The fourth volume of the Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan: Short Story Collection series, “Rohan Kishibe Does Not Laugh“ (岸辺露伴は嗤わない 短編小説集), is releasing on December 18, 2024.
It contains four novels written by the author Katsuie Shibata. The cover is a new sketch of Rohan Kishibe by Hirohiko Araki.
Stories
- The Doll Without a Past (曰くのない人形): The truth behind an ‘ordinary’ doll Rohan acquired in Italy.
- Pair Repair (ペア・リペア): A terrifying secret is lurking in a beautiful garden.
- The Unseen Ritual (不見神事): A ritual passed down in a remote area that can only be seen once in a lifetime.
- The Case of the Fan Happeita Kaburaki (ファン・鏑木八平太の場合): A mysterious tale of a fan that loves Rohan’s works.
The Doll Without a Past and Pair Repair were previously released in a booklet included with the May 2024 issue of Ultra Jump. The Unseen Ritual and The Case of the Fan Happeita Kaburaki are brand new stories for the volume.
The volume will cost 946 Japanese yen. JOJO magazine 2024 WINTER releases on the same day.
Source: Shueisha
About TSKR Short Story Collection
Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan: Short Story Collection is an anthology of short stories based on the Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan series. The booklets released with various issues of Ultra Jump. The August and September 2017 issues included the first and second booklets to coincide with the eighth episode release of the Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan series, while the January 2018 issue released the third booklet. The fourth booklet released in the November 2021 issue and the fifth released in the May 2024 issue.
Five Japanese authors write the stories, all revolving around the adventures of Rohan Kishibe from Diamond is Unbreakable.
Two compilation volumes containing all of the stories in the first three booklets along with two new ones released in 2018. The third volume contained the stories from the fourth booklet along with one new one and released in 2022.
