Talk:Ryūko Matoi/@comment-132.147.65.33-20140328175658/@comment-101.174.200.236-20140518025728

I think the issue here is just a misunderstanding of a concept from a Western perspective.

Mako is not "dropping hints". She is not asking Ryuko to 'hang out' by means of a 'date'. The language she used was pretty clear. She says デートしろ (deeto shiro), which is another form of デートする (deeto suru). The latter is asking, the former is more implying ageement. The key word is デート (deeto), which is used exclusively for romantic dates (if, you know, the kissing, groping and holding hands while blushing wasn't enough to convince you). This isn't dropping hints, Mako is 100% asking Ryuko to date her. If she just wanted to 'hang out', she would've said something like 招待する (shoutai suru), which doesn't necessarily mean dating, or even 遊びに行こう (asobi ni ikou) which roughly means she wants to play/hang out.

tl;dr they're dating. It's canon.