Would it be possible for our MC to crossdress/dress as the opposite gender? If so, would that change anything with how our fans perceive us? Like a male MC dressing femininely while on stage or out in public
during icaris' 7 years and fully cross dress? no. possibly only for special occasions like a special performance or a gag at their variety show. nothing that can be treated as serious. near the end of their original run though, sparky can be a little more ambiguous. nothing too much that can't be explained away with "fashion sense" but after icaris wins against their previous management, they get a tiny bit more freedom. fans just think it's fashionable and "so gender" but a lot do not take it as something serious or as actual expression.
in present time, yes sort of. i'm not restricting the outfit choices by gender. as for the fans, it won't change how they view sparky that much unless i guess sparky was almost rigidly feminine or masculine in the past and they'd changed almost 180 degrees, then there will be a few who "miss the old sparky". some will always think it's cringe or weird but they'd be fewer than the supportive ones. just your usual from fandoms. sparky has a pretty big fandom so there will be a lot of polarizing opinions on them regardless of what they actually do in life.
thank you for the question!