Appreciate the clarifications RE: your choices with Kou! Your decision to go with "they" (when Kou self-refers in formal speak), "she" (when talking in the notes about Kou directly), or either may be unusual to English speakers, but you're just focusing less on localization and on something that...
If I tried harder, I could explain why I enjoy and look forward to this mini series so much. More importantly though, I really appreciate the effort put into this scanlation!