Shinpei Nagai

Director and writer

Nagai Shinpei is an anime director, animator and producer.

Biography from TMDB.

Works as: Director and writer
Titles: 19 on MovieCove · 29 credits in all
Links: IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

What are Shinpei Nagai's films like?

Across their 5 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight

Bonds

58%

Self

24%

Morality

14%

Society

Romantic love3 Identity3

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful

Romantic

Hopeful

Absurd

Warm

Other

How their films linger

Feel-good5 Fun3 Hopeful2

How their films end

Happy3
Bittersweet2

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 Shinpei Nagai's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 17 of their 19 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Crunchyroll (15).

Also on these channels

HIDIVE2 titles, show their 2 titles on HIDIVE

Subscription and free streaming for Shinpei 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

29 credits, 19 with a MovieCove page.

Flower and Asura(2025)
Show 1 episode · Storyboard Artist
Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all shows
Duel Masters LOST (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)
Show 2 episodes · Storyboard Artist
Delico's Nursery(2024)
Show 1 episode · Storyboard Artist
Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all shows
Sacrificial Princess & the King of Beasts(2023)
Show 1 episode · Director · Storyboard Artist · Writer
Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all shows
Handyman Saitou in Another World(2023)
Show 2 episodes · Storyboard Artist
Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all shows
Gensou Sangokushi: Tengen Reishinki(2021)
Show 12 episodes · Director · Assistant Director
Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)
Koikimo(2021)
Show 2 episodes · Director · Animation Director
Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all shows
I Tried Asking While Kowtowing (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)
Show 12 episodes · Series Director
TONIKAWA: Over the Moon for You(2020)
Show 2 episodes · Storyboard Artist
Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows
Dropkick on My Devil!(2018)
Show 5 episodes · Director · Assistant Director · Storyboard Artist
Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all shows
Vatican Miracle Examiner (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)
Show 12 episodes · Assistant Director
Oushitsu Kyoushi Heine(2017)
Show 1 episode · Director · Storyboard Artist
Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows
Minami Kamakura High School Girls Cycling Club(2017)
Show 2 episodes · Director
Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)
The Disastrous Life of Saiki K.(2016)
Show 7 episodes · Director · Storyboard Artist
Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows
And You Thought There Is Never a Girl Online?(2016)
Show 2 episodes · Director · Storyboard Artist
Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all shows
One Punch Man(2015)
Show 12 episodes · Director · Series Director · Storyboard · Storyboard Artist
Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows
Gangsta.(2015)
Show 1 episode · Director
Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all shows
Food Wars: Shokugeki no Soma(2015)
Show 3 episodes · Director
Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows
Buta no Gotoki Sanzoku ni Torawarete Shojo o Ubawareru Kyonyuu Himekishi & Onna Senshi: Zettai Chinpo Nanka ni Maketari Shinai!! The Animation (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)
Show 1 episode · Key Animation
I Can't Understand What My Husband Is Saying(2014)
Show 26 episodes · Director · Series Director · Storyboard Artist · Writer
Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all shows
Inugami-san to Nekoyama-san(2014)
Show Director
Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all shows
Buta Hime-sama (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)
Show 1 episode · Director · Character Designer · Key Animation · Screenplay · Storyboard
Seito Kaichou Hikaru (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)
Key Animation
King of Breasts (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)
Show 2 episodes · Writer
Hime Dorei: Mesu e to Ochiyuku Futago no Oujo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
Show 2 episodes · Director · Color Designer
Rosario + Vampire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
Show 1 episode · Key Animation
Dark Chapel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)
Show 2 episodes · Director · Storyboard
Ergo Proxy(2006)
Show 1 episode · Key Animation
Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows
Genesis of Aquarion(2005)
Show 3 episodes · Director · Key Animation · Storyboard · Storyboard Artist
Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all shows

Career shape

A full career of 28 titles from 2005 to 2025.

Highest rated

I Can't Understand What My Husband Is Saying (2014)

Midcredits 37^th

By role

only this rolewith another role

Directing16 of 28 · 53^rdWriting5 of 28Other crew23 of 28 · 46^th

28 titles, 13 with more than one role — other crew and directing overlap on 12 of them.

By decade

2000s5 · crew2010s14 · crew2020s9 · 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.

Who does Shinpei Nagai work with?

People who share at least 2 of Shinpei Nagai's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Yoriko Tomita shares the most, 2.