Frankly speaking, I don't want social issues in manga, at least real life ones. Fantasy politics and social issues can be fun, but when it's made to make a point about real life, I personally don't welcome it.
I'm always a bit surprised that Kashiwada has some curves. I kind of overlap the image of her, especially in the chibi style her, with Aharen-san, if you guys know her. Because of that, I expect her to be flat as a board, but I'm wrong every time.
It's been said that every good writer is a sadist. They must want to have their characters suffer in order to make compelling stories, for the most compelling of stories are built upon the back of characters overcoming hardship. Keep up the good work, author-sensei.