Baby Steps
ベイビーステップ
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)
Baby Steps is a tv with 25 episodes, from Spring 2014, produced by Studio Pierrot, rated 7.5/10 on AniList.
Synopsis
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)
Main Characters
Tags
- Tennis — Centers around the sport of tennis.
- Male Protagonist — Main character is male.
- Fitness — Centers around exercise with the aim of improving physical health.
- Heterosexual — Prominently features a romance between a man and a woman, not inherently sexual.
- Coming of Age — Centers around a character's transition from childhood to adulthood.
- Shounen — Target demographic is teenage and young adult males.
- Female Protagonist — Main character is female.
- School — Partly or completely set in a primary or secondary educational institution.
- School Club — Partly or completely set in a school club scene.
- Educational — Primary aim is to educate the audience.
- Chibi — Features "super deformed" character designs with smaller, rounder proportions and a cute look.