I understand Japanese doesn’t typically use pronouns when they can be understood from context. I’m saying that using Cassis’s name in English when third-person pronouns are typically expected will cause problems.
I’m afraid this compromise will not work as well as you think it will as it will cause flow issues and may just be difficult to read.
Take the sentence from the novel:
“She told me she has the 'heart of a girl'”
If you sidestep the third-person pronouns by using her name alone, it becomes...
I have read the translated novel. Cassis is referred to with she/her pronouns by Kunon (though the narration continues to use he/him).
Why do you think that? Are you able to look into other people’s minds and determine what they’re thinking?
This is false.
Yeah, I think I’m genuinely considering throwing in the towel here. I might drop this manga if the next chapter includes a scene of a child doing something that could be construed as sexually suggestive.