Board Thread:Questions and Answers/@comment-25951143-20150101110046/@comment-28018961-20160321203113

Martialmaniac wrote: Yes, but they do not know about Nanika, it is out of disrespect. While Alluka is most likely male (Killua clearly called him his "little brother" at the phone with Morel), Nanika is probably female, that is why he says he needs "her" powers and uses feminine pronouns when talking about them. Yes, they do in fact know about Something(Nanika is translated into Something, which is actually a very strong point made in the anime, although some people don't realize it because the subs they watch didn't translate that word because it's a name), and I think that's why there's a conflict here. I think that since all of the Zoldyck's aside from Killua consider Something to be the main part, and the Something is male, however Killua, as can be seen when he tells Something not to come out anymore, focuses more on Alluka herself. I think that Alluka is female, while her nen counterpart, Something, is male. That's just my theory though.