Baby Steps
Baby Steps
Baby Steps
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2014- 2015
2 Seasons
50 Episodes
7.6(19 votes)
Ended
Animation
Comedy

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.

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Pierrot
NHK
NHK Enterprises

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Cast & Crew

26 members
Acting

村田太志

Eiichiro Maruo (voice)

村田太志
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寿美菜子

Natsu Takasaki (voice)

寿美菜子
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浪川大輔

Takuma Egawa (voice)

浪川大輔
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瀬戸麻沙美

Himeko Sasami (voice)

瀬戸麻沙美
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下野紘

Yukichi Fukasawa (voice)

下野紘
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楠大典

Coach Yusaku Miura (voice)

楠大典
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寺島拓篤

Kojirou Kageyama (voice)

寺島拓篤
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柿原徹也

Takuya Miyagawa (voice)

柿原徹也
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優希知冴

Yuuki Tajima (voice)

優希知冴
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鳥海浩輔

Coach Ryuuhei Aoi (voice)

鳥海浩輔
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KENN

Yoshiaki Ide (voice)

KENN
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細谷佳正

Souji Ike (voice)

細谷佳正
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浅沼晋太郎

Hiromi Iwasa (voice)

浅沼晋太郎
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下妻由幸

Nariyuki Koshimizu (voice)

下妻由幸
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堀内賢雄

Magure Mike (voice)

堀内賢雄
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櫻井孝宏

Yuu Nabae (voice)

櫻井孝宏
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神谷浩史

Alex O' Brien (voice)

神谷浩史
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潘めぐみ

Marsha O'Brien (voice)

潘めぐみ
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花江夏樹

Krishna Rames (voice)

花江夏樹
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石原夏織

Shimizu Aki (voice)

石原夏織
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江口拓也

Atsushi Taira (voice)

江口拓也
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加藤亮夫

Kevin Morland (voice)

加藤亮夫
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森田成一

Sakuya Takagi (voice)

森田成一
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前野智昭

Ryou Oobayashi (voice)

前野智昭
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羽多野渉

Hiroshi Araya (voice)

羽多野渉
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加藤有生子

Sanae Maruo (voice)

加藤有生子

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