[Matrixbeast]

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Originally Posted by Yellow Ranger

I look at it like this: A female main Rider would pretty much be the equivalent of a female Batman,Prime,Spiderman or Iron Man in the West and just as unlikely to happen for the same reason I said earlier: execs think rightly or wrongly boys wouldn't support a heroine.

I mean heck there was a shitfest over a woman getting Thor's powers in the comics awhile ago and this is a demograph you'd think would like that kind of thing.

This is a different case, though. Your comparison doesn't quite work.
Spider-Man, Batman, Optimus, etc are all established characters with histories and adventures. People aren't upset that they'd just become female, but that they'd usurp their titles and replace them.

This would be akin to watching Eiji as Kamen Rider OOO for 40 episodes, then in episode 41, Eiji dies and Hina becomes OOO for the remainder of the series. It's insulting to the people who liked Eiji (Insinuating that people only cared for the suit, not the one inside it).
Boys WILL support a super heroine. Yes, they tend to attract female readers, but don't believe what news articles are saying. Both men and women are reading the likes of Ms. Marvel, Batwoman, etc. But your issue doesn't take into mind the possibility of people disliking female versions of their favorite hero not because they have a vagina, but because it means something horrific has to happen to their favorite character in order for their title to be passed on to begin with.

Edit: Beaten to the punch by someone who explained it better