Maybe I’m just projecting my wishes too much into it. Since GK is a seinen and its fandom is familiar with Noda’s style, it could get away with having a canon lgbt pairing sans backlash, but it would be pretty risky bc of Japan’s censorship (talking about the anime aired on national tv, idk where GK airs in Japan). Noda’s style is also pretty homoerotic, and there are hits that some MCs may be bi/gay or demisexuals. There are many men in the cast who have shown no interest in women so far, whereas they have strong&close relationships with other men.
Noda has proved to be okay with having canon and outwardly lgbt characters (Ienaga, Princess&Boss), do you think some of the characters still alive, if revealed to be lgbt, could get together without having to die? This question may be interpreted in the wrong way, so before I get lapidated for this ask, GK is my favorite ongoing manga and I read it bc of plot&characters arcs, not bc of ships.