Trailer
Baby Steps
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 Release: Apr 06, 2014
Duration: 25m
Genres: Animation, Comedy
Country: Japan
Episodes: 25
Actors: Taishi Murata, Minako Kotobuki, Daisuke Namikawa, Asami Seto, Hiro Shimono, Taiten Kusunoki, Takuma Terashima, Tetsuya Kakihara, Chisa Yuuki, Kohsuke Toriumi
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IMDb: 7.5/10
Season 1 Full Episode List
1. Tennis and Notes2. Methodical and Unorganized3. The Contest Is a Fight4. Face of Conviction5. A First Match Full of Surprises6. Diamond in the Rough7. Nine-Square and Reality8. One Year and Twenty Notebooks9. Diligence is My Style10. Unease on the Edge11. Risk and Possibility12. Improvement by Memory13. Art and Technique14. Putting the Pieces Together15. Plan to be Forceful16. Beast and Initiative17. Pro At My Age18. Determination and Presentation19. Resolve and Hell20. Meat Buns and Yakisoba21. Consistency and Change22. Fundamentals are the Weakness23. Reckless 100-Square24. Duty and Desire25. Eiichiro and Natsu