Narrative Structure in Slice of Life Anime

Not often you find a well-informed succinct video like this! I haven’t seen many people talk about how slice of life shows/episodes are structured and I thought you did a great job explaining the differences! Keep up the good work man

this is really useful as an (aspiring) writer of a comic! you should have more views and subs

…ever heard of kishōtenketsu?

thx, i really needed to know how to direct the line of my SoL webtoon

Brilliant

Amazing video essay!

This video exactly what I was looking for. I already wrote my first episode but luckily it follows these principles naturally. I was more so looking for a vid on how to structure a full series. Now that I type it, sounds like that’s a hard breakdown for anyone to do.

Either way. My first episode was luck, so I’ll be referring back to this vid often so I can make sure all other episodes are consistent. Watch out for my comic, “Small Town Smoke”

Awesome analysis!!

Extremely underrated, amazing video!!

Great video and very useful! What books could you recommend besides the one you mention? I already read Story by Mckee, but I wonder if there are other books that talks about this type of narrative structure.

geez dude, you did a great job. This was entertaining and interesting as hell

I like this. You don't often see this type of writing analysis applied to anime, much less Slice of Life. SoL's are like the anime equivalent anime sitcoms.

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Justice said we broke His perfect law - causing the world's previous perfection to be destroyed - and therefore we deserve Hell (like a punishment in any legal system but this is eternal as His perfect law is eternal too). Don't think you fit in that category? Ever done one of these?: lying, stealing - regardless of how small the object EVER, hating others - which is murder in God's perfect law, lusting (plus God sees our entire thought life). Justice says "the soul that sins shall die" - if we break one in thought/word/deed it's as if we're guilty of all of them. Quite simply, living by the law (which is doing everything perfectly) is impossible for sinful humans

. The law shows us that 1. We will die in Hell if we fail to follow it and 2. We cannot save ourselves BUT, 3. God's perfect, immovable law points us to Christ, who followed and fulfilled the law in thought, word and deed perfectly in our place. He did what we couldn't and did it on our behalf. He was then sentenced to death on a cross, and took our personal punishment for our sin, paying our penalty (like paying our fine) completely FOR us, and has given us freedom.

If we turn from the sins we have committed and repent (pursue the opposite direction of love through Christ) He will, overtime, recreate us back into that previously perfect image through The Holy Spirit which Jesus sends to all who accept Him as their personal Lord and Savior of their life. It's not about following the law - perfectly, as it's impossible - it's about letting Christ in to guide and teach you and obeying Him through His power (not ourselves as it's impossible without depending on His power and instruction).

He is our substitute in His life, death and resurrection. He essentially rewrote history in our place so that, if you believe in Him, it will be as if you had never sinned if you accept Christ's death as our own in our place.

He is in Heaven right now preparing a place for us so that He can take His faithful, believing children home with Him when He returns. He will ressurrect us from death when He returns, giving mercy to those who accept His love, instruction and teachings in their life, and give justice to those who refuse it.

He doesn't want ANY of us to go to Hell and die for continuing in evil and rejecting His way to life, thats why He died FOR us. Hes giving EVERYONE a chance, He wants everyone to take the free gift of salvation from Hell. He wants us to be His and begin to follow His life of love and service through His power and abiding (staying) with Him. So long as we keep our hearts near to Christ through His strength, strive to follow His will of perfect love revealed in the Bible, and let Him lead in the midst of (very certain) pitfalls and struggles, we will, in time, win the ultimate victory over sin, pain and DEATH through Christ. Even if you are willing to be made willing, pray for Jesus to come in and He will do what we can't. Give us The Holy Spirit who will guide us in the right way.

NOTE: You are NEVER too sinful or messed up that God cannot turn your life around through Jesus. EVER. Regardless of what you've done or what you're going through you CAN make it through Jesus.

If you have any questions let me know x

Holy shit, this video is gold! GOLD!

So glad that I stumbled across your channel. This video is stellar and well laid out for a lay-person on this topic, like myself. I legit thought that I would have seen hundreds of thousands of views on this video! I wish you the best, you deserve it - and I think you're likely to get it!

Great analysis, editing and overall format, dude. Subscribed and rooting for your channel growth!

Amazing and super helpful video!

I'm surprised this video has so little views, it's well-made

The comparison between the structures of the three shows is very interesting. I'll pay more attention to the structure of SoL anime from now on and see if I pick up on similar patterns as you did.