I wish female kamen riders would get the spotlight for once.

How would you make a female rider series?

Amazons had a pretty intense Female Rider story.

Poppy Pipopapos was a really great character too in Ex-Aid.

the women in Fourze (while not being Riders) were also pretty integral to the story and were arguably some of the toughest characters on the show.

Same as any other series, just with a woman in the lead role. It's as easy as that. But since Kamen Rider is a (arguably very well written and produced) toy advertisement for boys they don’t want to take the risk of alienating their primary audience, and I kind of understand that. I don’t like it, but I understand it.

What Rider are we talking about here? If you mean Iyu, she's no Rider.

It is, however, pretty laughable how many excuses Toei will make for a competent female character not becoming a Rider.

"Oh, Kiriko can't become Drive because reasons". C'mon...

She's an Amazons who wears a henshin device on her arm.

I thought of her as a Rider.

her and Alpha were my favorite Amazonz. I loved how she got better and better at fighting until that great fight in the kitchen towards the end of the series.

That failed Henshin attempt physically hurt me when I watched it.

They could’ve easily kicked out that stupid Gou-character and had Kiriko become Mach instead, that would’ve been much better for the plot anyways. But no, we totally needed a character that appears out of nowhere and fights with the main hero for no reason.

At least Poppy was good. Even though her Rider-form was criminally underused.

She isn't classified as one and that makes sense to me, because if she counts then so would Mamoru.

If you want to think of her as a Rider then I can't (and don’t want to) stop you but last time I’ve looked she wasn’t officially a Rider.

Which Kamen Rider movies are the best?

Poppy not ever using her Rider form I think is arguably worse than if she had no Rider form at all since the show has effectively given her the capabilities to do more yet still insist on making her do the same Rider heroine shtick. Like if they just have a throwaway line saying she doesn't like using her Rider form, then fine but the show doesn't to my knowledge.

That sucks.

There's gotta be some good themes that can make a female rider series. Amazons felt mature & bloody & gory.

Someone needs to fight the system and give women the rights to be respected as riders too.

I picture the three Japanese girls from K-Pop girl group TWICE to take up the role of a rider.

Personal favorites:

1. Kamen Rider W Forever: A to Z/The Gaia Memories of Fate: This one is the best written Kamen Rider movie. Also has one of the BEST Movie exclusive rider ever.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5-YAiP_THDE
2. Kamen Rider Blade Missing Ace.
3. Heisei Rider vs. Showa Rider: Kamen Rider Taisen feat. Super Sentai
4. Kamen Rider Agito: Project G4