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So many comments seem like Yamada did something so horrendous? Yes, he should have been more sensitive to Akane's feelings and considered what he knows about her past, but that does not mean he shouldn't have friends of the opposite sex.
You can tell from his personality that it's just not something he thinks of, a friend is a friend. They both just need to communicate, but this is a manga so we'll see how long this goes on.