of daily life, Shinji and Asuka sleep alone at Misato's house, and Asuka urges Shinji not to enter her room. That night Asuka herself apparently sleepwalks into Shinji's room and lies down next to him. Shinji tries to kiss her, but stops himself when she starts calling out for her mother in her sleep. Meanwhile, Misato finds herself in a lift with her former lover, Ryoji Kaji, who kisses her. During the second clash against Israfel, Asuka and Shinji, aboard their Evangelions, perfectly synchronize their movements to a musical base and within a minute manage to defeat the enemy. Production Neon Genesis Evangelion first six episodes left the staff drained and feeling weighed down by the show's heavy mood; Hideaki Anno, director of the series, consequently decided to lighten the show's tone in the following episodes. Anno then inserted Asuka to lighten the installments, introducing her as a sunny, extroverted girl, but without thinking to re-evaluate her character much as in the final episodes of the series and without foreshadowing. Particularly important was the contribution of Shinji Higuchi, who had already worked on Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water and was known for the humorous character of his works. Higuchi infused the episode with an adolescent and comic tone, similar to his previous works. Gainax studio decided on the basic plot for "Both of You, Dance Like You Want to Win!" in 1993, when it published a presentation document of Neon Genesis Evangelion titled , which describes "the Eva's first beside-water battle". Akio Satsukawa and Anno co-wrote the script for the episode, whose storyboards were edited by Higuchi. Seiji Mizushima was chosen as director, Shinya Hasegawa worked as a chief animator, and Mahiro Maeda and Mitsumu Wogi as assistant character designers. Hasegawa took care of the scene in which Shinji tries to kiss Asuka, while Ogura Nobutoshi draws the scene of Shinji and Asuka's final phone call. The first battle between the Evangelions and Israfel was done by Fumitomo Kizaki. Masayuki took care of Asuka and Shinji's six days of preparation; Keisuke Watabe served as the person in charge of the first half of the final battle, while Yutaka Nakamura worked on the second half. Hasegawa also personally recruited new members to add to the animation staff, including artists not usually associated with Gainax works. The result, similar to Yoshinori Kanada's animations, such as perspective kicks and playful drawings, stood