Thread:KalinaVita/@comment-35109290-20181001182934/@comment-35109290-20181001191636

(and, again, proving language context is important to note here:)

https://www.tofugu.com/japan/kokuhaku-love-confessing-japan/

[^also contains language context on suki/daisuki vs. aishiteru. There's multiple other sources for this on google or youtube that could be used/referenced, i'm sure it's included in at least some language books as well.]

[again, Mary asked Kano if he "suki"'d Kido. He clearly knew what she was asking. Japanese aren't dense.]

http://scrawlers.tumblr.com/post/169065242224/thewittyphantom-heres-how-duel-lunks-handles

(Ayano uses "daisuki da yo" towards shintaro in "Additional Memory" as well. This posts shows similar canon scenes from Cardcaptor sakura and Naruto, among some other examples. So if you agree it's canon from Ayano->Shintaro, why would it not be for Kano->Kido? Because you don't agree with the Japanese fans' interpretation, even though you are not Japanese?)

So, again, feel free to delete, but know this is how those following the series are interpeting what's going on, even if we aren't fans of the "ship". I can at least admit to respecting the Japanese usage and notes from native speakers or translators. Because it's a Japanese series.