Kok Xiang Wei
You couldn't live with the current season of anime. Where did that bring you -- back to me.Sup, it's ya boy, again. You know back when the anime ended a year ago, I promised myself that I would wait for a second season before I start the novels. I just had to wait, ya know. After all, that's just...
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Kok Xiang Wei
Episode 4 of 'Sugar Apple Fairy Tale' is the best episode of this anime season in handling its conflicts. When it comes to conflicts in story-telling, I'm sure many people are familiar with the conflict graph.It begins like this: An incident occurs at the beginning. The characters move to counter...
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Kok Xiang Wei
One of the most difficult skills in story-telling is the technique of presenting information. Say I want to set up a plot point about a villain. This villain is a powerful influencer who has been undergoing some shady deals under the public eye. How should we present this information to the...
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Kok Xiang Wei
I think everyone is familiar with the term 'breaking the fourth wall'. In a theatrical play, we peep into the life of a character by seeing past the fourth wall, which is the wall that connects both the house, the character and the audience. However, a house should logically have four concrete...
Kok Xiang Wei
Why tension pervades in death games should be quite intuitive. Unlike the tension of a heated argument, there are no do-overs. You can't talk your way out of it, or is there a second chance. One life is all you get. Similarly unlike the tension of a heated battle, the threat to life is much more...
Kok Xiang Wei
Mizuho is best girl -- That is all that is necessary to be said in my intro this week.Disclaimer: There are two essays preceding this; Just like how the show has built upon itself each episode, my essays thus have ideas that are built upon one another as well that can add a lot of context-flavor....
Kok Xiang Wei
This anime is a gift that keeps on giving, huh? Two episode in and we are already balls deep into the meat of it; We have not only gotten a continuation of the 'Sandbox' idea I coined last essay, but it has even been integrated into our character arc this episode. As someone who loves story...
Kok Xiang Wei
Yo, summer season why you gotta do me like that? I'm already following like 7 different shows dude. You've forced me to write three different essays in like a span of a week. That's like, two more than what should be my usual quota. And here I thought I was gonna be chilling till 86 comes back in...
Kok Xiang Wei
'Remake our life!' has been a surprising delight and is definitely one of my favorite premieres that came out this season. It has an interesting premise similar to Re-life with the protagonist reliving loss time; It has set itself in a college setting focused around the arts, lending it more...