Wrong. The original light novel had him drawn male. The mangaka took tons of creative liberties in his adaptation, like the design, or even the fight scenes, and their version was more successful, so the anime is based on the manga. But he was still always male to begin with.
KoalaUnknown@lemmy.world 10 months ago
Fun fact: The author wanted a female mc but the publishing company said no so we got this:
deedan06_@lemmy.dbzer0.com 10 months ago
KoalaUnknown@lemmy.world 10 months ago
Yes, the original PUBLISHED light novel, not the original draft.
deedan06_@lemmy.dbzer0.com 10 months ago
If you look at the art for the light novel he looks male
DoucheBagMcSwag@lemmy.dbzer0.com 10 months ago
Check the HD of the publishing company that made that decision