it kinda sucks though that Hitomi can't just decline him if he actually doesn't like him, it would make the whole Lanka thing feel more right. Instead it just feels like the school and people are convincing him he definitely likes Lanka.
He also explained explicitly why he acts like he does, was abused alot by other animals already and has his wishes constantly ignored. Dunno this whole series outside of the animal trivia just feels like a huge case of stockholm.