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[–] [email protected] 8 points 5 days ago (4 children)

Fun fact: The author wanted a female mc but the publishing company said no so we got this:

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 days ago (2 children)

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.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Yes, the original PUBLISHED light novel, not the original draft.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 days ago

If you look at the art for the light novel he looks male

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