I think you mean 236a/b...
And the fruit of Akihiko's pressure game is more or less his cross ups than his mix ups.
Plus Akihiko has 2 overheads that he can use in a blockstring. His AOA and 5c, 5c can be picked up with a OMB if I recall correctly and his AOA and net him about 3k in the corner, which is notable enough damage.
Just stating facts since I never touched the game yet...