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Baby Steps (2014)

Animation · Comedy · Romance

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.

IMDb rating
7.7 (479 votes)
Seasons
2
Language
JA
Type
TV series

Ratings refreshed Jul 3, 2026 · 2 seasons indexed

Cast

Seasons

Season 1 (2014)

7.98 avg 25 episodes 7.8 → 8.3 24 min avg

Ep 1: 7.8 · 22 votesEp 2: 8.0 · 14 votesEp 3: 8.2 · 12 votesEp 4: 8.3 · 11 votesEp 5: 8.3 · 11 votesEp 6: 8.4 · 9 votesEp 7: 7.9 · 10 votesEp 8: 7.8 · 10 votesEp 9: 7.5 · 9 votesEp 10: 7.9 · 9 votesEp 11: 7.9 · 9 votesEp 12: 7.8 · 9 votesEp 13: 7.5 · 7 votesEp 14: 7.8 · 6 votesEp 15: 8.0 · 6 votesEp 16: 7.8 · 6 votesEp 17: 8.0 · 6 votesEp 18: 7.8 · 6 votesEp 19: 7.8 · 6 votesEp 20: 8.4 · 6 votesEp 21: 7.8 · 6 votesEp 22: 8.2 · 6 votesEp 23: 8.2 · 6 votesEp 24: 8.0 · 6 votesEp 25: 8.3 · 7 votes
Season 1 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Tennis and Notes7.822
2Methodical and Unorganized8.014
3The Contest Is a Fight8.212
4Face of Conviction8.311
5A First Match Full of Surprises8.311
6Diamond in the Rough8.49
7Nine-Square and Reality7.910
8One Year and Twenty Notebooks7.810
9Diligence is my Style7.59
10Unease on the Edge7.99
11Risk and Possibility7.99
12Improvement by Memory7.89
13Art and Technique7.57
14Putting the Pieces Together7.86
15Plan to be Forceful8.06
16Beast and Initiative7.86
17Pro At My Age8.06
18Determination and Presentation7.86
19Resolve and Hell7.86
20Meat Buns and Yakisoba8.46
21Consistency and Change7.86
22Fundamentals are the Weakness8.26
23Reckless 100-Square8.26
24Duty and Desire8.06
25Eichiro and Natsu8.37

Season 2 (2015)

7.98 avg 25 episodes 7.4 → 8.4 24 min avg

Ep 1: 7.4 · 5 votesEp 2: 7.6 · 5 votesEp 3: 7.4 · 5 votesEp 4: 7.8 · 5 votesEp 5: 8.2 · 5 votesEp 6: 8.0 · 5 votesEp 7: 8.0 · 5 votesEp 8: 8.4 · 5 votesEp 9: 8.6 · 5 votesEp 10: 8.0 · 5 votesEp 11: 8.4 · 5 votesEp 12: 8.2 · 5 votesEp 13: 8.0 · 5 votesEp 14: 8.8 · 5 votesEp 15: 8.4 · 5 votesEp 16: 8.0 · 5 votesEp 17: 8.0 · 5 votesEp 18: 8.6 · 5 votesEp 19: 7.4 · 5 votesEp 20: 7.6 · 5 votesEp 21: 7.4 · 5 votesEp 22: 7.8 · 5 votesEp 23: 7.2 · 5 votesEp 24: 7.8 · 6 votesEp 25: 8.4 · 8 votes
Season 2 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1The World and the Wall7.45
2Vicious Circle Is Lucky7.65
3Data for the Future7.45
4Awakening to Simplicity7.85
5Takuma's Decision8.25
6First Encounter by Scouting8.05
7Revenge at the Critical Momen8.05
8The Speed of Evolution8.45
9Baffled by Intuition8.65
10Start with a Roar8.05
11Choices and Explosive Power8.45
12Full Force Toward Adversity8.25
13Gathering of Rivals8.05
14Moonlight and the Sound of Waves8.85
15A Hero and Loud Cheers8.45
16Whish, Then Fwoom8.05
17Dramatic by Nature8.05
18Visualize the Pressure8.65
19A Rude First Meeting7.45
20Psychological Warfare and Self-Control7.65
21Good, Evil and Rules7.45
22Existence is the Driving Force7.85
23Aggressive is Ideal7.25
24Recklessness and Surprise7.86
25Final Set8.48