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Tatsuyuki Nagai

Tatsuyuki Nagai

Director and writer · Born January 24, 1976 (50) · Niigata, Japan

Tatsuyuki Nagai is a Japanese anime storyboard artist and director. He made his full directorial debut in 2006 with Honey and Clover II, after which he had directed 2007's Idolmaster: Xenoglossia, 2008's Toradora!, 2009's A Certain Scientific Railgun, 2011's Anohana: The Flower We Saw That Day, 2012's Waiting in the Summer and 2013's A Certain Scientific Railgun S.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
January 24, 1976 (50)
From
Niigata, Japan
Works as
Director and writer
Titles
20 on MovieCove · 32 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 65 days to Oct 28Up 94% in 30 days

What are Tatsuyuki Nagai's films like?

Across their 10 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Survival.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
40%
Survival
21%
Self
18%
Morality
11%
Power
5%
Society
4%
Ideas
2%
Friendship6 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love3 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age3 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief2 titles, browse their movies with this themeGuilt2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 4 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 2 · Serious 1 · Dark 1

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 2 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 0

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 1 · Charged 3 · Intense 0

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 4 · Shifting 0 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 0 · Relentless 0

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 4 · Engaged 0 · Full focus 0

Heavy: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their heavy movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

Easy watch 0 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 2

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 3 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Melancholic
5
Bittersweet
4
Romantic
3
Tense
2
Joyful
3
Other
11

How their films linger

Hopeful7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Bittersweet10

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Tatsuyuki Nagai's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 18 of their 20 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Crunchyroll (15).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Tatsuyuki Nagai's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

32 credits, 20 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans - Urdr-Hunt: Path of the Little Challenger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Director

  • Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans 10th Anniversary Short Film - Wedge of Interposition (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Director

  • Fureru(2024)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Spy x Family(2022)

    Show 2 episodes · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • Akebi's Sailor Uniform(2022)

    Show 1 episode · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all shows

  • Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation(2021)

    Show 2 episodes · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all shows

  • Her Blue Sky(2019)

    Director · Key Animation · Original Story · Second Unit Director · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms(2018)

    Second Unit Director

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Darling in the Franxx(2018)

    Show 2 episodes · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows

  • Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans(2015)

    Show 50 episodes · Creator · Series Director · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all shows

  • AnoHana: The Flower We Saw That Day (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Original Story

  • The Anthem of the Heart(2015)

    Director · Key Animation · Original Story · Second Unit Director · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Anohana the Movie: The Flower We Saw That Day (Ano hi mita hana no namae wo bokutachi wa mada shiran(2013)

    Director · Original Story · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Waiting in the Summer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Show 12 episodes · Series Director

  • ANOHANA FES. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Director

  • Anohana: The Flower We Saw That Day(2011)

    Show 11 episodes · Director · Original Story · Series Director · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

  • A Certain Scientific Railgun (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Storyboard

  • A Certain Scientific Railgun(2009)

    Show 2 episodes · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all shows

  • Sweet Blue Flowers(2009)

    Show 1 episode · Director · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all shows

  • Toradora!(2008)

    Show 25 episodes · Director · Series Director · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • iDOLM@STER Xenoglossia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Show 26 episodes · Series Director · Storyboard Artist

  • Mobile Suit Gundam 00(2007)

    Show Director

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • Mushi-Shi(2005)

    Show 2 episodes · Director · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • Honey and Clover(2005)

    Show 3 episodes · Director · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows

  • Mahoraba: Heartful Days (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 26 episodes · Assistant Director

  • My-Hime (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Maburaho(2003)

    Show Director

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all shows

  • Ninja Scroll: The Series(2003)

    Show Director

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all shows

  • Witch Hunter Robin(2002)

    Show 4 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all shows

  • Cosplay Complex (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Show 3 episodes · Director

  • Chobits (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Show 1 episode · Director · Storyboard Artist

  • Super Mario's Fire Brigade (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Director

Career shape

A full career of 29 titles from 1989 to 2025.

Biggest box office

The Anthem of the Heart (2015)

$8.9M worldwide

Highest rated

Anohana: The Flower We Saw That Day (2011)

Midcredits 92nd

Most popular right now

Toradora! (2008)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing17 of 29: 8 only directing, 9 with another role · typical Midcredits score84thWriting6 of 29: 2 only writing, 4 with another roleOther crew19 of 29: 10 only other crew, 9 with another role · typical Midcredits score85th

29 titles, 9 with more than one role — other crew and directing overlap on 9 of them.

By decade

1980s1 · crew2000s12 · crew2010s10 · crew2020s6 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

How do Tatsuyuki Nagai's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 90th percentile, the median of all 5; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 86th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

86thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Approval · how many liked their films

82ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Reach · how many have seen their films

87thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Midcredits score across 20 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up13
  • 50th to 74th4
  • 25th to 49th2
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

12 of their 20 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved3
  • Crowd Pleaser12
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed4

Most divisive · director

Maburaho (2003)

60th percentile spread · 20% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · director

Mushi-Shi (2005)

Midcredits 94th · 87% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 72/100 in their films, across 3 reviewed titles; fans 77, detractors 65. The element that speaks to their work as a director.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Tatsuyuki Nagai's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 4 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Sex & Nudity4 titlesmedian 35 · mildMedian of all films: 32

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Tatsuyuki Nagai work with?

People who share at least 2 of Tatsuyuki Nagai's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Shigeru Nishiyama shares the most, 7.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers