Catharsis. The subconscious of every person on Earth yearns for it. Thus, the forerunners of literature have formed the basic framework of storytelling according to humanity’s innate need to experience a purgation of emotions. This is why the very first stories written in history were tragedies – stories that were specifically designed to draw out a purgation of emotions from the audience. This is one thing that, as a person who grew up with anime, was able to discover. MORE
