Most Pokemon fans are older and would probably rather a girl protag for that reason. Any children watching this show probably don't care about what gender the main character is. And if they did, they have Roy.
My main point is that no one is going to actively boycott Horizons because Riko is a...
"Gender-swapped Ash". Ash is the most bare-bones anime protagonist in history in terms of a personality. They don't have to do remotely anything to Riko and she would still probably be similar to Ash.
Also IDK if you know, but the reason Ash's female companion is swapped out year after year was...
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