Originally Posted by Matrixbeast (Post 513200)

The difference?
They don't have a 40 year legacy of expectations to meet.

I'm not saying it's not a viable tactic to try to market to both gender groups, but the primary difference is that, as a franchise, attempting to do so would be a major shift in how it operates.

Here's an example. Look at the full title of the brony documentary.
"Bronies: The Extremely Unexpected Adult Fans of My Little Pony"
It's not quite the same scenario, but it'll suffice for the comparison. MLP holds a stigma of being for adolescent girls, and when the newest series was announced, it still held that stigma. Friendship is Magic was created not to intentionally attract fans of all genders and ages, but merely to appeal to them at some level (Primarily so that fathers watching with their daughters wouldn't want to chew their own faces off).
However, even the most die hard of fans *Cough* can admit that, ultimately, the series still targets the primary audience of adolescent girls, still being a series fueled by toy sales.

My Little Pony and Kamen Rider are both decades old franchises, and they actually do the same thing in aiming at the market that will net the most sales. However, FIM's attraction to alternate audiences wasn't an attempt to draw them in and get their money. It was just a unforeseen incident, and even with that, they still put most of their efforts in the toys that appeal to the younger fans, rather than boys and older collectors.
Kamen Rider intentionally trying to get the little girl market wouldn't necessarily be successful, and would just as well run the risk of alienating their main market, ending in a major collapse. It's just not worth the risk for a small chunk of the market.

Originally Posted by Yellow Ranger (Post 513252)

Another thing to consider is Toei owns both Precure and Sailor Moon so why would they change either SS or KR to appeal to little girls when they already have that demograph covered?

Originally Posted by Matrixbeast (Post 513348)

It's less people wanting it to appeal to young girls, and more for Kamen Rider to be a show to appeal to all demographics.

Originally Posted by Yellow Ranger (Post 513361)

That doesn't necessitate having a woman in the suit though.
Hasbro considers Transformers an appealling to all demographics franchise despite there being only 1 woman on the team.*and even that's spotty at best*

Originally Posted by Matrixbeast (Post 513376)

That's a substantial difference due in no small part to Transformers having a huge cast of characters.
Additionally, the most recent series, Prime and RID, feature a female character in a lead/important role.
While Arcee may not have been the most important character in terms of plot development, she was arguably the main character of Prime.

The equivalent would be having a Sentai where the lead character would be one of the female rangers (She may not necessarily be the leader of the team, but the character the audience is made to follow and connect with).

It's harder to create a brand that appeals to all demographics when the "Main character" spot is, often times, a solo hero.
Note: Not impossible or implausible, just harder.