in such cases , the fourth frame has something to appeal to people ' s emotions , such as touching scenes , or to drop a hint of something to come in the next piece and to give the readership expectations; thus , although it is not something to draw a laugh , it is appropriate as an ' ending of a story .' この場合の4コマ目は、感動させるなど情動に訴えるものや、次回への伏線を貼って期待を持たせるものなど、“笑いどころではないが「話の結末」としては適切なもの”になることが多い。
recently , there are many comics which draw a laugh not always being in line with kishotenketsu , but using different methods such as nidan ochi in which punch lines come twice in the third and the fourth frames , and using a subtitle of the manga which should originally be a title of contents as a factor of ochi (in this case , readers will understand what the subtitle means after reading the whole four frames ). 但し、最近は、3コマ目にもオチを配置した2段オチと呼ばれるものや、本来は内容の表題であった小見出し（サブタイトル）もオチの要素とするもの（4コマ目まで読んで初めて小見出しの意味がわかるもの）など、必ずしも起承転結に沿わない形で笑いを取るものも多い。
