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A Beginner’s Guide to Kishoutenketsu

WARNING: Spoilers for Doki Doki Literature Club below the fold. Kishoutenketsu (起承転結) is a four-act storytelling structure common in China and Japan. Unlike the Western three-act structure, it does not require conflict to function, though it can nonetheless have it. … Continue reading

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