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Did you know that classical (no idea about modern versions) Kabuki plays that are based on Samurai fights in most cases have 5 acts (jidaimono) while plays based on life of citizens have 3 acts instead (sewaimono)?

It'd make sense if Wano is based on jidaimono, but I have no idea if this is still a thing.
 
Did you know that classical (no idea about modern versions) Kabuki plays that are based on Samurai fights in most cases have 5 acts (jidaimono) while plays based on life of citizens have 3 acts instead (sewaimono)?

It'd make sense if Wano is based on jidaimono, but I have no idea if this is still a thing.
Wano is based on kabuki samurai plays. There have been explicit references to the act structure and stage format in chapter titles and dialogue.
This same concept was later adapted into jōruri and kabuki, where the plays are often arranged into five acts with jo-ha-kyū in mind. Takemoto Gidayū, the great jōruri chanter, was the first to describe the patterns or logic behind the five acts, which parallel as well the five categories of Noh which would be performed across a day.[3]

He described the first act as "Love"; the play opens auspiciously, using gentle themes and pleasant music to draw in the attention of the audience. The second act is described as "Warriors and Battles" (shura). Though it need not contain actual battle, it is generally typified by heightened tempo and intensity of plot. The third act, the climax of the entire play, is typified by pathos and tragedy. The plot achieves its dramatic climax. Takemoto describes the fourth act as a michiyuki (journey), which eases out of the intense drama of the climactic act, and often consists primarily of song and dance rather than dialogue and plot. The fifth act, then, is a rapid conclusion. All loose ends are tied up, and the play returns to an auspicious setting.[3]
The chapter "huh?" Is actually meant to be translated "ha" because it's a pun on the expression of puzzlement as well as the "ha" action of the dramatic structure. The recent "naraku"/hell chapter is a reference to the hidden area beneath the stage, not just hell. Kanjuro is a kabuki samurai actor and is a major antagonist. There's a lot more than this
 
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BBsZehahaInTheNewWorld

Wano is based on kabuki samurai plays. There have been explicit references to the act structure and stage format in chapter titles and dialogue.

The chapter "huh?" Is actually meant to be translated "ha" because it's a pun on the expression of puzzlement as well as the "ha" action of the dramatic structure. The recent "naraku"/hell chapter is a reference to the hidden area beneath the stage, not just hell. Kanjuro is a kabuki samurai actor and is a major antagonist. There's a lot more than this
In three act plays the last act has a climactic ending, this could perfectly work with this raid. Note also the Super Kabuki One Piece play only had 3 acts as well.
 
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