[Kamen Rider Die]

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Originally Posted by DreadBringer

(as for "getting into romantic part", this leaves me some bad taste because of how Tamaki was treated before, yuri couple can be done as an anti-men sentiment and I don't want for this to be supported for that)

I guess it can be -- I don't read any yuri manga or watch yuri anime! -- but I definitely don't think that's happening here. I don't think that's what you're saying, but the Tamaki stuff... like, Tamaki was never presented as a romantic interest for Aguilera, in either direction. He worships her as a monarch, and she tolerates him as a subject. (Sometimes as her favorite subject, but still.) The Aguilera/Tamaki stuff is a completely different plotline from the Sakura/Hana stuff. If anything, Tamaki is rooting for Sakura and Aguilera to get together!

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Originally Posted by Switchblade

I never expected Kamen Rider, of all things, to go this far into incorporating a queer relationship. Maybe on a grimdark adult spin-off or web series, but definitely not on the main show itself. And yes, it stays at the level where there's at least one person reading this paragraph and thinking to themselves "what is Switchblade talking about, they're obviously just a couple of gals being pals" but it's still a lot more explicit than I ever thought the show would go

It's refreshingly progressive, and I'm not even going to give it the usual backhanded qualifier of For A Kamen Rider Series. If the romance doesn't go as far as some people would want: it's a children's superhero show. No romance goes much farther than declarations of affection and synchronized fight moves, regardless of the sexuality of the participants. I'm okay with that limitation, as long as there's parity in the couplings. This was a sweet, well-observed bit of teenage romance, and it was never treated as anything unusual or suspect. Happy Pride Month, Kamen Rider Revice!

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Originally Posted by Sh Ranger

Thanks for the understanding, anyway. I'm glad we can respectfully disagree while still hearing out each other's unique perspectives.

You bet! I love the ability to converse with other fans, and I feel like these threads are both more fun and better reads when we're actually sharing our experiences with each other. It's my favorite part!