Melodrama
Melodrama noun - An extravagant comedy in which action is more salient than characterization.
Tale and melodrama are semantically related. in fanciful story or narrative topic. In some cases you can use "Tale" instead a noun "Melodrama".
Nearby Word: melodramatic
Tale
Tale noun - A rumor or report of a personal or sensational nature.
Both words in one sentence
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Genre-Busting: Hoo boy, we have an adventure story with fairy tale and mythological elements, samurai melodrama, space fantasy, war movie, western and old fashioned science fiction elements all mashed up into one movie.
Source: Film / A New Hope -
The series began as yaoi doujinshi for Captain Tsubasa, and was spun off into an original tale brimming with melodrama; the word "zetsuai" is a made-up compound meaning something like "desperate love" or (Ozaki's favoured English translation) "everlasting love".
Source: Yaoi Genre
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