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Between Nakagawa and Koshi, who would you want to see as a lead director for a mainline series more?

Between Nakagawa and Koshi, who would you want to see as a lead director for a mainline series more?

For reference

**Nakagawa**:
Ultraman Z (2020) - Director, 2 episodes

Episode 9 "The Unidentified Object Convoy Order"
Episode 10 "Here Comes the Space Pirate!"

Ultraman Decker (2022) - Director, 2 episodes

Episode 16 "Stay As You Are"
Episode 17 "Investigation from the Past"

Ultraman Blazar (2023) - Director, 4 episodes

Episode 7 "Rainbow Appears: Part 1"
Episode 8 "Rainbow Appears: Part 2"
Episode 22 "Insurance Hero"
Episode 23 "Visitor 99"

**Koshi**:

Ultraman Taiga (2019) - Director and assistant director, directed 1 episode

Episode 13 "EGIS Major Confrontation"

Ultraman Z (2020) - Director and assistant director, directed 2 episodes

Episode 16 "The Lion's Cry"
Episode 17 "Beliarok"

Ultraman Trigger: New Generation Tiga (2021-2022) -
Director and assistant director, directed 2 episodes

Episode 16 "Sneering Destruction"
Episode 17 "Raging Feast"

Ultraman Decker (2022-2023) - Director and assistant director, directed 3 episodes

Episode 10 "Man and Monster"
Episode 11 "Machine God Deployed"
Episode 12 "Neomegas Strikes Back"

Ultraman Blazar (2023-2024) - Director and assistant director, directed 4 episodes

Episode 9 "Planet of Music"
Episode 10 "Parent and Child"
Episode 18 "The Towering Terror"
Episode 19 "Light and Flame"

Ultraman Arc (2024) - Director and designer of Pillar and Man in the White Mask, directed 6 episodes

Episode 7 "The Full Moon's Answer"
Episode 8 "Internet Kanegon"
Episode 16 "The Light of Fear"
Episode 17 "Demon Slicing Meteor Sword"
Episode 22 "The Man in the White Mask"
Episode 23 "Calamity Thrice"

Ultraman Omega (2025) - Director, directed 7 episodes

Episode 4 "Chasing the Claw Marks"
Episode 5 "Miko and Mikoto"
Episode 6 "The Kaiju's Search"
Episode 16 "The KSCT Special Task Unit"
Episode 17 "Snow Blossoms"
Episode 22 "He Who Looks to the Stars"
Episode 23 "Space Gazers"

u/Appropriate-5592 — 5 days ago

(Original post: Anon54 aka Pressure_head)

According to a recently published magazine, it seems like most episodes in Teo will feature both a main director and an action director.

This is honestly a good thing as that means directors will be able to focus on aspects of directing they’re better at and takes some pressure off them.

Other than new directors, this will also benefit directors who aren’t really strong and known for their fight choreography & cinematography (i.e Takesue and Ichino)

Although judging by the use of the word “most”, it seems like some directors will still go solo and I think it’s safe to say that Taguchi will be one of them lol. Well I’m not complaining cause he doesn’t really lack in the skills of directing drama or fight scenes. (This is not glazing this time) .

References from New Gen for how the quality of Teo episodes could be (episodes that had both a drama director and action director)

Taiga - EP 1-3

Arc - EP 9-10 and 20-21

u/Appropriate-5592 — 15 days ago