Idle Master

  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 that incident, giving rising action. At the most climatic point of conflict, the characters deal the final blow. Tension is absolved and we fall down to our resolution.  This way of dealing with conflict and tension is the oldest trick in the book but is also the most oversimplified version of it. The truth of the matter is, tension and conflict are infinitely complex. If you have been following my recent blog posts, you may note that I've been talking non-stop about different categories of progression; We have circumstantial and internal conflicts; We have implicit and explicit struggles. And when it comes down to the feeling of tension itself, I have discussed in my essay...

  So a few days ago, I fell in love with a little ol' show called 'Otonari no Tenshi' . I really enjoyed the subtle dialogue shared between the two main leads, and I also came to learn a lot about how its author approach the concept of character chemistry. Now a few days later, I finally dipped my toes into another little show called 'Sugar Apple Fairy Tale' , and to my surprise, came to realize that the techniques employed to establish character chemistry are congruous and perhaps even improved upon. With that said, I hope you enjoy reading part two of how to establish character chemistry. Otonari no Tenshi-Sama: How to establish character chemistry https://zxcaderu.blogspot.com/2023/01/otonari-no-tenshi-sama-how-to-establish.html Disclaimer: I am an anime-only. This essay will only discuss events up to episode 4. The above is an essay that you do not have to read, but since this is a direct extension, I will still be referencing a lot of the previous concepts ther...