We already had iwillavengemyfriendbruceleestyle kung fu rider last year,so a change of pace ain't bad. He's the perfect Date Akira MK II.

I think Kousuke works well as a counterpoint to Haruto, which tends to be the hallmark of a good primary/secondary Rider pairing. I wouldn't say Beast feels more like the main Rider, though (unless Gentaro is your only point of reference, that is).

Nice play-on-words there...with the whole mayonnaise thing...

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