Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan Announces New Episodes

Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan is arguably the biggest spin-off series to arise from the anime universe that brought us the Joestars and the countless Stands that surround them. With JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure set to bring its latest anime season, Stone Ocean, to a close this December, it’s a big time for the franchise created by Hirohiko Araki. Surprisingly, the new episodes following the live-action mangaka are using material that arrived earlier this year, creating quite the turnaround time.

The two episodes in question will be “Janken Boy” and “Hot Summer Martha”, with the former actually playing out in the official JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure anime, specifically during the events of Diamond Is Unbreakable. In the main anime series segment focusing on the sleepy town of Moriohi, the “Rock Paper Scissors Kid” arrives on the scene to challenge Rohan to a game of “Janken” but harbors a Stand that spells doom for the child’s opponent should they lose. Hilariously named “Boyz 2 Men”, Janken Boy’s Stand can steal the soul of anyone that loses to the child in the children’s game, raising the stake to wild levels.

“Hot Summer Martha” was only released earlier this year, having yet to be brought to life in any anime adaptation as it stands. In the story, the most famous mangaka created by Hirohiko Araki finds himself stumbling upon a cursed mirror at the foot of an ancient tree, coming to the realization that whenever he encounters the mirror, another being takes control of his body and steals large amounts of time from the artist in the process. Returning to scenarios that make his life fundamentally worse, and far more complicated, Rohan works toward discovering the best way to escape this unnerving curse.

Following David Productions’ anime adaptation which arrived on Netflix, the studio responsible for ten-plus years of JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure on the small screen hasn’t confirmed if they will be working on bringing to life more of Kishibe Rohan’s stories to the anime. With Stone Ocean preparing to bring its season to a close this December, it will be interesting to see if David Production decides to move right into Steel Ball Run, the story following Jolyne’s, or if it will take a detour and once again explore the artist responsible for “Pink Dark Boy”.

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