Talk:Mako Mankanshoku/@comment-24.23.159.161-20141008230847/@comment-31195725-20190111122608

Holding hands is not a uniquely romantic act in Japan unless you are two guys or the opposite sex. Yes, these are double standards, but still. Otherwise, yes, the show is clearly open about Mako's "inclinations", but it never plays further than the "covert pervert" trope and the plot never positions them as a couple. Perhaps it was part of a parody on fanservice and mahou shoujo yuri vibes, I don’t know. In any case, Ryoko is a canonically chaste hero.