[Matrixbeast]

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Originally Posted by Leo Novum

It baits you in by showing the typical goody-two shoes everyman Tanaka Taro getting involved in the supernatural and brings the assorted set of personalities, the first casualty, the love interest, the bad dude, and the cool dude and then it pulls the rug by showing that he is the secondary character. The cool dude is the main character.

Keep in mind that just because he's not the titular character doesn't mean he can't be the main character.
Kabuto, another series with a cool ace main rider, basically had it's story revolve around Kagami, the more blundering secondary rider, until the final quarter.