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Originally Posted by Dizagaox

I swear I read a rumour last week that the main character is female?

Likely not if history is any indication, but no casting has been shown or announced yet. So who knows.

Maybe next series though if not this one, and we've yet to see any side riders too.
And if this is anything like Decade to W. This might be the first in a set of anniversary series. But this anniversary it's celebrating is the watch one.

Zi-Oh as far as I know, isn't the one that'll step outside those bounds. It could, but the 4th wall breaking might make it too much for a debute of a female lead, because then the 4th wall commentary could be perceived as insulting instead of playful. You know how fragile male perceptions are on those topics, though in japan it's typically not as bad in America on that level of ignorant spin.

I do expect we will get some kind of female lead rider within the next 5 years, and maybe more than one. And it also depends on the spin they use for the story too for this. If they went from the angle of a mother connecting to her child through a show her child likes, that could really work. But that feels more like a one off special than a series. It would be neat to see some respect shown to female fans of the franchise though, so we could get something at some point. But likely more towards the same year they announce a male pretty cure member. They'd want to balance it some, but also not alter the demographics too much.

Until more story details and casting are announced though, it's anyone's guess.