Have you ever wondered how and when to you coincidence as a story element? It may seem like a cheat or even a Deus ex-Machina, but that’s not always true. Domestic Girlfriend shows us how and when to use it! Domestic Girlfriend (Analysis) – What a Coincidence! It’s hard not to notice the coincidences piling up in Domestic Girlfriend. The main conflict in the story was created by a coincidence… well, a couple of them, actually. Firstly, there was Hina. Natsuo loved Hina and had done so for some time. However, she saw him as a child and that crushed…
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