[Annuga]

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Originally Posted by Switchblade

I don't dislike Kabuto, but I've found that - for me, at least - it was intensely forgettable. Most of the time if I'm thinking about the 00s Rider show my brain goes "Okay, so we had Hibiki and then Den-O... no wait, there was that other one in there, too: whatchamcallit." It's really weird because I actually enjoyed Kabuto a lot at the time and found Tendou's assholishness to be incredibly entertaining.

Anyway, for my own rant:

Toei needs to get their heads out of their asses and finally give us a proper female secondary or tertiary Rider. Someone who's around for most of the show and contributes as much to the plot and action as a G3, Garren, Necrom, etc. A female Rider who can hold her own in a fight using proper martial arts with no cutesy sound effects or "adorable" clumsiness. One who has her own suit that isn't repainted or repurposed from a male costume and isn't full of "girly" features (so no pink, no pastels, and no schoolgirl costume elements). One who doesn't fucking die by the end of the series. Seriously, Toei, it's 20-goddamn-16; it's about time you stopped pretending that women can't be heroes.

I don't think a pink female Rider should be an issue. We had Raia and we're getting Ex-aid. And as a woman, I don't think the 'It's 2016' thing works here. Japan is still strict with gender roles. It's like demanding a married gay couple in the next KR, because gay marriage is illegal in Japan