Board Thread:Questions and Answers/@comment-25951143-20150101110046/@comment-26871105-20160817163033

Olivemeister wrote: &quot;I Want a Stand&quot; by me wrote: Olivemeister wrote: I can't believe no one has pointed out that the series' narrative has explicitly called Alluka a girl.

I'm referring to chapter 322, titled "Siblings". The standard (i.e. the actual dictionary standard) spelling for the term is 兄弟, using the kanji for "older brother" and "younger brother".

This is not the spelling used for the chapter title. 兄弟 is considered to not be a gendered term and can refer to any group of siblings regardless of their genders, so the fact that the spelling is altered draws the attention and must be intentional.

The chapter title for 322 is  兄妹, which  consists of  the kanji for "older brother," and "younger  sister. " Seems pretty definitive to me - again, this is the chapter title, which is as objective as narration and is not influenced by any characters' beliefs regarding Alluka. This is in the manga itself - that makes it a primary canon source, as opposed to supplementary/external materials like data books, games, trading cards, etc. Do you not realise it's intentionally done so precisely because Alluka is biologically male? The term "kyodai" is a gender-less term that goes for both ways as it's a generic term for "siblings", as such, any kanji being assigned to them is merely the icing and doesn't contribute anything to the actual phrase innately as such it's used to develop sub-meanings. The title reflects how Killua views Alluka perfectly, and not a supposed fact to say that Alluka is biologically female.

The Zoldycks either don't care too much about or despise Alluka with a passion so much so they refuse to even look at them as human beings and address them using "it". If that's the case, why would they even bother to intentionally twist their gender and call them a "he" rather than a "she", while Killua, is the only person in the entire household being the only person to ever refer and see Alluka as a female?

Then you get the databook, which outright states that Alluka is male. And the fact all of the servants refer to Alluka as "young master/bocchan" also points towards the fact Alluka is indeed biologically male. Sorry, at what point did I say "Alluka isn't transgender"? Because I was not trying to say that. I was trying to say "the narrative treats Alluka as a girl so why are we still fighting over whether or not she is one", not "Alluka is a girl with a vagina". I was commenting on Alluka's gender, not her sex. Her gender is actually a really awkward issue, since they could be merely wearing the girly cloths for Nanika's sake as they seem to care for Nanika greatly so much so they slapped Killua for shouting at Nanika.

I am not saying she couldn't be a transgender, but I don't think there is much concrete evidence that seriously points towards that notion besides her dressing attire.