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Kishōtenketsu Story

Region / tradition
China / Japan / Korea
Scale
Any
Medium
Print / Digital
Structural rules
Four parts: intro, development, twist, reconciliation
Structure
Sequential Prose

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Writing view
Sequential prose: Chapters and scenes read in order.
Starts with
Ki: introduction, Shō: development, Ten: twist, Ketsu: reconciliation, and a Format guide note (template v1)
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Your judgment
This form belongs to a living tradition. The app shows its rules as guidance and never enforces them: follow the tradition's own conventions.

Catalog source: New · Inventory status in the catalog: Not started