Board Thread:New on Pretty Cure Wiki/@comment-25034020-20181022151836/@comment-37117761-20181110194419

CureAmour3 wrote: MetalLuigi64 wrote: CureAmour3, you probably didn't read the middle part what I've said. Ignoring the political issues, I'm saying autistic people don't act socially awkward. Also, you can't always have relatable characters because most of the time they are created for the sake of the viewers, rather than trying to grow, do anything for the story, or both. What is it that people like about Burai from Super Sentai Jyuranger? He is not relatable at any level. The kind of characters I'm expecting should be good for Star Twinkle. I like characters who are gentle, cute, and smart. Even I'm not that cute or smart, which is a good thing because maybe they can have a character like that. She can be a good role model for viewers, and for the show's development. I'm sorry I'm replying to this about 9000000 days later. I had only read that first part, and I'm sorry about it. Thing is, autism exists in all different forms! Maybe 1 Cure could be not very autistic (Like Asperger's) and one can be on the opposite side, like they need therapy or something like that. I'm kind of split about the autism thing, because A. I don't want any of them to pull a Mana, and B- I think that it would have a more diverse audience. I'm sorry I didn't read the middle part. However, I have a question. Do you think that there should be Cure with mental disorders? (Ex. Autism, ADHD, Anxiety?) Every instance of autism is different. You could create an entire team of Pretty Cures where every member is autistic, and they would still be wildly different.

And I do believe that it would be important to have Cures with mental disorders and conditions so people can find out more about them and what can be done to help them. I just chose autism because 1) I'm autistic myself, and 2) when trying to come up with a pink Cure who isn't the same old protagonist as always, autism was the first thing that came to mind. The typical pink Cure is a natural leader and the glue that holds the team together; I was thinking an autistic Cure that struggled with friendship and teamwork would be an entertaining opposite.

Finally, why do you think that an autistic Cure would be likely to be similar to Mana? I've only watched 2 episodes of Doki Doki, but Mana doesn't seem autistic. Perhaps I'm missing out on something. Sometimes, you can't tell someone is autistic unless he/she tells you.