Baby Steps
201425m / epAnimation · Comedy
First aired
April 6, 2014
TMDB Score
75% match · 22 votes
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E01▶Tennis and Notes
Apr 6, 2014 · 25m
E02▶Methodical and Unorganized
Apr 13, 2014 · 25m
E03▶The Contest Is a Fight
Apr 20, 2014 · 25m
E04▶Face of Conviction
Apr 27, 2014 · 25m
E05▶A First Match Full of Surprises
May 4, 2014 · 25m
E06▶Diamond in the Rough
May 11, 2014 · 25m
E07PlayingNine-Square and Reality
May 18, 2014 · 25m
E08▶One Year and Twenty Notebooks
May 25, 2014 · 25m
E09▶Diligence is My Style
Jun 1, 2014 · 25m
E10▶Unease on the Edge
Jun 8, 2014 · 25m
E11▶Risk and Possibility
Jun 15, 2014 · 25m
E12▶Improvement by Memory
Jun 22, 2014 · 25m
E13▶Art and Technique
Jun 29, 2014 · 25m
E14▶Putting the Pieces Together
Jul 6, 2014 · 25m
E15▶Plan to be Forceful
Jul 13, 2014 · 25m
E16▶Beast and Initiative
Jul 20, 2014 · 25m
E17▶Pro At My Age
Jul 27, 2014 · 25m
E18▶Determination and Presentation
Aug 3, 2014 · 25m
E19▶Resolve and Hell
Aug 10, 2014 · 25m
E20▶Meat Buns and Yakisoba
Aug 17, 2014 · 25m
E21▶Consistency and Change
Aug 24, 2014 · 25m
E22▶Fundamentals are the Weakness
Aug 31, 2014 · 25m
E23▶Reckless 100-Square
Sep 7, 2014 · 25m
E24▶Duty and Desire
Sep 14, 2014 · 25m
E25▶Eiichiro and Natsu
Sep 21, 2014 · 25m
In order to improve Eiichirō's playing, Coach Miura has him learn control on a 9-square court. After getting the basics done, Eiichirō is forced into a match against Takuma.
About the Series
Synopsis
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.
- First aired
- April 6, 2014
- Last aired
- September 20, 2015
- Seasons
- 2 seasons · 50 episodes
- Status
- Ended
- Original language
- Japanese
- Network
- NHK Educational TV
Top Billed 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)
Shintaro Asanuma
Hiromi Iwasa (voice)
Yoshiyuki Shimozuma
Nariyuki Koshimizu (voice)
Kenyu Horiuchi
Magure Mike (voice)
Takahiro Sakurai
Yuu Nabae (voice)
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