Rihito is the president of Super Frozen Cold Storage and an affiliated fighter within the Kengan matches. He was the first fighter-president in the Kengan Association's history. Two years later, Rihito was chosen as one of the 13 representatives of the Kengan Association in the Kengan Association VS Purgatory Tournament. Rihito is a very self-confident person. He doesn't have much in the way of nous, being easily tricked into becoming part of Nogi's team to try and win the Kengan Annihilation Tournament. He is also a shameless pervert who is always trying it on with women.

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In the main tournament, he fought Kuroki Gensai in the first round but was overwhelmingly outclassed and defeated by the older fighter. Waking up in the medical office from his defeat to Naoya greeting him, he left the room and began shedding tears. Having recovered from his injuries, Rihito then became interested in learning under Kuroki, forcibly making himself the man's disciple despite Kuroki's statements that he didn't take on students. Rihito continued to follow around Kuroki for the rest of the tournament, taking words of wisdom from the experienced fighter and cheering him on during his fights After the Kengan Annihilation Tournament's conclusion, Rihito went away to train under Kuroki somewhere in America. Kuroki showed him Pre-Initiative and explained Rihito that while he was still unable to learn that move he should focus and what he could do and not what he couldn't do yet.