Kirby's gender is officially listed as "unknown"
. While the English manual for Kirby's Dream Land refers to Kirby as a "little boy," the Japanese Kirby encyclopedia lists Kirby's gender as "unknown"
. In Japanese media, Kirby is usually described using gender-neutral pronouns and terminology, while English localizations use masculine pronouns when referring to Kirby
. Therefore, Kirby's gender is not definitively male or female, and is often considered gender-neutral or genderless.
