Ouji-sama Nante Iranai - Ch. 121.5

[MangaDex]

 

[Oeconomist]

Eh, “main story”? How does one distinguish the main story in the absence of any plot?

 

[Lilliwyt]

It's a SoL so it's pretty much a given there is no plot to work with.

 

[HoodedHero007]

Yay, a character page so I don't have to wonder who everyone is.

Also, you do not need conflict for a story. You do not need conflict for a plot. The more commonly used plot structure in japan, Kishoutenketsu does not have conflict inherent in the narrative. Look it up.

 

[Oeconomist]

@HoodedHero007—

I didn't refer to conflict; I referred to plot. (Likewise for @Lilliwyt.) This story began with an apparent plot; it now does not have one. There is no evidence of an impending twist, which would characterize kishoutenketsu. (Look it up.)

I didn't insist that a series needed a plot.¹ I asked how one were to distinguish a main story in the absence of a plot. Perhaps a twist will at some point be presented, and thus make a plot apparent;² however, right now there is no discernible plot, and we can no more distinguish a main story with a plot hidden than we can with no plot at all.

@Lilliwyt—

It seems to have become indeed a SoL, but it didn't start that way.

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¹ Some of my favorite series have no plot.

² Theoretically, other things could happen and reveal a plot. But I'm not holding my breath.

 

[ebooooz]

"2th anniversary"

i dont really care but its just kinda funny to me