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.
Fun fact: The author wanted a female mc but the publishing company said no so we got this:
Check the HD of the publishing company that made that decision
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.
Yes, the original PUBLISHED light novel, not the original draft.
If you look at the art for the light novel he looks male