Audience reviews
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Kempokid21
Pretty cool direction for something in the universe of Jojo's Bizarre Adventure to take that manages to feel wholeheartedly like something that fits right in with the series, while being its own thing. The supernatural, urban horror route here is executed pretty well and made to feel very unique thanks to Araki's sense of humour, worldbuilding, and story writing all playing into giving this a very different vibe to your average anime ghost stories. Sure, you've got things like vengeful spirits and mysterious haunted villages out in the middle of nowhere, but you've also got elements such as treadmill-based competitions and a guy's life being decided by whether or not he can catch a piece of popcorn he threw in the air. The juxtaposition in these more grisly themes and creature being juxtap…
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Tired of watching JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Series? Watch these OVAs.
So, I just finished watching the spin-off of "JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond is Unbreakable" entitled "Kishibe Rohan wa Ugokanai or Rohan Kishibe Does Not Move" with four episodes of OVAs themed and I'm going to make a review.
Before starting the discussion, I think I know why the title is "Kishibe Rohan wa Ugokanai or Rohan Kishibe Does Not Move" probably because the content in the OVAs only contains Rohan-sensei's the Comic Artists who sits quietly outside a shop in Morioh City and doesn't move while telling his friends about his random journey. He also filled several monologues with good messages.
Okay, now we'll start to the the first episode whose title is "Fugou Mura" which means "Millionare Village". So the…
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Finally Rohan sensei got his own show! Kishibe Rohan is definitely a type of character that deserves his own series. Introduced at the beginning as the antagonist of Diamond is unbreakable, now telling his stories through one shots. The character had already charisma and character depth and his own way of story telling along with unpredictable story writing (talking about Heaven's door). In the show we will learn about manners, solve mysteries, experience obsession and have a trip to Italy with Than sensei. JoJo parts may be full of violence and blood but not dark and extreme horror than this.
The show starts with Kishibe Rohan on conversation with his editor regarding one shots for the manga publication. In the conversation, they happen to talk about a number of luxurious house situated…
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Did you enjoy S4 of JoJo? You might enjoy this title as well.
Story: It's basically 4 standalone stories being told by Rohan about his past. They are all decent and fit JoJo setting.
Art: Art style of the anime is a darker version of S4. It's not as colourful while still on the same great level.
Sound: OP is very atmospheric and unique. ED is fine. The music in anime is good as always.
Character: As it's basically Kishibe Rohan and 1-2 supporting characters in each episode there is not so much to describe here. All the characters are just right for their story arcs.
Enjoyment: I guess enjoyment here depends on if you like Rohan as a character or not. I personally do find him interesting. Plus all the stories were decent and had their twists.
Overall: light 9.
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I've just saw the trailer on YouTube on Netflix's channel. Oh my god, I thought, another Jojo series? Nope! An OVA... With 4 episodes... And not the right episodes too! It starts off with episode 18 or something, and then goes lower. I got that confused that I had to search it up. However, it's the correct sequence.
The story is about Rohan telling stories, and their very creepy, and that's why I give it a 10 for the story. The stories are good too and interesting as well.
The art, however, is kinda off from Jojo Part 4 I think, I didn't exactly like it unfortunately. I wondered why they did that. Just the shading is off, the rest is alright.
The sound design and voice actors are the same as Part 4 I think. The OP and ending songs I've not listened to, but I think it'll be okay.
Th…
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This OVA ends up having a totally different style than what we see in JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, don't watch it thinking that there will be stand battles, because the only stand that appears is Rohan's, this OVA tells stories that Rohan ended up witnessing in his adventures in search of content for their manga, the OVA ends up being more drawn to the horror genre due to the stories told, in my opinion it is a very good OVA, as it shows a little more of Rohan who is one of the best characters in part 4, and the stories are very good and well produced, those who watched JoJo will like it, and it’s also a great gateway for anyone who wants to start watching JoJo, since you don’t need a context to understand the story. Sorry for any mistakes in writing, I used the Google translator.
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The OVA Thus spoke Kishibe Rohan is an series of 4 relatively disconnected stories told from the perspective of Rohan Kishibe from Jojo's bizarre adventure part 4: Diamond is unbreakable. While it is not absolutely necessary to have seen Part 4 to enjoy this series it is advised that you do so to better understand who Rohan is as a person. The individual stories are very unique and unexpectedly different from what Jojo's is traditionally known for, that is there are no protracted stand battles but rather Rohan's odd experiences in the wider world. He travels to Italy, forests outside Morioh, the gym etc. I found one or two of the stories to be delightfully creepy and unsettling (that's a good thing) despite being told in anime format which generally struggles to convey creepiness. I caught…
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A spin-off series about Rohan Kishibe and the many adventures he has in his quest to come up with real-life stories to adapt for his manga series. These don't really have any bearing on the main story of JoJo, but other characters from the JoJo universe make cameos and the stories are the same sort of cleverly stupid and over-the-top that made me fall in love with JoJo as a series so naturally, this spin-off show was easy for me to fall in love with as well.
Ep1: At a Confessional *This was probably my least favorite of the bunch as it reminded me of a goofy Simpsons Treehouse of Horror type of horror skit as opposed to a JoJo episode in terms of the plot where a beggar put a curse on a laborer saying he would come back to kill him on the day he is happiest. But it turned for the better w…
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Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan is an OVA that I had been waiting for for a long time to reach streaming services. Rohan is one of my favorite characters from my favorite Jojo part, Part 4, but sadly after finally getting to watch this OVA, I was still thoroughly disappointed.
The OVA is an anthology series centering around various mysterious happenings that Kishibe Rohan comes across. The returning characters from part 4 seem to all be in character, but there is one thing that is noticeably off about all of them: the artstyle. This OVA is animated in the style of Part 5's anime rather than Part 4's style. This leads to characters like Koichi looking bizarrely angular compared to their Part 4 designs. This was somewhat disappointing since part 4's artstyle was unique and suited these characters…
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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 deepen the universe of jojos and how they show you the world as it is hopefully they will release more seasons.
En español:
Serie corta de jojos muy buena no nada mas que decir de mi parte muy entretenida y ojala saquen una nueva temporada muy pronto de jojos la necesito así que véanlo y disfruten. Me gusto como profundizan el universo de jojos y como te van mostrando el mundo como es ojala saquen mas temporadas.
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WARNING: THIS REVIEW CONTAINS MINOR SPOILERS FOR THIS SERIES
Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan is a spin of series of the JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure series, and includes characters from part 4: Diamond is Unbreakable.
It has 4 different interesting stories from the perspective of Kishibe Rohan, each episode being independent from the others.
Personally, I enjoyed the non-stand-based stories, and I enjoyed learning a bit more about Rohan.
However, it did include some confusing details. For example, episode 3. This episode was about Rohan explaining one of his experiences. In this episode, he competes on a treadmill with another side character not mentioned in part 4. After, he realizes that the person was an avatar for the Greek god Hermes. This was very strange, considering “avatars” had never be…
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A unique aspect of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part 4: Diamond is Unbreakable compared to other parts of the series was that it didn't really have to end where it did. While other parts have very specific goals that left no room for further expansion, the story of the strange little town of Morioh and it's inhabitants could have continued after the defeat of Kira Yoshikage, but was ended so that the series could move on to new storylines.
Seeing an opportunity to expand on DiU's open ending, Hirohiko Araki came up with the series of spinoff one-shots known as "Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan", which follows the fan favorite character through various weird anecdotes from his life. These one-shots have been written intermittently throughout the years, starting in the middle of Part 5: Golden Wind, an…
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Thus Spoke Rohan Kishibe is a collection of one-shot stories adapted from the Diamond is Unbreakable spin-off manga, and is produced by David Productions. The OVA is released over a span of two and a half years, and the time spent thoroughly producing all four episodes really shows. The final two episodes are finally out, so I’ll take the chance in writing a review.
We follow the daily life and mishaps of Rohan Kishibe, one of the main characters from Part 4 of JoJo who works as a manga artist and is a fellow stand user who can peer into people and edit information about them as if they were a book. DP decided to adapt four out of the nine currently-released chapters, or “episodes” as they are called, from the manga, but not in release order. The episodes adapted are ‘Millionaire Village’…
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The world's most asshole JoJo character comes back again to draw on some faces and punch some children, These two OVAs are pretty interesting because David Production worked on this instead of making a good part 5 ed.
The two OVAs starts out in the town of Morioh where eagle eyed viewers will notice that this is actually a parallel universe to the Morioh from part 8 of JoJo. Other things eagle eyed viewers will notice are Rohan's headband and the appearance of Koichi's dad.
The story of these OVAs is secondary to the genius character of Rohan which successfully scared many people away from talking to Araki.
music returns from part 4 and I eat up part 4 like I overeat after having a bad day.
Art is slightly different from part 4 but still has the obvious JoJo style so anyone who complai…
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This is just going to be a quick review to give some context behind my rating, because I think the rating by itself is a little misleading.
The first Rohan OVA (Millionaire Village) was honestly nowhere near the quality I've come to expect from David Production's adaptation of Jojo's. The pacing was not very good and a lot of the animation looked pretty stiff. If I were to rate that episode by itself, I would probably give it a 6 or maybe a 7 if I was feeling generous.
The second one (Mutsukabezaka) stands in stark contrast as one of the best pieces of Jojo's materiel I've ever seen. That episode I would easily give a 10 without a second thought. It's clear that DP recognized where they messed up with the first one and made a clear effort to improve for the second one, and it paid off en…
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Kishibe Rohan wa Ugokanai is a spin-off short series centering around the 6th main character from Jojo's Bizarre Adventure part 4, Rohan Kishibe. The person whose stand power was practically reading anything and anyone like an open book -- turning them into the given book first, of course.
The first story (5th in release order, 3rd in chronological order because sense) was originally released by David Production to reward those who bought the bluray releases for the main story. This episode centered around bunch of rich kids who all had become rich under highly similar circumstances. This type of event could -naturally- only be the work of an enemy stando! And Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan, just like the English name suggests.
The second episode (which is the 2nd in all but original manga r…
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It's not the worst thing ever, but the villain is pretty fucking stupid. Maybe if the violation of manners were relatable I could understand, but they sound like something a 4 year old would come up with, which is just petty and feels like a waste of time. The basic concept of Rohan finding something to write about is fine, and the ending scene is alright, but everything else is a waste.
Wouldn't have finished it if it wasn't Jojo related.
Don't read the next bit, it's just a rant so I could fit the minimum. I just wanted to comment on this because I've never been disappointed by something I really love, Jojo's that is.
Mal won't let me write a quick review for some reason. I honestly don't know if it's because the guy who heads this shit has his head up his ass or honestly believes…
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The plot seemed too simple but at the same time confusing (Much like your average JoJo episode), and had the mood and bizarreness to it that part 4 had and had me wanting to know more, making things feel like a mystery. 'Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan' has basically zero context to it and tries to distance itself from the original universe and normally each chapter in the manga is unchronological and isn't linked to the next one. So watching this OVA starting at 'Episode 5: Millionaire Village' felt really weird it had zero context felt as if they just threw things at you expecting for you to understand what's going on. I understand that 'Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan' is a series of one-shots but it still felt really confusing.
Personally, I'm not too much of a fan of the animation. It's a real pai…
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Presentation/Animation 8/10: I'm very surprised how great this OVA looks. Adapting an art style like the manga's is a task I thought impossible, but David Pro actually did it. Each character, especially Ikkyu, looks fantastic and faithful at the same time. As "usual" now, the color pallet is an absolute joy to look at; and there are many points of creatively directed background animations. That's not all it has to offer, it even re-uses music from the DiU anime. It's technically lazy but the implementation is so great I have a hard time disliking it. The general tone of this was spookier than reading it which was an alright change. Having Koichi and Okuyasu show up at then end was a neat closer, though notice how Josuke's back is in one of the shots yet his face is never shown, probably be…
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David Productions decided to give JoJo fans an Rohan OVA instead of any informations about the animated version of Vento Aureo, at first I was optimistic... until I saw the teasers and screenshots (Okuyasu what have they done to you). My pessimism was growing more and more until I actually watched it, and I was pleasantly suprised
I'll start with the best thing about the episode which is suprisingly the animation and music. Everything looks great, the animation itself is smooth and the overall style fits the tone of the story, especially the moments with the darker colour pattern look very nice. The Music... well it's David Productions so there's not much to talk about, it's really good, especially the opening and the ending
After getting that out of the way let's talk about the story wh…
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