[Kamen Rider Lucha]

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Originally Posted by KaijuUltraFan

I do find the attitude that this is something that needs to happen to be perplexing though. Like some great injustice has happened because Kamen Riders have almost always been Male.

I’m primarily interested in a girl main Rider just because it’d be something new and fresh. After 50 years of dude Riders, a girl lead would shake up the formula in an interesting way. I feel the same way about having a dude PreCure. It’d just be cool, IMO.

I also kind of think the whole idea of “we have to separate kids stuff across strict gender lines” is sorta psychologically harmful? I’m still getting over the psychological wounds and gender-based shame of being a boy who liked to play with Barbies and My Little Pony — because this stuff happens at such a young age, it’s extremely formative shit that, for real, has taken a toll on my self-esteem long term. Kids should be allowed to be into what they’re into and not feel shame that they’re a boy playing with girl toys or a girl playing with boy toys, and more equally gendered toy lines/kids shows would help solve that issue.

Will a girl Rider happen with Zi-O? I sort of doubt it, and I won’t be mad if it doesn’t. But I think it would be cool.