A girl who's strong enough to buck convention & dress the way she wants.
You mean "according to a different but no less rigid set of conventions (also commercialised six ways to Sunday)". The universal condition of youth rebellion at all times, as the young are nothing if not herd animals in severe denial about it.
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Also, I looked it up, and clownfish only live Northwest of Australia.
Apparently page 14 of chapter 14 is an almost shot for shot recreation of a strip from Gasoline Alley, a comic from 1930. So, an homage to Frank King. I don't really know anything about comics, but I wouldn't be surprised if these references have been all over the series
Neeko's friend has a romantic crush on her, but we don't know if it is reciprocated, and they aren't in a relationship, and the series isn't about them as a couple.
I thought only Imoko's friend had a confirmed crush