1) Yes. You do not have to "date" Hanabi last to get The Yellow Flash. You can get any other character last to unlock The Yellow Flash. Most people just get Hanabi last.
2) "New Game Plus" just starts the competition over. If you didn't do all the "dates" before you went into the new game, you can still "date" the rest of the characters after you beat the competition in that game.
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