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Overview

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.

Series Cast

  1. Taishi Murata as Eiichiro Maruo (voice)

    Taishi Murata

    Eiichiro Maruo (voice)

    50 Episodes

  2. Minako Kotobuki as Natsu Takasaki (voice)

    Minako Kotobuki

    Natsu Takasaki (voice)

    50 Episodes

  3. Daisuke Namikawa as Takuma Egawa (voice)

    Daisuke Namikawa

    Takuma Egawa (voice)

    50 Episodes

  4. Asami Seto as Himeko Sasami (voice)

    Asami Seto

    Himeko Sasami (voice)

    50 Episodes

  5. Hiro Shimono as Yukichi Fukasawa (voice)

    Hiro Shimono

    Yukichi Fukasawa (voice)

    50 Episodes

  6. Taiten Kusunoki as Coach Yusaku Miura (voice)

    Taiten Kusunoki

    Coach Yusaku Miura (voice)

    50 Episodes

  7. Takuma Terashima as Kojirou Kageyama (voice)

    Takuma Terashima

    Kojirou Kageyama (voice)

    50 Episodes

  8. Tetsuya Kakihara as Takuya Miyagawa (voice)

    Tetsuya Kakihara

    Takuya Miyagawa (voice)

    50 Episodes

  9. Chisa Yuuki as Yuuki Tajima (voice)

    Chisa Yuuki

    Yuuki Tajima (voice)

    50 Episodes

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Last Season

Season 2

2015 • 25 Episodes

The stage of the second series is the Florida Tennis Academy. There, rivals aiming for the top of the world competed every day to raise the world rank even one. How will Eiichiro overcome the world barrier by studying abroad for the first time in his life ... A hot and realistic story of the boys, depicting the behind-the-scenes behind-the-scenes tennis scene in an easy-to-understand manner.

Final Set

(2x25, September 20, 2015) Season Finale

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Facts

Original Name ベイビーステップ

Status Ended

Network

  • See more TV shows from NHK Educational TV...

Type Scripted

Original Language Japanese

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