Baby Steps (TV)
Alternative title:
ベイビーステップ (Japanese)
베이비 스텝 (Korean)
Genres: tournament
Themes: tennis
Objectionable content: Mild
Plot Summary: 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.
Ratings: 250 ratings have been given [details]
Number of episodes: 25
Episode titles: We have 25
Vintage: 2014-04-06
Opening Theme:
"Believe in Yourself" by Mao Abe
Ending Theme:
"Baby Steps" (ベイビーステップ) by Babyraids
Official website:
NHKアニメワールド ベイビーステップ (Japanese)
Review:
Baby Steps Episodes 1-12 Streaming (Aug 16, 2014)
News: Show:
Crunchyroll to Stream Haikyu!! & Baby Steps Sports Anime (Apr 5, 2014)
Mao Abe Sings Baby Steps Tennis Anime's Opening Theme (Mar 10, 2014)
Pierrot Animates 25-Episode Baby Steps With New Plots (Nov 12, 2013)
Other articles: Show:
Anime Spotlight Spring 2014 (Mar 23, 2014)
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Director: Masahiko Murata
Series Composition: Katsuhiko Chiba
Script:
Junki Takegami (7 episodes
eps 5-7, 9, 18, 21, 23
)Katsuhiko Chiba (12 episodes
eps 1-4, 8, 10, 15-17, 19, 22, 25
)Natsuko Takahashi (7 episodes
eps 4, 11-14, 20, 24
)Storyboard:
Masahiko Murata (4 episodes
eps 1, 5, 10, 25
)Yukihiro Matsushita (5 episodes
eps 8, 15, 17, 23-24
)Episode Director:
Kiyoshi Murayama (5 episodes
eps 3, 11, 15, 19, 23
)Masahiko Murata (4 episodes
eps 1, 5, 10, 25
)Yoshinori Odaka (ep 24) Music: Yoichiro Yoshikawa
Original creator: Hikaru Katsuki
Character Design: Masayuki Kouda
Art Director: Kunihiko Inaba
Animation Director:
Chiyuki Tanaka (4 episodes
eps 2, 6, 12, 20
)Retsu Ohkawara (4 episodes
eps 8, 14, 18, 22
)Toshiya Koike (eps 9, 16)Yukari Kobayashi (ep 19) Director of Photography: Kazumi Yokoo
Action Animation Director:
Shinpei Koikawa (9 episodes
eps 3, 7-13 odd, 16, 19, 21, 23
)Toshio Fujii (ep 14) Animation producer: Naoji Hounokidani
Animation Production Manager:
Mai Yamamoto (Pierrot; 5 episodes
eps 2, 6, 12, 20, 25
)Yuki Yamada (BLADE; ep 7) Background Art:
Ayano Katō (Inspired; 22 episodes
eps 1-15, 18-22, 24-25
)Fumika Nagafusa (Inspired; 9 episodes
eps 14-15, 18-22, 24-25
)Hitomi Haga (Inspired; 22 episodes
eps 1-15, 18-22, 24-25
)Masakazu Koyama (Inspired; 18 episodes
eps 4, 6-15, 18-22, 24-25
)Natsumi Niima (Inspired; 22 episodes
eps 1-15, 18-22, 24-25
)Saki Arakawa (Inspired; 22 episodes
eps 1-15, 18-22, 24-25
)Shinsuke Kinoshita (Inspired; 22 episodes
eps 1-15, 18-22, 24-25
)Yuka Ōno (Inspired; 22 episodes
eps 1-15, 18-22, 24-25
)Yuki Nomura (Y.A.P. Ishigaki Production; 4 episodes
eps 18-19, 21, 23
)Yusuke Ikeda (Studio Suuuu; eps 16-17) CG:
Ayako Yokoyama (Flying Ship Studio; 9 episodes
eps 10-11, 14-16, 18-19, 21-22
)Kaori Imai (Flying Ship Studio; 9 episodes
eps 10-11, 14-16, 18-19, 21-22
)Kazuki Yoshimura (Flying Ship Studio; 9 episodes
eps 10-11, 14-16, 18-19, 21-22
)Masanori Numaguchi (Flying Ship Studio; 21 episodes
eps 1-13, 15, 17-18, 20-21, 23-25
)Nobuhiro Yasue (Flying Ship Studio; 21 episodes
eps 1-13, 15, 17-18, 20-21, 23-25
)Reina Koguchi (Flying Ship Studio; 21 episodes
eps 1-10, 12-14, 16-17, 19-20, 22-25
)Sachi Shimada (Flying Ship Studio; 21 episodes
eps 1-10, 12-14, 16-17, 19-20, 22-25
)Saya Fukase (Flying Ship Studio; 19 episodes
eps 1-10, 12-14, 16-17, 19-20, 22-23
)Yūmi Nagaoka (Flying Ship Studio; 21 episodes
eps 1-13, 15, 17-18, 20-21, 23-25
)Color design: Ryoko Oka
Color Key:
Kimiko Kojima (4 episodes
eps 2, 10, 17, 22
)Kōji Usui (4 episodes
eps 4, 12, 18, 24
)Ryoko Oka (5 episodes
eps 1, 6, 14, 20, 25
)Yukari Ando (ep 3) Conceptual Design: Morihito Ōhara
Digital Paint:
Akiyuki Hatanaka (Studio Targe; 7 episodes
eps 4, 6, 18-24 even, 25
)Hisashi Koyanagi (Studio Targe; 7 episodes
eps 4, 6, 18-24 even, 25
)Naoko Miyahara (Studio Targe; 7 episodes
eps 4, 6, 18-24 even, 25
)Ryusuke Minami (Studio Targe; 7 episodes
eps 4, 6, 18-24 even, 25
)Yuri Shimizu (Pierrot D.A.R; eps 10, 17) Editing: Seiji Morita
Finish Animation:
Kimiko Kojima (Pierrot D.A.R; 4 episodes
eps 2, 10, 17, 22
)Kōji Usui (Studio Targe; 4 episodes
eps 4, 12, 18, 24
)Ryoko Oka (Pierrot D.A.R; 5 episodes
eps 1, 6, 14, 20, 25
)Yukari Ando (Magic Bus; ep 3) In-Between Animation:
Akiko Ikeda (Pierrot Animation Room; 6 episodes
eps 2, 4, 6, 14, 18, 24
)Fumie Kaneko (Pierrot Animation Room; 9 episodes
eps 2, 4, 6, 14, 18-24 even, 25
)Henry Thurlow (Pierrot Animation Room; 6 episodes
eps 6, 18-24 even, 25
)Tamaki Ishii (Pierrot Animation Room; 10 episodes
eps 1-2, 4, 6, 14, 18-24 even, 25
)Tomoko Murakami (Pierrot Animation Room; 8 episodes
eps 2, 4, 6, 14, 18, 20, 22, 25
)Yuka Katsuya (Pierrot Animation Room; 9 episodes
eps 1-2, 4, 6, 14, 18, 20, 22, 25
)Yukiko Masuda (Pierrot Animation Room; 8 episodes
eps 1-2, 4, 6, 14, 20, 22, 25
)Zheng Tian Pan (Magic Bus; eps 3, 11, 19) In-Between Check:
Mitsuko Toyoshima (9 episodes
eps 1-2, 6, 10, 14, 17, 20, 22, 25
)Yumehito Yamaguchi (eps 3, 11) Key Animation:
Ai Mochida (4 episodes
eps 6, 18, 22, 25
)Daisuke Tsumagari (E-Guardian; 4 episodes
eps 1, 14, 18, 25
)Kōji Kataoka (4 episodes
eps 9, 15-16, 23
)Masashi Nishikawa (4 episodes
eps 6, 12, 20, 25
)Seiko Asai (4 episodes
eps 4, 6, 10, 18
)Shōko Yasuda (4 episodes
eps 4, 12, 14, 20
)Takayuki Gotan (4 episodes
eps 10, 14, 22, 25
)Toshio Fujii (7 episodes
eps 1, 10, 12, 17, 22, 24-25
)Yuri Kotake (ep 8) Photography:
Kentarō Waki (Asahi Production; 14 episodes
eps 2-4, 6, 8-15, 17-18
)Ryō Iijima (Asahi Production; 10 episodes
eps 2-4, 6-7, 14-18
)Yuri Nonaka (Asahi Production; ep 24) Recording: Tomohiro Sunaoshi
Sound Effects: Yūsuke Inada
Sound Production: Yayoi Tateishi
Theme Song Performance: Mao Abe (OP)
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Animation Production: Pierrot
Broadcaster: NHK (E-Tele)
Design Works: Asahi Production
Monitor Design: Asahi Production
Photography: Asahi Production
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