Akira (fan anime)

"...Darn it Yuni, you're trying to snuck me out again. Guess that I have no choice but to follow you around." 
-Akira in DanceDanceRevolution X during the fourth episode.


Ryo "Akira" Kongoji is a character in the Dance Dance Revolution series introduced in 4thMIX alongside Yuni from their group Team Best. He is Yuni's Chinese bodyguard and the strongest in his unit who protects Yuni from any disputes and conflicts. He is also friends with both Retsu and Rage and was their prominent ally throughout the series. In his game profile in Dance Dance Revolution 4thMIX and on, his name refers to his alias as "Solid Temple". In DDR EXTREME, his full name is finally revealed as well as he uses this name during DDR EXTREME 2/STRIKE.

Debut: 4thMIX
Age: 20 (4thMIX- DDR EXTREME 2/STRIKE)
         22 (DDR X- present)

Specialties: Grappling and Shooting Guns
Hobbies:  Driving, Target Practice, Dancing.
Likes: Coffee, Dancing, Rage, Retsu, Yuni (while she is with girl friends or Rage's group), Fighting
Dislikes: Crowds, Yuni (from sneaking away at her mansion or resthouse), Any conflicts.
Fighting Style: Chinese Wushu with Hybrid Mixed Martial Arts (based on Judo).

Appearance

Akira appears as a young Chinese man with an Asian descent who has short black hair and black eyes. His outfits are commonly seen wearing corporate attires and formal suits due to his role as Yuni's bodyguard.


In 4thMIX up to Party Collection, he wears a dark gray formal vest under a white long sleeve button shirt with a black tie with white linings on the collar, dark gray formal pants with black linings in each sides of his pants and black shoes. His battle outfit was his summer version of his 4thMIX outfit as he maintains his white long sleeve button shirt, pants and shoes from his original outfit (minus both his tie and vest) which his button shirt has been tied to his waist. He is now seen wearing a maroon tank top and white wristbands on both of his wrists and also gains a gun holster from his right thigh where he keep his handgun. The gun holster that he wears carried over to Retsu in SuperNOVA2 and onwards when he wears his alternate and primary outfits. He also wears this twice due to his updated appearance in both EXTREME 2/STRIKE! and Ultramix 4

His festival outfit is shown in the finale of DDRMAX who has him wearing a dark blue Japanese military jacket with a brown belt that is tucked into his jacket. Underneath is a maroon tank top from his 4thMIX battle outfit, dark blue military pants and black knee high boots. His outtfit that is based off Hajime Saito from the anime, Samurai X.

In DDR EXTREME 2/STRIKE!, his 4thMIX appearance has been updated and his formal vest and pants are now black instead of dark gray and the black linings on his pants are not seen but maintains his button shirt, tie and shoes from his original outfit. In two episodes, he was not seen without the vest and tie and his white long sleeve button shirt that he wears is loose.

His alternate appearance was his 4thMIX outfit and his white button shirt changed to navy blue, his vest and pants are white and his neck tie is red but maintains his black shoes from his original outfit.

Throughout Rage's missions, Akira is shown wearing three additional outfits due to his appearance in Ultramix 4.

His second outfit is his alternate appearance in DDR EXTREME 2/STRIKE! but with minor changes. The button shirt that he wears is now black instead of navy blue and his white formal vest and pants along with his red tie are retained and his black shoes changed to a matching white leather shoes to match his outfit. He also wears a black and gray sunglasses while wearing this outfit and his hair is brown.

In the fan anime series, he retains his original black hair instead of brown in the game while wearing his second outfit in Ultramix 4 which makes his appearance becomes a mixture between both his alternate appearance and his second outfit. He also wears this outfit during the prom in Emi's school.

He was later seen in his third outfit which is a blue long sleeve button Cheongsam with a golden dragon design at the right side of his front shirt and it's full body design at the back with white folded sleeves at the edge of his sleeves, black Chinese pants with white folded sleeves at the edge of his pants and black sneakers with white soles.

This is his casual outfit and was given to him by Ling/Cow-Ko during their stay in Beijing with Rage and Retsu.

His fourth and last outfit is a white and gray futuristic suit with a dark blue tie on the collar as his suit pants has thick black lines in each sides of his suit and a matching white futuristic boots with two dark blue lines in each sides of his boots, He has a sign of "SP" at the upper back on his suit and his hair becomes purple.

In the fan anime series, Akira also wears a white and purple visor to match his fourth outfit while he and Yuni are posing their introductions in their futuristic outfits during Honey's night fashion show and later aids Rage, Retsu and B in fighting against the mafia guards who attempts to assassinate Honey. He also reveals to both Rage and Retsu that his fourth outfit that he wears is made by Ling and she's the person who dyed his black hair to purple making his hair becomes dark purple as well as Yuni who also dyed her blonde hair to pink. Much to Rage's chagrin.

When Rage was targeted by the mafia organization where he leads along with Retsu and Kari, he was seen wearing a camoflauge tank top, olive green cargo pants and black and green combat boots.

During the infiltration of the mafia organization, he was now seen wearing the updated 4thMIX battle outfit as his white long sleeve button shirt is now tied at the right side to his waist, his tank top becomes dark red, his dark gray pants is replaced with black fitted denim pants and his black shoes is replaced with black and silver metal combat boots. He also wears black combat gloves instead of white wristbands and the color of his gun holster changed to brown. His outfit nearly resembles Tokiya Mikagami's battle outfit in Flame of Recca and the color scheme of his outfit is based off Tao Ren in Shaman King.

In DDR X through the earlier parts of DDR 2014, Akira maintains his updated appearance as his primary outfit has minor changes.

He now wears a jet black formal suit jacket under a white long sleeve button shirt with a gray tie on the collar, matching black pants and shoes which he continues to serve as Yuni's bodyguard.

His battle outfit in DDR X has him wearing a dark red leather vest with an extended collar under a pale blue sleeveless shirt, charcoal gray denim pants and maintains his black sneakers with white soles from his third outfit in Ultramix 4. He also wears a black shoulder band at the right side of his shoulder, his black gloves became fingerless gloves and the gun holster on his right thigh reverts back to the original black from his battle outfit in 4thMIX.

His outfit is a mixture between his updated 4thMIX battle outfit and his third outfit in Ultramix 4 and the denim pants that he wears reminiscing the color of his pants from his updated primary outfit in Ultramix 4. He wears this during the infiltration against the X-Pac organization after saving Rage and Retsu from being killed by Ishthar's soldiers.

In DDR2014 movie and the TV series, his outfit incorporates both his 4thMIX outfit and his DDR X battle outfit. He was now seen wearing a dark blue cowboy vest with an off-white long sleeve dress shirt which is folded below his elbows, gray denim pants with a black belt to his waist and black combat shoes. He now gains an extra gun holster on his left thigh where he keeps his back up gun and he is not seen wearing a tie. His outfit is based off Nagisa Iwashiro of Battle Arena Toshinden 3 and the color scheme of his outfit is based on his fourth outfit in Ultramix 4.

This is his replacement outfit after his primary outfit is ruined due to the explosion while escorting Yuni's parents to safety and suffers a mild concussion. In the TV series, he is not seen without the cowboy vest as it reveals to wear him a brown shoulder holster in each sides underneath his vest.

In DDR A and A20, Akira retains his DDR X outfit. In the fan anime series, Akira wears between his primary outfit in the previous games and his main outfit in DDR X. His previous outfit was updated as his formal vest is black but it was charcoal gray at the back and is not seen wearing his tie.

Fighting Capacity:
Akira is an expert powerful combatant which he is able to take down his opponents by grappling them with an ease and defeating multiple opponents with the use of Wushu or any Chinese martial arts to his arsenal. He can also shoot firearms as it shown in his promotional art wielding a pistol or a handgun. This is also demonstrates in DDRMAX where he uses the Silencer gun. He also maintains his fighting abilities in DDR X and onwards. He is also an excellent driver as seen throughout DDR EXTREME 2/STRIKE as he drives his car from his home country and later in DDR 2013 movie where he drives a plane to take them to EMTI and a space jet to rescue Emi in Gideon's Space Station.

Character and Personality:
Akira is described as a proud and strong person who protects Yuni from any disputes and conflicts. He also has a constant problem with Yuni who sneaks away at her mansion or her resthouse in DDR City to hangs out with her friends. In DDR X, he continues to serve as Yuni's bodyguard and mostly follows her after she sneaks away at her mansion to buy Rage's famous takoyaki.

In the fan anime series, he maintains his personality in the games and was overprotective to Yuni when she goes with them as well as his constant problems with her from sneaking away at her mansion or her resthouse. He also befriends Rage and Retsu after saving Yuni from being attacked inside of her resthouse and becomes their prominent ally for the rest of the series. He also serves as an older brother figure towards the both of them and a moderator when they were charmed by every girl that they encountered. In DDR X and onwards, he currently aids Rage and Retsu when Yuni is in danger as well as conflicts when facing their enemies and also instructs them to guard Yuni when she was with them. In DDR 2013 movie, he decides to go with them after Yuni requests him to aid them in saving her friend Emi from being kidnapped by Gideon and his space station.

He has four running gags in the series has him being extremely sensitive towards women as it shows in DDR EXTREME 2/STRIKE! where Ling is interested towards him due to his good looks and his  height which she tries to flirt him the same way as she did to Rage. Second is showing his stage fright towards crowded people when Yuni, Alice and Kari pushed him on the stage after winning the popularity contest which makes him laugh in shyness but keeping his dislike towards crowded people who likes him from winning. Third, when Rage remarks him from hanging out with younger women including Yuni which makes him angrily annoyed and lastly his physical appearance where he shows his revealing side (most likely either he is in sleeveless or shirtless). This is demonstrated when Tracy happily sees his half-naked appearance and being teased by Yuni when he shows his sexiness towards other girls causing him to be blushed in embarassment which he simply denies it. His revealed appearance also causes the disappointment to both Rage and Retsu who were jealous to see his muscular approach such as Beechun informs them about his appearance, both of them keeps stuttering on his back twice and gossiping him for being a show off much to his annoyance.

Akira portrays as a bodyguard to Yuni who protects her from disputes and conflicts but having problems with her to sneak away to dance or to hangs out with her friends. From DDR X and on, he continues to serve as Yuni's bodyguard and mostly follows her after she sneaks away at her mansion to buy Rage's takoyaki.

4thMIX
"I'm looking for the person who knows the enemy's movements. The person who calls himself as "The Great Hacker"."
-Akira to Rage who is looking for "The Great Hacker" which turns out to be Retsu in his alias.

Akira debuts in 4thMIX alongside his partner, Yuni, Izam, Ni-Na, Robo2000, Maid-Zukin, Johnny and Jenny as he and Yuni competes in the 4th Competition.

In the episode "The Alias: The Great Hacker", Akira senses any enemy's presence known throughout Yuni's resthouse where he noticed Yuni would be targeted by an unknown assailant.

When Yuni cross paths with Emi, he and Yuni visits in Burning Dome where both Rage and Emi are practice dancing which he asks Rage about the man under the alias "The Great Hacker". Rage wanted to know who he is and tries to find him. He also knows that "The Great Hacker" was his best friend, Retsu.

He later takes him in EMTI while Yuni takes Emi to her mansion for touring after Akira remembers Retsu's way of speaking snobbish. In the computer room in EMTI where Retsu manages to hack the enemy's main system and location. Rage angrily tells him about his alias which he stands up and knowingly of his alias. Akira also recognizes him for being a snobbish speaker when he meets him for the first time before he serves as Yuni's bodyguard.

"If Yuni comes with you then I'll go with you too. I hate if she makes all the trouble when some conflicts like this."
-Akira to Rage, Emi and Retsu after Yuni likes to join the group.

The trio returns back to Yuni's resthouse where both Yuni and Emi are attacked by one of Kaiser's henchman as Akira shoots his handgun and he manage to take down with his grappling moves as he was aided by both Rage and Retsu. Altogether, they manage to defeat Kaiser's henchman.

After the incident, Yuni finally decides to join with Rage, Emi and Retsu in their group as Akira intervenes and tells them that if she goes with them, he will come as well knowing that she will cause trouble in any conflicts or in their missions which he befriended the three of them.

"This my first time wearing this outfit after Yuni tells me about the people wearing summer clothes in Japan. I tried to find clothes in my closet only that I have lots of tank tops in my military training days."
-Akira to Rage and Retsu referring to his 4thMIX battle outfit.

In the episode "The Faith of the Healer's Hippie", Akira continues to find Yuni in his 4thMIX battle outfit after the latter sneaks away from her resthouse. Being armed and dangerous, he pulls out his handgun as he gunpoints at both Rage and Retsu after they noticed him in searching for Yuni. Rage tells him that Yuni is with Emi at Burning Dome much to his relief and he asks him about his strange get up. Akira replies that it was his first time wearing this outfit after Yuni tells him about the people wearing summer clothes.

Retsu then tells him that Ni-Na was Kaiser's next target which Izam overhears their conversation. After saving Ni-Na from Kaiser's henchman, Izam decides to join up with Rage and the group which the leader angrily refuses who sees him as being a hostile to the group as Retsu tells him that he can join with them to which Rage reluctantly agrees.

After hearing that both Rage and Emi's nearly broke their partner and relationship, he and Yuni decide not to participate in the party with the competitors in the 4th Competition which they were with Retsu and Kari and together they decide to make a overnight vacation for both of them. During the overnight vacation which Rage finally apologizes to Emi from his actions, they are later attacked by a giant cyborg sent by one of Kaiser's men which Akira senses this as he and Kari face off against Varkas who controls the cyborg by gun point. As Rage manages to destroy the cyborg by short circuit, Varkas flees the scene.

During their missions, Akira is the only character beside Rage and the group (excluding Yuni) to fight against Kaiser's men in his base and the only character to fight using firearms.

During the finals of the 4th Competition after he and Yuni were eliminated in the competition. They watch the battle between Team Burning and Team Soul Express. After the competition, he and Izam are the only characters were victimized from Kaiser's monster fuse along with the citizens of DDR City which they gather them in EMTI. He and everyone are later purified from being fused by Rage, Retsu, Emi and Yuni after they set the divine explosives inside at Bio Dome which it creates a deadly explosion and renders them severely injured.

Akira finally compliments Yuni from her bravery despite the latter became upset that her clothes are ruined due to the explosion inflicted on them. After the incident, he continues to guard Yuni at her resthouse.

DDRMAX
"You're trying to fight these assassins. Now I realize that the respected disco king is in danger. I would help both of you, no matter what."
-Akira to Rage and Retsu after Garuda tells him about Schubert Reinrich while he pulls out his handgun.

Akira returns in DDRMAX as he appears alongside, Yuni, Princess-Zukin, Baby-Lon, Charmy, Robo2001, Spike, Astro, Dread-Snake, Janet, Tracy and Emi in Roxette's Centre of the Heart (Stonebridge Club Mix) background video as he was seen shooting his handgun multiple times directly on the target bull's eye. He and Yuni also appears in episode 10, 15 and the finale.

In the episode, "Shadow Fight: Move and Groove", Akira is shown to wonder where Rage is as Yuni and Alice is with him in Afro's disco party at Club London.

He later aids both Rage and Retsu in the episode "Night Raid in the Verse Resthouse" where he takes down Retsu by grappling him to the ground who mistakes of him as one of the assailants which he apologizes him in return.

After hearing Garuda's mentioning about Schubert Reinrich who plans to assassinate Afro, Akira pulls out his handgun knowing that Afro is in danger as Garuda tells him not to shoot or Yuni would hear the gunshots as he tells him that not to worry as he later changes his handgun to a Silencer gun.

He and Retsu are seen at the rooftop where Retsu assists him to shoot most of Schubert's men disguised as Yuni's other bodyguards with his Silencer gun. Afterwards, He was along with Rage, Retsu, Afro, Yuni and Garuda during the dinner scene.

In the end of DDRMAX, he along with Yuni in their festival outfits and he and Astro are outside the EMTI gates where their female partners are in the festival to hang out and he proudly comments to him that he's the only guy who does not wearing the traditional Japanese costume as he goes inside to find Yuni as Astro angrily annoys from his words stating that his costume is also a Japanese costume.

DDRMAX2
"I have a bad vibe about this kid, Retsu. He maybe live in the same mansion as Yuni? But he can hurt someone with these daggers he's handling."
-Akira to Retsu during their investigation in Izzy's mansion.

Akira returns in DDRMAX2 as he appears along with Rage, Emi, Izam and Yuni in the background video of jun's Sweet Sweet Magic.

After Rage was severely injured by Izzy prior to the MAX Competition, he and Retsu are investigating his mansion and they discover Izzy is a street dancer like Rage but under possessed by an unknown entity. Akira feels his bad vibe towards Izzy and he refers to Izzy's mansion is the same as Yuni's but he can hurt anyone with his knives. Retsu noticed a bouncer is behind him as Akira manage to grapple him down. Knowing of their presence, he pulls out his handgun as he and Retsu battles most of Izzy's bodyguards to escape as they survive the ordeal.

After Team Burning manage to defeat Team Silver in the MAX Competition, he's along with the other dancers including Retsu are watching the fight between Rage and Izzy on the roof of the building.

DDR EXTREME
"What are these people? Why are they planning to take people's lives with that weapon?" 
-Akira to Rage after they defeated one of Yukihime's henchmen.

Akira returns in DDR EXTREME as one of the playable characters in the game as he maintains his appearance in the console version and the fan anime series was his 4thMIX outfit.

Akira watches as a spectator with Emi, Yuni, Retsu and Izam during the traditional knife throwing practice which is a tradition to Kari's family. When Kari is ready to throw her knife towards her cousin Rage who became a practice dummy as per request. She was later attacked by one of Yukihime's henchmen and was extracted her melodic heart crystal which is not pure. He along with Rage, Izam and Retsu fight off and manage to defeat him in the process. Akira then asked Rage about their new adversaries as he tells him that their new enemies are trying to find the victim's melodic heart crystal which is a shock to him. He later decides to aid them if anything means necessary to save the innocent people's lives.

After Emi's pure melodic heart crystal was taken, he along with Rage and the group to find their adversaries. During the fight against Yukihime, he noticed that she does not affect from being shot and knowing the regular weapons are useless as he along with Retsu, Izam, Kari and Yuni are in frozen state and Rage is the only person left to face her. With the help of Garuda's heat invention he and the others are free from being frozen and they watch Rage defeat Yukihime in time. After the incident, he continues to guard Yuni as the latter manages to sneak away at her resthouse making himself irritated to follow her around.

DDR Party Collection
"Looks like our enemy is getting aggressive. We have to brace ourselves!" 
-Akira to Emi and Kari while bracing themselves against the Iwamoto clan inside Kageyama's residence.

Akira returns in DDR Party Collection as one of the playable characters as well as in the fan anime series with his 4thMIX outfit.

He appears along with Rage, Retsu, Emi, Kari and Yuni in Kyoto as they stayed in Kageyama's residence. He along with Emi and Kari are bracing for battle against the Iwamoto clan who attempts to ambush towards the Kageyama clan. Both Rage and Retsu manage to aid them and altogether they manage to dispatch the Iwamoto clans who finally flee the scene.

During the dance tournament after they defeated the clan's leader of the Iwamoto clan, he was asked by Garuda who leads with Retsu's father, Tetsuro Kageyama and half of the family clan. He instructs him to make a warning shot when the Gozaburo ninja clan are attempting to make a stage attack in the tournament.

When Team Best face off against Team Burning, Akira noticed the Gozaburo ninja clan are here since firearms are not allowed in the tournament, he has no choice but to pull out his handgun and fires a warning shot and their battle was disrupted. The Gozaburo ninja clan are later ambush by Garuda, Tetsuro and half of the family clan as Retsu, Kari and Izam aids them to fight as well both Rage and Akira. Garuda later manage to defeat the clan's leader by removing the dark crystal at the back of his neck which renders him unconscious. He finally announces the restart of the dance battle which his team ends up defeated by Team Burning.

"You're very lucky, Retsu? That secret is safe with me. If you go to the United States? It would be different than in Japan."
-Akira to Retsu after hearing his secret to Rage of going to the United States.

After Team Burning defeat Team Special, Rage and the group are dispatched to infiltrate the Tsukihime household. When everyone is asleep, he noticed Retsu has secrets due to his OJT studies. Akira was impressed saying that he was very lucky and he safely keeps his secret.

After Rage defeats Minamoto Tsukihime, he along with Emi, Kari, Izam and Yuni arrived at the airport and reunites with Rage and altogether they went to Retsu who finally decided to leave as he watches Rage angrily scolds Retsu for keeping secrets to him which he made a promise to get back in a week.

DDR EXTREME 2/STRIKE
"Damn these guys? I will never forgive them for hurting Yuni!"
-Akira towards the mafia ruffians before pursuing them in the pilot episode.

Akira returns in DDR EXTREME 2/STRIKE as a playable character along with his alternate appearance. His primary outfit on his 4thMIX outfit is updated as well as his appearance in Ultramix 4 where it has minor changes to his 4thMIX outfit. In a few episodes, he wears three additional outfits due to his appearance in Ultramix 4. In the fan anime series, he retains his updated appearance in DDR EXTREME 2/STRIKE rather than in his Ultramix 4 appearance up to the finale. Aside from his three outfits in Ultramix 4, he also gains two exclusive outfits which is his soldier type-B outfit and his updated 4thMIX battle outfit.

Akira was seen talking to fellow guards while Yuni watches him from behind who attempts to sneak away at her resthouse which makes him to chase after her. However to her dismay, she was nearly attacked by one of the mafia ruffians who threw the grenade at her as Yuni avoids from being exploded by the grenade and renders her unconscious. Akira tries to wake Yuni up and discovers she gains minor injuries after she avoids the grenade explosion. He was later aided by both Rage and Retsu against the mafia ruffians who attacked Yuni earlier. Altogether they manage to defeat them in the process.

Later he along with Rage's group to be introduced to the chairman of Bass' company named Drum and he takes part to protect him from an assassination attempt by the mafia organization.

When Rage was targeted by the mafia organization, he with Retsu and Kari are dealing against the mafia and they manage to defeat them with the distraction made by Rage, Emi and Yuni while they dance.

"Wow... I've never seen your former fashion designer can make these clothes. This looks perfect..."
-Akira to Rage who compliments Ling for making fashion clothes and his reference to his third outfit in Ultramix 4.

In the episode "Trouble in Beijing", he along with Rage and the group are sent by Garuda and Drum to save former Team Burning's fashion designer, Ling Xian Monroe/Cow-Ko who moved from Tokyo to Beijing, China from being assassinated by the mafia organization. Akira is also given his five days time off as Yuni's bodyguard by Yuni's parents.

Akira takes them to his house in the Kongoji residence where he reveals his personal life to them that his parents were died in different causes, his father is from the police force that he was currently working who was killed while saving his boss at the cost of his life while his mother died from a terminal illness when he was a teen. Retsu realizes that Akira is struggling his life from his home country even Rage understands him knowing of his job and his personal life.

He along with Rage and Retsu arrive at Xian Mon fashion store where Ling appears as the fashion store owner. She still flirts Rage after they reunited and she saw Akira due to his good looks and his height and tries to flirt him which he becomes sensitive towards her.

She later gave him an outfit to suit his style (his third outfit in Ultramix 4) and he compliments her for making these clothes which it suits him perfectly. However, the mafia guards are here to assassinate Ling. Akira gets his handgun as he shoots each of them which both Rage and Retsu tries to protect Ling.

The trio are later manage to dispatch the mafia guards with their fighting abilities in the courtyard near the Chinese temple. After the fight, Ling finally thanked them for saving her and she gains a crush towards Akira due to his good looks. He along with Rage and Retsu are later seen in the Chinese spa to relax which both noticed his muscular physique and Retsu simply mocks Rage from his temper and appearance as the latter angrily beats him comically and calling him a snobby and Akira watch them happily and he still think of his obligation to protect Yuni as her bodyguard and he continues to watch them.

When the second EXTREME competition, his team defeated Team Soul Express but lost from Team AJRK when Yuni made several mistakes. They also managed to reach the semi-finals by beating Team Future Patrol. Therefore his group wins in third place after defeating Team AJRK.  He along with Retsu, Kari and Yuni watch the finals between Team Burning and Team Drum and Bass as he and Retsu sensed the mafia group are here to assassinate Garuda. After Liana saves Garuda and she receives the gunshot wound, he and Retsu immediately fight off against the mafia guards and knowing that both teams end up in a draw.

"I'm not gonna tolerate any assassination attempts anymore. Let's finish this!"
-Akira towards the mafia guards during the infiltration.

He along with Rage and the group are sent to infiltrate the mafia's main base in Honshu and they fought most mafia guards inside of its base. He and Kari are dealing most guards with their weaponry as Robo2001 aids both of them while Emi, Yuni and Retsu are hacking most of the computer systems to direct contact with Garuda.

After the mafia organization has fallen, he and Rage are watching the graduation ceremony in EMTI where Retsu had graduated. In the epilogue scene, Akira watches Yuni and her parents decide to return to New York which he himself was included in the trip.

One year and three months later during the events in both DDR SuperNOVA and SuperNOVA2, it was heavily implied that Akira taught Retsu to shoot firearms prior to his job as a CIA agent and he was later mentioned by Yuni during her reunion with Rage, Emi, Retsu and Kari.

DDR X
"Mmm, this is delicious... This is my first time eating takoyaki and the food is amazing."
-Akira to Rage who compliments his cooking skills after they defeat Yuni's attacker at MAX Carnival.

Akira returns in DDR X but not a playable character. He retains his updated appearance since DDR EXTREME 2/STRIKE as his primary outfit was updated yet again. He is now seen wearing a formal suit outfit as opposed to his previous appearance which he continues to serve as Yuni's bodyguard  and also wears modernized clothes that incorporates both street dancing and fashion attires and one of the clothes that he wears is his battle outfit.

He has a minor role in Yuni's Street Master Mode where he follows Yuni whenever she sneaks away at her mansion to buy Rage's famous takoyaki and he was mentioned a few times by her and later Bonnie and Rage. He also appears as a cameo in Yuni's epilogue.

He appears in the episode "Disco Party Crashers" where he tries to make way for Yuni in Afro's party to go with Emi and her girl friends. During the terrorist attack, Akira is unable to find Yuni inside the party when crowded people are causing to make stampede.  also involved inside the party. After the incident, he eventually found Yuni outside and the latter explains to him that she was looking for Emi after Rage, Retsu and Julio defeats most of the X-Pac group who attempts to hurt Emi.  

In the episode, "The Rich Girl's Quests" which is based on Yuni's Street Master Mode, Akira guards at the Verse Mansion and noticed a maid just passed him at the gate and leave. He then tries to look for Yuni inside the mansion as he found out that she outsmarted him the whole time. Seeing that Yuni disguises as a maid to sneak away from him. Akira has no choice but to follow her despite Yuni could sense him to make her angry.

On Yuni's pursuit, he reunites with Retsu along the way after they bumped each other and he remembers that he taught him to shoot firearms. Retsu informs him about the X-Pac organization and its dangerous activities as well as Yuni was their next target which he tells Retsu to inform Rage about this information.

As he found her at MAX Carnival where Yuni was challenged by Rage to a dance contest, he ends up defeated by her. However, the same brute terrorist who attacked Rage attempts to charge at Yuni after he, Emi and Retsu warn her to get away from her attacker and Rage manages to knock the brute terrorist down temporarily which Emi takes her to safety.

He along with Rage and Retsu fought against the brute terrorist in an handicap which proves their fight was fierce. Retsu discovers the brute terrorist was not human and was a cyborg. He instructs Akira to shoot his handgun as he pulls the trigger and shoots the brute terrorist at the back of his head causing him to be malfunction and Rage manages to defeat it in explosion. Rage later explains to Yuni about this and she angrily knows that Akira was following her the whole time and also Retsu was responsible for the incident made up by him which she angrily blames him for not informing her as she cries after the latter explains to her the whole thing.

After the incident, Akira finally taste the takoyaki and it was his first time eating it which makes Rage happily likes his compliment since he made the takoyaki on the house and Yuni cannot carry most of the boxes as Akira will help her to carry it. To his disappointment however, he becomes terrified to Yuni for not helping him while carrying the box of takoyaki within the four plastic bags while she simply eats the takoyaki happily while they walked back to her mansion.

"Seems like these guys need to be taken them down one by one. Let's go, Retsu..."
-Akira to Retsu as they fight against Ishtar's rebel soldiers in his main base.

Throughout the episodes, Akira is mostly seen at Yuni's mansion where he watches the conversation between Garuda and Afro to stop the X-Pac organization. He later takes part of the infiltration of General Kharam Ishtar's main base where he saves both Rage and Retsu from being killed by the remaining X-Pac's rebel soldiers as he along with Retsu continue to fight off against most of Ishtar's soldiers after they let Rage to fight off against General Kharam Ishtar.

After the fall of X-Pac organization, Akira remains to guard Yuni as her bodyguard and he was later seen in Afro's party among the other dancers including Yuni.

DDR X3
"I'm impressed that we're getting back together, Rage. Just like old times..."
-Akira to Rage reminding him as the protecting leader of DDR City before rejoining with Emi, Yuni, Retsu and Kari.

Akira does not return in later DDR games since his minor appearance in DDR X, he returns in the fan anime series for his active role and onwards.

After the invasion in Tokyo made by Dark Rinon and her Replicants in the events of DDR X2, Both Afro and Garuda formed a defense group called DDR Global Protectors which Rage is appointed again as the leader. Akira along with Emi, Retsu, Kari and Yuni reunites with Rage as he reminds him as the leader of the previous group and they rejoin with him.

In one of the filler episodes, Akira is very determined to protect Yuni whenever danger is ahead of them. He can easily sensed that Rinon is spying on Yuni which is a friend of Emi's. She also gives some advice that his solitude would be his weakness to protect people from harm's way as well as Yuni does. Akira believes that protecting the people that he cared for was to strengthen his duties and his obligation and fights in the memory of his late father. Yuni came to see him and wants to accompany her to EMTI's underground facility which he agrees and he looked at Rinon who is already gone and he and Yuni goes to EMTI as Rinon continues to watch them from behind as she flies away.

When the EX Competition sponsored by Garuda has ended, Dark Rinon creates a dark mist throughout the city as Rinon protects them with her energy barrier.

"Darn it, there's too many of them...? We have to defend ourselves!"
-Akira to Kari and Yuni after running out of ammunition against the Replicants.

At Darkness Space Dome where Dark Rinon and her Replicants resides, everyone including the DDR Global Protectors to infiltrate her base. Retsu, Emi and Julio are dealing most Replicants while he with Kari and Yuni are fighting as well. Seemingly outmatched, Akira runs out of ammunition from his handgun as he and Kari defend against the multitude of Replicants. They were later became relief after seeing the multitude of Replicants are stopped by Garuda, Rinon and Victory Consent by deactivating the Replicant D-Machine where it activates the Replicants with Replicant D-Action as the multitude of Replicants are now malfunctioned.

After Rage defeats Dark Rinon, he among with the others watch Rinon leaves Earth as she flies away and he continues his obligation as Yuni's bodyguard.

DDR 2013 movie
"I have a bad feeling about this... I can sense more danger will occur again in this town."
-Akira referring to the UFOs known as Unidentified Funky Objects.

Akira returns in DDR2013 and still not playable character since his minor appearance in DDR X where he continues to guard Yuni at her mansion. The plot of the movie is based on DDR Dance Wars.

Akira remains to guard at the Verse Mansion where Yuni lives. He senses another new enemy threat is coming throughout Disco Town. Things begin to worse when he saw a UFO spaceship nearly destroys the mansion and he saw Yuni was safe, unscathed. He and Yuni are later reunite with Emi which she warns them about the alien invasion and later Rage, Retsu, Julio and Rena to go with them as well. They hijacked a jet bomber in the U.S. military air force as he was the one behind the wheel as they take flight to Japan and they saw Disco Town has been ravaged by the UFOs.

Arriving at Japan and in EMTI, they were finally reunited with other dancers including Kari and Michael as well as Garuda, Afro, Naoki, U1 and jun. He along with the other dancers takes part to fight against the UFO fleets led by Rage as Gus controls Garuda's most powerful invention to make soundwaves. After hearing Emi's sacrifice and Rage angrily walks out after what happened to his girlfriend. Akira became suspicious about the turn of the events.

"Yuni had already made a request for me to go with the two of you. Emi is her friend and I'm not gonna let them take other people's lives all over again."
-Akira to Rage and Retsu as he joins with them to rescue Emi.

When everyone is resting, Akira watches Yuni who became depressed after her friend Emi was sacrificed her life for the UFOs. But she noticed Retsu goes to the underground facility in EMTI where Rage was heading and Yuni noticed that Emi would be alive as she convinced him to go after Retsu as Akira initially refuses and Yuni angrily tells him that she will be alright and she keeps up with the other dancers to fight for another set of UFO fleets. Seeing her determination, Akira finally agrees with her and Yuni tells him to go with Rage and Retsu knowing that Emi was alive.

Akira later reunites with both Rage and Retsu who attempt to hijack the Rocket Space Jet 5000 and he tells them that he will go with them as Yuni's request which both agreed to join him to their cause as they hijack the space jet.

He and Retsu are piloting the space jet which Rage loses his composure and Retsu tells him that inside of the space jet is oxygenated which they can still breathe. The trio discover a space station where the UFOs that they beat manage to enter and they finally found something suspicious as they follow it's trail. Both then ambushed the soldiers by shooting their handguns as Rage knocks the two soldiers with a scissors kick. Akira then let Rage and Retsu to infiltrate the space station while he guards the space jet.

"Yeah, let's finish these remaining UFOs, here and now!"
-Akira to Gideon as he and Retsu finally subdue most of the remaining UFOs by activating the laser blasts from their space jet.

After Rage defeats Gideon the real culprit behind the alien invasion and finally rescue Emi with Retsu in his side, Gideon falls to his knees after the trio defeat his remaining men. As he attempts to flee, Akira was behind him as he gunpoint at Gideon's head with his handgun.

He and Retsu finally pilots the space jet to return back to Earth. Gideon gloats that they can't survive from the remaining UFOs and both manage to defeat them by activating the laser blasts from their space jet making him hysterical from his loss.

As they return to Earth they were finally reunited with Afro and the others including Garuda, Akira finally reunites with his escort, Yuni while Retsu was congratulated by Peggy from his bravery as he watches Gideon to be taken in custody after Garuda knocks him down with a single punch due to his attempt to escape.

After the incident, he along with Yuni and Kari reunite with Rage, Retsu, Emi, Julio and Rena as they noticed a fireworks display as they watch the fireworks.

DDR 2014 movie
"Alright, Yuni. Have it your way? I know for sure that you're gonna compete in that competition."
-Akira to Yuni who finally let her go to compete in the second EX Dance Competition.

Akira returns in DDR2014 as the plot is based on the actual game, DDR2013 and it's updates.

Akira still guards Yuni after the UFO incident which is her mansion is repaired after the UFOs invaded Disco Town. He noticed Yuni would snuck him again and noticed that she going to compete in the second EX Dance Competition. He finally let her compete knowing that she can win as she wants to.

By the time Rage defeats the final competitor in the competition, Akira guards inside the mansion noticed something terrible is about to happen. He discovers a bomb beneath the sack knowing that a new assailant is responsible and he quickly escorted Yuni's parents to safety as it explodes in smithereens and was gulfed in flames as he himself got hit in the explosion. When meeting with Rage and the group, Akira tells Yuni that her parents are safe after he escorts them safety and falls unconscious due to mild concussion.

He later joins with Rage and the group after his recovery to stop Dulton Tranza and his terrorist group at his fortress in Toronto, Canada.  He and Retsu are the ones to restrain a brainwashed Garuda as Retsu removes the patch at the back of his neck.


  






 

Retsu (fan anime)

"It seems that I was assigned in Disco Town to protect people here. Guess that I will be reunited with my old friends again!"
-Retsu in DanceDanceRevolution X during the second episode.

Retsu Kageyama - is a Japanese representative U.S. federal agent and the character of DDR fan anime series. He is a former upperclassman in EMTI, a genius hacker and Tetsuro Kageyama's son. He is also Rage's life-long best friend.

Debut: 3rdMIX
Age: 20 (3rdMIX- EXTREME 2/STRIKE)
         21 (SuperNOVA movie and TV series- present)
Specialties: Hacking different systems, Fighting
Hobbies: Playing fighting video games, Bowling, Dancing
Likes: Computer Reprogramming, Studying, his best friend, Rage
Dislikes: Stereotypes, Mission Failure, Injustice
Fighting Style: Traditional Karate (based on Kyokushinkai)

Appearance:

Like Rage, Retsu has brown hair and brown eyes but without facial features. Before DanceDanceRevolution SuperNOVA, his hair was short length with a full fringe and short downward spikes in both sides of his neck. He wears multiple outfits which involves him being a 'cool type guy' attire as seen wearing long sleeves, pants, vests, jackets and shoes and is rarely seen wearing sneakers like his best friend wore. He initially wears purple in color up to DDR EXTREME 2/STRIKE.

In 3rdMIX and DDRMAX2, he wears a light blue denim vest with an extended collar and two pockets in both sides of his front vest, underneath is a long sleeve dark purple shirt which is folded below the elbows, light tan pants and black shoes.

In 4thMIX up to the midway and finale of DDR Party Collection, He wears a khaki cargo vest under a long sleeve dark magenta shirt, white pants with a brown belt to his waist and brown loafers. His battle outfit is his summer version of his 4thMIX outfit and he is not seen wearing a vest. He only wears a gray short sleeve shirt which is folded to make it sleeveless, light tan pants and brown loafers.

In 5thMIX up to DDR EXTREME 2/STRIKE, he wears a long sleeve dark green shirt, khaki pants with a brown belt to his waist and brown leather shoes. His outfit is the opposite version of Rage's outfit who has him wearing a dark red hoodie jacket.

His festival outfit is a traditional light blue Japanese jacket with bandages on his chest underneath, white shorts, shins, and white sandals. He and Spike wears this outfit to have their own stall during the festival. In DDRMAX during Japan Day festival, when Spike maintains his previous outfit, he now wears a yellow sleeveless ninja suit with a red sash on his waist, shins, and white sandals. He now wears a red ninja scarf on his neck. His costume resembles Bakuryu II/Kenji Ogami's outfit in Bloody Roar 2.

In DDR EXTREME up to the first half of DDR Party Collection, he wears a purple denim jacket with a white undershirt, light blue denim pants and black shoes. He was also seen wearing his black sunglasses during the pilot episode and it was later seen hanging in the collar of his undershirt.

In DDR EXTREME 2/STRIKE, his alternate appearance is his 5thMIX outfit as the color of his shirt is now light red instead of dark green, his pants changed to light gray and his shoes and belt changed to black.

He wears predominantly purple during his missions due to both Rage and Emi's appearances in Ultramix and Universe series.

When he leads with Akira and Kari to dispatch the black ops from the mafia organization where they target his best friend, Rage. He wears an indigo blue vest under a sleeveless black undershirt, matching cargo pants and black shoes. He also wears a blue cap on his head. His outfit is a mixture between Clark and Trevor's outfit from the game, Metal Slug.

During the infiltration of the mafia organization, he was now seen wearing a short sleeve navy blue shirt which is folded to make it sleeveless, blue cargo pants with a black belt to his waist and a side belt and pouch at the right side of his thigh where he keeps his mini computer, and black shoes.

In DDR SuperNOVA up to DDR X, he becomes a CIA agent as his hair becomes darker and grows out into medium length and his downward spikes becomes a distinctive curl spikes. In his two appearances, he has yellow highlights in some strands of his hair but it was later removed in DDR X after he decides to dyed his original color of his hair. His outfits has him wearing fashionable buttoned shirts, pants, coats and clothes similar to a street posse as opposed to Rage's outfit which is a modernized street dance attires.

In DDR SuperNOVA and SuperNOVA2, he wears a long olive green collared coat with a white long sleeved buttoned shirt, black pants and brown shoes. He also wears a light purple scarf on his neck which is covered on the collar on his coat and it was hanging loose on his back. This is his outfit where he takes undercover as Hugo Stockwell. In his alternate appearance, he wears a yellow orange sleeveless sweater with an arsenal design at the back of his sweater. Underneath is a dark blue short sleeved loose buttoned shirt which is folded to make it sleeveless and the lower part of his shirt is hanging loose in each side of his sweater, gray pants and black combat shoes. He gains a black gun holster from his right thigh. This is his battle outfit during SuperNOVA2 and later during DDR X.

In DDR X, he was promoted to become a federal agent and in the pilot episode, he wears a dark blue jacket under a red undershirt and a cap on his head, matching pants and black shoes and sunglasses. This is his disguised form where he warns Rage about him being attacked by a new enemy.

His primary outfit was shown in the second episode and onwards is a neon yellow short sleeve loose shirt with a thick bright green line in the center of his shirt and a matching bright green collar and the edge of his short sleeve shirt, brownish gray pants and brown shoes. He maintains the gun holster from his alternate outfit in SuperNOVA2. He also wears this outfit in early episodes in DDR X2.

In the third episode, Retsu wears a dark blue formal jacket under a pale yellow turtleneck shirt, matching dark blue pants and black shoes. His outfit resembles Togusa from the anime series, Ghost in the Shell, S.A.C.  

In DDR X2 through DDR2013, his hair is cut short and his full fringe grows longer almost resemble Tekken's Jin Kazama bangs and his outfit resembles his CEO outfit in Tekken 6.

He now wears a long dark blue trenchcoat under a white long sleeve buttoned shirt with a blue undershirt, pale blue denim pants with a black belt to his waist and black shoes. The color of his gun holster changed to charcoal gray.

In DDR 2014 during the infiltration against Dulton Tranza, Retsu wears a purple riding jacket with a white short sleeve undershirt, black pants and brown shoes. This is his battle outfit and slightly resembles Jin's black rider outfit in the Tekken 6: Bloodline Rebellion opening.

In DDR A, Retsu wears a combination between his EXTREME outfit and his pants and shoes in DDR 5thMIX outfit and marks the first time Retsu wears sneakers as a contrast to wore leather shoes. He wears a navy blue denim blazer with the sleeves are folded to make it cuffs and a white short sleeve undershirt, blue gray denim pants with a brown belt to his waist and blue boots. His gun holster are now dark brown when he wears this outfit. His new outfit emphasizes Jin's new main outfit in Tekken 7 as his pants and boots resembles his main outfit.

Fighting Capacity:
Like Rena in DDR X2 who practices martial arts, Retsu is trained in traditional karate in a corresponding course by his father at the young age. He is also unbeatable similar to Rage as he easily knocks his opponents with either punches and kicks. Aside from his fighting prowess, he is extremely capable of hacking different computers and electronic devices as well as different various systems with the use of his mini-computer. He can also shoot his handgun efficiently due to his role as an agent which Akira taught him to shoot firearms. He is also strategic and very cunning to his enemies when he easily senses their presence. Altogether, He is the most intellectual ally to Rage's group.

Character and Personality:
Retsu is described as cool and calculated person with a serious ego and a borderline sociopathic (as stated by Rage throughout the series that he is very snobbish). His snobbishness and his ego sterns from his father, Tetsuro due to his intellectual prowess as he uses this attitude to mock Rage's horrible temper which makes the latter angrily annoys from his actions. He also uses this against Zero after seeing his rude personality which makes the latter gets a heated rivalry with him even Akira knows him for being a snobbish speaker. He is also an introvert throughout the series until he started to have a relationship with Rena in DDR X2 and onwards. In SuperNOVA, when he takes undercover from the enemy, he becomes cold and distant which results him and Rage are fighting in the rain before he tells his reasons for his actions. When he fights against his enemies, he is also brave and confident man like Rage which he aids him if its more enemies he was facing. He also strikes his friendship with Emi, Yuni, Gus and Julio. He also shows his dislike for stereotypes as seen in DDR Party Collection as both of his parents are having a stereotypical strict father and a doting mother. He is the only person to be dragged and push by Rage when he was focused on playing with his mini computer and his PDA when they are doing anything important or hanging out with them for an investigation. He along with Garuda and Emi are the only people to call Rage his given name while Emi calls his given name a few times when she mostly calls his nickname.

He has two running gags in the series where he was frequently getting trouble towards most girls whenever he tries to date with them. Especially when some girls that he was dating shows their aggressiveness towards him until he meets Rena in DDR X2.

His other running gag has him being obsessed in playing Tekken series of fighting games and apparently becomes a big fan on the main protagonist and anti hero, Jin Kazama who actually plays as him in the game and is constant to tell the whole Tekken storyline to Rage and Emi. In DDR X, he shows his obsession to both Rage and Julio when he plays the sixth Tekken game and mimicking Jin's quotes from his win animations. Interestingly, he also shares his fighting style as Traditional Karate as seen in the opening sequence of DDR EXTREME where he performs Jin's Evil Intent and Double Lift Kick to his enemy in sillouette.

Retsu portrays as a intellectual student and a genius hacker under the alias "The Great Hacker",  who is a whiz with computers with an ego as opposed to Rage's temper. Later in both SuperNOVA and SuperNOVA2, he works as a CIA agent after his graduation in EMTI and finally in DDR X and onwards, he was promoted to become a federal agent from the intelligence division.

3rdMIX
"Looks like I'm gonna be a navigator for a while. But we have to find Reiji first."
-Retsu to Emi who finally decides to find Rage after being separated with the others by Mameo.

Retsu only appears in the fan anime series and onwards and he also appears in Crisis in EMTI where he strikes up his friendship to both Rage and Emi after he mistakes him as his animal experiment.

Retsu appears as the upperclassman and the president of the student council along with Beechum in EMTI. He is commonly seen watching both Rage and Emi competes in the 3rd Competition.

When Mameo separates them from his tornado blast, He and Emi are stranded in the island. He then decides to navigate the place so that they can find Rage as the latter was drifted in his grandfather's hideaway. Some of Mameo's men are gone after them as he manages to dispatch them with his fighting moves. By the time they were cornered, he and Emi were saved by both Rage and Kari.

After Mameo escaped, Zorac tells them about his motives to destroy Earth by use of the deadly fluid in which it consumes people and its inhabitants once it touches the fluid if it exposes in air.

After the 3rd Competition, Retsu is among with Rage and the others to infiltrate Mameo's underground base and he's the one to protect and rescue other lab scientists who became slaves under him. By the time, Rage defeats Mameo and form a group called as Protectors of DDR City and Retsu decides if Rage is the leader, he will assists him anytime as possible.

4thMIX
"I'll take Emi's place, Reiji. I know for sure those two are also good in bowling. But I want your team to win."
-Retsu to Rage during the bowling challenge.

Retsu appears in 4thMIX and appears as one of the protectors in DDR City under Rage's leadership.

In the episode "Disco in the Bowl", Retsu is seen practicing Bowling when both Rage and Emi are looking for him in EMTI. By the time he was reunited with them, they were confronted by Team Euro which consists of Hurley Twins, Johnny and Jenny. He challenges Team Burning in a bowling match which makes Rage accepts the challenge despite they're not good on playing bowling. Retsu actually scolds him for being confident to face them and Emi was desperate stating that she was not good on playing. With that, Retsu has no choice but to replace Emi to compete and wants Rage's team to win which makes Rage accepts. During the challenge, Retsu became dismayed to see Rage always in gutter when he plays from the first game as he teaches him how to play until they defeat them in the second game.

"...I didn't expect that you got me, Reiji? Since you finally figure it out that I'm the alias "The Great Hacker". I finally found what's their next move!"
-Retsu to both Rage and Akira after revealing his alias.

In the episode "The Alias: The Great Hacker", Yuni was targeted by one of Kaiser's henchmen in which her bodyguard and partner, Akira became worried to his escort so he decides to find the person under the alias, "The Great Hacker". When Emi befriends with Yuni, Akira then asks Rage to find "The Great Hacker" which turns out to be Retsu. Retsu became cold and snobbish to him since after hearing his alias. By the time, Rage brought Akira in the computer room where Retsu is trying to hack the enemies' location. Rage became angered to see him being too rude and Retsu replies that he didn't expect that he got him and knowing of his alias. The trio discover the enemy's next move is that Yuni will be attacked in her resthouse. After saving Yuni from Kaiser's henchmen, she and Akira decides to join up with them as protectors of DDR City.

In the episode "Retsu's First Love", Retsu reunites with his former highschool classmate Sayaka who works in the electronics store similar to Emi's. He arrives to return the CD back to her after she dropped it in the street. Afterwards, he was found by both Rage and Emi and wants himself to become a love adviser to him as the latter always being refused. When he dates Sayaka at the park he noticed that she's gonna be fetched by her current boyfriend, Hiroya. Retsu knows those two are together and he becomes cold to them. After the scuffle when he actually beat Hiroya, Retsu coldly leaves them behind as Rage, Emi and Beechum are watching the turn of the events. Retsu could not forget that Sayaka was his long-time crush since his high school days until the trio arrives to see him. Rage tells him that there's more girls around in the city and he should find one what is right for him. Retsu hugs his friends as he whimpered and finally moves on.

When Rage was slapped by Emi after seeing him and Ling are flirting, Retsu coldly scolds him for making Emi cry and urges him to apologize. With the help of Kari, Akira and Yuni to take them for an overnight instead of the party between most of the teams in the 4th Competition, Rage finally apologizes to Emi for his actions until one of Kaiser's men attacks them before they defeat them. During their missions, Retsu is the only person can navigate their location with his mini computer.

After Kaiser was defeated by Rage and it's 4th Competition, Retsu easily senses what is going on in their city. He noticed a star coming from the sky until it reveals to be Kaiser who is alive and being fused by the monster resides in his hideout. He finally met up with Emi who is actually going to meet up with Rage in the museum and Yuni also joins up as well. By the time they were reunited with Rage. They noticed that this city including EMTI will be fused by it as they manage to survive.

After Garuda creates the divine explosives, Retsu prepares his digging claw (the claw he uses in Crisis in EMTI) knowing that their final mission will be risky and later he with Rage, Emi and Yuni proceed to get inside Bio Dome.

"Are you ready, Reiji? This fight is gonna be deadly for us. Let's go?!"
-Retsu to Rage while preparing for battle against the monster fused Kaiser.

When they explored Bio Dome, Retsu comments that Kaiser faked his death so that he will be fused with the hideous creature. As they reach into the heart of the monster, they eventually found Kaiser who reveals to be alive and been fused the whole time and becomes insane to destroy humanity. With that, both himself and Rage fight off against Kaiser in a valiant fight but they were outmatched due to his sheer size. Rage manages to outsmart Kaiser when he clicks the center of his divine sword by self destruct leading Kaiser to his demise. He and Rage finally set the divine explosives in thirty minutes as they leave Bio Dome before it blows in a deadly explosion. Retsu manages to survive the explosion with Rage, Emi and Yuni who render severely injured in the explosion and he was shown to be fall on the ground and Yuni lands him on his back hurting himself. The group finally save the city and its inhabitants who were purified from the monster fuse.

After the incident, Retsu is watching EMTI to be reconstructed and he goes with Rage in Burning Dome to be reunited with Emi.

5thMIX
"Looks like Sir Garuda was tricked by that paranoid agent, Reiji? Because that guy cannot be trusted by anyone. He's a dead man!"
-Retsu to Rage referring to John Krueger after they defeated his men.

Retsu returns in 5thMIX and eventually became as Garuda's apprentice and remains in Rage's group.

Retsu is seen spying in the director's office where Garuda becomes acquainted with John Krueger a paranoid agent who wants to claim his institute with an iron fist. He and Rage discover his motives after they defeat his men due to a failing ambush.

When Alice, Baby-Lon and Maho are introduced, Retsu was asked by Garuda to go in the Ip's household where he ends up reunited with Rage and Emi. Later, where Rage fights off against Krelion in the roof of the train, Retsu is able to hack the train's devices after Garuda accidentally bumped into the breaks. He told him to pull the breaks and he with Afro, Johnny and Jun successfully do it making it a quick stop. He also detect the enemy's weak point and tells Rage to hit on his chest and he manages to decapitate him in explosion.

When Spike was introduced, Retsu was sent by Garuda to spy on Spike who hails from Glasgow, Scotland who also works in Club London as a club staff and a knover was targeted by John. However to his dismay, he reunites with Rage and Emi who followed him outside the arena and joins with him. The trio manage to save him from John's men who tries to go after him.

"Be ready, guys. We're gonna save the music producer from the enemies' clutches."
-Retsu to Rage and the group while preparing to rescue Naoki from being kidnapped by John's men.

Meanwhile, Garuda was later acquainted by Naoki Maeda the music producer who produces the music on the dancing game that they played and is kidnapped by John and his men which makes him sends Rage and the group to rescue him. He and Rage finally confronts John and the latter knows that both were the threat to his plans and leave the premises.

During the 5th Competition, Retsu watches the finals between Team Burning and Team Afro and Janet and seeing John's amends are cheating. After the competition, he along with Rage and the group as well as the students in EMTI who protest against John's claim. He manages to subdue most of his men as he and Rage proceed to the roof of the building where Garuda faces John as they fight.

After John was defeated by Rage, Retsu and Emi takes him back to his apartment after he collapses in fatigue and he tells her that he needs to learn how to be brave enough to face his enemies and to respect his grandfather making Emi understands him to his words and both soon leave the apartment.

DDRMAX
"I guess that your boss is really getting angry when I beat the crap out of you."
-Retsu towards Schubert's men during the shadow fight in Club London.

Retsu appears in DDRMAX as he resumes his role of being the president of the Student Council as well as being Garuda's apprentice.

Retsu is shown in the pilot episode where he demonstrates his computer prowess towards the students from the Computer Science course by reprogramming. All the students became popular to see him until his meeting with Rage. However, Rage easily discovers Retsu can dance as they practiced dancing together equally and was given advice by Afro due to him has a "hidden soul" within him. Despite the advice, he easily discovers another man in black suit tries to spy on Afro making both himself and Rage to take espionage.

After defeating Afro's assassins, Retsu discovers the people that they defeated are different than John's men and has an eagle emblem on their jackets. He detected that it was a new enemy threat to the city. With that he and Rage determines to protect Afro from being assassinated from the organization called "The Eagle Eye"

Throughout the episodes, Retsu aids Rage, Izam and Spike to deal against most of Schubert's men and his assassination batallion.

In the near end of DDRMAX, They succeeded in subduing most of Schubert's men in the main building and the back sides in the auditorium in EMTI and he is the one can hack the electrical devices as he controls the stage lights to conceal Rage and the group who are beating most of Schubert's men.

After Rage defeated Schubert with his fatal blows, he and Spike became disappointed to see both Rage and Izam are competing each other in the DDRMAX game.

DDRMAX2
"Seems like new opponents are gonna fight in the MAX Competition. But I can sense someone like Reiji is also competing too." 
-Retsu to Beechum as he referring to Rage as Izzy.

Retsu returns in DDRMAX2 as he investigates about the knife attacks happening in the city. When Rage is severely injured at the hands of Izzy, he and Akira are investigating his mansion and they discover Izzy is a street dancer like Rage but under possessed by an unknown entity.

During the MAX competition where Team Silver and Team Burning are having a do or die competition. Retsu senses that Izzy was possessed seeing his opportunity to incapacitate each of them to have low grades in their dance performance.

After the competition, he was told by Rage to take care of Emi who is severely injured and he and the other dancers are watching Rage fights Izzy at the roof of the building and they discover Krueger's spirit is possessing Izzy from his body.

After the incident, he and Rage are going to Burning Dome where Emi is waiting for them.

DDR EXTREME
"I hate if I keep on wearing the same clothes all over again." 
-Retsu referring to his new outfit in the pilot episode.

Retsu returns in DDR EXTREME as he wears the new outfit along with Kari and Garuda.

Retsu was seen playing the fourth Tekken game in the pilot episode where Rage and Emi found him in his new get up. The trio discovers a new assailant who steals the melodic heart crystal to their victims. Garuda later tells them that the new assailant is trying to find the pure melodic heart crystals.

Throughout the episodes, Retsu aids Rage to fight off against their enemies. When Emi's pure melodic crystal has been taken by their enemies during the EXTREME competition, he helps Rage to find her melodic crystal which they discover it was inside at Yukihime's. He along with Izam, Akira, Yuni and Kari are in frozen state which Rage is only one left to face her. With the help of Garuda's heat invention he and the others are free from being frozen and they watch Rage defeat Yukihime in time.

After the incident, he and Rage are walking towards the coffee shop near in Ni-Na's flower shop where he cheers him up after retrieving Emi's pure melodic heart crystal.

DDR Party Collection
"I'll never forgive them for hurting me on purpose."
-Retsu towards the Iwamoto clan.

Retsu returns in DDR Party Collection as he wears in the first half was his EXTREME outfit in mid-way is his 4thMIX outfit and in the second half is in 5thMIX outfit.

Retsu was attacked by the Iwamoto clan during the pilot episode which leaves him in critical injured and it results both Rage and Izam faces off against the clan. Garuda discovers of what happened to him and wants to know why the family clan are clashing with another family clan. Retsu later recovers from his injuries, he was sent by Garuda in his hometown in Kyoto with Rage, Emi, Akira, Yuni and Kari.

"You got to believe me, Reiji. My parents are stereotypical than your parents did to you." 
-Retsu to Rage showing his dislike to stereotypes during the bath scene.

Retsu reunites with his family in Kyoto which Rage serves as his back up if anything happens to him. In the bath scene between both of them, Retsu admits to Rage his dislike of stereotypes which happens to be his parents who have a stereotypical strict father and a doting mother. Rage was surprised after hearing of this. Later on, they face off against the Iwamoto clan who were attempting to create an ambush. His father, Tetsuro Kageyama reveals to them that half of the clan was brainwashed from the Tsukihime clan and decides to help from his principal of the school he was attending was nothing more but Garuda himself.

After Team Special was defeated by Team Burning during the finals of the dance tournament, he was found by Emi while packing his things from his apartment and later aids Rage and the group to infiltrate the Tsukihime clan from their home.

"Forgive me, Reiji. Since you found out that I'm leaving Japan for the United States. I have an OJT to finish. But don't worry, I'll be back in a week." 
-Retsu to Rage before going to the United States during the finale. 

After the defeat of the Tsukihime clan, Retsu begins to leave Japan and was in the airport. Before he left the airport, he was surrounded by Rage and the group which the latter angrily tells him that he should tell him if he's going to leave. Retsu finally apologizes to him knowing that he will be back in a week. Both he and Rage finally made a promise that he will be back in Japan safely as they shake their hands finally make their promise.

DDR EXTREME 2/STRIKE
"Looks like more adversaries are coming again."
-Retsu to Rage and Akira before they fight against the mafia ruffians during the pilot episode.

Retsu returns in DDR EXTREME 2/STRIKE as his primary outfit is his 5thMIX outfit. When Rage and Emi's appearance in Ultramix and Universe series, he wears predominantly purple throughout the episodes except for his battle outfit.

He returns to Japan to finish his studies in EMTI where he was reunited with Rage, Beechum and Train. Later after Garuda tells them to find Akira who sets out alone to find the adversary who nearly attacked Yuni. Both manage to find him and together they defeat the mafia ruffians who attacked Yuni in her resthouse.

Therefore, he with Rage and the group meet Garuda in Bass' company to introduce it's chairman named Drum and his employer and producer named Bass which the latter was the mafia's next target.

After saving Drum from being assassinated and the latter joins in the group to stop the mafia organization, he and Rage were sent by Garuda to rescue Bass from the pirates led by J.C. and his partner Sa-Ja. He and Bass watch Rage fighting against J.C. and his pirates which the latter challenges him to a dance competition after a sword fight.

When Rage was targeted by the mafia organization, Retsu is forced to protect him as he tackles him to safety. He with Akira and Kari to dispatch most of the black ops to protect Rage which the latter with Emi and Yuni are dancing as a distraction to the enemy when they arrived to kill him.

During the second EXTREME competition, Retsu senses the mafia organization are trying to target Garuda which Liana saves him from being assassinated. When Liana was hospitalized, Garuda upgrades both Rage's communicator and his mini-computer before they set off to their final mission.

"It's time to end of their misery."
-Retsu to Yuni as he hacks the computer system and devices from the mafia organization.

Rage and the group finally infiltrates the mafia organization where he and Yuni are hacking the enemy's computer system and devices trying to aid Rage when he faces the leader of it's organization. After Rage defeats the leader of the mafia organization, Retsu finally graduates in EMTI and his presidency in the student council finally pass it to Train which the latter wants to be like him during the graduation ceremony as both Rage and Akira are here to congratulate him. He later leaves Japan to United States where he's going to work there. In the epilogue before he departs, he and Rage are seen crossing each other arms due to their life-long friendship.

DDR SuperNOVA movie and TV series
"I don't have time talking about "him", Gus. I hate if he tries to interfere in my mission."
-Retsu to Gus referring to Rage's involvement from his missions.

Retsu returns in DDR SuperNOVA which takes place one year and three months after DDR EXTREME 2/STRIKE. His hair finally grows into medium length and has yellow highlights on each sides of his hair. In the movie, he serves as an anti-hero towards Rage who tries to stop against the terrorist organization.

Retsu becomes the CIA agent after graduating in EMTI and lives in the United States as he takes undercover from the terrorist organization under the alias, "Hugo Stockwell" which he sides with them. He goes to the bar to have fun at parties and befriends a German economics student and a DJ named Gus. Retsu discovers that Rage is in the United States as well where he wants to fulfill his American dream to have a takoyaki restaurant and seeing his men were incapacitated by him. He manages to block Rage's punch after they encounter each other which his men calls his alias as they escaped.

"Too bad that someone like you would dare to destroy the terrorist organization. I'll be the one to put an end to this organization not even you, Reiji. I'm not gonna tell you the whole thing about me!" 
-Retsu to Rage before they street fight in the rain.

Retsu senses Rage is coming to find him which Gus knows the way out at the back entrance. However, he was eventually found by him after Gus tells him where he escaped. As it starting to rain, Rage asks him why he's in the enemy's side as Retsu gloats saying that someone like him would dare to destroy the organization. But he's not going to answer his question making Rage angrily mad for his actions as both are fighting each other in the rain and Gus watches them fighting. Retsu ends up being defeated by him and was choked by him which Rage continues to interrogate him as he admits that he is an undercover agent. Rage angrily mad to his actions which he asks if he forgot his friendship with him and Emi which he replies that he did that because of his job just to forget them. With that, he was spared by him and walked away.

When the SuperNOVA competition was under way and was disrupted by the terrorist organization which Retsu reveals to them that he was here to stop them which he hacks the controlling device resulting their failure in destroying New York City and instructs Rage to destroy the core of it's machine which he successfully do it. After the members of the terrorist organization are arrested from their crimes. Retsu observes both Rage and Emi in the competition which he walks away in a distant. Since they know of his treachery, Retsu solely wants to stop the organization and becomes rogue against them.

"I'm sorry both of you, I did this because I don't want the two of you get hurt because of me. Because of my job, I hate if the two of you get involved that's why I acted so cold to both of you. Can you forgive me?"
-Retsu to both Rage and Emi who finally apologizes for his embittered actions after he was targeted by the terrorist organization.

In the TV series, Retsu solely aids Rage when other members of the terrorist organization continues to destroy every town in New York and other places in the United States which he remains cold and distant towards both Rage and Emi. However he also saves Emi from being attacked which he and Rage manage to defeat the terrorists. This subsides Retsu's cold and distant behavior which Emi begs him to restore their friendship with Rage. Retsu finally apologizes to both of them from his embittered actions and agrees to restore their friendship after been targeted by the organization.
  
He was later seen watching both compete in the SuperNOVA competition which Rage manages to beat them until he was defeated by Afro in the finals. Retsu notices the terrorist organization led by Marcus Cavanaugh is attacking in Central Park and goes on the rampage while controlling the machine robot. He and Rage deals most of Marcus' men one by one as Retsu eventually subdued Marcus with his fighting moves leading to his arrest after Rage accidentally destroys the machine.

After the incident, he with Rage and Emi are watching the opening of Afro's very own Disco Town.

SuperNOVA2
"Another new adversary is about to struck again. I do not know if Sir Garuda knows this person."
-Retsu to Rage and Emi referring to Riko Kishio before they reunited with Yuni.

Retsu returns in DDR SuperNOVA2 and retains his SuperNOVA outfit. He has an alternate outfit has him wearing an outfit similar to a street posse. He now has an assistance in his missions which both characters are making parody of both Leon and Hunnigan in Resident Evil 4 and onwards.

When Peggy was introduced in the series. Retsu noticed she's from the F.O.S. which she tests him if he's going to promote as the federal agent which serves as a back up for him. His mission is to take down the Heartless Organization where they sponsored the second SuperNOVA competition.

"If you know about Japan then why don't you travel to Japan and explore things out? I can't believe a kid like you would extensively research about our country."
-Retsu to Julio knowingly of his actions after he and Rage rescue him from the Heartless Organization.

In the episode, "The Young Black Ninja", he reunites with Rage due to Garuda's orders. He gunpoints at Rage who mistake of him as a thief which the latter angrily removes his hood from his blue sleeveless jacket. Both are sent to rescue a boy who lives in the hideaway. When they arrived, both were attacked by an unknown assailant which he found shurikens in the sand. They found the house which the assailant keeps his ninja weapons and Rage discovers about the Morse Code and Fukuya which they were found by Julio. Retsu senses that Julio is behind the throwing shurikens and they are forced to fight him in his ninja wardrobe. Retsu was later defeated by him and tells Rage to be careful which the latter is able to defeat him much to his surprise.

They later saved him from the operatives of the Heartless Organization as both himself and Rage manage to defeat them on purpose.

After the second SuperNOVA finally came to a close, Retsu discovers black ops from the Heartless Organization are stealing Emi's winning robot Consent Be-fU. With this Rage and the group infiltrates the Heartless Organization after Peggy gives them the enemy's main location.

After Garuda manages to defeat Riko while Rage manage to defeat Dark Zukin, Retsu manage to corrupt Consent Kyo-fU's main system with his PDA to hack his system which it malfunctions itself to save Emi and Consent Be-fU. When Riko is finally arrested, he finally parted ways with Rage knowing that someone from the U.S. Government will promote him.

DDR X
"I guess you became lack from your vigilantism."
Retsu to Rage before revealing his disguise during the pilot episode.

Retsu returns in DDR X and he finally promotes as the federal agent of the U.S. Government and the only Japanese representative to be promoted. He finally removes the yellow highlights from both SuperNOVA and SuperNOVA2 in the second episode.

In the pilot episode of the series, Retsu disguises as a mystery man who buys Rage's famous takoyaki at MAX Carnival. He also warns Rage about another danger threat which the enemy will attack him on purpose. One day, the enemy actually attacks him while he's serving takoyaki to other customers which it forces Retsu to shoot the brute terrorist with his handgun and fights with his fighting moves. Therefore, the brute terrorist manage to destroy Rage's takoyaki stand which the latter furiously get mad from him and easily dispatched the brute terrorist with a knee and a powerful kick.

Retsu comments to Rage that he lacks his vigilantism as he noticed the same mysterious man who warned him earlier as he remove his disguise much to his surprise. After the incident, the Government Chief Advisor noticed his capabilities he makes up to Retsu to where he's going to take down the organization and Retsu decides to protect Disco Town. Afterwards, he decided to went back to his roots by removing the highlights on his hair. After paying the damages and Rage's takoyaki stand was rebuilt after it was destroyed by the enemy. He tells him of his promotion which Rage congratulates him as he reveals to him that he was the popular takoyaki chef which Retsu noticed of his lack of vigilantism earlier. He also tells him that he was targeted by the an organization called "The X-Pac" which the victims that they kidnapped becomes suicide bombers as it means to make a terrorist attack. They later saved Gus from being attacked by them.

In the episode "Disco Party Crashers" he with Julio manage to disperse the members of the X-Pac.

In the episode "The Rich Girl's Quests" which is based on Yuni's Street Master Mode, Retsu goes to MAX Carnival to buy Rage's famous takoyaki which he serves as a constant customer to him. He eventually bumps into Akira who is watching and follows Yuni after the latter sneaks away at the Verse Mansion. Both discovers Yuni was the X-Pac's next target which Retsu needs to inform Rage about this since Yuni wants to try his famous takoyaki.

When himself, Emi and Akira watch Yuni who was challenged by Rage to a dance contest and she manages to defeat him. However, the same brute terrorist who attacked Rage attempts to charge at Yuni after Akira, Emi and Retsu warn her to get away from her attacker and Rage manages to knock the brute terrorist down temporarily which Emi takes her to safety. Retsu tells Akira to shoot the brute terrorist's head with his handgun as he successfully do it and the brute terrorist turns out to be a cyborg as Rage defeats the cyborg with a straight punch as it destroys in explosion. Rage later explains to Yuni about this and she angrily knows her bodyguard was following her the whole time and also Retsu was responsible for the incident made up by him which she blames him for not informing her as she cries.

After the incident, he with Rage and Emi are watching both Akira and Yuni walking back to the mansion where he carries four plastic bags of takoyaki as Yuni simply eats the takoyaki happily.

"Stop making such a fuss, Zero? Now I understand why you don't like us so much just because you're being too rude and arrogant to others. Don't tell me that you don't like men like us, haven't you?"
-Retsu to Zero who snobbishly mocks his personality as they started their heated rivalry.

In the episode "The Mysterious Guy named Zero", he and Rage are showing their dance moves as Retsu plays the Black eyed Peas song "Dirty Dancing". Therefore, Zero briefly comments about them being idiots which angers Rage knowing that he does not want to eat junk food. However, Retsu disapproves his rudeness seeing of him as being anti-social and arrogant and also a newbie in Disco Town.

Retsu along with the SWAT team finally managed to arrest drug dealers in the warehouse while Rage challenges Zero to a dance contest in Disco Tower which he ends up defeated by him noticing his killer dance moves. Retsu then challenges Zero in the similar way as Rage did. Zero didn't expect this and says "...not again, Do you really think you can beat me in a dance?" But to his dismay, Retsu plays the "Dirty Dancing" song which Zero became distracted as they danced and seeing that Retsu has more moves than he is. After that, he defeats Zero in a dance contest and seeing him being aloof as he snobbishly mocks his personality for being rude and arrogant and his dislikes of men making Zero furiously insulted as both are staring each other angrily from eye to eye as they started their heated rivalry much to Rage's surprise. He also discovers Zero is previously worked within the X-Pac organization as a medic officer due to his occupation as a surgeon after his boss from the U.S. Government knows why he briefly aids them to stop the organization as well as he knows the leader and founder of X-Pac, General Kharam Ishtar. Garuda also knows him in his travels from his prime where they made innocent people as suicide bombers and its selling lethal weapons from the black market.

After Rage's quest of making his takoyaki became famous, he and his group are gathered in Yuni's mansion by Garuda and Afro to stop the X-Pac organization and they finally infiltrate their main base as they were aided by Gus and Zero and later, Garuda, Queen-Zukin and Akira.

He and Akira are seen dealing against Ishtar's soldiers while Julio, Emi and Yuni are releasing the prisoners in the facility.

After the incident,  he with Emi and Julio visits Rage at MAX Carnival after Afro decides to cater his takoyaki from his party and he was seen dancing on the dance floor as he and Zero are competing each other in Afro's party.

DDR X2
"You look good on that haircut, Reiji. If both of us had a new haircut? I know all the girls would be crazy for us."
-Retsu to Rage finally compliments on his new haircut.

Retsu returns in DDR X2 as he changes his appearance in the series. He finally cut his hair short but maintains his full fringe which he nearly resembles Jin Kazama from the Tekken series as well as his X2 outfit based on his CEO outfit in Tekken 6. He still wears his X outfit in earlier episodes until he wears his X2 outfit which Yuni takes him to her famous designer who makes fashion clothes that she inspires the clothes that she saw which Retsu inspires Jin from the game he plays in arcades.

Retsu finally had his new haircut which he convinces Rage to cut his hair which he initially refuses.

After Rage decides to take up as a back up dancer for the famous artist, he finally cut his hair shorter to impress Emi and Retsu compliments him about his new haircut. The trio decide to go back to Japan which Rage wanted to visit his grandfather, Garuda.

When Rena was introduced, Retsu notices her vigilantism after she left the scene who seems to have a crush on him on purpose. Later on, he with Rage and Garuda went to the crash site after hearing the news about the meteor has fallen into the sky where they discovered a small white robot is in the debris which she introduces herself as Rinon who warns them about Dark Rinon that she calls her "The Dark One" and her Replicants.

"What? Really Yuni? Your fashion designer can make clothes that you saw them wearing it? My inspiration is to wear the same clothes as my character that I played in the arcade game"
-Retsu to Yuni as he tells her his inspiration to wear Jin's CEO outfit in Tekken 6 where he's a big fan of the character he uses in the sixth game.

When Rage becomes the back up dancer for the famous artists, Retsu continues to play the sixth Tekken game at the arcade dome where Yuni discovers his obsession on the character that he plays the game. She eventually takes him to her resthouse to meet her fashion designer who make inspirational clothes for her. Due to her love of fashion, Retsu tells her his inspiration to wear the same clothes that his character from the game he plays which Yuni happily smiles knowing that he shares the same way as she is.

Retsu is later seen in his new outfit to save Rage from a multitude of Replicants as they escape.
the onslaught. Rage became dismayed to his obsession of Tekken games as Retsu tells him that Yuni takes him to her resthouse and her fashion designer who designs Yuni's inspirational clothes which he decides to have his own inspirational clothes.

In one of the filler episodes, Retsu appears to like Rena which she has a crush on him when they first met and tries to tell her feelings to him. As they start dating, He and Rena shares their activities and love of video games which she also knows other gamers like him are also playing Tekken games. However, when they are gazing each other, he was eventually found by both Rage and Julio which the latter teases him that he's onto blue haired girls which he denies this in embarrassment and Rage decides to tell Emi about it.

"What a let down? Guess we're gonna take them down one by one."
-Retsu to Emi and Julio while fighting against the Replicants.

When the Replicants begin to invade Tokyo, he with Julio and Emi are fighting against them. Rena also aids the trio with her martial arts moves. After defeating most of Replicants, Dark Rinon emerges to confront them and warns them that the fight isn't over as she leaves along with the remaining Replicants. Retsu watches them from the sky knowing that this fight is not yet over.

DDR X3
"Here we go again, Reiji is back as the leader of this new group." 
-Retsu while commenting to Rage about being the leader of DDR Global Protectors.

Retsu returns in DDR X3 which is based on DDR X3 VS 2ndMIX, where he retains his X2 outfit. He continues to fight against Dark Rinon and her Replicants as he rejoins in the new group called DDR Global Protectors.

The Government Chief Advisor along with both Garuda and Afro are discussing about how to stop the invasion of the Replicants as both formed a defense group called DDR Global Protectors. Retsu comments about Rage being the leader as he rejoins along with Emi, Kari, Akira, and Yuni. Julio and Rena are later joining their group to fight against Dark Rinon and her Replicants.

In one of the filler episodes prior to EX Competition sponsored by Garuda, he and Zero are facing each other knowing of their rivalry and Zero tries to urge him to fight him in the dance battle. Retsu knows he's a second closest dancer to Afro as he walks away. Rinon also convinces him to face his rival who is much outrageous than the others. Retsu replies that Zero needs to learn how to socialize other people who sees him as a mystery man who briefly interacts other people and hates to be bothered by anyone else and also for men. When Rinon leaves as she flies in the sky, Retsu knows that this is the way to challenge Zero in the dance competition.

During the EX Competition, Retsu manages to beat Zero the second time in the dance battle and seeing that Retsu was serious to beat him on purpose. However, he was later defeated by Baby-Lon and was eliminated. He is able to watch Rage faces off against Dark Rinon in the finals.

"So this is their main base, huh. Very well then, let's end this invasion once and for all." 
-Retsu to everyone as they brace their battle against the Replicants inside Darkness Space Dome.


After the EX Competition has ended and Dark Rinon creates a dark mist towards the city, Everyone including DDR Global Protectors inside Darkness Space Dome where Dark Rinon resides along with her Replicants. Retsu takes a valiant fight against the Replicants along with Emi, Rena, Akira, Kari and Julio. With the help of Garuda, Victory Consent and Rinon destroy the Replicant D-Machine which it activates itself with Replicant D-Action causes the multitude of Replicants to be stopped as it malfunctions itself and he and everyone were relieved by it.

After Rage defeated Dark Rinon, he among with the other members of DDR Global Protectors are watching Rinon leaves back to Earth which he watches Rage cheers his grandfather up who is upset after Rinon leaves.

DDR 2013 movie
"Oh man! I hate if my character would wear that?! He might ended up in the AO section?"
-Retsu to Rena and Julio after hearing Rena's comment about other gamers are playing as Jin of Tekken Tag Tournament 2 wearing the swimsuit DLC.

Retsu returns in DDR 2013 movie where it based on DDR Dance Wars and he still keeps his X2 outfit.

Retsu is seen playing the Tekken Tag Tournament 2 game where he competes other gamers in SMM arcade with Rena and Julio by his side. He keeps telling them about his obsession of Tekken games as well as the animated movie. Rage also arrives to see them after the manager of the famous artists gave him a three days break and becomes terrified from his obsessions.

When Julio and Rena parted ways, both Rage and Retsu senses another invasion and they noticed UFOs are attacking Disco Town which forces both of them to rescue some people are trapped in the debris and other people's lives who were in danger as the town is destroyed by the UFOs. Therefore, both of them reunites with Emi, Akira, and Yuni noticing the alien invasion and later Julio and Rena. They manage to get in the U.S. military air force base which they hijacked the plane to get through Japan.

When they arrived, they were reunited with fellow dancers as well as Afro, Garuda, Naoki, U1 and jun. Retsu also reunites his rival Zero who briefly notices his arrival. He also joins to dance with other dancers as Rage leads them to face off against UFOs known as Unidentified Funky Objects which dancing is the only way to stop them. After destroying most of it's fleets with the help of Garuda's most powerful invention. Retsu became suspicious of the enemies they were facing and the dancers is mourning at the expense of Emi's life which causes Rage to cry in anguish at the death of his girlfriend as he angrily stomps away leaving Afro to lead them.

"If you want to rescue Emi, then I'll go with you. She's also my friend too, Reiji. I can't let you rescue her all by yourself. You need a companion to accompany you. I don't want my friend to risk his life for her."
-Retsu to Rage after he decides to accompany him to rescue Emi before Akira joins with them.

Retsu arrives in time where Rage decides to hijack his grandfather's invention called the Rocket Space Jet 5000. He tells him that if he has to save Emi, he will accompany him knowing that it will be a risk mission. Rage agrees to go with him as Akira also arrives to see them. Retsu asks him about Yuni and Akira replies that it's all right saying that Yuni can handle with the dancer to fight new set of UFO fleets with her dance moves and he tells them that Yuni requests him to aid both of them to rescue Emi which is also her best friend. After hearing that Emi was abducted by two people, Retsu finally knows that something more suspicious and seeing that Emi was not in the UFOs after all but she was abducted by real people. This makes Rage determines to rescue his girlfriend as the trio hijacks the Rocket Space Jet 5000 as he and Akira drove the space jet.
 
At space, the trio discovers the space station which the UFOs are seen coming out. They finally get inside the space station as they infiltrate which he and Akira dispatched most soldiers with their handguns as Rage goes to kick them with a scissors kick. Akira tells Retsu and Rage to find Emi as he guards the space jet as both continues to infiltrate. Both discovers the UFOs that they were fighting are antagonistic clones of the aliens that they were abducted by lab scientists and it's chief scientist was none other than Gideon (Garuda's arch rival in 5thMIX). Retsu now realizes something suspicious and knowing of the real culprit, both continues to find Emi. He quickly tackles Rage on the ground and was hit from a stun rod, hurting himself in a process and they discover it was Emi who wields the stun rod and they finally reunites with her.

"I'm going to help you, Emi. Since you're not good on computers, I will guide you how to deactivate the power reactor."
-Retsu to Emi who were trying to deactivate the power reactor in Gideon's space station.

At the control room, The trio manage to get a signal from EMTI's underground facility where Garuda scolds Rage for hijacking the Rocket Space Jet 5000 as Emi explains to them everything after they noticed that she was alive. Garuda finally realize that his rival Gideon is behind the alien invasion as he tells them to deal Gideon while he tries to hack the main system on his space station.

The trio are later confronted by Gideon while piloting his robo gear which he attempts to kill them. However, Garuda manages to hack both system and devices in each of Gideon's creations as his voice can be heard. He instructs Retsu and Emi to deactivate the power reactor while Rage is dealing with Gideon as he is counting on them. He and Emi manage to release the aliens from their prison capsules as well as subduing most lab scientists and they arrived at the Electric Room and they found the power reactor. Emi tries to deactivate the power reactor and it's not working as Retsu assists her to deactivate with the help from his PDA knowing that she does not well on computers. After this, they successfully deactivate the power reactor but it activates the self destruct sequence which is a trouble to both.

"Sorry, old fool. But these aliens are going down!" 
-Retsu to Gideon as he and Akira finally subdue the remaining UFOs as they activate the laser blasts. 

After Rage defeats Gideon, he reunites with both but was still caught by an injured Gideon and his remaining men. The trio manage to defeat the soldiers much to his surprise and wants to escape only to be gunpoint by Akira while wielding his handgun. As his space station is destroyed, he gloats that the Earth will be destroyed from his clone UFOs. But to his dismay, he and Akira manage to subdue most UFOs by shooting them with laser blasts from the space jet.

As they arrived on Earth they were reunited with Afro and the other dancers including Garuda. Yuni finally reunites with her bodyguard while Retsu was being congratulate from his bravery by Peggy. He later watches Garuda beats Gideon with one straight punch before being incarcerated by them.

After the incident, he with Rena and Julio came to see Rage and Emi and the only person who interuppts both of them as Rena clingging towards him which Emi discovers their relationship as Kari, Akira and Yuni arrive and she tells Rage that don't forget that they helped him out on his mission and they noticed the fireworks where Rage, Retsu, Emi, Kari, Yuni, Akira, Julio and Rena are watching the fireworks.