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Season 2, 25 episodes

Episode 1: The World and the Wall
- Now playing
- 25m
- Apr 5, 2015
Eiichirō arrives in Florida, and Coach Mike introduces him to Marcia, an upcoming junior whose older brother just made the Pro's. Marcia and Eiichirō play a match, and Marcia decides Eiichirō must be training for the French Open because of his slow play style.
Episode 2: A Vicious Circle is Lucky
- 25m
- Apr 12, 2015
Eiichirō begins closing the gap on the others at the Florida Academy, but during everyone of his matches he has one moment where he presses too hard, costing him a set and eventually costing him the match.
Episode 3: Data for the Future
- 25m
- Apr 19, 2015
After winning his first match in America, Eiichirō finally gets to play Ike in a one set match. Ike gets it approved at the New Years party where many of Eiichirō's new friends first learn of Natsu.
Episode 4: Awakening to Simplicity
- 25m
- Apr 26, 2015
In his final day in Florida Alex agrees to play a best-of-3 match with Eiichirō. Alex realizes that Eiichirō's notes contain all of his weaknesses and that he will have to adjust his play style to win the match.
Episode 5: Takuma's Decision
- 25m
- May 3, 2015
Eiichirō returns from Florida and is given a day off to adjust his body to the time difference. After the day off Eiichirō begins a new strict training regime to help him get ready for the Kanagawa Prefectural.
Episode 6: First Encounter by Scouting
- 25m
- May 10, 2015
Coach Aoi explains to Eiichirō that he stopped the match against Takuma because his body wasn't developed to serve like Takuma yet. If he had continued to serve that way, he would have injured himself and forced himself to give up his tennis career.
Episode 7: Revenge at the Critical Moment
- 25m
- May 17, 2015
The Kanagawa Prefectural begins as Eiichirō faces off against Araya's new underclassman Nishimura. Araya has told Nishimura all of Eiichirō's weaknesses from the year before, making Nishimura very confident in his chances of winning.
Episode 8: The Speed of Evolution
- 25m
- May 24, 2015
Eiichirō and Miyagawa face off in the second round of the tournament for their second match. If Eiichirō loses he knows he'll lose all chance of going pro. If Miyagawa loses he knows his path to become a pro will take longer and might force him to go to college first.
Episode 9: Baffled by Intuition
- 25m
- May 31, 2015
Coach Ryuhei Aoi decides to teach Eiichirō the importance of relying on instincts during a match instead of relying solely on data. In order to teach him how to play against a player who relies solely on instinct Eiichirō is forced to face off with Natsu.
Episode 10: Start With a Roar
- 25m
- Jun 7, 2015
Araya and Eiichirō begin their match in the Kanagawa Prefectural Final. At first both are holding serve and the score is at 3-3. However Coach Aoi realizes Eiichirō doesn't have the knowledge on how to deal with left handers since he's only played Araya once.
Episode 11: Choices and Explosive Power
- 25m
- Jun 14, 2015
Eiichirō throws out a couple of unexpected dropshots in set 2 and begins to alter the speed of his game. After trailing 30-love to begin match 2 of set 2 Eiichirō is able to rally with this new strategy and pull off a break.
Episode 12: Full Force Toward Adversity
- 25m
- Jun 21, 2015
Araya and Eiichirō prove to be even and are both unable to break each others serve. Making things worse is there will be no tiebreaker., Instead an individual must win by 2 games.
Episode 13: Gathering of Rivals
- 25m
- Jun 28, 2015
The gang begins their third and final year of high school in different classes. Eiichirō and Natsu both realize their classes seem to be moving on without them as they are getting ready for cram schools and entrance tests.
Episode 14: Moonlight and the Sound of Waves
- 25m
- Jul 5, 2015
The final door on the way to the All-Japan Junior, the Kanto Junior Tournament, is just around the corner. Eiichiro psyches himself up as he confirms his promise to his parents that he'll give up if he doesn't win the All-Japan Junior, and then he sets off with the other STC members for Chiba, where the Kanto Junior will be held.
Episode 15: A Hero and Loud Cheers
- 25m
- Jul 12, 2015
The Kanto Junior Tennis Tournament begins at last, and Eiichiro is facing Yakabe Tadanori in his first match. Although he had watched videos of Yakabe's matches from a year ago, Eiichiro is bewildered by his opponent's much taller stature and completely different play style, and all the unexpected factors lead him to consider blanking all his mental data and starting from scratch.
Episode 16: Whish, Then Fwoom
- 25m
- Jul 19, 2015
Eiichiro is stunned by all the cheering Ide receives as their match begins. He struggles with the unpredictable plays of the intuitive Ide, but he recalls what he learned in his match with Natsu and concentrates on watching his opponent. Meanwhile, Ide also struggles to keep up with Eiichiro's constant changes in tempo and starts to tune out the world as he tries to focus.
Episode 17: Dramatic by Nature
- 25m
- Jul 26, 2015
Ide's remarkable ability to adapt instantly to everything has Eiichiro struggling, and reads his notes again to regain his focus. This improves his movements and leads to more impressive rallies, making the match even more exciting. Neither is willing to yield as the match comes down to which player can manage to hold serve...
Episode 18: Visualize the Pressure
- 25m
- Aug 2, 2015
Eiichiro thought he was successfully ignoring the crowd's roaring cheers for Ide, but his body was reacting to it more than he realized. The pressure of playing in front of a dramatic, Ide-centric crowd is troubling Eiichiro.
Episode 19: A Rude First Meeting
- 25m
- Aug 9, 2015
Eitaro, upon winning spectacularly in his fight against Ide, decides to go to the National Junior's. Coach Aoi explains that towards the end of the match, Eitaro was completely in the zone.
Episode 20: Psychological Warfare and Self-Control
- 25m
- Aug 16, 2015
The match against Takagi begins. Just as Yukichi warned, Takagi's style is unique.
Episode 21: Good, Evil, and Rules
- 25m
- Aug 23, 2015
Even if it seems to lack etiquette, Takagi's play style continues to work in his favor by disupting his opponent's pace. Eiichiro struggles to deal with Takagi's tactics.
Episode 22: Existence is the Driving Force
- 25m
- Aug 30, 2015
After beating Takagi, Eiichiro moves onto the semi-finals as does Natsu in the women's division. Eiichiro becomes aware of new feelings towards Natsu while watching her match.
Episode 23: Aggressive is Ideal
- 25m
- Sep 6, 2015
The match has just begun and Eiichiro is already close to being in the zone. His excellent condition is reminiscent of his match against Ide; Eiichiro doesn't give Nabae a chance to fight back and soon takes the lead.
Episode 24: Recklessness and Surprise
- 25m
- Sep 13, 2015
The match between Eiichirou and Nabae finally reaches its thrilling climax, and the former risks losing to envision his victory.
Episode 25: Final Set
- 25m
- Sep 20, 2015
The game finally reaches its final stage. Eiichiro who desperately envisions a vision to win Nambae and is ready for a new strategy with the intention of losing.

2014 to 2015
2 seasons
25m per episode
Animation
Comedy

7.5TMDB(22)

Overview

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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Based on
Based on Baby Steps
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Episodes
Ran for 2 seasons and 50 episodes (2014 to 2015)
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Music
Music by Yoichiro Yoshikawa
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Details

Status: Ended
Seasons: 2
Episodes: 50
Original title: ベイビーステップ
First aired: April 6, 2014
Last aired: September 20, 2015
Original language: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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Episodes

Season 2, 25 episodes

Episode 1: The World and the Wall
- Now playing
- 25m
- Apr 5, 2015
Eiichirō arrives in Florida, and Coach Mike introduces him to Marcia, an upcoming junior whose older brother just made the Pro's. Marcia and Eiichirō play a match, and Marcia decides Eiichirō must be training for the French Open because of his slow play style.
Episode 2: A Vicious Circle is Lucky
- 25m
- Apr 12, 2015
Eiichirō begins closing the gap on the others at the Florida Academy, but during everyone of his matches he has one moment where he presses too hard, costing him a set and eventually costing him the match.
Episode 3: Data for the Future
- 25m
- Apr 19, 2015
After winning his first match in America, Eiichirō finally gets to play Ike in a one set match. Ike gets it approved at the New Years party where many of Eiichirō's new friends first learn of Natsu.
Episode 4: Awakening to Simplicity
- 25m
- Apr 26, 2015
In his final day in Florida Alex agrees to play a best-of-3 match with Eiichirō. Alex realizes that Eiichirō's notes contain all of his weaknesses and that he will have to adjust his play style to win the match.
Episode 5: Takuma's Decision
- 25m
- May 3, 2015
Eiichirō returns from Florida and is given a day off to adjust his body to the time difference. After the day off Eiichirō begins a new strict training regime to help him get ready for the Kanagawa Prefectural.
Episode 6: First Encounter by Scouting
- 25m
- May 10, 2015
Coach Aoi explains to Eiichirō that he stopped the match against Takuma because his body wasn't developed to serve like Takuma yet. If he had continued to serve that way, he would have injured himself and forced himself to give up his tennis career.
Episode 7: Revenge at the Critical Moment
- 25m
- May 17, 2015
The Kanagawa Prefectural begins as Eiichirō faces off against Araya's new underclassman Nishimura. Araya has told Nishimura all of Eiichirō's weaknesses from the year before, making Nishimura very confident in his chances of winning.
Episode 8: The Speed of Evolution
- 25m
- May 24, 2015
Eiichirō and Miyagawa face off in the second round of the tournament for their second match. If Eiichirō loses he knows he'll lose all chance of going pro. If Miyagawa loses he knows his path to become a pro will take longer and might force him to go to college first.
Episode 9: Baffled by Intuition
- 25m
- May 31, 2015
Coach Ryuhei Aoi decides to teach Eiichirō the importance of relying on instincts during a match instead of relying solely on data. In order to teach him how to play against a player who relies solely on instinct Eiichirō is forced to face off with Natsu.
Episode 10: Start With a Roar
- 25m
- Jun 7, 2015
Araya and Eiichirō begin their match in the Kanagawa Prefectural Final. At first both are holding serve and the score is at 3-3. However Coach Aoi realizes Eiichirō doesn't have the knowledge on how to deal with left handers since he's only played Araya once.
Episode 11: Choices and Explosive Power
- 25m
- Jun 14, 2015
Eiichirō throws out a couple of unexpected dropshots in set 2 and begins to alter the speed of his game. After trailing 30-love to begin match 2 of set 2 Eiichirō is able to rally with this new strategy and pull off a break.
Episode 12: Full Force Toward Adversity
- 25m
- Jun 21, 2015
Araya and Eiichirō prove to be even and are both unable to break each others serve. Making things worse is there will be no tiebreaker., Instead an individual must win by 2 games.
Episode 13: Gathering of Rivals
- 25m
- Jun 28, 2015
The gang begins their third and final year of high school in different classes. Eiichirō and Natsu both realize their classes seem to be moving on without them as they are getting ready for cram schools and entrance tests.
Episode 14: Moonlight and the Sound of Waves
- 25m
- Jul 5, 2015
The final door on the way to the All-Japan Junior, the Kanto Junior Tournament, is just around the corner. Eiichiro psyches himself up as he confirms his promise to his parents that he'll give up if he doesn't win the All-Japan Junior, and then he sets off with the other STC members for Chiba, where the Kanto Junior will be held.
Episode 15: A Hero and Loud Cheers
- 25m
- Jul 12, 2015
The Kanto Junior Tennis Tournament begins at last, and Eiichiro is facing Yakabe Tadanori in his first match. Although he had watched videos of Yakabe's matches from a year ago, Eiichiro is bewildered by his opponent's much taller stature and completely different play style, and all the unexpected factors lead him to consider blanking all his mental data and starting from scratch.
Episode 16: Whish, Then Fwoom
- 25m
- Jul 19, 2015
Eiichiro is stunned by all the cheering Ide receives as their match begins. He struggles with the unpredictable plays of the intuitive Ide, but he recalls what he learned in his match with Natsu and concentrates on watching his opponent. Meanwhile, Ide also struggles to keep up with Eiichiro's constant changes in tempo and starts to tune out the world as he tries to focus.
Episode 17: Dramatic by Nature
- 25m
- Jul 26, 2015
Ide's remarkable ability to adapt instantly to everything has Eiichiro struggling, and reads his notes again to regain his focus. This improves his movements and leads to more impressive rallies, making the match even more exciting. Neither is willing to yield as the match comes down to which player can manage to hold serve...
Episode 18: Visualize the Pressure
- 25m
- Aug 2, 2015
Eiichiro thought he was successfully ignoring the crowd's roaring cheers for Ide, but his body was reacting to it more than he realized. The pressure of playing in front of a dramatic, Ide-centric crowd is troubling Eiichiro.
Episode 19: A Rude First Meeting
- 25m
- Aug 9, 2015
Eitaro, upon winning spectacularly in his fight against Ide, decides to go to the National Junior's. Coach Aoi explains that towards the end of the match, Eitaro was completely in the zone.
Episode 20: Psychological Warfare and Self-Control
- 25m
- Aug 16, 2015
The match against Takagi begins. Just as Yukichi warned, Takagi's style is unique.
Episode 21: Good, Evil, and Rules
- 25m
- Aug 23, 2015
Even if it seems to lack etiquette, Takagi's play style continues to work in his favor by disupting his opponent's pace. Eiichiro struggles to deal with Takagi's tactics.
Episode 22: Existence is the Driving Force
- 25m
- Aug 30, 2015
After beating Takagi, Eiichiro moves onto the semi-finals as does Natsu in the women's division. Eiichiro becomes aware of new feelings towards Natsu while watching her match.
Episode 23: Aggressive is Ideal
- 25m
- Sep 6, 2015
The match has just begun and Eiichiro is already close to being in the zone. His excellent condition is reminiscent of his match against Ide; Eiichiro doesn't give Nabae a chance to fight back and soon takes the lead.
Episode 24: Recklessness and Surprise
- 25m
- Sep 13, 2015
The match between Eiichirou and Nabae finally reaches its thrilling climax, and the former risks losing to envision his victory.
Episode 25: Final Set
- 25m
- Sep 20, 2015
The game finally reaches its final stage. Eiichiro who desperately envisions a vision to win Nambae and is ready for a new strategy with the intention of losing.

Episodes

E1 Episode 1: The World and the Wall

E2 Episode 2: A Vicious Circle is Lucky

E3 Episode 3: Data for the Future

E4 Episode 4: Awakening to Simplicity

E5 Episode 5: Takuma's Decision

E6 Episode 6: First Encounter by Scouting

E7 Episode 7: Revenge at the Critical Moment

E8 Episode 8: The Speed of Evolution

E9 Episode 9: Baffled by Intuition

E10 Episode 10: Start With a Roar

E11 Episode 11: Choices and Explosive Power

E12 Episode 12: Full Force Toward Adversity

E13 Episode 13: Gathering of Rivals

E14 Episode 14: Moonlight and the Sound of Waves

E15 Episode 15: A Hero and Loud Cheers

E16 Episode 16: Whish, Then Fwoom

E17 Episode 17: Dramatic by Nature

E18 Episode 18: Visualize the Pressure

E19 Episode 19: A Rude First Meeting

E20 Episode 20: Psychological Warfare and Self-Control

E21 Episode 21: Good, Evil, and Rules

E22 Episode 22: Existence is the Driving Force

E23 Episode 23: Aggressive is Ideal

E24 Episode 24: Recklessness and Surprise

E25 Episode 25: Final Set

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Episodes

E1 Episode 1: The World and the Wall

E2 Episode 2: A Vicious Circle is Lucky

E3 Episode 3: Data for the Future

E4 Episode 4: Awakening to Simplicity

E5 Episode 5: Takuma's Decision

E6 Episode 6: First Encounter by Scouting

E7 Episode 7: Revenge at the Critical Moment

E8 Episode 8: The Speed of Evolution

E9 Episode 9: Baffled by Intuition

E10 Episode 10: Start With a Roar

E11 Episode 11: Choices and Explosive Power

E12 Episode 12: Full Force Toward Adversity

E13 Episode 13: Gathering of Rivals

E14 Episode 14: Moonlight and the Sound of Waves

E15 Episode 15: A Hero and Loud Cheers

E16 Episode 16: Whish, Then Fwoom

E17 Episode 17: Dramatic by Nature

E18 Episode 18: Visualize the Pressure

E19 Episode 19: A Rude First Meeting

E20 Episode 20: Psychological Warfare and Self-Control

E21 Episode 21: Good, Evil, and Rules

E22 Episode 22: Existence is the Driving Force

E23 Episode 23: Aggressive is Ideal

E24 Episode 24: Recklessness and Surprise

E25 Episode 25: Final Set

Episode 1: The World and the Wall

Episode 2: A Vicious Circle is Lucky

Episode 3: Data for the Future

Episode 4: Awakening to Simplicity

Episode 5: Takuma's Decision

Episode 6: First Encounter by Scouting

Episode 7: Revenge at the Critical Moment

Episode 8: The Speed of Evolution

Episode 9: Baffled by Intuition

Episode 10: Start With a Roar

Episode 11: Choices and Explosive Power

Episode 12: Full Force Toward Adversity

Episode 13: Gathering of Rivals

Episode 14: Moonlight and the Sound of Waves

Episode 15: A Hero and Loud Cheers

Episode 16: Whish, Then Fwoom

Episode 17: Dramatic by Nature

Episode 18: Visualize the Pressure

Episode 19: A Rude First Meeting

Episode 20: Psychological Warfare and Self-Control

Episode 21: Good, Evil, and Rules

Episode 22: Existence is the Driving Force

Episode 23: Aggressive is Ideal

Episode 24: Recklessness and Surprise

Episode 25: Final Set

Episode 1: The World and the Wall

Episode 2: A Vicious Circle is Lucky

Episode 3: Data for the Future

Episode 4: Awakening to Simplicity

Episode 5: Takuma's Decision

Episode 6: First Encounter by Scouting

Episode 7: Revenge at the Critical Moment

Episode 8: The Speed of Evolution

Episode 9: Baffled by Intuition

Episode 10: Start With a Roar

Episode 11: Choices and Explosive Power

Episode 12: Full Force Toward Adversity

Episode 13: Gathering of Rivals

Episode 14: Moonlight and the Sound of Waves

Episode 15: A Hero and Loud Cheers

Episode 16: Whish, Then Fwoom

Episode 17: Dramatic by Nature

Episode 18: Visualize the Pressure

Episode 19: A Rude First Meeting

Episode 20: Psychological Warfare and Self-Control

Episode 21: Good, Evil, and Rules

Episode 22: Existence is the Driving Force

Episode 23: Aggressive is Ideal

Episode 24: Recklessness and Surprise

Episode 25: Final Set