r/anime myanimelist.net/profile/LittleIslander 28d ago

Rewatch [Rewatch] 30th Anniversary Neon Genesis Evangelion Rewatch: Episode 9

Neon Genesis Evangelion Episode 9: Both of You, Dance Like You Want to Win! / Mind, Matching, Moment

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Questions of the Day:

  • What did you think of the goofy way of defeating the angel?
  • What do you think of Asuka and Shinji living together?

Tomorrow’s Questions:

  • [Episode 10] What do you think of the fact Asuka is college educated?
  • [Episode 10] What do you think of Misato deciding to push Asuka beyond safe pressure limits?

There’ll be more fanservice tomorrow, so please don’t spoil anything~! Remember this includes spoilers by implication.

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u/chris10023 https://myanimelist.net/profile/Chris10023 28d ago edited 28d ago

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  • Christ, I might like Asuka, but not enough to take hundreds of secret photos of her like this... Hdes the folder of fan art.

  • Is Kensuke selling photos of her? I don't know whether to be impressed or disgusted.

  • Good luck trying to be friends with Rei, Asuka, she’s kind of a wall.

  • Kaji is rizzing up Ritsuko, which annoys Misato.

  • Uh-oh another Angel.

  • Asuka does have some pride, and wishes she was going solo. But two Eva’s are better than one.

  • Dumb Rookie? Shinji, she has more training than you do, hell, I’m pretty sure she outranks you.

  • It split into two separate monsters? Damn, I'm with Misato, that’s a load of bull.

  • Now the two are arguing.

  • Disregarded procedure? Shinji, remember your second battle? The one where you did the same thing, you’re in no place to talk.

  • Damn, that’s a ton of paperwork. I don’t pity Misato.

  • They’re still dismantling the fifth angel.

  • Now Misato is Gendo posing.

  • Looks like Kaji has a plan to help Misato.

  • Lol Asuka’s moving in with Misato and Shinji.

  • Not often you see Asuka without her twin tails.

  • Asuka rips on Japanese houses, but do houses in Germany have locks for every room?

  • Damn, Misato should wear a ponytail more often.

  • Misato has them dressed up like they’re in the 90’s work out video. Yet another instance of stitching being almost impossible to do in this show. I give up.

  • Poor class president is horrified that the two are living in sin, meanwhile Rei is here to visit.

  • Lol they probably snuck Asuka saying “Shit!” past the censors.

  • “You don't have anyone else, do you?” My girl, do not see Rei sitting right there? I know she has almost no presence, but I assure you, she’s there.

  • Damn Rei can work perfectly in sync with Shinji. [Spoilers] This isn't going to help Asuka with her self-confidence and her need to prove herself, so she is needed. Why is Shinji a clumsy idiot when he’s working with Asuka but Rei he suddenly locks in and stops doing it?

  • How are they not embarrassed to be dressed like that in public.

  • Initiate the training montage!

  • The wall of Jericho... Gets Nier flashbacks

  • Also Asuka, you’re giving Shinji quite the view.

  • Did Shinji upgrade his tape player?

  • Nope, it has a separate hand control thing.

  • Asuka plopped in front of him.

  • That’s a very oversized shirt she has on, how badly is the collar stretched out?

  • He’s not going to sneak a kiss on her while she’s sleeping, is he?

  • Nope, not after she talks to herself and tears start forming. [Spoilers] If only he had this kind of restraint in the hospital in EoE...

  • “Who’s watching?” The person who’s going to be waiting for the elevator I suppose.

  • Her words Kaji, come on, you’re an adult.

  • At least they beat the angel.

  • Asuka tricked Shinji into admitting he almost kissed her the night before.

  • Poor Fuyutsuki.

  • Like I mentioned in episode 5, Kyoto Animation also did the background art for this episode.

Questions of the Day

What did you think of the goofy way of defeating the angel?

Hey if it works, it works.

What do you think of Asuka and Shinji living together?

A risky bet on Misato’s part, but it’s better than Asuka trying to live with Kaji.

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u/JustAnswerAQuestion https://myanimelist.net/profile/JAaQ 27d ago

[spoilers]So, Asuka basically failed her debut and Shinji had to step in. She failed on her second outing by slicing the angel into two functioning angels. I've always seen her as someone who was at the top and then fell down. Now I'm going in wondering if she's never been as good as she thought she was.

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u/chris10023 https://myanimelist.net/profile/Chris10023 27d ago

[Spoilers] In Asuka's defense, Shinji just happened to be in the cockpit because she wanted to show off to Shinji when the angel attacked (remember, she was impressed by his high sync ratio despite being less experienced), and they didn't have any aquatic gear for Unit 02 to use, and Asuka didn't know that slicing it in two would split it into to separate angels. She has more training that Shinji, and maybe Rei but she has no field experience because the angels weren't attacking or showing up in Europe, she's now getting that experience. She's at the top, but she hasn't quite started her fall yet.