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Yeah...not to fan the flame a bit but I am getting some weird vibes from those same comments as well. I'm really struggling to see how including a male character as part of the team is taking away from the rest of the cast.

TsukinoSpoon wrote:

Yeah...not to fan the flame a bit but I am getting some weird vibes from those same comments as well. I'm really struggling to see how including a male character as part of the team is taking away from the rest of the cast.

Some of the comments about "girls having to share space with boys" also comes across as kind of TERFish.

Cardcaptor Takato wrote:

Joker#941490 wrote: >it's not good for a series to cave in to the fans' demands add that the biggest issue that the legend of korra did have was the creators listening to the demands of the annoying fandom of asami and korra to become a couple because they were afraid nick cancelling it while they were intending korra to be with Mako from the beginning which is shameful that they didn't stick to what they were doing and listened to the fans which i won't be surprised that if the creators didn't listen to their demands, the fans would have made death threats , complain and scream like it's the end of their world. Why does it seem like most of the complaints in this thread about the male Pretty Cure are just barely disguised homophobia?

Yeah...not to fan the flame a bit but I am getting some weird vibes from those same comments as well. I'm really struggling to see how including a male character as part of the team is taking away from the rest of the cast. PreCure has had male characters as part of the story's focus before, no? Is it only different now because one of the main leads is a male child? Weird.

It's also a bit comical to assume Toei is doing this because fans have been "begging for it".

>It's also a bit comical to assume Toei is doing this because fans have been "begging for it".

begging for it or not doesn't mean they aren't desperate enough to appeal to some demography also it's weird that they're doing this with a series that it's targeted for girls only even if some boys watches it which i don't mind but it is so awkward as the new characters are girly more than actual boys especially the adult one.

Joker#941490 wrote:

>It's also a bit comical to assume Toei is doing this because fans have been "begging for it". begging for it or not doesn't mean they aren't desperate enough to appeal to some demography also it's weird that they're doing this with a series that it's targeted for girls only even if some boys watches it which i don't mind but it is so awkward as the new characters are girly more than actual boys especially the adult one.

If you have any evidence that demonstrates Toei’s motivations for this decision, please share it. Otherwise you are just speculating.

merr wrote:

Joker#941490 wrote: >It's also a bit comical to assume Toei is doing this because fans have been "begging for it". begging for it or not doesn't mean they aren't desperate enough to appeal to some demography also it's weird that they're doing this with a series that it's targeted for girls only even if some boys watches it which i don't mind but it is so awkward as the new characters are girly more than actual boys especially the adult one. If you have any evidence that demonstrates Toei’s motivations for this decision, please share it. Otherwise you are just speculating.

We already have precedent from Toei about this exact kind of situation with Super Sentai. Sales and viewership flagged, and so they got desperate to come up with wild gimmicks to catch people's attention (teams of nearly all robots, male pinks, terrible CGI dog rangers). So now the same thing is happening with Precure and to drum up interest we're getting a male cure on the team and an "adult" cure (ignoring that we already had Yuri who was 17 and Asumi who was physically in her 20s).

JoelBurger wrote:

merr wrote: Joker#941490 wrote: >It's also a bit comical to assume Toei is doing this because fans have been "begging for it". begging for it or not doesn't mean they aren't desperate enough to appeal to some demography also it's weird that they're doing this with a series that it's targeted for girls only even if some boys watches it which i don't mind but it is so awkward as the new characters are girly more than actual boys especially the adult one. If you have any evidence that demonstrates Toei’s motivations for this decision, please share it. Otherwise you are just speculating. We already have precedent from Toei about this exact kind of situation with Super Sentai. Sales and viewership flagged, and so they got desperate to come up with wild gimmicks to catch people's attention (teams of nearly all robots, male pinks, terrible CGI dog rangers). So now the same thing is happening with Precure and to drum up interest we're getting a male cure on the team and an "adult" cure (ignoring that we already had Yuri who was 17 and Asumi who was physically in her 20s).

How is this evidence?

Why does it seem like most of the complaints in this thread about the male Pretty Cure are just barely disguised homophobia?

We already have precedent from Toei about this exact kind of situation with Super Sentai. Sales and viewership flagged, and so they got desperate to come up with wild gimmicks to catch people's attention (teams of nearly all robots, male pinks, terrible CGI dog rangers). So now the same thing is happening with Precure and to drum up interest we're getting a male cure on the team and an "adult" cure (ignoring that we already had Yuri who was 17 and Asumi who was physically in her 20s).

While I'm not one of the people with a problem with a male Precure, I'm curious where you're getting this from. Your previous post also mentioned that "gay and bi men watch Precure too" but I'm curious what sexuality has to do with this at all. Is the new boy gay? Or are people assuming he is because he's on a team with women? I'm struggling to understand what gay men have to do with this unless people are saying this character is made to appeal to the gay adult men who watch Precure like how straight adult men watch the franchise for the girls and Toei panders to those guys. But I don't think that's what this character is for.

Joker#941490 wrote:

>It's also a bit comical to assume Toei is doing this because fans have been "begging for it". begging for it or not doesn't mean they aren't desperate enough to appeal to some demography also it's weird that they're doing this with a series that it's targeted for girls only even if some boys watches it which i don't mind but it is so awkward as the new characters are girly more than actual boys especially the adult one.

If you have any evidence that demonstrates Toei’s motivations for this decision, please share it. Otherwise you are just speculating.

Man... adding in not only a 12 year old boy but an adult woman is going to make the fanartists and doujins very Extra this year. I hope people are prepared.