Baby Steps 2014
★ 7.5/10 AnimationComedy 2 seasons · 50 eps Ended
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Overview
Eiichirō Maruo (nicknamed "Ei-chan" for his grades being straight "A") is an honor student, bookworm, and is not interested in anything other than studying. In order to solve his problem of lacking physical strength, he enrolled a tennis school and soon found the fascinating side of tennis. Being a tennis newbie lacking physical strength, he supplement his shortcomings with his excellent observing and analyzing skills.
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Cast
Taishi Murata
Eiichiro Maruo (voice)
Minako Kotobuki
Natsu Takasaki (voice)
Daisuke Namikawa
Takuma Egawa (voice)
Asami Seto
Himeko Sasami (voice)
Hiro Shimono
Yukichi Fukasawa (voice)
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Taiten Kusunoki
Coach Yusaku Miura (voice)
Takuma Terashima
Kojirou Kageyama (voice)
Tetsuya Kakihara
Takuya Miyagawa (voice)
Chisa Yuuki
Yuuki Tajima (voice)
Kohsuke Toriumi
Coach Ryuuhei Aoi (voice)
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Yoshiaki Ide (voice)
Yoshimasa Hosoya
Souji Ike (voice) Episode guide
Season 1 · 25 episodes
- E1 Tennis and Notes Apr 6, 2014
- E2 Methodical and Unorganized Apr 13, 2014
- E3 The Contest Is a Fight Apr 20, 2014
- E4 Face of Conviction Apr 27, 2014
- E5 A First Match Full of Surprises May 4, 2014
- E6 Diamond in the Rough May 11, 2014
- E7 Nine-Square and Reality May 18, 2014
- E8 One Year and Twenty Notebooks May 25, 2014
- E9 Diligence is My Style Jun 1, 2014
- E10 Unease on the Edge Jun 8, 2014
- E11 Risk and Possibility Jun 15, 2014
- E12 Improvement by Memory Jun 22, 2014
- E13 Art and Technique Jun 29, 2014
- E14 Putting the Pieces Together Jul 6, 2014
- E15 Plan to be Forceful Jul 13, 2014
- E16 Beast and Initiative Jul 20, 2014
- E17 Pro At My Age Jul 27, 2014
- E18 Determination and Presentation Aug 3, 2014
- E19 Resolve and Hell Aug 10, 2014
- E20 Meat Buns and Yakisoba Aug 17, 2014
- E21 Consistency and Change Aug 24, 2014
- E22 Fundamentals are the Weakness Aug 31, 2014
- E23 Reckless 100-Square Sep 7, 2014
- E24 Duty and Desire Sep 14, 2014
- E25 Eiichiro and Natsu Sep 21, 2014
Season 2 · 25 episodes
- E1 The World and the Wall Apr 5, 2015
- E2 A Vicious Circle is Lucky Apr 12, 2015
- E3 Data for the Future Apr 19, 2015
- E4 Awakening to Simplicity Apr 26, 2015
- E5 Takuma's Decision May 3, 2015
- E6 First Encounter by Scouting May 10, 2015
- E7 Revenge at the Critical Moment May 17, 2015
- E8 The Speed of Evolution May 24, 2015
- E9 Baffled by Intuition May 31, 2015
- E10 Start With a Roar Jun 7, 2015
- E11 Choices and Explosive Power Jun 14, 2015
- E12 Full Force Toward Adversity Jun 21, 2015
- E13 Gathering of Rivals Jun 28, 2015
- E14 Moonlight and the Sound of Waves Jul 5, 2015
- E15 A Hero and Loud Cheers Jul 12, 2015
- E16 Whish, Then Fwoom Jul 19, 2015
- E17 Dramatic by Nature Jul 26, 2015
- E18 Visualize the Pressure Aug 2, 2015
- E19 A Rude First Meeting Aug 9, 2015
- E20 Psychological Warfare and Self-Control Aug 16, 2015
- E21 Good, Evil, and Rules Aug 23, 2015
- E22 Existence is the Driving Force Aug 30, 2015
- E23 Aggressive is Ideal Sep 6, 2015
- E24 Recklessness and Surprise Sep 13, 2015
- E25 Final Set Sep 20, 2015