I do find this an interesting series and I want to keep reading, but I have to agree that we seem to be heading in the direction of a bittersweet ending and my heart is already in for trouble when Kimi to Tsuzuru Utakata concludes. I guess we'll have to see where volume 2 takes this if/when Archivers get around to it. I would say that the theory of Aoi being married and Anna knowing is pretty likely as a safe guess for a bittersweet ending, but hear me out with a different thought.
Anna knows that Aoi is a lesbian and doesn't want the bright and shining Sahoko to be "like that" too, I think that's why she says in the last chapter before we flash to the present again "I just can't see it." I think Anna wants to keep Sahoko preserved in this pretty little hetro bubble, she doesn't want Aoi to show up because she knows she will lose "her Sahoko". I don't think Anna is against same-sex couples but the character seems to like things to be very static and organized, I think she's afraid of having to change her view of Sahoko (even though it shouldn't make any difference if your best friend is gay or not) or she's afraid of how it will look if she supports her.
I think you are waaaay over analyzing her line. It’s more likely that she doesn’t like the two of them together; either she doesn’t like Aoi or doesn’t think they’re a good fit. Sahoko has also started acting differently, so she probably feels like her friend is being taken away a bit. And I also wouldn’t be surprised if she actually has a thing for Sahoko but either can’t come to terms with it since she’s struggling just understanding her own definition of love, or because she can’t muster the courage to confess to her best friend. And now I’ve over done it, but I’d place Anna in the not homophobic category.
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