<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.