User blog comment:IamJakuhoRaikoben/Sorcerer Magazine, Issue 28: April 2014/@comment-67.164.52.149-20140507025245/@comment-4829046-20140507030049

Carrot is female. Plus this isn't really planned like that to my knowledge. And Hibiki was interviewed, don't remember which issue though and can't check because I'm not on my computer.