Yes, looks are everything.
Hanako is the kind of girl that would encourage a guy who doesn't understand shy people to say he likes them. Then a shy girl would get her hopes up that he might understand her shyness but he only like anime shy girls, not real ones because real shy isn't glamorous like anime shy. That's the thought process that goes through my head with Hanako. Zet likes her best though.
Fun fact: I hated Emi up until I took her path, haha. I did Lilly first, then Shizune, then Hanako, then Emi, then Rin.