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Konata yori Kanata made

こなたよりかなたまで

Title
こなたよりかなたまで
Konata yori Kanata made
Aliasesこなかな, konakana
Play timeMedium (14h24m from 2 votes)
DeveloperF&C FC01 & F&C
PublishersF&C Co., Ltd. & AiCherry
Relations
Sequel

Yaneura no Kanojo

LinksWikipedia (ja), Wikidata, VNStat
Shopssponsored links» JP¥ 3132 @ DLsite

Description

Kanata Haruka lost both of his parents and is left alone in the world without any relatives. On top of this he was diagnosed with terminal cancer and told that his remaining time on earth would not last long enough for him to see springs cherry blossoms again.

The only pillars of support in his life are his two childhood friends: Kousuke and Kanae. Kousuke heard about Kanata's illness and started helping him with all kinds of chores as these became increasingly more difficult for him to complete on his own because of the immense side effects brought on by the anticancer drugs. However, Kanata could not bring himself to also tell Kanae about his condition who he noticed was in love with him.

The seasons gradually become colder moving from late autum to early winter, when suddenly a blonde haired girl makes an appearance in Kanata's house. She introduces herself as Christel, an immortal vampire...

Mini reviews

By mdzz on 2020-09-14r31419Vote: 5.5
<report>Konokana is a reflective work on dying - its effects on the person & on others. The terminally-ill protagonist ruminates on what it means to live "ideally"; in each route, the protagonist comes out differently on this predicament. Ultimately, while konokana raised & dipped into interesting ideas, its execution of them was cursory.

Takehaya's writing during the philosophical interludes & climactic points is best described as simple, but engaging. His writing outside of these points - the slice of life & 'plot' connecting these events - felt dull & soporific. His characters are archetypal - even the main heroine felt more 'symbolic' than personal. Takehaya's terse writing avoids making the work seem melodramatic at the cost of the reader's emotional attachment to its events & characters.
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By barbital20 on 2021-05-03r1142Vote: 7
<report>Play only Yuu/Izumi-chan's route. If the game was that route alone, then it would've been a solid 9. Nothing else is worth it not even Kris' route.

Kris' and Kokonoe's characters weren't really suited for this one. They have a more adventure-like setting which would've worked out nicely if the game was longer, to tell about their encounters through long routes. Unfortunately, what we are left with is symbolism taking away from the most important part of this vn (for me anyway) - Kanata's illness. All the routes combined, this game feels like they were trying for something very grand, but were strapped by the budget and salvaged whatever they could. Truly a shame considering the awesome soundtrack.
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