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“Tree spirit Konoha and girl Akino share annual autumn reunions, bound by love yet challenged by fate.”
Kon no Ki Konoha
コンノキコノハ
7.74
1,690 rank · 15,830 readers · 138 favorites
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Fantasy
Romance
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Synopsis
Tree spirit Konoha and girl Akino share annual autumn reunions, bound by love yet challenged by fate.
Only during autumn, a mysterious boy can be found on a small mountain. Like the tree he dwells inside, the tall, young man has dark blue hair and a calming presence. As luck would have it, a little girl named Akino stumbles into him. The boy tells her his name, Konoha, and shares with her that he is a tree spirit with an intangible body. Soon enough, a pure and unique bond forms between the two. Every year during autumn, Akino comes to the mountain and stands in front of the tree, reuniting with Konoha after a seemingly endless wait. However, despite their unshakable love for one another, fate may not be as kind as they are hoping.
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 6 sampled reviews
7.5
/10
What 6 readers settled on.
75%
recommend
Score distribution
median 8
mode 8
σ 1.61
Agreement
Mostly aligned
σ 1.61 · some divergence
The polarity gap
3.7 pts
Recommenders 8.7 · others 5.0
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No
Score over time
↓ 2.50
Running avg · Jun 2009 → Jul 2025
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 8 “It's cute, but a scene-for-scene ripoff of Hotarubi no Mori e, except with a tree motif rather than a yokai motif. Kon no Ki Konoha is alright, but it leaves a bitter taste in my mouth that it's...”
- 10 “Beautiful. One of the best one-shots I've ever read. This is a story about a little girl named Akino who went up to the mountain in the autumn with her father one day. When she went up to the...”
- 8 “Love is fleeting... like the seasons... This poignant one-shot tells the tale of first love. Spanning the course of several years, the story begins with the young girl, Akino and her father...”
Verbosity
Short · 67%
Medium · 33%
Long · 0%
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A One shot Publication
- Format 1 ch ch × vol
- Total read 0h 08m approx
- Published Dec 2007 – ongoing
- Source One shot media type
- Ref. BS-M5116 catalog