own original fashion designs.<ref name="Gucci">{{cite web |title=Gucci Store to Host Exhibit of Jojo Manga's Araki |url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2011-08-22/gucci-store-to-host-exhibit-of-jojo-manga-araki |work=[[Anime News Network]] |access-date=October 20, 2012 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121210202455/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2011-08-22/gucci-store-to-host-exhibit-of-jojo-manga-araki |archive-date=December 10, 2012 |df=mdy-all }}</ref>
The October 2011 issue of the Japanese fashion magazine ''Spur'' featured another one-shot manga titled {{nihongo|"Rohan Kishibe Meets Gucci"|岸辺露伴 グッチへ行く|Kishibe Rohan Guchi e Iku}}, in which Rohan goes to a Gucci factory to discover the secret behind a magical handbag.<ref name="MeetsGucci">{{cite web |url=http://natalie.mu/comic/news/55263 |title=コミックナタリー - 荒木飛呂彦の原画展「岸辺露伴 新宿へ行く」がグッチ新宿で |publisher=Natalie.mu |date=August 23, 2011 |access-date=September 27, 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130612210934/http://natalie.mu/comic/news/55263 |archive-date=June 12, 2013 |df=mdy-all }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://natalie.mu/comic/news/55306 |title=コミックナタリー - 「岸辺露伴 グッチへ行く」が朝日新聞全面広告に出現ッッ |publisher=Natalie.mu |date=August 23, 2011 |access-date=September 27, 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130521055446/http://natalie.mu/comic/news/55306 |archive-date=May 21, 2013 |df=mdy-all }}</ref>

A collected volume of one-shots by Araki, titled ''Under Execution Under Jailbreak'', was released in 1999 in Japan, containing "At a Confessional" along with three other stories.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-05-16/jojo-bizarre-adventure-creator-prison-break-manga-inspires-stage-play/.88248 |title=JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Creator's 'Prison Break' Manga Inspires Stage Play |date=2015-05-16 |website=[[Anime News Network]] |access-date=2017-07-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170731115547/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-05-16/jojo-bizarre-adventure-creator-prison-break-manga-inspires-stage-play/.88248 |archive-date=2017-07-31 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://books.shueisha.co.jp/CGI/search/syousai_put.cgi?isbn_cd=978-4-08-619277-4 |title=死刑執行中脱獄進行中 |language=ja |publisher=[[Shueisha]] |access-date=2017-07-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170730235527/http://books.shueisha.co.jp/CGI/search/syousai_put.cgi?isbn_cd=978-4-08-619277-4 |archive-date=2017-07-30 |url-status=live}}</ref> A collected ''Thus Spoke Rohan Kishibe'' volume was later released in Japan on November 19, 2013, containing the first four episodes, along with "Rohan Kishibe Meets Gucci."<ref name="cinematoday">{{cite web |url=https://www.cinematoday.jp/news/N0092865 |title=「岸辺露伴は動かない」別冊マーガレットに新作掲載！少女まんが誌初登場 |language=ja |date=2017-07-13 |website=CinemaToday |access-date=2017-07-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170731071452/https://www.cinematoday.jp/news/N0092865 |archive-date=2017-07-31 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="ann ep6 compilation">{{cite web |url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-09-21/jojo-bizarre-adventure-araki-prints-more-kishibe-rohan-manga |title=Jojo's Bizarre Adventure's Araki Prints More Kishibe Rohan Manga |date=2013-09-21 |website=[[Anime News Network]] |access-date=2017-07-30 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170729062148/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-09-21/jojo-bizarre-adventure-araki-prints-more-kishibe-rohan-manga |archive-date=2017-07-29 }}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last=Araki |first=Hirohiko |date=2013-11-19 |title=Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan |language=ja |publisher=[[Shueisha]] |isbn=978-4-08-870872-0 |author-link=Hirohiko Araki}}</ref> A second volume containing the next four episodes was released in Japan on July 19, 2018.<ref name="rohanova2"/><ref name="Volume 2"/> In February 2022, [[Viz Media]] announced they licensed the series for English publication under the title ''Thus Spoke Rohan Kishibe,''<ref>{{cite web|title=Viz Announces Fall 2022 Book Releases Including Mission: Yozakura Family, Thus Spoke Rohan Kishibe Manga, Jujutsu Kaisen Novels|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2022-02-14/viz-announces-fall-2022-book-releases-including-mission-yozakura-family-thus-spoke-rohan-kishibe-/.182623|website=[[Anime News Network]]|last=Mateo|first=Alex|date=February 14, 2022|access-date=February 14, 2022}}</ref> with the first volume released on September 27, 2022.<ref name="Viz 1"/> The first volume was also published by [[Star Comics (Italy)|Star Comics]] in Italy on January 8, 2015, as ''Così parlò Rohan Kishibe'',<ref name="mangaforever review" /> and by [[Tonkam]] in France in April 2016 as ''Rohan Kishibe''.<ref name="france release">{{cite web |url=http://www.manga-news.com/index.php/actus/2017/07/13/La-serie-Rohan-Kishibe-se-poursuit-au-Japon |title=La série Rohan Kishibe se poursuit au Japon |language=fr |date=2017-07-13 |website=Manga-News |access-date=2017-07-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170731071903/http://www.manga-news.com/index.php/actus/2017/07/13/La-serie-Rohan-Kishibe-se-poursuit-au-Japon |archive-date=2017-07-31 |url-status=live}}</ref>

==Chapters==
The magazine and date of original publication are listed beside the title of each chapter.

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| RelDate       = November 19, 2013<ref name="Volume 1">{{cite web |title=岸辺露伴は動かない|url=https://www.s-manga.net/items/contents.html?isbn=978-4-08-870872-0|publisher=[[Shueisha]] |access-date=August 19, 2019 |language=ja}}</ref> 
| ISBN          = 978-4-0887-0872-0
| LicensedRelDate= September 27, 2022<ref name="Viz 1">{{cite web | title=Thus Spoke Rohan Kishibe, Vol. 1 | website=VIZ  | url=https://www.viz.com/read/manga/thus-spoke-rohan-kishibe-volume-1/product/7206 | access-date=2022-12-31}}</ref>
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* {{nihongo|"Episode 16: At a Confessional"|懺悔室|Zange-shitsu|{{lit}} "The Confessional Room"}} (''[[Weekly Shōnen Jump]]'', {{Start date|1997|7|7}})<ref name="mediaarts">{{cite web |url=https://mediaarts-db.bunka.go.jp/mg/magazine_works/829 |title=週刊少年ジャンプ 岸辺露伴は動かない(荒木飛呂彦) |language=ja |website=Media Arts Database |publisher=[[Agency for Cultural Affairs]] |access-date=2017-07-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170801201727/https://mediaarts-db.bunka.go.jp/mg/magazine_works/829 |archive-date=2017-08-01 |url-status=live}}</ref>
* {{nihongo|"Episode 2: Mutsu-kabe Hill"|六壁坂|Mutsukabe-zaka}} (''[[Jump Square]]'', {{Start date|2008|1|}})<ref>{{cite magazine |author=Araki, Hirohiko |author-link=Hirohiko Araki |title=六壁坂 |language=ja |magazine=[[Jump Square]] |issue=1/2008 |publisher=[[Shueisha]] |date=January 2008}}</ref>
* {{nihongo|"Episode 5: Millionaire Village"|富豪村|Fugō-mura}} (''Weekly Shōnen Jump'', {{Start date|2012|11|22}})<ref name="mediaarts"/>
* {{nihongo|"Episode 6: Poaching Seashore"|密漁海岸|Mitsuryō Kaigan}} (''Weekly Shōnen Jump'', {{Start date|2013|10|28}})<ref name="mediaarts"/>
* {{nihongo|"Rohan Kishibe Meets Gucci"|岸辺露伴 グッチへ行く|Kishibe Rohan Gucchi e Iku|{{lit}} "Rohan Kishibe Goes to Gucci"}} (''Spur'', {{Start date|2011|08|23}})<ref name="MeetsGucci" />{{efn|This chapter is not included in the English edition.}}
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| ISBN          = 978-4-0890-8314-7
| LicensedRelDate= December 27, 2022<ref name="Viz 2">{{cite web | title=Thus Spoke Rohan Kishibe, Vol. 2 | website=VIZ | date=2022-12-27 | url=https://www.viz.com/read/manga/thus-spoke-rohan-kishibe-volume-2/product/7287 | access-date=2022-12-31}}</ref>
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* {{nihongo|"Episode 4: The Harvest Moon"|望月家のお月見|Mochizuki-ke no Otsukimi|{{lit}} "Mochizuki Family Moon Viewing"}} (''[[Shōnen Jump+]]'', {{Start date|2014|9|22}})<ref>{{cite news |url=https://shonenjumpplus.com/episode/10833497643049549827 |title=望月家のお月見 岸辺露伴は動かない エピソード4 |language=ja |author=Araki, Hirohiko |author-link=Hirohiko Araki |date=2014-09-22 |newspaper=少年ジャンプ＋ |publisher=[[Shueisha]] |access-date=2017-07-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170731065308/https://shonenjumpplus.com/episode/10833497643049549827 |archive-date=2017-07-31 |url-status=live}}</ref>
* {{nihongo|"Episode 7: A Rainy Monday"|月曜日 天気-雨|Getsuyōbi Tenki - Ame|{{lit}} "Monday's Weather: Rain"}}{{efn|In the original magazine edition, the title of the chapter is spelled as {{nihongo||月曜日-天気雨|Getsuyōbi - Tenkiame|{{lit}} "Monday: Rainy Weather"}}.}} (''Jump Square'', {{Start date|2015|12|4}})<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/daily-briefs/2015-11-02/jojo-bizarre-adventure-araki-to-publish-episode-7-of-rohan-kishibe-manga/.94938 |title=Jojo's Bizarre Adventure's Araki to Publish Episode 7 of Rohan Kishibe Manga |date=2015-11-02 |website=[[Anime News Network]] |access-date=2017-07-30 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170508064013/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/daily-briefs/2015-11-02/jojo-bizarre-adventure-araki-to-publish-episode-7-of-rohan-kishibe-manga/.94938 |archive-date=2017-05-08 }}</ref>
* {{nihongo|"Episode 8: Deoxyribonucleic Acid"|D・N・A|Dī Enu Ē}}{{efn|In the original magazine edition, this chapter was labeled "Episode 9."}} (''[[Bessatsu Margaret]]'', {{Start date|2017|8|12}})<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2017-07-12/jojo-bizarre-adventure-spinoff-manga-thus-spoke-kishibe-rohan-gets-9th-episode-in-august/.118713 |title=JoJo's Bizarre Adventure's Spinoff Manga Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan Gets 9th Episode in August |date=2017-07-12 |website=[[Anime News Network]] |access-date=2017-07-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170731115537/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2017-07-12/jojo-bizarre-adventure-spinoff-manga-thus-spoke-kishibe-rohan-gets-9th-episode-in-august/.118713 |archive-date=2017-07-31 |url-status=live}}</ref>
* {{nihongo|"Episode 9: The Run"|ザ・ラン|Za Ran}}{{efn|In the original magazine edition, this chapter was labeled "Episode 10."}} (''Weekly Shōnen Jump'', {{Start date|2018|2|26}})<ref name="rohanova2">{{cite web |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-02-18/thus-spoke-kishibe-rohan-manga-gets-2nd-anime-dvd/.127936 |title=Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan Manga Gets 2nd Anime DVD |date=2018-02-18 |website=[[Anime News Network]] |access-date=2018-02-18 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180218155105/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-02-18/thus-spoke-kishibe-rohan-manga-gets-2nd-anime-dvd/.127936 |archive-date=2018-02-18 }}</ref>
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| VolumeNumber  = N/A
| RelDate       = May 27, 2011<ref name="LouvreBook" />
| ISBN          = 978-4-08-782379-0
| LicensedRelDate= April 1, 2012<ref name="LouvreEng" />
| LicensedISBN   = 978-1-5616-3615-0
| OriginalTitle = 岸辺露伴 ルーヴルへ行く
| LicensedTitle = ''Rohan at the Louvre''
| TranslitTitle = Kishibe Rohan Rūvuru e Iku
| ChapterList   =
}}
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===Chapters not in ''tankōbon'' format===
The following chapters have not been released in collected ''[[tankōbon]]'' volumes:
* {{nihongo|"Episode 10: Hot Summer Martha"|ホットサマー・マーサ|Hotto Samā Māsa}} (''JoJo Magazine'', {{Start date|2022|3|19}})<ref name="ann jojo magazine">{{cite web |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-12-27/jojo-bizarre-adventure-manga-gets-35th-anniversary-magazine-with-new-rohan-1-shot-more/.181061 |title=JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Manga Gets 35th Anniversary Magazine With New Rohan 1-Shot, More |author=Loo, Egan |date=2021-12-27 |website=[[Anime News Network]] |access-date=2021-12-28}}</ref>
* {{nihongo|"Episode 11: Drip Painting Style"|ドリッピング画法|Dorippingu Gahō}} (''[[Ultra Jump]]'', {{Start date|2022|4|19}} – {{End date|2022|5|19}})<ref name="ann drip painting">{{cite web |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2022-03-21/thus-spoke-kishibe-rohan-manga-gets-new-multi-chapter-story/.183818 |title=Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan Manga Gets New Multi-Chapter Story (Updated) |author=Pineda, Rafael Antonio  |date=2022-03-01 |website=[[Anime News Network]] |access-date=2022-08-18}}</ref>

==Original video animation==
An [[original video animation]] (OVA) adaptation of "Episode 5: Millionaire Village"<ref name="ova official">{{cite web |url=http://jojo-animation.com/bddvd/ova.html |title=Blu-ray＆DVD全巻購入特典 完全新作OVA「岸辺露伴は動かない｣（DVD） |language=ja |publisher=[[Warner Bros.]], Lucky Land Communications |access-date=2017-07-31 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170801202358/http://jojo-animation.com/bddvd/ova.html |archive-date=2017-08-01 |url-status=dead }}</ref> was produced by the animation studio [[David Production]], with direction by Toshiyuki Kato, direction assistance by Yasufumi Soejima, character design by Shun'ichi Ishimoto, and Stand design by Kenta Mimuro.<ref name="ann visual cast"/> The opening theme, "Kishibe Rohan wa Ugokanai no Tema", is performed by Yuugo Kanno, while the ending theme, "Finding the Truth", is performed by Coda.<ref name="op ed single"/> The OVA was distributed on [[DVD]] in 2017 to people who had purchased all thirteen Japanese DVD or [[Blu-ray]] volumes of the 2016 television [[anime]] series ''[[JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond Is Unbreakable]]'' before July 31, 2017.<ref name="ann visual cast">{{cite web |url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2017-06-19/thus-spoke-kishibe-rohan-manga-oad-reveals-visual-cast/.117664 |title=Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan Manga's OAD Reveals Visual, Cast |date=2017-06-19 |website=[[Anime News Network]] |access-date=2017-07-31 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170630004920/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2017-06-19/thus-spoke-kishibe-rohan-manga-oad-reveals-visual-cast/.117664 |archive-date=2017-06-30 }}</ref><ref name="ova1 release"/> Kato made use of different coloring compared to the ''Diamond Is Unbreakable'' anime, to capture the feeling of horror in the manga, and directed the opening sequence to simultaneously give off a feeling of nostalgia and unease, referencing television shows like ''[[The Twilight Zone (1959 TV series)|The Twilight Zone]]'' (1959) and ''[[Twin Peaks]]'' (1990).<ref name="ova official"/> A second OVA episode by the same studio and staff, adapting "Episode 2: Mutsu-kabe Hill", was released on DVD on July 19, 2018, in a bundle with pre-orders of the limited edition of the second manga volume.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-02-25/thus-spoke-kishibe-rohan-anime-2nd-dvd-previewed-in-video/.128260 |title=Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan Anime's 2nd DVD Previewed in Video |date=2018-02-25 |website=[[Anime News Network]] |access-date=2018-02-26 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180226120607/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-02-25/thus-spoke-kishibe-rohan-anime-2nd-dvd-previewed-in-video/.128260 |archive-date=2018-02-26 }}</ref> A [[Single (music)|single]] containing the opening and ending themes was released on the same day as the second OVA episode.<ref name="op ed single">{{cite web |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-04-19/thus-spoke-kishibe-rohan-anime-theme-song-music-cd-ships-on-july-19/.130565 |title=Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan Anime Theme Song, Music CD Ships on July 19 |author=Pineda, Rafael Antonio |date=2018-04-19 |website=[[Anime News Network]] |access-date=2018-04-19 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180419083427/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-04-19/thus-spoke-kishibe-rohan-anime-theme-song-music-cd-ships-on-july-19/.130565 |archive-date=2018-04-19 }}</ref> Two new OVA episodes, adapting "Episode 16: At a Confessional" and "Episode 9: The Run", were screened theatrically in nine cities in Japan starting on December 8, 2019, and were released on DVD and Blu-Ray on March 25, 2020.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2019-08-18/jojo-bizarre-adventure-anime-gets-2-new-thus-spoke-kishibe-rohan-video-anime/.150166 |title=JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Anime Gets 2 New Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan Video Anime |author=Loo, Egan |date=2019-08-18 |website=[[Anime News Network]] |access-date=2019-08-18 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2020-02-14/new-thus-spoke-rohan-kishibe-anime-episode-the-run-previewed-in-video/.156460 |title=New Thus Spoke Rohan Kishibe Anime Episode 'The Run' Previewed in Video |author=Hodgkins, Crystalyn |date=2020-02-14 |website=[[Anime News Network]] |access-date=2020-02-24 }}</ref>

At the [[Netflix]] Anime Festival in late October 2020, the company acquired streaming rights to the OVAs for a 2021 release.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://comicbook.com/anime/news/jojos-bizarre-adventure-thus-spoke-kishibe-rohan-netflix-2021/|title=JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan is Coming to Netflix|last=Valdez|first=Nick|work=Comicbook.com|date=October 26, 2020|access-date=October 26, 2020}}</ref> In January 2021, Netflix announced that it would premiere on February 18.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-01-14/jojo-bizarre-adventure-thus-spoke-rohan-kishibe-ovas-launch-on-netflix-worldwide-on-february-18/.168368|title=JoJo's Bizarre Adventure's Thus Spoke Rohan Kishibe OVAs Launch on Netflix Worldwide on February 18|author=Hodgkins, Crystalyn |date=2021-01-14 |website=[[Anime News Network]] |access-date=2021-01-14 }}</ref> [[Viz Media]] released the OVAs on Blu-ray in the U.S. on July 18, 2023.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://twitter.com/VIZMedia/status/1651028466425376777|title=Cover reveal! ✍️ Rohan's ongoing quest to infuse his manga with a dose of "reality" drags him into a surreal world of the macabre! Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan - Limited Edition releases July 18, 2023.|author=Viz Media |date=2023-04-26 |website=[[Twitter]] |access-date=2023-04-26 }}</ref>

===Voice cast===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Character
! Japanese
! English
|-
|[[List of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure characters#Rohan Kishibe|Rohan Kishibe]]
|[[Takahiro Sakurai]]
|Landon McDonald<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan (OAV) - Anime News Network|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=19775|access-date=2021-02-18|website=www.animenewsnetwork.com}}</ref>
|-
|Koichi Hirose
|[[Yuki Kaji]]<ref name="animetimes">{{cite web |title=原作コミック『岸辺露伴は動かない』第2巻に、人気エピソード「六壁坂」のOVAが同梱決定！ 櫻井孝宏さん・梶裕貴さんら出演声優も公開 |url=https://www.animatetimes.com/news/details.php?id=1518945443 |website=animatetimes.com |access-date=8 May 2021}}</ref>
|[[Zach Aguilar]]<ref>{{cite episode|title=The Confessional|series=Thus Spoke Rohan Kishibe|number=1|time=Closing credits, English Language Cast|publisher=Netflix|location=USA}}</ref>
|-
|Okuyasu Nijimura
|[[Wataru Takagi]]<ref name="animetimes" />
|Jalen K. Cassell<ref>{{cite tweet|last=Cassell|first=Jalen K.|user=JalenKCassell|number=1362455184060817408|title=Stoked to reprise the loveliest goof in Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan Smiling face with smiling eyesRaising hands Thanks to @mummynyan @TonyOliverVA and @Netflix for having me back to play Blue heart|date=18 February 2021|access-date=8 May 2021}}</ref>
|-
|Kyōka Izumi (OVA1)
|[[Mai Nakahara]]<ref name="Rohan1">{{cite web |title=Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan Manga's OAD Reveals Visual, Cast |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2017-06-19/thus-spoke-kishibe-rohan-manga-oad-reveals-visual-cast/.117664 |website=Anime News Network |access-date=20 August 2018}}</ref>
|Brittany Cox<ref name=":0"/>
|-
|Ikkyū (OVA1)
|[[Kaori Mizuhashi]]<ref name="Rohan1" />
|[[Jessica DiCicco]]<ref name=":0" />
|-
|Naoko Osato (OVA2)
|[[Atsumi Tanezaki]]<ref name="Rohan2">{{cite web |title=New 'JoJo' OVA Reveals New Production Details |url=https://comicbook.com/anime/2018/04/22/jojo-bizarre-adventure-anime-rohan-ova-new-details/ |website=comicbook.com |date=22 April 2018 |access-date=20 August 2018}}</ref>
|[[Suzie Yeung]]<ref name=":0" />
|-
|Gunpei Kamafusa (OVA2)
|[[Junji Majima]]<ref name="Rohan2" />
|Stephen Fu<ref name=":0" />
|-
|Minoru Kaigamori (OVA2)
|Takamasa Mogi<ref name="Rohan2" />
|[[Howard Wang]]<ref name=":0" />
|-
|Naoko's Daughter (OVA2)
|[[Yūki Takada]]<ref name="Rohan2" />
|Uncredited
|-
|Young Man (OVA3)
|[[Hiroki Takahashi]]<ref name="Rohan3"/>
|[[Crispin Freeman]]
|-
|Yukako Yamagishi (OVA3)
|[[Mamiko Noto]]<ref>{{cite episode|title=The Confessional|series=Thus Spoke Rohan Kishibe|number=1|time=Closing credits|publisher=Netflix|location=USA}}</ref>
|[[Faye Mata]]<ref>{{cite tweet|last=Maya|first=Faye|user=FayeMata|number=1363226159136169989|title=Blue heartBlue heartBlue heart I voice #Yukako and some additional voices like this agent lady in Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan, a Jojo's spinoff series featuring #Rohan! Thank you for tagging me again. I love voicing Yukako. Sparkles #jojosbizarreadventure #jjba|date=20 February 2021|access-date=8 May 2021}}</ref>
|-
|Yoma Hashimoto (OVA4)
|[[Kōki Uchiyama]]<ref name="Rohan3">{{cite web |title=Kouki Uchiyama, Hiroki Takahashi Join Cast of 2 New Thus Spoke Rohan Kishibe Anime Episodes |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2019-10-19/kouki-uchiyama-hiroki-takahashi-join-cast-of-2-new-thus-spoke-rohan-kishibe-anime-episodes/.152406 |website=Anime News Network |access-date=19 October 2019}}</ref>
|Aleks Le<ref name=":0" />
|-
|}

===Episodes===
<onlyinclude>
{| class="wikitable" style="width:98%;"
|- style="border-bottom: 3px solid #32CD32;"
! style="width:4em;" | No.
! Title
! style="width:15em;" | Release date
|-
|-
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber   = OVA1
| Title           = Episode 5: Millionaire Village
| AltTitle        = Episōdo 5: Fugō-mura
| RAltTitle       = &nbsp;({{Nihongo2|エピソード5:富豪村}})
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2017}}<!--Please do not change to a more specific date without a source--><ref name="ova1 release">{{cite web |url=http://davidproduction.jp/works/ |title=作品紹介 |language=ja |publisher=[[David Production]] |access-date=2017-10-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171016113504/http://davidproduction.jp/works/ |archive-date=2017-10-16 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
| ShortSummary    = Rohan's editor, Kyōka Izumi, persuades him to accompany her to the exclusive and secluded Millionaire Village. She intends to buy a vacation villa and warns him that the residents are very particular about manners. Outside the village, the pair pick up a lost baby bird and then meet a doorman, Ikkyū. He soon claims they have already broken three strict rules and Kyōka begs for another chance. She then receives word that her mother and boyfriend have died in a car accident, while Rohan discovers the baby bird they rescued is dead. Using Heaven's Door on Ikkyū, Rohan discovers that the mountain gods reward those who follow correct manners while punishing those who do not by taking something precious away from them. By using his Stand, Rohan commits another violation, which causes Kyōka to have a heart attack. Rohan is then tasked with eating corn on the cob correctly to save her, but he sees through Ikkyū's set-up and passes the test. Meanwhile, Rohan simultaneously tricks Ikkyū into repeatedly breaching his own rules of etiquette, saving Kyōka and her loved ones.
| LineColor       = 32CD32
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber   = OVA2
| Title           = Episode 2: Mutsu-kabe Hill
| AltTitle        = Episōdo 2: Mutsukabe-zaka
| RAltTitle       = &nbsp;({{Nihongo2|エピソード2:六壁坂}})
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2018|7|19}}<ref name="rohanova2">{{cite web |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-02-18/thus-spoke-kishibe-rohan-manga-gets-2nd-anime-dvd/.127936 |title=Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan Manga Gets 2nd Anime DVD |date=2018-02-18 |website=[[Anime News Network]] |access-date=2018-02-18 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180218155105/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-02-18/thus-spoke-kishibe-rohan-manga-gets-2nd-anime-dvd/.127936 |archive-date=2018-02-18 }}</ref>
| ShortSummary    = Rohan asks his manga editor, Minoru Kaigamori, for an advance. To explain why he spent all his money buying forested mountains, Rohan tells him a story which took place at Mutsu-kabe Hill. Naoko Osato, the daughter of a wealthy family, accidentally killed her lover, the gardener Gunpei, after shoving him onto some golf clubs. Gunpei's body mysteriously continued to bleed from his head wound following his death, so she hid his body in the house. Daily, she disposed of the blood which flowed from his wound, even years after marrying her fiancé. Sometime later, Rohan encountered a girl in the area who accidentally tripped in front of him, fatally striking her head which began to bleed. Quickly using his Heaven's Door ability to rewrite her past, he saved her and learned that she was the child of Naoko and Gunpei, born after his death. He realized that she was possessed by a [[Yōkai]] that propagates itself through descendants, but decided to leave the family alone and let them have their own form of happiness. Rohan then used the experience as inspiration for his manga.
| LineColor       = 32CD32
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber   = OVA3
| Title           = Episode 16: At a Confessional
| AltTitle        = Episōdo 16: Zange-shitsu
| RAltTitle       = &nbsp;({{Nihongo2|エピソード16:懺悔室}})
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2019|12|08}}
| ShortSummary    = Rohan tells Koichi about the time he went to [[Venice]], and entered a [[confessional]]. While inside, a man told him about his youth as a laborer where he had a beggar carry heavy bags of corn, which lead to his death. Afterwards, the beggar vowed he would take his revenge. The man's life then took a fortunate turn, and he became successful. Just when he was at his happiest, the spirit of the beggar took possession of his daughter. The spirit offered him a chance to redeem himself if he could throw a piece of popcorn in the air higher than a nearby lamppost and catch it in his mouth, three times in a row. If he succeeded the spirit would leave him forever, otherwise, he would cut off his head. He succeeded twice, but missed the third time and the spirit immediately cut off his head. While Rohan was wondering how the man could still be alive, the man's servant dragged himself into the church carrying his head, followed by the beggar. Venting his wrath at being duped, the servant and also the beggar vow to stalk him until his daughter is happiest, and then take their revenge.
| LineColor       = 32CD32
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber   = OVA4
| Title           = Episode 9: The Run
| AltTitle        = Episōdo 9 Za Ran
| RAltTitle       = &nbsp;({{Nihongo2|エピソード#9 ザ・ラン}})
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2019|12|08}}
| ShortSummary    = Yoma Hashimoto is recruited as a male model, and becomes quite successful, but also narcissistic and obsessed about his body shape. He encounters Rohan at the gym and after competing against him, becomes even more obsessive. Eventually, he steals money from his girlfriend Mika to buy more equipment and she throws him out. At the gym, Rohan challenges Yoma to a contest on two treadmills in which the first to reach 25  km/h can grab the remote control and stop their machine. Rohan beats Yoma, who demands a rematch. This time, Yoma intimidates Rohan, and when he tries to grab the remote early, Yoma breaks three of Rohan’s fingers. He also smashes the window behind them so the loser will be propelled through it. Rohan uses Heaven's Door and discovers that Yoma has killed anyone who interferes with his training. Yoma wins the contest, but Rohan had written on Yoma's hand that he would stop Rohan's treadmill instead of his own, so it is Yoma who is sent flying. Rohan regrets that he crossed the line by angering Yoma, who had become the avatar of the god of speed [[Hermes]], and decides to run for his life.
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|}</onlyinclude>

== Live action ==
[[NHK]] announced on October 13, 2020, that it is producing a three-episode live-action mini-series adaptation of ''Thus Spoke Rohan Kishibe''.<ref>{{Cite web|title=JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Manga Spinoff Thus Spoke Rohan Kishibe Gets Live-Action Mini-Series|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2020-10-14/jojo-bizarre-adventure-manga-spinoff-thus-spoke-rohan-kishibe-gets-live-action-mini-series/.165194|access-date=2020-10-20|website=Anime News Network|language=en}}</ref> The adaptation of two stories from the manga (Millionaire Village and D.N.A) and one story from the short story collection (Kushagara) aired on [[NHK General TV]] and NHK BS4K on December 28, 29, and 30 respectively, 10 pm to 10:49 pm in Japan. On August 15, 2021, NHK announced that the series will have three new episodes that will air in December 2021.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Live-Action Thus Spoke Rohan Kishibe Series Gets 3 New Episodes in December |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-08-14/live-action-thus-spoke-rohan-kishibe-series-gets-3-new-episodes-in-december/.176259 |access-date=2023-01-06 |date=2021-08-14|website=Anime News Network |language=en}}</ref> They adapted two stories from the ''Rohan Kishibe'' manga (The Run and Mutsu-kabe Hill) and the Cheap Trick story arc from ''[[Diamond Is Unbreakable]]'' (From Behind). On August 20, 2022, NHK announced that new episodes will air in December 2022. They adapted one story from the ''Rohan Kishibe'' manga (Hot Summer Martha) and the Janken Boy Is Coming! story arc from ''Diamond Is Unbreakable'' (Rock-Paper-Scissors Boy).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Live-Action Thus Spoke Rohan Kishibe Mini-Series Gets 3rd Installment of Episodes |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2022-08-19/live-action-thus-spoke-rohan-kishibe-mini-series-gets-3rd-installment-of-episodes/.188820 |access-date=2023-01-06 |website=Anime News Network |date= 2022-08-19|language=en}}</ref> On January 4, 2023, it was announced that the series is getting a live-action movie on May 26, 2023. The film is titled ''Rohan at the Louvre'', based on the manga story of the same name. The cast and staff from the series returned for the movie.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan Series Gets Live-Action Movie Based on Louvre Story |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2023-01-04/thus-spoke-kishibe-rohan-series-gets-live-action-movie-based-on-louvre-story/.193564 |access-date=2023-01-06 |website=Anime News Network |language=en}}</ref> On April 1, 2024, NHK announced that a new episode adapting the Poaching Seashore story from the manga will premiere on May 5, 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-04-01 |title=New Live-Action Thus Spoke Rohan Kishibe Episode Airs in May |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-04-01/new-live-action-thus-spoke-rohan-kishibe-episode-airs-in-may/.209455 |access-date=2024-06-19 |website=Anime News Network |language=en}}</ref>

===Main cast===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Character
! Actor
|-
|Rohan Kishibe
|[[Issei Takahashi]]
|-
|Kyōka Izumi 
|[[Iitoyo Marie|IItoyo Marie]]
|-
|Tarō Hirai
|[[Tomoya Nakamura]]
|-
|Ikkyū (Episode 1)
|[[:ja:柴崎楓雅|Fūga Shibasaki]]
|-
|Jyugo Shishi (Episode 2)
|[[Mirai Moriyama]]
|-
|Mai Katahira (Episode 3)
|[[:ja:瀧内公美|Kumi Takiuchi]]
|-
|Mao Katahira (Episode 3)
|[http://www.jobbykids.jp/talent/%E5%8C%97%E5%B9%B3%E5%A6%83%E7%92%83%E6%84%9B/ Yuria Kitahira]
|-
|}

=== Other cast members ===
{| class="wikitable"
!Character
!Actor
|-
|Intruder 1 (Episode 1)
|[[:ja:中村まこと|Makoto Nakamura]]
|-
|Intruder 2 (Episode 1)
|[[:ja:増田朋弥|Tomoya Masuda]]
|-
|Paramedic (Episode 1)
|[[:ja:坪根悠仁|Yuuto Tsubone]]
|-
|Prison Guard Voice (Episode 1)
|[[Takahiro Sakurai]]
|-
|Professor (Episode 1, 2)
|[[Mutsumi Sasaki]]
|-
|Book Store Owner (Episode 2)
|[[:ja:諏訪太朗|Taro Suwa]]
|-
|Guard (Episode 2)
|[[:ja:竹口龍茶|Roncha Takeguchi]]
|-
|Editorial Staff (Episode 2)
|[http://ducksoup.jp/actor/yoshida.html Ryo Yoshida]
|-
|Radio Voice (Episode 2)
|[[Takahiro Sakurai]]
|-
|Akira Katahira (Episode 3)
|[[:ja:奥野瑛太|Eita Okuro]]
|-
|Nurse (Episode 3)
|[[:ja:川上友里|Yumi Kawakami]]
|-
|Hospital Announcement Voice (Episode 3)
|[[Takahiro Sakurai]]
|}

=== Episodes ===
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!No.
!Title
!Adaptation of
!Air date
|-
|Episode 1
|Millionaire Village
|RH ep. 5
|December 28, 2020
|-
|Episode 2
|Kushagara
|Short story collection
|December 29, 2020
|-
|Episode 3
|D.N.A.
|RH ep. 8
|December 30, 2020
|-
|Episode 4
|The Run
|RH ep. 9
|December 27, 2021
|-
|Episode 5
|From Behind
|JJBA ch. 412–417
|December 28, 2021
|-
|Episode 6
|Mutsu-kabe Hill
|RH ep. 2
|December 29, 2021
|-
|Episode 7
|Hot Summer Martha
|RH ep. 10
|December 26, 2022
|-
|Episode 8
|Rock-Paper-Scissors Boy
|JJBA ch. 371–376
|December 27, 2022
|-
|Episode 9
|Poaching Seashore
|RH ep. 6
|May 5, 2024
|}

=== Staff ===

*Original: [[Hirohiko Araki]], [https://www.kinokuniya.co.jp/f/dsg-01-9784087034578 Kitaguni Ballad] (Novel, ''Kushagara'')
* Screenwriter: [[Yasuko Kobayashi]]
* Music: [https://www.kinokuniya.co.jp/f/dsg-01-9784087034578 Naruyoshi Kikuchi]
* Directing: Kazutaka Watanabe
* Recording: Shuhei Yamamoto
* Lighting: Koji Toriuchi
* Recording: Sou Takagi
* Arts: Sayaka Isogai
* Editor: Sho Suzuki
* Supervisor: [[:ja:柘植伊佐夫|Isao Tsuge]]
* Executive Producers: Takayasu Suzuki, Keisuke Tsuchihashi, Daisuke Hiraga
* Production: [[NHK Enterprises]]
* Production, Writing: [[NHK]], [[:ja:ピクス (企業)|PICS]]

==Reception==
The first collected volume debuted to an estimated 278,268 copies sold for its first week on sale in Japan, ranking as third in the weekly Japanese top-50 comics charts, after ''[[Detective Conan]]'' volume 81 and ''[[Terra Formars]]'' volume 7.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-11-27/japanese-comic-ranking-november-18-24 |title=Japanese Comic Ranking, November 18–24 |date=2013-11-27 |website=[[Anime News Network]] |access-date=2017-07-30 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170717082729/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-11-27/japanese-comic-ranking-november-18-24 |archive-date=2017-07-17 }}</ref> It charted for four consecutive weeks, selling a total of 422,994 copies.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-12-04/japanese-comic-ranking-november-25-december-1 |title=Japanese Comic Ranking, November 25-December 1 |date=2013-12-04 |website=[[Anime News Network]] |access-date=2017-07-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170801202358/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-12-04/japanese-comic-ranking-november-25-december-1 |archive-date=2017-08-01 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-12-11/japanese-comic-ranking-december-2-8 |title=Japanese Comic Ranking, December 2–8 |date=2013-12-11 |website=[[Anime News Network]] |access-date=2017-07-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170801202358/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-12-11/japanese-comic-ranking-december-2-8 |archive-date=2017-08-01 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-12-18/japanese-comic-ranking-december-9-15 |title=Japanese Comic Ranking, December 9–15 |date=2013-12-18 |website=[[Anime News Network]] |access-date=2017-07-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170801202358/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-12-18/japanese-comic-ranking-december-9-15 |archive-date=2017-08-01 |url-status=live}}</ref> By May 2014, it had sold 526,719 copies,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-06-04/top-selling-manga-in-japan-by-volume-2014/.75180 |title=Top-Selling Manga in Japan by Volume: 2014 (First Half) |date=2014-06-04 |website=[[Anime News Network]] |access-date=2017-07-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170801202358/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-06-03/top-selling-manga-in-japan-by-volume-2014/.75180 |archive-date=2017-08-01 |url-status=live}}</ref> and by November, sales had reached 553,380, making it the 68th best selling manga volume in Japan of 2014.{{efn|The "2014" period covers November 18, 2013 to November 16, 2014.<ref name="ann top 2014"/>}}<ref name="ann top 2014">{{cite web |url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-01-02/top-selling-manga-in-japan-by-volume-2014/.82827 |title=Top-Selling Manga in Japan by Volume: 2014 |date=2015-01-02 |website=[[Anime News Network]] |access-date=2017-07-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170801202358/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-01-02/top-selling-manga-in-japan-by-volume-2014/.82827 |archive-date=2017-08-01 |url-status=live}}</ref> The second volume's standard and limited editions debuted to 132,283 and 20,128 copies sold, respectively, ranking as fourth and thirty-sixth in the weekly Japanese comic charts.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-07-25/japanese-comic-ranking-july-16-21/.134680 |title=Japanese Comic Ranking, July 16–21 |author=Ressler, Karen |date=2018-07-25 |website=[[Anime News Network]] |access-date=2018-07-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180725234916/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-07-25/japanese-comic-ranking-july-16-21/.134680 |archive-date=2018-07-25 |url-status=live }}</ref>

The series was well received by critics.<ref name="manganews review">{{cite web |url=http://www.manga-news.com/index.php/manga/critique/Rohan-Kishibe |title=Rohan Kishibe |language=fr |author1=Takato |author2=Erkael |date=2016-04-25 |website=Manga-News |access-date=2017-07-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170801202358/http://www.manga-news.com/index.php/manga/critique/Rohan-Kishibe |archive-date=2017-08-01 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="mangaforever review">{{cite web |url=http://www.mangaforever.net/194452/cosi-parlo-rohan-kishibe-la-recensione-della-nuova-opera-del-maestro-hirohiko-araki |title=Così parlò Rohan Kishibe, la recensione della nuova opera del maestro Hirohiko Araki |language=it |author=Idotta, Maria Antonietta |date=2015-09-03 |website=MangaForever |access-date=2017-07-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170801202359/http://www.mangaforever.net/194452/cosi-parlo-rohan-kishibe-la-recensione-della-nuova-opera-del-maestro-hirohiko-araki |archive-date=2017-08-01 |url-status=live}}</ref> Maria Antonietta Idotta of ''MangaForever'' said that the series managed to express full range of drama, depth, and complexity typical of Araki's long-form works despite its one-shot format, and called the artwork "sublime".<ref name="mangaforever review"/> Takato of ''Manga-News'' also found it to capture the essence of Araki's long-form ''JoJo's Bizarre Adventure'' while working as a newcomer-friendly stand-alone work, and enjoyed how the shorter format caused a stronger focus on the atmosphere and world, making it feel like more than just a spin-off. Erkael, also writing for ''Manga-News'', thought the art and writing would both satisfy existing fans and attract new ones, and called it "a pleasure to read" despite the change in tone compared to ''JoJo's Bizarre Adventure'', with more elements of horror and high tension.<ref name="manganews review"/>

''[[Anime News Network]]'' had both Rebecca Silverman and Christopher Farris review the first English-language volume. Giving it a four out of five stars rating, Silverman called the collection a really interesting set of short supernatural mysteries that feel like post-[[Comics Code Authority|Code]] American horror comics of the 1970s. She did note that readers unfamiliar with ''JoJo's Bizarre Adventure'' will have to piece together things like Stands, which are intrinsic to the story. Farris compared Rohan's "relatively minimal involvement" in the stories to that of [[The Crypt-Keeper]], and felt it made the collection come off like a horror anthology. He also found being able to watch "Araki's ongoing evolution as an artist and storyteller" over the span of 16 years, to be an unintentionally-engaging element.<ref name="annfall2022"/> Karen Maeda of ''Sequential Tart'', who noted she had almost no knowledge of ''JoJo's Bizarre Adventure'', found herself "completely sucked in" by the second story, wondering what Rohan and his magical power was going to do next. Giving the collection an eight out of 10 rating, she wrote that the stories fall into the horror genre, but "are more weird than gory."<ref name="SeqTart"/>

==Notes==
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==References==
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==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20170801202358/http://jojo-animation.com/bddvd/ova.html Official website for the original video animation, archived] {{in lang|ja}}
*[https://www.netflix.com/title/81280998 Thus Spoke Rohan Kishibe] on [[Netflix]]
*[https://mangaplanet.jp/thus-spoke-kishibe-rohan-meets-tower-records/ ''Thus Spoke Rohan Kishibe'' Exhibit in Tokyo, May 2018] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180630214054/https://mangaplanet.jp/thus-spoke-kishibe-rohan-meets-tower-records/ |date=2018-06-30 }}
*{{Anime News Network|manga|19774}}

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