Board Thread:Questions and Answers/@comment-25951143-20150101110046/@comment-30102293-20160930153653

Okay so at this point it's basically a matter of interpretation. English is obviously not my mother language, so it's not quite easy for me to articulate myself accurately in a complex discussion like this, but I'm going to try me best.

Basically my interpretation is, that Alluka is a boy "possessed" by a Zashiki Warashi and because he feels like that ghost belongs to him, he acts and dresses in her favor. Illumi saying that "Alluka would be trapped as a zashiki warashi" does - in my opinion - not nullify what I said before because Nanika is a dark entity, there is no doubt, so I think when Illumi says what you quoted above, I believe he uses Alluka as an umbrella term for both Alluka and Nanika, since after all it's Allukas body, who will be locked in a room.

I think Allukas character concept is more complex then "just" saying he is transgender (I know transsexuallity is not a simple topic, but I hope one can grasp what I'm trying to say) since the origin of his behavior is not gender dysphoria but rather this entity that settled down inside of him.

At least that's my interpretation and there are many people who see it in a similar way, thus keeping the article gender neutral is the best way to keep everyone moderately happy. (I would even prefer it to use male pronouns for Alluka and female pronouns for Nanika, but that's just how I see it)