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In the first episode of Black Bullet, it was said in the narration that all
cursed children are girls. Has this been explained why in the light novel? Are
the boys instantly turned into gastrea when infected by the virus or what? As
far as I can tell from the 13 episodes of the anime, it wasn't explained.


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Why is it that cursed children are all female?


I can't say for sure if or when this is mentioned in the light novel, but the
manga certainly covers it more explicitly.

In some cases, the Gastrea virus can enter the mouth of a pregnant woman, and
this can lead to the birth of a 'Cursed Child'

![image](https://i.gyazo.com/12809800119fa14d68b57f35f3848590.png)

Additionally, when Rentaro talks with the old man looking after the cursed
children outside of the city, the following exchange takes place, which sheds
a bit more light on why the cursed children are all female:

![image](https://i.gyazo.com/632cbcb864c3df686ebf5fd25db38400.png)

Simply said, **once the Gastrea virus enters a mother and infects a fertilised
egg, the virus itself will force the child to become female** , in addition to
receiving the other common traits, such as red eyes. If an embryo is already
past the point where cells have begun to be specialised and it's sex has been
decided, the Gastrea virus will simply infect the child just as it would with
any other human.


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