No idea why everyone loves pitiful Nene so much. She is cute, but she is a coward and continues to mess up by being Goeidou's submissive play thing. She got thrown away by Goeidou and came crawling back and Goeidou threw here away again. IMO Nene will always be trash until she gets the courage...
I don't get all the Kanako hate either. I want to see where Kanako ends up more than anyone other character. She could end up with anyone, even Hime if Yano oversteps.
I feel Sumika could make a big play soon. If she reveals to Hime that she has romantic interest in Kanako, it could force Hime to confront her own feeling for Kanako if she has any. Then again Kanako did promise to Hime that they would never fall in love with anyone so Hime may see any romantic...