Technically, this comic follows the “Kishōtenketsu” plot structure, that is to say, I don’t know what I meant either
October 2, 2025 at 4:29 AM
Technically, this comic follows the “Kishōtenketsu” plot structure, that is to say, I don’t know what I meant either
"stories don't need conflict, what about kishotenketsu, which this random blog says is a story structure without conflict"
well:
1) "the cat is lost and i need to find it" is a conflict
2) kishotenketsu has conflict, only weird white racists try to frame it as some kind of Exotic Asian Wisdom
well:
1) "the cat is lost and i need to find it" is a conflict
2) kishotenketsu has conflict, only weird white racists try to frame it as some kind of Exotic Asian Wisdom
October 25, 2025 at 5:29 AM
"stories don't need conflict, what about kishotenketsu, which this random blog says is a story structure without conflict"
well:
1) "the cat is lost and i need to find it" is a conflict
2) kishotenketsu has conflict, only weird white racists try to frame it as some kind of Exotic Asian Wisdom
well:
1) "the cat is lost and i need to find it" is a conflict
2) kishotenketsu has conflict, only weird white racists try to frame it as some kind of Exotic Asian Wisdom
We can FINALLY scream that our newest issue is out in the world! Get your download of FIYAH #39: Black Kishōtenketsu: fiyahlitmag.com/shop/issues/...
FIYAH # 39: Black Kishōtenketsu
FIYAH Issue 39: Black Kishōtenketsu includes the following stories and poems: Prose WHAT THE LOTUS SAID TO THE WATER LILY // Jahid Wilson Jr // 6998 words The loves and lifetime of Silas, a tender …
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July 28, 2026 at 5:07 PM
We can FINALLY scream that our newest issue is out in the world! Get your download of FIYAH #39: Black Kishōtenketsu: fiyahlitmag.com/shop/issues/...
Reveal time! Cover + TOC for FIYAH Issue #39, Black Kishōtenketsu: fiyahlitmag.com/2026/06/16/f...
FIYAH 39: Black Kishōtenketsu Cover Reveal + TOC
FIYAH Literary Magazine is thrilled to present the Table of Contents for Issue # 39: Black Kishōtenketsu. Cover art illustrated by Anjoladave. Stories include: “The Great Proxima Agricultura…
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June 16, 2026 at 5:46 PM
Reveal time! Cover + TOC for FIYAH Issue #39, Black Kishōtenketsu: fiyahlitmag.com/2026/06/16/f...
So how do you write a utopia, or story without conflict?
One way is to look at other forms of literature, like Kishotenketsu that offers other structures or frames to understand story via:
www.authorcarlara.com/post/kishote....
One way is to look at other forms of literature, like Kishotenketsu that offers other structures or frames to understand story via:
www.authorcarlara.com/post/kishote....
Kishotenketsu - a plot structure without conflict
“Without conflict?! Bulls**t, every story has conflict!”
Calm down, it is not the story that lacks conflict, but its structure.
www.authorcarlara.com
January 13, 2025 at 1:46 AM
So how do you write a utopia, or story without conflict?
One way is to look at other forms of literature, like Kishotenketsu that offers other structures or frames to understand story via:
www.authorcarlara.com/post/kishote....
One way is to look at other forms of literature, like Kishotenketsu that offers other structures or frames to understand story via:
www.authorcarlara.com/post/kishote....
well this has become my most widely shared post lol
good example of the use of twist and surprise in 4-line Chinese poetry 😂 起承转合/kishotenketsu
good example of the use of twist and surprise in 4-line Chinese poetry 😂 起承转合/kishotenketsu
Lol this sign
"Do not bring food into the library
Food residue will attract mice
Mice will acquire knowledge in the library
Get into university
Then replace you"
😂
"Do not bring food into the library
Food residue will attract mice
Mice will acquire knowledge in the library
Get into university
Then replace you"
😂
February 19, 2025 at 4:36 PM
well this has become my most widely shared post lol
good example of the use of twist and surprise in 4-line Chinese poetry 😂 起承转合/kishotenketsu
good example of the use of twist and surprise in 4-line Chinese poetry 😂 起承转合/kishotenketsu
Hey friends! Subs for our Black Kishōtenketsu themed issue are now OPEN. We cannot wait to feast upon your words 🍽️
April 1, 2026 at 4:24 PM
Hey friends! Subs for our Black Kishōtenketsu themed issue are now OPEN. We cannot wait to feast upon your words 🍽️
Less than a week before we reopen for submissions! From the guidelines: "All stories are the same: we meet our characters, a conflict arises, and our crew journeys to set things right. Correct? Well, what if we told you there’s another way? Allow us to share another tradition: kishōtenketsu."
March 25, 2026 at 4:20 PM
Less than a week before we reopen for submissions! From the guidelines: "All stories are the same: we meet our characters, a conflict arises, and our crew journeys to set things right. Correct? Well, what if we told you there’s another way? Allow us to share another tradition: kishōtenketsu."
Haven't started your fic yet? Started but need to reevaluate your outline? The Kishōtenketsu Story Structure might be the perfect strategy for you!
Check out this thread 🧵 to learn more~
#BSSFResources #BTSFest
Check out this thread 🧵 to learn more~
#BSSFResources #BTSFest
March 10, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Haven't started your fic yet? Started but need to reevaluate your outline? The Kishōtenketsu Story Structure might be the perfect strategy for you!
Check out this thread 🧵 to learn more~
#BSSFResources #BTSFest
Check out this thread 🧵 to learn more~
#BSSFResources #BTSFest
Any essays you like about the kishōtenketsu narrative structure?
April 10, 2024 at 12:37 AM
Any essays you like about the kishōtenketsu narrative structure?
i'm banning white armchair media critics from the word kishotenketsu you're not allowed to use it anymore to talk about east asian media. you clearly do not understand it.
December 13, 2023 at 10:14 PM
i'm banning white armchair media critics from the word kishotenketsu you're not allowed to use it anymore to talk about east asian media. you clearly do not understand it.
isso e a porra do Kishotenketsu já encheu o saco
June 14, 2025 at 1:06 AM
isso e a porra do Kishotenketsu já encheu o saco
Genuinely so cool to see what FIYAH has been doing with Black speculation and Asian structures/tropes like kishotenketsu and isekai. More please!
Less than a week before we reopen for submissions! From the guidelines: "All stories are the same: we meet our characters, a conflict arises, and our crew journeys to set things right. Correct? Well, what if we told you there’s another way? Allow us to share another tradition: kishōtenketsu."
March 25, 2026 at 10:18 PM
Genuinely so cool to see what FIYAH has been doing with Black speculation and Asian structures/tropes like kishotenketsu and isekai. More please!
também o pessoal que vai "mas toda historia tem que ter conflito" enquanto Kishõtenketsu existe.
artofnarrative.com/2020/07/08/k...
artofnarrative.com/2020/07/08/k...
Kishōtenketsu: Exploring The Four Act Story Structure - The Art of Narrative
Kishōtenketsu is a story told in four parts. Kishōtenketsu is a Japanese story structure that doesn’t need conflict to work. Learn to write without conflict
artofnarrative.com
June 14, 2025 at 2:39 PM
também o pessoal que vai "mas toda historia tem que ter conflito" enquanto Kishõtenketsu existe.
artofnarrative.com/2020/07/08/k...
artofnarrative.com/2020/07/08/k...
one of the most obvious ways to point this out is that kishotenketsu is how mario games are structured and mario games are literally all about conflict, both moment to moment (how do I jump this, how do i hit that koopa) to overarching narrative (bowser must die)
October 25, 2025 at 5:32 AM
one of the most obvious ways to point this out is that kishotenketsu is how mario games are structured and mario games are literally all about conflict, both moment to moment (how do I jump this, how do i hit that koopa) to overarching narrative (bowser must die)
Some rambling thoughts on story structures, conflict debates, and Miyazaki
countercraft.substack.com/p/structure-...
countercraft.substack.com/p/structure-...
Structure and Its Discontents
Some thoughts on kishōtenketsu, Freytag's Pyramid, and taking what you want from structure
countercraft.substack.com
December 15, 2023 at 7:10 PM
Some rambling thoughts on story structures, conflict debates, and Miyazaki
countercraft.substack.com/p/structure-...
countercraft.substack.com/p/structure-...
Vihdoin selvisi, miksi suomalaiset elokuvat tuntuvat huonoilta.
Olemme pakottaneet tekemisemme länsimaiseen tarinankerronnan traditioon, vaikka kansanluonteemme viittaa enemmän itämaiseen traditioon, jossa maailma ja yhteisö tulevat ennen yksilöä.
TJEU: Kishōtenketsu - tarina- & argumentaatiomalli
Olemme pakottaneet tekemisemme länsimaiseen tarinankerronnan traditioon, vaikka kansanluonteemme viittaa enemmän itämaiseen traditioon, jossa maailma ja yhteisö tulevat ennen yksilöä.
TJEU: Kishōtenketsu - tarina- & argumentaatiomalli
September 17, 2025 at 9:33 AM
Vihdoin selvisi, miksi suomalaiset elokuvat tuntuvat huonoilta.
Olemme pakottaneet tekemisemme länsimaiseen tarinankerronnan traditioon, vaikka kansanluonteemme viittaa enemmän itämaiseen traditioon, jossa maailma ja yhteisö tulevat ennen yksilöä.
TJEU: Kishōtenketsu - tarina- & argumentaatiomalli
Olemme pakottaneet tekemisemme länsimaiseen tarinankerronnan traditioon, vaikka kansanluonteemme viittaa enemmän itämaiseen traditioon, jossa maailma ja yhteisö tulevat ennen yksilöä.
TJEU: Kishōtenketsu - tarina- & argumentaatiomalli
Escribí un post sobre mi autoetnografía autista, enmarcada por la influencia de la cultura japonesa en los 90 y 2000. Su estructura narrativa kishōtenketsu ha sido una herramienta de comunicación y comprensión vital. ¡Con ejemplos de videojuegos! open.substack.com/pub/zorzalme...
Hacia una autoetnografía autista
Una vida sin conflicto o kishōtenketsu
open.substack.com
October 27, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Escribí un post sobre mi autoetnografía autista, enmarcada por la influencia de la cultura japonesa en los 90 y 2000. Su estructura narrativa kishōtenketsu ha sido una herramienta de comunicación y comprensión vital. ¡Con ejemplos de videojuegos! open.substack.com/pub/zorzalme...
its weird to think lately that claims of kishōtenketsu being different from classic three act structure really depend on point of view
September 14, 2025 at 2:11 PM
its weird to think lately that claims of kishōtenketsu being different from classic three act structure really depend on point of view
By wrapping mechanics in self-contained narrative arcs, this design philosophy creates rapid-fire bursts of learning, mastery, and surprise without cluttering the player's experience.
#GameDesign #LevelDesign #Kishotenketsu #Nintendo #GMTK #GameOveranalyzer #IndieDev #TheSynapticVoyage
#GameDesign #LevelDesign #Kishotenketsu #Nintendo #GMTK #GameOveranalyzer #IndieDev #TheSynapticVoyage
September 26, 2026 at 5:44 AM
By wrapping mechanics in self-contained narrative arcs, this design philosophy creates rapid-fire bursts of learning, mastery, and surprise without cluttering the player's experience.
#GameDesign #LevelDesign #Kishotenketsu #Nintendo #GMTK #GameOveranalyzer #IndieDev #TheSynapticVoyage
#GameDesign #LevelDesign #Kishotenketsu #Nintendo #GMTK #GameOveranalyzer #IndieDev #TheSynapticVoyage
Ah sim
Cada 4 páginas compõe o formato Kishotenketsu da narrativa oriental, aliás
Cada 4 páginas compõe o formato Kishotenketsu da narrativa oriental, aliás
September 17, 2024 at 2:47 PM
Ah sim
Cada 4 páginas compõe o formato Kishotenketsu da narrativa oriental, aliás
Cada 4 páginas compõe o formato Kishotenketsu da narrativa oriental, aliás
it's the "ten" in kishotenketsu (起承転結); it normally means to roll or turn and in context it means "the twist"
October 25, 2025 at 5:44 AM
it's the "ten" in kishotenketsu (起承転結); it normally means to roll or turn and in context it means "the twist"
A estrutura chinesa-japonesa Kishōtenketsu (ki-shō-ten-ketsu) nos mostra que uma história pode se desenvolver por conexão, justaposição e surpresa, e não apenas por oposição. É uma lição de harmonia narrativa.
February 5, 2026 at 1:11 PM
A estrutura chinesa-japonesa Kishōtenketsu (ki-shō-ten-ketsu) nos mostra que uma história pode se desenvolver por conexão, justaposição e surpresa, e não apenas por oposição. É uma lição de harmonia narrativa.