She gets better, though.

I would love it...provided she was written competently and not just a walking stereotype or overly cute/sexy/cold.

But it won't happen for the same reason a female red*I don't really count female ShinkenRed here*or sixth Sentai hero won't.

Execs think rightly or wrongly that boys won't support a female hero.

However, she returns in Movie Taisen Ultimatum, so she is technically alive.

I would kill for a female Rider main character. Or an all female Rider team.

As far as marketing and demographics goes, I'm not sure it's at all possible for the main Rider to be female. I'd certainly dig it if the primary secondary Rider was, though.

Maybe they could do something like with the Genesis Driver, where there's several of the belt she uses and multiple characters wear them? That way the belt itself would still appeal to young boys, but the main featured user in the show is a woman.

I kinda find it funny that effiminate looking guys like Alata and Philip are given lead roles while masculine girls are just there as supporting characters.

sorry double post..you should check out my rider Virtune although most of the story details are still on paper as well as the other fan made riders...seriously everyone here has made a main female fan rider at least once.

Supposedly they're meant to be eye candy for the moms stuck watching the show with their kids.

It's still a show primarily aimed as little boys. And no matter if they're girly or tomboy, young boys usually don't identify with girls.

a secondary female rider would be nice though.
just so long as they don't focus on their gender.