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“Spin-off follows eccentric mangaka Rohan using "Heaven's Door" to explore supernatural mysteries across episodic tales.”
Thus Spoke Rohan Kishibe
岸辺露伴は動かない
7.83
1,387 rank · 17,749 readers · 199 favorites
Shounen
Mystery
Supernatural
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Spin-off follows eccentric mangaka Rohan using "Heaven's Door" to explore supernatural mysteries across episodic tales.
The spin-off focusing on Kishibe Rohan, an eccentric mangaka with the ability to read people's memories, an ability called "Heaven's Door." He seeks out the supernatural to see for himself what his mysterious ability is all about. Volume 1 1. Episode #16: Zangeshitsu (At a Confessional) 2. Episode #02: Mutsukabezaka (Mutsukabe Hill) 3. Episode #05: Fugou Mura (Millionaire Village) 4. Episode #06: Mitsuryou Kaigan (Poaching Seashore) 5. Kishibe Rohan Gucci e Iku (Rohan Goes to Gucci) Volume 2 1. Episode #04: Mochizuki-ke no Otsukimi (The Harvest Moon) 2. Episode #07: Getsuyoubi: Tenki - Ame (A Rainy Monday) 3. Episode #08: D.N.A 4. Episode #09: The Run Volume 3 1. Episode #10: Hot Summer Martha 2. Episode #11: Dripping Gahou 3. Episode #12: Bruschetta
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Community consensus
Derived from 7 sampled reviews
8.4
/10
What 7 readers settled on.
100%
recommend
Score distribution
median 8
mode 8
σ 0.90
Agreement
Strong agreement
σ 0.90 · scores cluster tight
The polarity gap
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Not enough recommend signal yet
Score over time
↓ 0.57
Running avg · Dec 2020 → Apr 2026
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 9 “Thus Spoke Rohan Kishibe is an OVA Manga about the side-stories of Rohan Kishibe, a very influential figure in DIU (JoJos part 4). If you want to read any of this, you need to watch/read Part 4...”
- 8 “Solid series of one-shots (typically) starring the most stuck-up dude in Diamond is Unbreakable as he discovers some insane stuff going on in the world! I typically have issues with the coherence...”
- 8 “This collection of stories gets overlooked too much by Jojo fans. Each story is fun and thought-provoking, and they're certainly bizarre, in many cases more so than the main series. Each story...”
Verbosity
Short · 43%
Medium · 43%
Long · 14%
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A Manga Publication
- Published Jun 1997 – ongoing
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M24905 catalog