Baby Steps
Baby StepsSummary
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.
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Details
- Format
- TV series
- Number of Episodes
- 25
- Episode length
- 25 min
- Estimated total length
- ≈ 10 h 25 min (25 × 25 min)
- Season
- Spring 2014
- Start date
- April 6, 2014
- End date
- September 21, 2014
- Status
- Finished
- Source
- Manga
- Country of origin
- Japan
- Studios
- Studio Pierrot
- Romaji title
- Baby Steps
- Native title
- ベイビーステップ
Relations
Suggested watch order
Based on known prequels and sequels.
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Baby StepsThis page
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Baby Steps 2
Other related works
Characters 25
Main characters
- Eiichirou Maruo丸尾栄一郎Main
- Natsu Takasaki鷹崎奈津Main
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- Megumi Nakajou中城めぐみSupporting
- Takuma Egawa江川逞Supporting
- Kojirou Kageyama影山小次郎Supporting
- MorimotoSupporting
- Ryuuhei Aoi青井竜平Supporting
- Nariyuki Koshimizu越水成雪Supporting
- Hiroshi Araya荒谷寛Supporting
- Souji Ike池爽児Supporting
- Yukichi Fukazawa深沢諭吉Supporting
- Hiromi Iwasa岩佐博水Supporting
- Yoshiaki Ide井出義明Supporting
- Kazuya Maruo丸尾一弥Supporting
- Sanae Maruo丸尾早苗Supporting
- MikeマイクSupporting
- Masumi Makihara槇原真純Supporting
- Yuu Nabae難波江 優Supporting
- Miura三浦Supporting
- Takayuki Okada岡田隆行Supporting
- Takuya Miyagawa宮川卓也Supporting
- Ryou Oobayashi大林 良Supporting
- Yuuki Tajima田島勇樹Supporting
- Himeko Sasaki佐々木姫子Supporting
- Hana Yokoyama横山花Supporting
Staff and studios
Studios
Key staff
- Masahiko MurataDirector
- Hikaru KatsukiOriginal creator
- Katsuhiko ChibaSeries composition
- Masayuki KoudaCharacter design
- Youichirou YoshikawaMusic
- Kunihiko InabaArt director
- Hajime TakakuwaSound director
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- Ryouko OkaColor Design
- Izumi NakazawaProducer
- Kazumi YokooDirector of Photography
- Morihito OoharaConcept Design
- Kenji SaitouProduction Generalization
- Seiji MoritaEditing
- Yuusuke InadaSound Effects
- Yayoi TateishiSound Production
- Naoji HounokidaniAnimation Producer
- Tomohiro SunaoshiRecording
- Yuuji ShibataProduction Generalization
- Natsuko TakahashiScript (eps 4, 11-14, 20, 24)
- Junki TakegamiScript (eps 5-7, 9, 18, 21, 23)
- Katsuhiko ChibaScript (eps 1-3, 8, 10, 15-17, 19, 22, 25)
- Kazuya KomaiStoryboard (ep 19)
- Maki KodairaStoryboard (eps 2, 12, 20)
- Shinichi MasakiStoryboard (ep 7)
- Masahiko MurataStoryboard (eps 1, 5, 10, 25)