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Baby Steps(2014)

AnimationComedy
First Air Date: 2014-04-06
Average Runtime: 25m
Rating: 7.5
Votes: 22
Seasons: 2
Episodes: 50

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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Seasons & Episodes

Season 1

Episodes: 25
E01
Tennis and Notes

Air Date: 2014-04-06

25m

Maruo Eiichiro is an honor student in his first year of high school. He's a very methodical person who keeps two sets...

E02
Methodical and Unorganized

Air Date: 2014-04-13

25m

Eiichiro is unable to answer Natsu when she asks him what he enjoys doing most. He becomes interested in tennis and r...

E03
The Contest Is a Fight

Air Date: 2014-04-20

25m

Eiichiro is unable to forget how good it felt when he successfully returned Takuma's serve, and he spends all of his ...

E04
Face of Conviction

Air Date: 2014-04-27

25m

Eiichiro finds himself in a contest with Takuma. Eiichiro has fifty tries to return Takuma's serve. One successful re...

E05
A First Match Full of Surprises

Air Date: 2014-05-04

25m

Eiichirō is about to play his first match. He receives advice from the other STC members, but it only makes him more ...

E06
Diamond in the Rough

Air Date: 2014-05-11

25m

It is down to the final match of the set. Eiichirō trails 5 games to 1, but with a determination to stay on the court...

E07
Nine-Square and Reality

Air Date: 2014-05-18

25m

In order to improve Eiichirō's playing, Coach Miura has him learn control on a 9-square court. After getting the basi...

E08
One Year and Twenty Notebooks

Air Date: 2014-05-25

25m

Maruo Eiichirō continues his training at STC as he tries to master every shot. At smaller tournaments he begins advan...

E09
Diligence is My Style

Air Date: 2014-06-01

25m

Eiichirō returns to the Kanagawa Junior Circuit. His first match is up against fellow high school student Koshimizu N...

E10
Unease on the Edge

Air Date: 2014-06-08

25m

The match between Eiichirō and Miyagawa begins with each holding serve. However Eiichirō feels that something is off....

E11
Risk and Possibility

Air Date: 2014-06-15

25m

After managing to hold serve Eiichirō starts looking for an opportunity to break Miyagawa. Both hold serve and force ...

E12
Improvement by Memory

Air Date: 2014-06-22

25m

After defeating Miyagawa, Eiichirō returns to STC for some training that will make him better in 1 day. Eiichirō is t...

E13
Art and Technique

Air Date: 2014-06-29

25m

The match between Hiromi and Eiichirō begins. Everytime Eiichirō tries to go on the attack, Hiromi hits a shot Eiichi...

E14
Putting the Pieces Together

Air Date: 2014-07-06

25m

It is match 10 of a 1-set match, and Eiichirō leads 5 games to 4. Eiichirō begins to up his speed against Hiromi, and...

E15
Plan to be Forceful

Air Date: 2014-07-13

25m

Eiichirō overhears Araya telling Takuma that if he loses to him this tournament, he will retire from tennis. His plan...

E16
Beast and Initiative

Air Date: 2014-07-20

25m

After going up Love-15, Araya uses a number of service aces to go up 3-1 in set 2. Eiichirō holds serve, and as he ga...

E17
Pro At My Age

Air Date: 2014-07-27

25m

Araya and Eiichirō end up at deuce after neither player can gain an advantage. An ace end up being huge for Araya giv...

E18
Determination and Presentation

Air Date: 2014-08-03

25m

Eiichirō investigates going Pro, but his reaction from his parents is less than he expected. Eiichirō joins Natsu at ...

E19
Resolve and Hell

Air Date: 2014-08-10

25m

Eiichirō manages to steal 1-point in the 10-minute match with Ike before his coaches reappear and make him stop playi...

E20
Meat Buns and Yakisoba

Air Date: 2014-08-17

25m

Eiichirō participates in a tournament after 3 months of hellish training. He learns about active rest while participa...

E21
Consistency and Change

Air Date: 2014-08-24

25m

Eiichirō continues his practice and gets his next tournament schedule. As the last player to qualify he is placed up ...

E22
Fundamentals are the Weakness

Air Date: 2014-08-31

25m

Yu Nabae matches up with Eiichirō and realizes they really are two players that are virtually the same. He realizes t...

E23
Reckless 100-Square

Air Date: 2014-09-07

25m

In an effort to try and reverse the tide, Eiichirō decides to go back to his idea of having 100-squares to aim for in...

E24
Duty and Desire

Air Date: 2014-09-14

25m

Eiichirō runs to watch Natsu's match when he learns she is in danger of losing. Afterwards they return to STC where h...

E25
Eiichiro and Natsu

Air Date: 2014-09-21

25m

Eiichirō and Natsu go out on their first date. When Eiichirō asks Natsu what she thinks about him, she tells him he i...

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Top Cast

Taishi Murata
Taishi Murata
Eiichiro Maruo (voice)
Minako Kotobuki
Minako Kotobuki
Natsu Takasaki (voice)
Daisuke Namikawa
Daisuke Namikawa
Takuma Egawa (voice)
Asami Seto
Asami Seto
Himeko Sasami (voice)
Hiro Shimono
Hiro Shimono
Yukichi Fukasawa (voice)
No Photo
Taiten Kusunoki
Coach Yusaku Miura (voice)
Takuma Terashima
Takuma Terashima
Kojirou Kageyama (voice)
Tetsuya Kakihara
Tetsuya Kakihara
Takuya Miyagawa (voice)
Chisa Yuuki
Chisa Yuuki
Yuuki Tajima (voice)
Kohsuke Toriumi
Kohsuke Toriumi
Coach Ryuuhei Aoi (voice)
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KENN
Yoshiaki Ide (voice)
Yoshimasa Hosoya
Yoshimasa Hosoya
Souji Ike (voice)
Shintaro Asanuma
Shintaro Asanuma
Hiromi Iwasa (voice)
Yoshiyuki Shimozuma
Yoshiyuki Shimozuma
Nariyuki Koshimizu (voice)
Kenyu Horiuchi
Kenyu Horiuchi
Magure Mike (voice)