Her problem is that she's too much like a person to be recognized as a toy, so for both of the people involved it would feel like cheating no matter how she claims otherwise.
It may be due to the blank period, but it seems you don't remember Utena very well. Breaking them is the last thing she wants. Refer back to chapter 10 to see what she thinks of this.
Unfortunately, in this chapter it's indicated that the thing was based on the idea rather than the exact words, so the gun could just as easily have unlimited bullets and never require maintenance.
Perfection aside, there's a minimum level of quality your products should reach before you make them available to the public, and if you don't meet it you should expect to be informed. Redrawn sfx and localization aren't needed to avoid getting panned; if there are two versions I tend to prefer...
It's often acknowledged in an aside, but unless the story is specifically about it like this one is, having a language barrier is not helpful so it gets dealt with either through magic during transfer or by having the transferred person grow up and learn the language as a child like anyone else.