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tag story arc 24.9k
Tag description One long continuous narrative with the same characters and plot from beginning to end.
note Tired of seeing "story arc" tagged on works that contains multiple unrelated short stories.
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lord411
lord411
It doesn't need to be "beginning to end", tankoubons often have multi-chapter stories along with other short stories to fill out the pages. I'll dump examples as I find them.
rmjeans1313
rmjeans1313
Story arc could also include a multiple short stories relate to the same characters that may involve many more characters to build tension/plot. I missed the Korean story arcs that last thousands of chapters and never got finished
WarRatt
WarRatt
Story arc sometimes has bare minimum plot but on very few occasions you can find hidden gems beneath the thousands of works here
RookieSama_F7
RookieSama_F7
a story arc in my opinion isnt just because it has a long narrative writing where it consists of chapters and a few hundred or even up to a thousand pages but the plot and changes within its story or added works could also signify it
453tae
453tae
You're right that "long" can be subjective. By "long" I mean one continuous story with plot and the same main characters throughout, rather than one-shots or multiple unrelated short stories. It doesn't always have to be multi-chapter like or although all multi-chapter w/ same char and plot would be "story arc". As long as it's one cohesive story, an ongoing narrative can certainly use this tag.
Pornupine
Pornupine
I love a good story arc, and having a definition will help improve tagging. "Long" seems vague. I think the definition should give some guidance by including a minimum number of pages (or chapters/volumes) , although what the minimum should be is hard to say. Can an ongoing narrative use this tag or is the tag only appropriate if a narrative story arc has ended?
453tae
453tae
yes "story arc" can be considered a narrower/child tag to "multi-work series". By definition, a work can either be "story arc" without being a "multi-work series", or both a "story arc" and a "multi-work series" (same continuous story split into several works/chapters).
minminazusa
minminazusa
How would this relate to "multi-work series”? Will there be definition to separate both, or will this be treated like a child tag of it?
Xamareth
Xamareth
Sounds good to me. Add a joke about it not being as long as one piece.🤣
katawut2528
katawut2528
It's fine as it is. I don't think you need to change anything. Just make it flow smoothly; it's good for me.