Baby Steps
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.
(Source: Crunchyroll)
Score: 75
Status: FINISHED
Format: TV
Episodes: 25
Genres: Romance, Sports
Start Date: 2014-4-6
End Date: 2014-9-21
Studios
- Studio Pierrot
Staff
- Kunihiko Inaba (Art Director)
- Ryouko Oka (Color Design)
- Hikaru Katsuki (Original Creator)
- Izumi Nakazawa (Producer)
- Kazumi Yokoo (Director of Photography)
- Masayuki Kouda (Character Design)
- Morihito Oohara (Concept Design)
- Kenji Saitou (Production Generalization)
- Seiji Morita (Editing)
- Yuusuke Inada (Sound Effects)
Characters
- Eiichirou Maruo (MAIN)Taishi Murata
- Natsu Takasaki (MAIN)Minako Kotobuki
- Takuma Egawa (SUPPORTING)Daisuke Namikawa
- Kojirou Kageyama (SUPPORTING)Takuma Terashima
- Morimoto (SUPPORTING)Yuumi Kawashima
- Yuuki Tajima (SUPPORTING)Yuuki
- Hana Yokoyama (SUPPORTING)Arisa Nishiguchi
- Masumi Makihara (SUPPORTING)Yui Kondou
- Akiko Kousaka (SUPPORTING)Mai Someya
- Miura (SUPPORTING)Taiten Kusunoki
- Ryuuhei Aoi (SUPPORTING)Kousuke Toriumi
- Himeko Sasaki (SUPPORTING)Asami Seto