Talk:Kiyotaka Taguchi/@comment-31679215-20190429145403/@comment-27186083-20190530050220

While true to a great extent, it's still shouldn't be glossed over the fact that they both have their own specialties. Trust me, I know what I'm talking about because I talked to myself about it.

Taguchi - Easily the best when it comes to cinematography; in most of his works, he's never failed to set up the mood and tone of the situation. Also, he's probably the best when it comes to dealing with emotional scenes.

Koichi - Easily the best fight scene director; I had this written down in one of my note for the Ginga S movie (which I put a halt on due to bias against DDO) where I noticed that when it comes to fight scenes, he crafts some very distinct fighting styles for the characters.

As for the negatives?

While Taguchi has more often than not perfectly execute mood whiplash scenes or just a change in tone overall, he does kinda overdo it at times. Like in Orb's movie, sometimes it feels a little disorienting when the focus shifts between the serious Gai and the comedic SSP in what would otherwise be a serious movie as a whole.

As for Koichi, he can sometimes gloss over points that may need addressing like say, Episode 17 of Geed. How the hecc did Zero know about King's primary consciousness gathering spot? Things like that should have at least been hinted at before being dropped out of nowhere.

Nevertheless, they're both really great in what they do.

Here are some of the things they are great at:


 * Telling a story - I know I said Koichi sometimes glosses over points that could potentially be important, but as a whole, the stories he and Taguchi tells never really falls flat.


 * Character interaction and depth - Amazingly enough, both directors understand well the kind of characters they're dealing with whenver they're helming something, be it movie or a regular series.

And some others that I may have forgotten... I can't remember stuff I talk about alone.

So basically, what you said is true, but there's definitely more credit to be given when it comes to their works.