
It bothered me a bit that they keep refering to the trans girl with "he/him" pronouns

Technically using them like that (lol, pun not intended) isn't grammatically correct, apparently--yet. In colloquial speech we use they/them as both singular AND plural, you're right, so I'm sure grammarians will pull their heads out of their asses sometime soon and make it official. I mean, if "funner" can be made a word, they/them can be a gender neutral singular pronoun!(/TДT)/

it's been used as a singular pronoun since the 14th century and dictonaries have listed it as a singular pronoun. famous people like emily dickinson, shakespeare, chaucer, even wycliffe in the 1300s. it is grammatically correct. and has been for a long time. the only people saying it isn't are transphobic assholes.
https://www.merriam-webster.com/words-at-play/singular-nonbinary-they

Wow, google and my school profs have clearly failed me then! No complaints though, I've been using them/their like that since I don't even know when because that's how people use it when speaking, so good to know that it's proper, official use :). (Though if that's the case, I'm not sure why there's people pushing for "zhim, zhers, zhimself" as gender neutral pronouns when we already have ones that are used colloquially and are also officially recognized?? Eh, IDK ╮( ̄▽ ̄)╭)

Bruuuuuuuuuh... I won't argue that Americans can be anal and butthurt about stupid things (as a Canadian, making fun of Americans is one of our favorite pastimes) but it is NOT just America that respects the chosen pronouns of trans or non-binary people . If someone tells you they want to be addressed as she/her, or they/them, or he/him, that's what you do. Becasue it's the decent and polite thing to do, and it takes literally no effort.
In this case, the original Japanese was probably gender neutral so the translators had to make a call. It's been too long since I read this to remember anything, but if the person in question said the words "I am a woman" then they should have used female pronouns. If not, well, being trans and crossdressing are not the same thing so "he/him" could also have been fine, depending on the context. I just don't remember what the context is, lol
Honestly? I totally get why he didn't wanted to leave a person who hates cats alone with the kitten. I've heard horrible stories about people who hate cats kicking them and being awful while the owners aren't looking and even feeding them poison.
I mean... you can’t just assume he worse about someone because they don’t like the same things you like. I agree if someone doesn’t like cats you should probably keep an eye on them but don’t assume the worse until you see it happen. (づ ̄ ³ ̄)づ
I would say there is a bad translation. He didn't act like he hate cats, more like afraid of them. If he would hate them, it would seem very different.
i mean it would make sense that he hated cats because he's afraid of them, like kids hating snakes or in my case mosquitoes. (づ ̄ ³ ̄)づ
I guess people like that exist too. I personally, if I'm afraid of something, do not hate it. I feel there is a difference between the two. Only exception are centipedes, I hate those and fear those at the same time