What Is Kishōtenketsu? The Japanese Writing Structure Every Writer Should Know

You can pick your poison and watch along, or just use me as background noise. Either is okay! Just be ready to write your heart's contents.

Let's talk about the Japanese story structure/ Japanese writing method kishoutenketsu(起承転結) . I'm so excited to talk about this subject given that I live in Japan :3

Video Chapters:
0:00 intro
1:45 起承転結 definition
3:14 ki
4:53 shou
6:29 ten
7:57 ketsu
9:31 My thoughts and examples in media
11:23 Haruki Murakami & confusion
12:50 examples in writing and anime
16:50 when to use it!
18:10 Western comparison & beauty
19:36 closing thoughts/no overthinking
20:44 ending and end roll credits

I really hope this video about kishoutenketsu helps you to understand this story structure method better. I rambled a lot, so I cut A LOT of footage...which makes the video sound a little all over the place. I may do an update on this because of it, but I think this video covers most of what I want to say. Thank you so much for watching.

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About me:
I’m Shadi, a novelist and writer living in Japan, currently on a wonderful novelist journey with two novels completed, one of which will be published in the 2027 Spring catalogue, while I work on editing the other. This channel is about writing a novel, becoming an author, building a writing life, and staying motivated as a writerThis channel is about writing a novel, becoming an author, building a writing life, and staying motivated as a writer.

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Resources
https://www.amgakuin.co.jp/contents/novels/column/kishotenketsu/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vcx3KqBv7lU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RBFXcbXApyg (Japanese)
https://jp.indeed.com/career-advice/career-development/introduction-development-turn-and-conclusion# (Japanese)

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