Baby Steps (2014)
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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Episodes
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1. Tennis and Notes2014-04-06 · 25mMaruo Eiichiro is an honor student in his first year of high school. He's a very methodical person who keeps two sets of notes for class and focuses entirely on his studies. One da
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2. Methodical and Unorganized2014-04-13 · 25mEiichiro is unable to answer Natsu when she asks him what he enjoys doing most. He becomes interested in tennis and returns to STC for another free trial.
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3. The Contest Is a Fight2014-04-20 · 25mEiichiro is unable to forget how good it felt when he successfully returned Takuma's serve, and he spends all of his time practicing against the wall. After seeing Eiichiro practic
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4. Face of Conviction2014-04-27 · 25mEiichiro finds himself in a contest with Takuma. Eiichiro has fifty tries to return Takuma's serve. One successful return and Eiichiro wins. However, despite Eiichiro's best attemp
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5. A First Match Full of Surprises2014-05-04 · 25mEiichirō is about to play his first match. He receives advice from the other STC members, but it only makes him more nervous. He doesn't get a chance to calm himself down as he's s
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6. Diamond in the Rough2014-05-11 · 25mIt is down to the final match of the set. Eiichirō trails 5 games to 1, but with a determination to stay on the court as long as possible Eiichirō begins to push Oobayashi.
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7. Nine-Square and Reality2014-05-18 · 25mIn order to improve Eiichirō's playing, Coach Miura has him learn control on a 9-square court. After getting the basics done, Eiichirō is forced into a match against Takuma.
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8. One Year and Twenty Notebooks2014-05-25 · 25mMaruo Eiichirō continues his training at STC as he tries to master every shot. At smaller tournaments he begins advancing to the third round but is unable to go further. His mother
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9. Diligence is My Style2014-06-01 · 25mEiichirō returns to the Kanagawa Junior Circuit. His first match is up against fellow high school student Koshimizu Nariyuki, a man whom is always trying to compete with Eiichirō f
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10. Unease on the Edge2014-06-08 · 25mThe match between Eiichirō and Miyagawa begins with each holding serve. However Eiichirō feels that something is off. After studying his notes, Eiichirō realizes that Miyagawa has
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11. Risk and Possibility2014-06-15 · 25mAfter managing to hold serve Eiichirō starts looking for an opportunity to break Miyagawa. Both hold serve and force a tiebreaker. With the score 6-5 Maruo in the tiebreaker Eiichi
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12. Improvement by Memory2014-06-22 · 25mAfter defeating Miyagawa, Eiichirō returns to STC for some training that will make him better in 1 day. Eiichirō is teamed up with a Coach Mike from Florida who specializes in pysc
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13. Art and Technique2014-06-29 · 25mThe match between Hiromi and Eiichirō begins. Everytime Eiichirō tries to go on the attack, Hiromi hits a shot Eiichirō can't reach.
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14. Putting the Pieces Together2014-07-06 · 25mIt is match 10 of a 1-set match, and Eiichirō leads 5 games to 4. Eiichirō begins to up his speed against Hiromi, and with it he stays even at 30-30. Just then Hiromi's legs cramp
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15. Plan to be Forceful2014-07-13 · 25mEiichirō overhears Araya telling Takuma that if he loses to him this tournament, he will retire from tennis. His plan is to defeat Takuma and then announce he is going pro. Takuma
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16. Beast and Initiative2014-07-20 · 25mAfter going up Love-15, Araya uses a number of service aces to go up 3-1 in set 2. Eiichirō holds serve, and as he gains a 30-40 advantage in Game 6 of Set 2, Araya punches himself
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17. Pro At My Age2014-07-27 · 25mAraya and Eiichirō end up at deuce after neither player can gain an advantage. An ace end up being huge for Araya give him the match point advantage, and despite his best efforts a
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18. Determination and Presentation2014-08-03 · 25mEiichirō investigates going Pro, but his reaction from his parents is less than he expected. Eiichirō joins Natsu at the first round of the All Japan Pro to watch the debut match o
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19. Resolve and Hell2014-08-10 · 25mEiichirō manages to steal 1-point in the 10-minute match with Ike before his coaches reappear and make him stop playing a match. Afterwards Eiichirō is sent home to rest. The next
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20. Meat Buns and Yakisoba2014-08-17 · 25mEiichirō participates in a tournament after 3 months of hellish training. He learns about active rest while participating in the tournament and makes it to the final. Terashima is
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21. Consistency and Change2014-08-24 · 25mEiichirō continues his practice and gets his next tournament schedule. As the last player to qualify he is placed up against the 1-seed, Yu Nabae. Eiichirō begins to look for weakn
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22. Fundamentals are the Weakness2014-08-31 · 25mYu Nabae matches up with Eiichirō and realizes they really are two players that are virtually the same. He realizes that what Eiichirō lacks is experience with the fundamentals, as
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23. Reckless 100-Square2014-09-07 · 25mIn an effort to try and reverse the tide, Eiichirō decides to go back to his idea of having 100-squares to aim for instead of 9.
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24. Duty and Desire2014-09-14 · 25mEiichirō runs to watch Natsu's match when he learns she is in danger of losing. Afterwards they return to STC where he Ryuhei Aoi, a man who will become his new coach.
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25. Eiichiro and Natsu2014-09-21 · 25mEiichirō and Natsu go out on their first date. When Eiichirō asks Natsu what she thinks about him, she tells him he is cheating. Afterwards Eiichirō is allowed to resume practice.
Cast
Taishi MurataEiichiro Maruo (voice)
Minako KotobukiNatsu Takasaki (voice)
Daisuke NamikawaTakuma Egawa (voice)
Asami SetoHimeko Sasami (voice)
Hiro ShimonoYukichi Fukasawa (voice)
Taiten KusunokiCoach Yusaku Miura (voice)
Takuma TerashimaKojirou Kageyama (voice)
Tetsuya KakiharaTakuya Miyagawa (voice)
Chisa YuukiYuuki Tajima (voice)
Kohsuke ToriumiCoach Ryuuhei Aoi (voice)
KENNYoshiaki Ide (voice)
Yoshimasa HosoyaSouji Ike (voice)
Shintaro AsanumaHiromi Iwasa (voice)
Yoshiyuki ShimozumaNariyuki Koshimizu (voice)Images
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