Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan (岸辺露伴は動かない, Kishibe Rohan wa Ugokanai, lit. Rohan Kishibe Does Not Move!) is a series of
Original Video AnimationW(OVA) adaptations of the eponymous series of one-shots, featuring Diamond is Unbreakable character, Rohan Kishibe. Much like the one-shots themselves, the episodes are released out of order.
The first OVA episode was announced on April 15, 2016 and was produced by David Production. It adapted Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan - Episode 5: Millionaire Village. The promotional DVD was made exclusive to applicants who had purchased the entirety of the Diamond is Unbreakable Blu-Ray or DVD set before the deadline of July 31, 2017.
A second episode was announced on February 18, 2018, adapting Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan - Episode 2: Mutsu-kabe Hill. The disc was bundled with the second volume of Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan, released on July 19, 2018.
On August 18, 2019, two more episodes (adapting Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan - Episode 16: At a Confessional and Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan - Episode 9: The Run) were announced. The episodes themselves were screened at select Japanese theaters starting on December 8, 2019.
On October 26, 2020, Netflix announced a worldwide release for the series and on February 18, 2021 dubbed and subbed versions of all four episodes premiered on the platform.
Cast
| Cast | Japanese Voice Actor | English Voice Actor |
|---|---|---|
| Rohan Kishibe | Takahiro SakuraiW | Landon McDonald |
| Kyoka Izumi | Mai NakaharaW | Brittany Cox |
| Ikkyu | Kaori MizuhashiW | Jessica DiCiccoW |
| Koichi Hirose | Yūki KajiW | Zach AguilarW |
| Okuyasu Nijimura | Wataru TakagiW | Jalen K. Cassell |
| Cast | Japanese Voice Actor | English Voice Actor |
|---|---|---|
| Rohan Kishibe | Takahiro SakuraiW | Landon McDonald |
| Naoko Osato | Atsumi TanezakiW | Suzie YeungW |
| Gunpei Kamafusa | Junji MajimaW | Stephen Fu |
| Minoru Kagamari | Takamasa Mogi | Howard Wang |
| Koichi Hirose | Yūki KajiW | Zach AguilarW |
| Okuyasu Nijimura | Wataru TakagiW | Jalen K. Cassell |
| Tamami Kobayashi | Satoshi TsuruokaW | Frank Todaro |
| Akira Otoishi | Showtaro MorikuboW | Andrew Russell |
| Mikitaka Hazekura | Yasuyuki KaseW | Mark Whitten |
| Shuichi | Takeaki Masuyama | |
| Naoko's Father | Shinnosuke Ogami | Zeke Alton |
| Naoko's Daughter | Yūki TakadaW | ? |
| Cast | Japanese Voice Actor | English Voice Actor |
|---|---|---|
| Rohan Kishibe | Takahiro SakuraiW | Landon McDonald |
| Koichi Hirose | Yūki KajiW | Zach AguilarW |
| Okuyasu Nijimura | Wataru TakagiW | Jalen K. Cassell |
| Yukako Yamagishi | Mamiko NotoW | Faye MataW |
| Man at the Confessional | Hiroki TakahashiW | Crispin Freeman |
| Cast | Japanese Voice Actor | English Voice Actor |
|---|---|---|
| Rohan Kishibe | Takahiro SakuraiW | Landon McDonald |
| Yoma Hashimoto | Kōki UchiyamaW | Aleks Le |
Episodes
| # | Title | Original release | English airdate |
| 5 | Episode 5: Millionaire Village (エピソード#05【富豪村】 Episōdo #05 [Fugō-mura]) |
September 20, 2017 |
February 18, 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rohan Kishibe accompanies Kyoka Izumi, a manga magazine editor, to buy a mansion at a village far off from civilization. They soon discover the village is home to a group of millionaires who had all mysteriously become rich at the age of 25. Rohan and Izumi enter one of the houses, only to realize that they are trapped by a mysterious power that won't let them progress unless they follow specific rules lest they suffer the consequences. | |||
| 2 | Episode 2: Mutsu-kabe Hill (エピソード#02【六壁坂】 Episōdo #02 [Mutsukabezaka]) |
July 19, 2018 |
February 18, 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rohan Kishibe narrates to his editor Minoru Kagamari his encounter with a yokai, the Mutsukabezaka. For context, Rohan tells the story of Naoko Osato who accidentally murdered her boyfriend Gunpei. Panicking as her father and her betrothed were approaching her room and Gunpei's wound refused to stop bleeding, Naoko had to resort to drink his spilling blood and in the years afterward took care of Gunpei's corpse. Years later, Rohan meets with Naoko's daughter whom she had with Gunpei, and accidentally murders her. Rohan escapes his fate by making the girl unable to see him, causing the Mutsukabezaka to manifest itself in anger before reviving the girl and make her leave, as the yokai needs a witness when it dies. Rohan leaves safely and with a story for his manga. | |||
| 16 | Episode 16: At a Confessional (エピソード#16【富豪村】 Episōdo 16) |
December 8, 2019 |
February 18, 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rohan tells Koichi about the time he went to Venice, and entered a confessional. While Rohan was inside, a man entered and began to confess his sins. He told of his youth as a labourer when a starving beggar asked him for some food. He had the man carry heavy bags of corn, which lead to his death, after which he cursed the young man, swearing that he would reappear and take his revenge on the happiest day of his life. The man's life then took a fortunate turn, and he became famous, rich, married and had a daughter. Just when he realized he was 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 lamp-post and catch it in his mouth, three times in a row. If he succeeded the ghost would leave him forever, otherwise he would cut off his head. He succeeded twice, thwarting gathering pigeons, but missed the third time and the beggar 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. | |||
| 9 | Episode 9: The Run (エピソード#9【ザ・ラン】 Episōdo 9 [Za Ran]) |
December 8, 2019 |
February 18, 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 about his training. 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 25kph 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 backwards through the window of the 8th floor of the Morioh Grand Hotel. Rohan uses Heaven's Door and discovers that Yoma has killed anyone interfering with his training, including Mika and another gym patron. 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 that is sent flying through the window. Rohan regrets that he crossed the line by sacrificing someone else who had become the avatar of the god of speed, Hermes, to save himself. | |||
Gallery
Soundtracks
Ending theme
FINDING THE TRUTH
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Trailers
On July 28, 2017, Tokyo MX aired a 60 second Promotional Video for the OVA's first episode. The next episode's Promotional Video was uploaded on February 25, 2018.
Trivia
- This is the first JoJo OVA to be released in over a decade, the last being the Stardust Crusaders prequel OVAs from the early 2000's.
- Despite being released right after the Part 4 anime, the OVAs opts for an art style closer to the one-shot it's adapting.
References