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Originally Posted by ahelo
An interesting fact is that the director of Railgun is the one who directed Toradora and Honey and Clover II. Kinda weird...
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Regarding Nagai's shows, Idolmaster Xenoglossia might be more notable. The same goes for Mai-Hime/Mai-Otome, which he worked on as an episode director.
Railgun aims for a similar sense of balance, combining moe, flashy action, friendship, and school life into a package that has something for everyone. People often bring up Honey & Clover II (a continuation of Kenichi Kasai's vision, albeit with a slightly difference focus) and Toradora!, but it's really the Sunrise shows that bear the most resemblance to what Nagai created with Railgun.
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Index director Hiroshi Nishikiori on the other hand is pretty much more experienced as he's been directing for along time.
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He doesn't have nearly the same reputation though. Nagai is noted for some excellent storyboarding skills, as well as a tendency to recruit reputable freelancers for animation.
Given the uneven quality of Index II's production, I also wonder if the direction of Railgun (and Shana II) was in part a response to what the director knew to be a tight budget and/or schedule. If so, that's strong resource management on Nagai's part.