• antonim@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    8 months ago

    there’s only seven stories in the world

    There isn’t. That’s a completely nonsensical statement, no serious scholar of litearture/film/etc. would claim something of the sort. While there have been attempts to analyse the “basic” stories and narrative structures (Propp’s model of fairy tales, Greimas’ actantial model, Campbell’s well-known hero’s journey), they’re all far from universally applicable or satisfying.

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      8 months ago

      there’s only seven stories in the world

      This, to me, sounds like the opinion of someone who doesn’t read for entertainment. No, manga does not count.

      If your only exposure to stories are TV shows and movies… yeah it’s gonna seem like there aren’t very many types of stories.

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        8 months ago

        No, manga does not count.

        “Nuuuuh, the most diverse medium with the wildest stories doesn’t count!! I’ll poopy my pants if you count it”

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          8 months ago

          It is baffling that you would step forward and suggest that manga is somehow better than Japanese literature. Even further baffling are the people upvoting this.

          As I said, the opinions of people who have never read for entertainment.

          Edit: This is coming from someone who follows JJK leaks.