Villager
Konno in Village in the Shade
Konno is Rin’s guardian and the chief’s secretary. The official English character page lists Konno as Unknown. Birthday Summer 11 matches two community guides. Romance is not a system in this game.
Last verified: 2026-10-28. Checked against public sources listed below.
| Fact | Value | Status | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age | Unknown | Official | NIS America character page |
| Role | Rin’s guardian and the chief’s secretary | Official | NIS America character page |
| Birthday | Summer 11 | Community-2 | gamecap.jp and Ludens villager guide |
| Liked gifts | kitsune udon, small-game meat, sake, gold ore | Community-1 | Ludens villager guide only |
| Disliked gifts | rosemary, small bones, large bones, fox fur | Community-1 | Ludens villager guide only |
Game screenshots: © Nippon Ichi Software, Inc. / NIS America, Inc. Source: official Steam listing.
Who they are
On the official English character page, Konno is Unknown and Rin’s guardian and the chief’s secretary. The official age line is Unknown. He likes money and is described as watching the village.
The same page does not list a romance, dating, or marriage field for any villager. Friendship gifts are a separate system.
Gifts
Liked examples recorded by one Traditional Chinese guide: kitsune udon, small-game meat, sake, gold ore.
Disliked examples from that same single source: rosemary, small bones, large bones, fox fur. English item names are not confirmed on an official list, so these stay in the community wording.
What is not published
Event dates, required friendship ranks, and the ending of this villager’s personal story are not on the official page. Those fields stay empty here.
Sources and verification
Source review updated 2026-10-28. Publisher statements and store listings may share a source; two links alone do not establish independent confirmation. Unless an independent cross-check is explicitly identified, treat a named publisher or store claim as a single-source statement. Access restrictions and disagreements are marked in the article.
- S2: NIS America — official character profileshttps://nisamerica.com/village-in-the-shade/character?lang=en
- S31: GameCap — community birthday listhttps://gamecap.jp/honogurashi/tamjyoubi.html
- S32: Ludens — community villager and gift guidehttps://guide.ludens.com.tw/honogurashi/villagers/
- S43: VillageInTheShade.com — fan character guidehttps://villageintheshade.com/guides/characters
- S28: Console Creatures — developer interview on horror and romancehttps://www.consolecreatures.com/village-in-the-shade-interview-horror/
Questions
Can you date Konno?
No. The developer interview explicitly says romance was left out; the character page describes friendship. See the romance page.
When is Konno’s birthday?
Summer 11, from two community birthday lists. The official page does not print birthdays.
What does Konno like?
One community guide lists kitsune udon, small-game meat, sake, gold ore. Treat that as a single source.
How old is Konno?
The official page says Unknown. It does not give a number.
Where is the quote from?
NIS America character page: “Goodness, what misfortune. To find yourself all the way out here in this painfully provincial area...”
Updated 2026-10-28.