TSKR Episode 5

Episode 5: Millionaire Village (エピソード#05【富豪村】) is the first episode of the Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan OVA. It covers Episode 5: Millionaire Village of the one-shot series.

Summary
One day, Rohan meets with his then editor Kyoka Izumi to discuss ideas for his next one-shot manga. During that meeting, Izumi tells Rohan of her idea about a house sale, presenting a secretive village of wealthy businessmen in the mountains, all of whom got rich at the age of 25 when they bought a house within the village. Thus Izumi invites Rohan to accompany her to observe the sale.

Trekking through the forest to reach the village, Rohan and Izumi see a chick on the ground and put it inside a box to get it back to its nest later. Moreover, Izumi informs Rohan that the village is very strict on etiquette and that they will refuse to sell to anyone not following decorum. Reaching the main door, they are greeted by a child servant, Ikkyu, who graciously leads the two into a waiting room and serves them tea until the seller can meet them.

Kyoka and Rohan guess that the whole thing is a hidden test to gauge their manners, but as soon as Izumi grabs the teacup, Ikkyu announces that the sale has been stopped, as she breached three obscure rules, among others not stepping on the edges of a tatami. Izumi begs for a second chance, but learns that her mother and fiancée have died from a phone call, while Rohan sees that the box containing the chick is bleeding and full of vermin. Rohan thus uses Heaven's Door on Ikkyu and learns that they were judged by the gods in the mountains. Unfortunately, turning someone into a book without their consentment is another breach of etiquette, and Izumi begins to have a heart attack. Rohan in turn asks Ikkyu to spare Izumi, and thus must now eat a corn without breaching etiquette.

Thankfully, Rohan guesses right that one can eat the corn by grabbing it with both hands, and he also makes Ikkyu step on the edges of the tatamis thrice to get back Izumi's loved ones. Sure of his victory and taking the unconscious but safe Izumi out of the village, Rohan plans to never return and also sees with relief the chick in good health.

Later Rohan tells the story to his acquaintances Koichi, Okuyasu, and presumably Josuke.

One-Shot/OVA Differences

 * Akira Otoishi can be seen walking in the background.
 * The OVA adds a epilogue featuring Koichi, Okuyasu and a non-speaking Josuke.

Trivia

 * This is the first JoJo OVA to be released in over a decade, the last being the Stardust Crusaders prequel OVAs from the early 2000's.
 * Despite being released as a blu-ray bonus for the Part 4 anime, the OVA opts for an art style closer to the one-shot it's adapting.