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Baby Steps
Synopsis
The story
Based on the original manga by Hikaru Katsuki, Baby Steps centers on a honor student named Eiichiro Maruo who becomes frustrated with his life and decides to join the tennis club. Despite lacking experience and physical strength, he utilizes his studious nature to develop a strategic approach to playing tennis. Taking notes of his opponents’ habits and tendencies, he is able to predict their next move before they even react. He also meets Natsu Takasaki, a beautiful girl with a passion for tennis. With her help, he aims to become a professional tennis player.
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Episode guide
25 episodes
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Characters & voices
500 credited
Eiichirou Maruo
Main
Takuma Egawa
Supporting
Kojirou Kageyama
Supporting
Natsu Takasaki
Main
Morimoto
Supporting
Yuuki Tajima
Supporting
Hana Yokoyama
Supporting
Masumi Makihara
Supporting
Akiko Kousaka
Supporting
Miura
Supporting
Ryuuhei Aoi
Supporting
Himeko Sasaki
Supporting
Nariyuki Koshimizu
Supporting
Hiroshi Araya
Supporting
Ryou Oobayashi
Supporting
Takuya Miyagawa
Supporting
Hiromi Iwasa
Supporting
Yuu Nabae
Supporting
Production staff
500 credited
Natsuko TakahashiScript (eps 4, 11-14, 20, 24)
Junki TakegamiScript (eps 5-7, 9, 18, 21, 23)
Hikaru KatsukiOriginal Creator
Noriyuki NakamuraStoryboard (eps 9)
Shigeki AwaiKey Animation (eps 15, 23)
Setsuko ShibuichiKey Animation (ep 19)
Yukari KobayashiAnimation Director (ep 19)Yukari KobayashiKey Animation (ep 11)
Masahiko MurataDirectorMasahiko MurataStoryboard (OP, eps 1, 5, 10, 25)Masahiko MurataEpisode Director (OP, eps 1, 10, 25)
Seiji MoritaEditing
Masaharu WatanabeKey Animation (eps 6, 17)Kumiko KatouKey Animation (eps 18, 22)Takanori SuzukiKey Animation (ep 2)Hiromi OkazakiKey Animation (ep 1)
Yukihiro MatsushitaStoryboard (eps 8, 15, 17, 23, 24)
Hiroshi KimuraStoryboard (ep 16)
Natsuko SuzukiAnimation Director (ep 7)
Hajime TakakuwaSound DirectorThemes & motifs
AniList community tags
TennisTheme-Game-Sport92%
Male ProtagonistCast-Main Cast87%
FitnessTheme-Game-Sport79%
HeterosexualTheme-Romance79%
Coming of AgeTheme-Drama76%
ShounenDemographic60%
SchoolSetting-Scene51%
Female ProtagonistCast-Main Cast46%
School ClubSetting-Scene40%
EducationalTheme-Other40%
ChibiTheme-Other30%
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Completed17,826
Dropped1,305
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