Baby Steps
TV
Type
2014
Year
2 Seasons
Seasons
★ 7.5
Rating
Animation / Comedy
Genre
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.
Where to watch
Episodes
1. Tennis and Notes
2. Methodical and Unorganized
3. The Contest Is a Fight
4. Face of Conviction
5. A First Match Full of Surprises
6. Diamond in the Rough
7. Nine-Square and Reality
8. One Year and Twenty Notebooks
9. Diligence is My Style
10. Unease on the Edge
11. Risk and Possibility
12. Improvement by Memory
13. Art and Technique
14. Putting the Pieces Together
15. Plan to be Forceful
16. Beast and Initiative
17. Pro At My Age
18. Determination and Presentation
19. Resolve and Hell
20. Meat Buns and Yakisoba
21. Consistency and Change
22. Fundamentals are the Weakness
23. Reckless 100-Square
24. Duty and Desire
25. Eiichiro and Natsu
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)
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)
KENN
Yoshiaki Ide (voice)
Yoshimasa Hosoya
Souji Ike (voice)