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A slice of life story is a category for a story that portrays a "cut-out" sequence of events in a character's life. It may or may not contain any real plot, and often has no exposition, action, conflict, or denouement, with an open ending. Mythos (Aristotle In literature the plot comprises all the events in a story particularly rendered towards the achievement of some particular Artistic or Emotional In Literature, a dénouement ( IPA:/deˈnuːmɑ̃/ consists of a series of events that follow the climax of a drama or narrative and thus serves as the It usually tries to depict the every-day life of ordinary people. The term slice of life is actually a (more or less) dead metaphor: it often seems as if the author had taken a knife and cut out a slice of the lives of some characters, without concern for narrative form. A dead metaphor is a Metaphor that through overuse has no figurative value It is sometimes called tranche de vie, from the French. French ( français,) is a Romance language spoken around the world by 118 million people as a native language and by about 180 to 260 million people

John Steinbeck is an example of someone who uses "slice of life. " Steinbeck takes experiences from his own life and makes characters who could very well be real characters and turns it into a story. An example is Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men. [1]

It has also been defined as an "episode of actual experience represented realistically and with little alteration in a dramatic, fictional, or journalistic work. " (cp. Answers.com).

There are typically no fantasy or science fiction elements in "slice of life" shows, movies, or video games. Fantasy is a Genre that uses magic and other Supernatural forms as a primary element of plot, theme, and/or setting A video game is a Game that involves interaction with a User interface to generate visual feedback on a video device. Super Jinsei Game and Bakushou!! Jinsei Gekijou are two examples of "slice of life" video games. The Super Jinsei Game Series were a series of Super Famicom life simulator games that allowed players to pick their own Career unlike the Bakushou!! Jinsei The series were a popular Japan-only Famicom series of Life simulator games that were based on the Japanese board game Jinsei Game. Sports may be present in "slice of life" in a thematic form in order to advance the plot of the story. Sport is an Activity that is governed by a set of rules or Customs and often engaged in competitively

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  1. ^ Joe Banno. Dubliners is a collection of 15 short stories by James Joyce, first published in 1914 James Augustine Aloysius Joyce (2 February 1882 &ndash 13 January 1941 was an Irish expatriate writer widely considered to be one of the most influential writers of the Jack London (January 12 1876 &ndash November 22 1916 was an American author who wrote The Call of the Wild, White Fang, and The Chris de Burgh (born Christopher John Davison on 15 October 1948 is a half Irish musician and songwriter who holds British nationality. Walter John de la Mare (surname pronounced /ˈdɛləˌmeə(ɹ/ OM CH ( 25 April 1873 &ndash 22 June 1956) was an Walter John de la Mare (surname pronounced /ˈdɛləˌmeə(ɹ/ OM CH ( 25 April 1873 &ndash 22 June 1956) was an Jim Jarmusch (born January 22 1953 in Akron Ohio; ˈdʒɑrməʃ is an American independent Film director. " Tom's Diner " is an A cappella pop song written in 1981 by American Singer-songwriter Suzanne Vega. Suzanne Nadine Vega (born 11 July 1959 in Santa Monica, California) is an American Songwriter and Singer is a Science fiction Manga written and illustrated by Hitoshi Ashinano. is a Japanese manga artist. He is most noted for Yokohama Kaidashi Kikō, for which he won Afternoon magazine's Four Seasons Award for ˈmɑŋgə is the Japanese word for Comics (sometimes called komikku コミック and print Cartoons In their modern form manga date from shortly is an ongoing Japanese Comedy Manga series by Kiyohiko Azuma, the creator of Azumanga Daioh. is a Japanese Manga author and illustrator In his manga he writes under the Hiragana form of his name which has made some confuse him for a female (as there is Questionable Content (abbreviated QC) is a slice-of-life Webcomic written and drawn by Jeph Jacques. Jeph Jacques (born) writes and illustrates the Webcomics Questionable Content and "indietits" is a Japanese Comedy Manga written and illustrated by Kiyohiko Azuma. is a Japanese Manga author and illustrator In his manga he writes under the Hiragana form of his name which has made some confuse him for a female (as there is (anime in Japanese, is a Japanese series about a young girl who grows older into an adult and an adult woman who becomes younger turning into a child is a Japanese manga artist. Yamada is known for creating the Manga Asatte no Houkou, which also spawned an Anime. is a Japanese four-panel Comic strip Manga by Kagami Yoshimizu. is a Japanese manga author from Saitama, Japan. He is perhaps most well-known as the creator of a four-panel Comic strip is a Japanese Manga and Anime series written by Yoshito Usui. Sunshine Sketch, known in Japan as, is a Japanese four-panel Comic strip by Ume Aoki revolving around the daily lives of a group is a female Japanese Mangaka from Hyōgo Prefecture. Works Hidamari Sketch Tetsunagi Kooni is a Science fiction Manga by. The series was originally titled when it was published by Enix in the magazine Monthly Stencil, being retitled when Seinfeld is an American Situation comedy, or sitcom that originally aired on NBC from July 5 1989 to May 14 1998 lasting nine seasons Lawrence Eugene "Larry" David (born July 2 1947 is an American Emmy -winning Actor, Writer, Comedian, producer Jerome Allen "Jerry" Seinfeld (born on April 29 1954 in Brooklyn, New York) is an American comedian actor and writer is a Manga series by Kio Shimoku about a college club for Otaku (extremely devoted fans of various media and the lifestyle its members pursue The Gum Thief is Canadian author Douglas Coupland 's twelfth novel Douglas Coupland (born December 30, 1961) is a Canadian Novelist. Webcomics, online comics, or Internet comics are Comics Published on a Website, often exclusively providing easy access to an is a Japanese Visual novel by Leaf / Aquaplus released in 1997 for the PC. commonly abbreviated, is a Manga series by Masami Tsuda. It was published by Hakusensha in LaLa from 1995 to 2005 and collected in 21 is a Japanese manga artist. She specialises in Shōjo Manga, the most famous being Kare Kano His and Hers Circumstances, which is In Theater script and Poetry writing vignettes are short impressionistic scenes that focus on one moment or give a trenchant impression about a character prod concern = this definition move to Wiktionary on 10/11/2008 month = October day = 12 year = 2008 time = 0045 timestamp = 20081012004517 Mimesis ( μίμησις from μιμεîσθαι) is a critical and Philosophical term that carries a wide range of meanings including "Reigning Men", Washington City Paper, November 9-15, 2001. The Washington City Paper is a US Alternative weekly newspaper serving the Washington D Retrieved on 2008-06-05. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 70 - Titus and his Roman Legions breach the middle wall of Jerusalem in the Siege of Jerusalem  "It does justice to both Of Mice and Men's European smarts and its italicized form of Americana, without apologizing or attempting to hammer itself back into Steinbeck's slice-of-life original. " 
  2. ^ Christopher White. James Joyce, Dubliners Unabridged. Green Man Review. Retrieved on 2007-12-16. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 755 - An Lushan revolts against Chancellor Yang Guozhong at Fanyang, initiating the An Shi Rebellion  “The structure and content of the Dubliner stories, with their 'slice of life' approach and often lack of overt dramatic conflict and resolution, are today thoroughly familiar forms and devices, but were part of the explorations engaged in by Joyce and his contemporaries that transformed our literary tradition. ”
  3. ^ Tom's Diner. The Rusted Pipe Web Site. Retrieved on 2008-06-05. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 70 - Titus and his Roman Legions breach the middle wall of Jerusalem in the Siege of Jerusalem  “"Tom's Diner" was written in Tom's Restaurant, it's really about Tom's Restaurant, on 112th Street and Broadway in New York City, and it was really written from the point of view of my friend Brian, who is a photographer, and had made a comment to me one day that he felt that as a photographer, he saw his whole life through a pane of glass, and always felt like he was the witness to a lot of things, but was never really involved in them. ”
  4. ^ Dirk Deppey (2006-10-13). Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 54 - Nero ascends to the Roman throne 409 - Vandals and Alans crossed the Pyrenees A Comics Reader's Guide to Manga Scanlations. The Comics Journal. The Comics Journal, often abbreviated TCJ, is a US magazine of news and criticism pertaining to Comic books and strips Retrieved on 2007-12-16. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 755 - An Lushan revolts against Chancellor Yang Guozhong at Fanyang, initiating the An Shi Rebellion  “The few actual incidents that occur in this series -- Alpha getting hit by lightning and recuperating in a hospital, or running out of coffee beans and riding her scooter to Yokohama to get more -- punctuate a calm, endless sea of chapters wherein she does little more than sit by the window, drink coffee, wander the fields with her camera, visit the beach with friends or pay leisurely visits to the town's few remaining human citizens. ”
  5. ^ Carlo Santos (2007-11-27). Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1095 - Pope Urban II declares the First Crusade at the Council of Clermont RIGHT TURN ONLY!! - Society for the Study of Really Awesome Endings. Anime News Network. Anime News Network (ANN is an Anime industry News Website that reports on the status of Anime, Manga, Japanese popular Retrieved on 2007-12-16. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 755 - An Lushan revolts against Chancellor Yang Guozhong at Fanyang, initiating the An Shi Rebellion  “Such is the way of Kiyohiko Azuma's slice-of-life storytelling, which was mastered within the four-panel pillars of Azumanga Daioh but perfected only in the full-chapter format that Yotsuba&! brings. ”
  6. ^ Carl Kimlinger (2007-12-15). Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 533 - Byzantine general Belisarius defeats the Vandals, commanded by King Gelimer, at the Battle of Azumanga Daioh GN - Omnibus Edition. Anime News Network. Anime News Network (ANN is an Anime industry News Website that reports on the status of Anime, Manga, Japanese popular Retrieved on 2007-12-16. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 755 - An Lushan revolts against Chancellor Yang Guozhong at Fanyang, initiating the An Shi Rebellion  “Azumanga Daioh is a slice-of-life chronicle of high-school friendships cranked up to just the right extremity to be absolutely hilarious. ”
  7. ^ "Lucky Star (TV)".  “Genres: comedy, slice of life”
  8. ^ Hidamari Sketch.  “For those of you who wish, count how many words generated in this post and we will see if it beats 1000. For I will talk about Hidamari Sketch, a slice of life anime thrown together with comedy, chibi, and a bit of cuteness that is not overbearing. ”
  9. ^ Dirk Deppey (2007-01-24). Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 41 - Gaius Caesar (Caligula, known for his eccentricity and cruel Despotism, is Assassinated by his disgruntled ADV's Abandoned Manga. The Comics Journal. The Comics Journal, often abbreviated TCJ, is a US magazine of news and criticism pertaining to Comic books and strips Retrieved on 2008-01-06. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1066 - Harold Godwinson is crowned King of England. 1205 - Philip of Swabia becomes King  “Like this manga's closest spiritual contemporary, Hitoshi Ashinano's Yokohama Kaidashi Kikou, it doesn't have story arcs so much as an endless string of idyllic moments. Rather than a plot, Aria contains a series of encounters with customers, townspeople and the city and surrounding countryside. ”
  10. ^ "Seinfeld a Study of Modern Character". Annika Backlund. Retrieved on 2008-02-28. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 202 BC - coronation ceremony of Liu Bang as Emperor Gaozu of Han takes place initiating four centuries of the Han Dynasty 's rule  “. . . Television offers its viewers a slice of life of New York citizen Jerry Seinfeld and friends. . . ”
  11. ^ To Heart.  “Genres: Comedy, Romance, Slice of Life No. of Episodes: 13”
  12. ^ Reviews Kare Kano aka His and Her Circumstances. Anime Planet (2004-09-11). "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Events 9 - The Battle of the Teutoburg Forest ends 506 - The Bishops of Visigothic Gaul Retrieved on 2008-02-07. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 457 - Leo I becomes emperor of the Byzantine Empire. 1074 - Battle of Montesarchio in which the Prince  “. . . I like slice of life shows. I like slow shows, and I like shows about nothing. But nothing about this slice of life type show was amusing, funny, or exciting, except the weak concept of a relationship which was ditched for randomness and "humor" early on. ”

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