Story Types / Narrative Techniques - INI

[item.narrative-typology]
code=01
slug=narrative-typology
name=Narrative Typology
description=An academic classification system that categorizes similar narratives.

[item.villainess-reincarnation]
code=02
slug=villainess-reincarnation
name=Villainess Reincarnation
description=A narrative type where the protagonist reincarnates as the villainess of an otome game or novel.

[item.retroactive-continuity]
code=03
slug=retroactive-continuity
name=Retroactive Continuity
description=Settings or background information added to an existing narrative after its initial creation.

[item.analog-horror]
code=04
slug=analog-horror
name=Analog Horror
description=A horror genre that mimics VHS tapes and old television broadcasts.

[item.rain-dragon-slain]
code=05
slug=rain-dragon-slain
name=Rain-Bringing Dragon Slain
description=A folktale motif where a beneficent being is killed despite providing blessings.

[item.otherworld-journey]
code=06
slug=otherworld-journey
name=Otherworld Journey
description=A narrative type where the protagonist visits another world and returns.

[item.isekai]
code=07
slug=isekai
name=Isekai
description=A narrative genre where the protagonist is transported or reincarnated into another world.

[item.dark-development]
code=08
slug=dark-development
name=Dark Development
description=A narrative pattern where the story progresses in a dark and depressing direction.

[item.everyday-magic]
code=09
slug=everyday-magic
name=Everyday Magic
description=A narrative form where magic or supernatural elements blend into the everyday world.

[item.falling-object-romance]
code=10
slug=falling-object-romance
name=Falling Object Romance
description=A narrative type where the story begins with a heroine falling from the sky.

[item.convention]
code=11
slug=convention
name=Convention / Trope
description=Standard developments or settings repeatedly used in specific genres.

[item.origin-story]
code=12
slug=origin-story
name=Origin Story
description=A narrative form that depicts the origins of characters or worlds.

[item.poetic-justice]
code=13
slug=poetic-justice
name=Poetic Justice
description=A moral narrative structure where good is rewarded and evil is punished.

[item.noble-exile]
code=14
slug=noble-exile
name=Noble Exile Narrative
description=A narrative pattern where a person of noble birth goes on a wandering journey.

[item.atmospheric-slice-of-life]
code=15
slug=atmospheric-slice-of-life
name=Atmospheric Slice of Life
description=A work format that emphasizes everyday atmosphere without a clear storyline.

[item.quest]
code=16
slug=quest
name=Quest
description=A narrative structure where the protagonist embarks on a journey of exploration to achieve a goal.

[item.red-herring]
code=17
slug=red-herring
name=Red Herring
description=A misdirection technique that intentionally leads readers or viewers in the wrong direction.

[item.eye-dialect]
code=18
slug=eye-dialect
name=Eye Dialect
description=A literary technique that expresses speaker characteristics through non-standard spelling.

[item.apocalyptic-fiction]
code=19
slug=apocalyptic-fiction
name=Apocalyptic Fiction
description=A narrative genre depicting the end of the world or collapse of civilization.

[item.cinderella-story]
code=20
slug=cinderella-story
name=Cinderella Story
description=A narrative pattern of rising from unfavorable circumstances to success.

[item.slice-of-life]
code=21
slug=slice-of-life
name=Slice of Life
description=A narrative form that depicts a slice of everyday life.

[item.holy-sword]
code=22
slug=holy-sword
name=Holy Sword
description=A narrative motif centered on a special sword with divine power.

[item.sekaikai]
code=23
slug=sekaikai
name=Sekai-kei
description=A narrative form where personal romantic relationships directly connect to the fate of the world.

[item.chekhovs-gun]
code=24
slug=chekhovs-gun
name=Chekhov's Gun
description=A creative principle that every element in a story should have necessity.

[item.late-with-toast]
code=25
slug=late-with-toast
name=Late Girl with Toast
description=A standard scene in Japanese creative works of a girl running late with toast in her mouth.

[item.dragon-slayer]
code=26
slug=dragon-slayer
name=Dragon Slayer
description=A universal mythological motif of a hero slaying a dragon.

[item.plot-twist]
code=27
slug=plot-twist
name=Plot Twist
description=A technique where unexpected developments are revealed near the end of the story.

[item.narou-kei]
code=28
slug=narou-kei
name=Narou-kei
description=A distinctive web novel genre originating from the Shousetsuka ni Narou platform.

[item.false-protagonist]
code=29
slug=false-protagonist
name=False Protagonist
description=A technique where a character thought to be the protagonist at the beginning turns out not to be.

[item.harem-genre]
code=30
slug=harem-genre
name=Harem Genre
description=A narrative form where multiple opposite-sex characters show affection toward a single protagonist.

[item.setting]
code=31
slug=setting
name=Setting
description=The framework of time, place, and social environment where the story unfolds.

[item.youngest-child-success]
code=32
slug=youngest-child-success
name=Youngest Child Success Tale
description=A folktale pattern where the youngest child outwits older siblings to achieve success.

[item.happy-ending]
code=33
slug=happy-ending
name=Happy Ending
description=An ending where the story concludes happily for the protagonist.

[item.plot-device]
code=34
slug=plot-device
name=Plot Device
description=Techniques or mechanisms used to advance the story.

[item.plot-hole]
code=35
slug=plot-hole
name=Plot Hole
description=A defect where contradictions or insufficient explanations occur in the story's plot.

[item.stepchild-abuse-tale]
code=36
slug=stepchild-abuse-tale
name=Stepchild Abuse Tale
description=A folktale type depicting children abused by stepmothers or stepfathers.

[item.morphology-of-folktale]
code=37
slug=morphology-of-folktale
name=Morphology of the Folktale
description=Propp's structural analysis theory of folktales.

[item.merry-bad-end]
code=38
slug=merry-bad-end
name=Merry Bad End
description=An ending format that appears happy on the surface but is actually tragic.

[item.dream-ending]
code=39
slug=dream-ending
name=Dream Ending
description=An ending technique revealing that the story's events were actually a dream.

[item.riddle-story]
code=40
slug=riddle-story
name=Riddle Story
description=A narrative form where the ending is not explicitly stated and left to reader interpretation.

[item.time-loop]
code=41
slug=time-loop
name=Time Loop
description=A narrative structure where the same time period or events repeat.

[item.road-movie]
code=42
slug=road-movie
name=Road Movie
description=A narrative form where characters grow through travel or journey.