“Rohan Kishibe's bizarre one-shot adventures seeking manga inspiration through deadly encounters and supernatural mysteries.”
Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan
岸辺露伴は動かない
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Synopsis
Rohan Kishibe's bizarre one-shot adventures seeking manga inspiration through deadly encounters and supernatural mysteries.
Kishibe Rohan wa Ugokanai adapts a handful of one-shots based on the manga series JoJo no Kimyou na Bouken, and follows the bizarre adventures that Rohan Kishibe goes through as he searches for inspiration for his manga. Fugou Mura Rohan accompanies manga editor Kyouka Izumi to a secretive village where she plans on buying a house. Izumi informs Rohan that inhabitants of the village suddenly become rich at the age of 25 after purchasing their homes. Being 25 years old herself, Izumi has high hopes for moving into the village and invites Rohan to gather ideas for his manga. As they enter one of the houses for an interview with the seller, they are greeted by a servant named Ikkyuu, who puts them through a test of etiquette with deadly consequences. Mutsukabezaka Rohan meets with his editor, Minoru Kagamari, to discuss both his manga and the six mountains that the manga author recently bought. He explains that he purchased the mountains in order to search for a legendary spirit known as the Mutsukabezaka. To give his search context, he tells the tale of Naoko Osato, a wealthy heiress who murdered her boyfriend and became cursed by the spirit. Zangenshitsu Rohan decides to vacation in Venice after putting his manga on hiatus. While there, he explores the interior of a church and examines the structure of its confessional. After stepping into the priest's compartment, Rohan hears a man enter the confessional and begin to confess his sins. The man recounts his confrontation with a starving beggar and the haunting events that followed. The Run Youma Hashimoto is a young male model who has quickly risen to success. As his popularity grows, so does his obsession with his appearance and body. One day, he meets Rohan at the gym, and the two quickly form a rivalry which pushes Youma to intensify his training. Soon. Youma's fixation on his physique takes a dark turn as his training takes precedence over his life, and he challenges Rohan to a fatal competition on the treadmills.
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 30 sampled reviews
What 30 viewers settled on.
Mostly aligned
σ 1.60 · some divergence
4.3 pts
Recommenders 8.3 · others 4.0
↓ 0.37
Running avg · Oct 2017 → Feb 2026
- 9 “i am a simple woman. i see rohan kishibe and i must consume the media. i have made this man my entire personality and i am simultaneously in love with him. but seriously, this ova is so cool. i...”
- 8 “Short series of very good jojos nothing more to say from me, very entertaining and hopefully they will release a new season of jojos very soon, I need it so watch it and enjoy. I liked how they...”
- 9 “"goddamn, you see that shit? that was fucking crazy. anyway, i'm kishibe rohan." this is a hell of a fun little miniseries if you like horror, standalone short stories, and rohan in weird gay...”
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- Format 4 × 23′ eps × min
- Total runtime 1h 32m all episodes
- Aired Sep 2017 – Mar 2020
- Source Ova media type
- Rated R 17+ (violence & profanity)
- Ref. BS-11394 catalog
Produced by
- Warner Bros. Japan Producer
- Shueisha Producer
Licensed by
- VIZ Media Licensor