@Cornonthekopp, on reflection, and on a full re-read of World of Boobs, yes, Harumi is definitely more aware of her romantic feelings for Chiaka than I had remembered.
But in this series, I still think Koguma (and this is mostly judging by her expressions and reaction shots) is more conscious of wanting to have a straightforward romantic relationship with Hino, while Hino still thinks of her lewd impulses as just perverted and borderline abusive (hence her positioning of her various pranks as "lessons" for Koguma to learn from).
The parallels between the series are certainly not exact, but I think in both cases a lot of the comedy comes from the differences between how each person thinks the other perceives their relationship and how readers understand those relationships.
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