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==Subcatgegories==
Some of the central structural elements in anime are:
===Character Development===
;Plot Continuity
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:How does the plot or several plots unfold. Are they a strictly linear retelling of one big continuing story, a serial, possibly with several side stories, or is the content chopped into a set of unconnected episodes, only sharing the same setting and characters?
Character development is showing the multitude of traits and behaviors that give the literary character the complexity of a human being. The amount of character development affects the quality of the story:
;Stereotype Characters
* A flat character is not fully developed; we know only one side of the character.
:Then there is the question of the character set presentation. Is it completely original, or is it your usual stereotypical character cast. Both choices have their merit, for example it would not really make much sense to reinvent the wheel for a harem anime. Fans of that genre come to expect their favourite stereotype protagonists.
* A round character is fully-developed, with many traits--bad and good--shown in the story. We feel that we know the character so well that he or she has become a real person.
;Plot Twists
* Character development is a continuum with perfectly flat characters at one end and very round ones at the other. Every character lies somewhere on this continuum. Round characters are usually considered an indication of literary quality. However, characters in folktales are almost always flat, and flatness is appropriate for minor characters in modern literature for children. A character foil is often flat, even if the protagonist is round.
:Finally there is the question of how complex the plot / the story unfolds. Are there side-plots that merge into the main plot leading to unexpected plot twists, or is the anime quite predictable? The latter would not be appropriate for detective stories. In harem anime on the other hand a foreseeable outcome is actually something the fans will come to expect.
<i>Source: http://www.cas.usf.edu/lis/lis6585/class/litelem.html</i>
{{eyecatchLight|Note|'''Dynamic''' is just a placeholder for the 3 categories below; you can't add it to anime.}}


====Evolving====
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A dynamic character is one who experiences a basic change in character through the events of the story. This change is internal and may be sudden, but the events of the plot should make it seem inevitable.
=Subcategories=
<br><i>Source: http://www.cas.usf.edu/lis/lis6585/class/litelem.html</i>


====Static====
==Plot Continuity==
A static character is one who does not experience a basic character change during the course of the story.
{{eyecatch|1|Note|This category should '''not''' be used for '''movies''', since these have "Plot Continuity" by default.}}
<br><i>Source: http://www.cas.usf.edu/lis/lis6585/class/litelem.html</i>


====Stereotype====
Consistency of the characteristics of persons, plot, objects, places and events seen by the viewer. A single linear focused plot is highly continuous. A truly random plot is highly discontinuous.


===Plot===
''Plot Continuity'' indicates the presentation pattern of the anime (episodic vs. serial), as in:
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* Are all the episodes part of the big story?
Plot is the sequence of events which involves the characters in conflict.
{{CatWeight|1|worstcase|6|Complete plot continuity, a '''serial''', vote: ***.}}
<br><i>Source: http://www.cas.usf.edu/lis/lis6585/class/litelem.html</i>
:''Example: {{a|208|El Hazard: The Magnificent World}}''
====Presentation====
=====Episodic=====


=====Serial=====
* Or do some episodes contain a separate story and some (in most cases the final episodes) continue the same plot?
Serial is a term, originating in literature, for a format by which a story is told in contiguous installments in sequential issues of a single periodical publication. By extension, it also came to apply to a film issued in the same installment manner over a period of sequential weeks at a single movie house.
{{CatWeight|1|worstcase|1-5|The more serial elements the anime has, the more stars (*) you should use, vote: + to **+.}}
<br><i>Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serial</i>
:''Example: {{a|53|Trigun}}''


====Situational Content====
* Or do all the episodes contain a separate story?
=====Twisted=====
{{CatWeight|1|worstcase|0|The anime is strictly '''episodic'''. Do '''not''' set the category at all!}}
:''Example: {{a|4777|Lucky Star}}''


[[Category:Definitions]]
==Stereotypes==
''Stereotypes'' indicates that there are many characters with known and stereotypical personalities in the anime, e.g. there is the klutz, the quiet girl, the intellectual girl with glasses, the rich arrogant girl, etc. Generally this is seen in bishoujo (harem) anime to satisfy fetishes, but not always so. The category has no connection to plot elements, only to characters.
 
:''Examples: {{a|2162|Futakoi}}, {{a|3299|Tonagura!}}, {{a|160|UFO Princess Valkyrie}}''
 
==Twisted==
''Twisted'' indicates more than one abrupt change in plot or story. This derivation from strict linear storytelling usually makes these anime hard to follow, and at times even very confusing when several parallel plots intertwine.
 
:''Examples: {{a|4521|Code Geass Hangyaku no Lelouch}}, {{a|890|Innocence}}, {{a|22|Shinseiki Evangelion}}, {{a|673|Texhnolyze}}''
 
 
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