注意的是，這報導有連到去這媒體訪談的原文的，而原文沒有這樣說，所以其他討論區一般認為報導作者並不可靠。原文新海誠的說法是：In terms of the LGBTQ commentary, it's not something that I'm actively trying to write or not write or [is] a conscious decision. But with this film, Suzume as the main character, it works. But I think it would also work had she been a boy or had she been non-binary. It's not necessarily the context of male/female; it's about a human overcoming something. In my future films as well, I want to focus on that human story as opposed to too much commentary on gender or sex.
すずめの戸締まり
日本的ACG作品能严肃地（哪怕不那么娱乐化地）讨论性少数者寥寥无几；依我看来ACG作品在“性别萌属性”上整出的花活与LGBTQ+运动之间不存在强联系，所以我认为否定其中一者不等同于否定另一者。