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Neon Genesis Evangelion S1E9 — Both of You, Dance Like You Want to Win!
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Neon Genesis Evangelion•Season 1•Episode 9

Both of You, Dance Like You Want to Win!

8.2/10 · 4,081 votesNov 29, 199523 min

Ranked #11 of 26 in Season 1•matches the season avg

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Asuka joins Shinji’s class at school, and moves in with Misato and him in their apartment. As Asuka adjusts to Japan (or rather, everyone else adapts to her...), a new Angel attacks which is capable of splitting itself into two identical copies. EVA-01 and EVA-02

Directed bySeiji Mizushima
Written byHideaki Anno, Akio Satsukawa
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Season 1 Episodes26

Angel Attack stillE1 7.7

Angel Attack

The Beast stillE2 8.0

The Beast

A Transfer stillE3 7.7

A Transfer

Hedgehog's Dilemma stillE4 7.7

Hedgehog's Dilemma

Rei I stillE5 7.7

Rei I

Rei II stillE6 8.3

Rei II

A Human Work stillE7 7.5

A Human Work

Asuka Strikes! stillE8 7.8

Asuka Strikes!

Both of You, Dance Like You Want to Win! stillE9 8.2Now viewing

Both of You, Dance Like You Want to Win!

Magma Diver stillE10 7.4

Magma Diver

The Day Tokyo-3 Stood Still stillE11 7.8

The Day Tokyo-3 Stood Still

She said, 'Don't make others suffer for your personal hatred.' stillE12 7.9

She said, 'Don't make others suffer for your personal hatred.'

Lilliputian Hitcher stillE13 7.6

Lilliputian Hitcher

Weaving a Story (1) stillE14 7.1

Weaving a Story (1)

Those Women Longed for the Touch of Others' Lips, and Thus Invited Their Kisses. stillE15 8.2

Those Women Longed for the Touch of Others' Lips, and Thus Invited Their Kisses.

Splitting of the Breast stillE16 9.0

Splitting of the Breast

Fourth Children stillE17 7.6

Fourth Children

Ambivalence stillE18 9.1

Ambivalence

Introjection stillE19 9.4

Introjection

Weaving a Story (2): Oral Stage stillE20 8.7

Weaving a Story (2): Oral Stage

He Was Aware that He Was Still a Child. stillE21 8.8

He Was Aware that He Was Still a Child.

Don't Be. stillE22 8.8

Don't Be.

Rei III stillE23 8.8

Rei III

The Beginning and the End, or 'Knockin' on Heaven's Door' stillE24 8.8

The Beginning and the End, or 'Knockin' on Heaven's Door'

Do You Love Me? stillE25 8.0

Do You Love Me?

Take Care of Yourself. stillE26 8.3

Take Care of Yourself.

Cast8

Megumi Ogata

Megumi Ogata

Shinji Ikari (voice)

Kotono Mitsuishi

Kotono Mitsuishi

Misato Katsuragi (voice)

Megumi Hayashibara

Megumi Hayashibara

Rei Ayanami (voice)

Yuko Miyamura

Yuko Miyamura

Asuka Langley Soryu (voice)

Yuriko Yamaguchi

Yuriko Yamaguchi

Dr. Ritsuko Akagi (voice)

Fumihiko Tachiki

Fumihiko Tachiki

Gendo Ikari (voice)

Motomu Kiyokawa

Motomu Kiyokawa

Kozo Fuyutsuki (voice)

Miki Nagasawa

Miki Nagasawa

Maya Ibuki (voice)

Crew12

Seiji Mizushima

Seiji Mizushima

Director

Hideaki Anno

Hideaki Anno

Writer

A

Akio Satsukawa

Writer

Y

Yutaka Nakamura

Key Animation

Masayuki

Masayuki

Key Animation

K

Keisuke Watabe

Key Animation

H

Hideyuki Morioka

Key Animation

Nobutoshi Ogura

Nobutoshi Ogura

Key Animation

Munenori Nawa

Munenori Nawa

Key Animation

Y

Yuichi Tanaka

Key Animation

Shinya Hasegawa

Shinya Hasegawa

Animation Director

Shunji Suzuki

Shunji Suzuki

Key Animation

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Episode Summary

"Both of You, Dance Like You Want to Win!" is episode 9 of Neon Genesis Evangelion season 1. It scored 8.2/10 from 4,081 votes, ranking #11 of 26 episodes this season (season average 8.2). Directed by Seiji Mizushima and written by Hideaki Anno, Akio Satsukawa, it aired on November 29, 1995.

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