The interaction between Asuka and Tomoko was super adorable, but is no one going to bring attention to how bashful Mako was when Yoshida complimented the food she made for the gang. I mean, come on that was super cute, even it if was just a little panel on page 10. Nico Tanigawa really lke teasing their fans with shipping fuel.
Personally, I love that canonically Tomoko always gets the upper hand on Nemo. At the beginning when Nemo and Tomoko first met, I thought it was gonna be the other way around, but now Tomoko always ends up playing Nemo like a fiddle. Great stuff.
I honestly don't think you could of done something like this series 10 or 15 years ago, I think it's only possible because the audience as a whole have become more carried and open to more ideas and concepts.