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.
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(Source: Crunchyroll)

__Hobbies:__ cooking, music, singing

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__Non-anime roles:__
~!Akira in "Togainu no Chi" (VG) (Japanese)
Alfred in "Mōjū-tsukai to Ōji-sama ~Flower & Snow~" (VG) (Japanese)
Anthopper Imagin Ari in "Kamen Rider Den-O" (Voice) (Japanese)
Archer (Robin Hood) in "Fate/Extra CCC" (VG) (Japanese)
Archer (Robin Hood) in "Fate/Extra" (VG) (Japanese)
Atsushi in "Yandere Heaven Vol. 1" (Drama CD) (Japanese)
Berserker (Asterios) in "Fate/Grand Order" (VG) (Japanese)
Blacky (Umbreon) in "Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Magnagate and the Infinite Labyrinth" (Web Anime) (Japanese)
Broca in "Arknights" (VG/Mobile) (Japanese) 
Buffalo Lord/Taurus Ballista in "Kamen Rider Decade" (Voice) (Japanese)
Carl Ernst Kraft in "Dies irae 〜Interview with Kaziklu Bey〜" (VG) (Japanese)
Charlie Nash in "Street Fighter V" (VG) (Japanese)
Chouei in "Sangoku Rensenki Sakigake" (PCG) (Japanese)
Choujiro Momochi in "Hyakka Hyakurou Sengoku Nippon-chou" (VG) (Japanese)
Démigra in "Dragon Ball Xenoverse" (VG) (Japanese)
Eikichi Mishina in "Persona 2: Eternal Punishment" (VG) (Japanese)
Eikichi Mishina in "Persona 2: Innocent Sin" (VG) (Japanese)
Endorph in "Soul Cradle: Sekai wo Kurau Mono" (VG) (Japanese)
Fei Long in "Street Fighter Alpha 3" (VG) (Japanese)
Futsunushi in "Ichibanketsu Online" (VG) (Japanese)
Gordeau in "UNDER NIGHT IN-BIRTH" (VG) (Japanese)
Grayarts in "Erementar Gerad: Limited Edition Manga Volume 18 Drama CD" (Drama CD) (Japanese)
Heath in "Luminous Arc" (VG) (Japanese)
Hector in "Fire Emblem Heroes" (VG) (Japanese)
Hibari Agumo in "Kuro Yoshiwara Melancholia Vol 1: Agumo Hibari" (Drama CD) (Japanese)
Hiruma Takeru in "Nikushoku Danshi ni Koi wo Suru" (Smartphone Game) (Japanese)
Hiyama Hiroyuki in "Non-Fiction Series Doukyou CD" (Drama CD) (Japanese)
Hong Yun-seong in "Soul Calibur II" (VG) (Japanese)
Hong Yun-seong in "Soul Calibur IV" (VG) (Japanese)
Hong Yun-seong in "Soul Calibur: Broken Destiny" (VG) (Japanese)
Isami in "Shironeko Tennis" (VG) (Japanese)
Julio Asuka Misurugi in "Cross Ange: Tenshi to Ryū no Rondo tr." (VG) (Japanese)
Junpei Iori in "Persona 3" (VG) (Japanese)
Junpei Iori in "Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth" (VG) (Japanese)
Juris Grunden in "Atelier Ayesha ~Tasogare no Daichi no Renkinjutsushi~" (VG) (Japanese)
Kaeya in "Genshin Impact" (VG) (Japanese)
Kagiha in "Kurocho no Psychedelica" (VG) (Japanese)
Kalas in "Baten Kaitos" (VG) (Japanese)
Kanda Ryoutarou in "BareSuta Second" (Drama CD) (Japanese)
Kanda Ryoutarou in "BareSuta Third" (Drama CD) (Japanese)
Kenshin Uesugi in "Senkoku Knight Blood" (VG) (Japanese)
Kiyotaka Ishimaru in "Danganronpa: Kibō no Gakuen to Zetsubō no Kōkōsei" (VG) (Japanese)
Kousuke Miyata in "I/O" (VG) (Japanese)
Kouta Morisaki in "Otaku no Musume-san" (Drama CD) (Japanese)
Kuroda in "Ohsama Sentai King-Ohger" (Voice) (Japanese)
Kurtis in "Makai Senki Disgaea" (VG) (Japanese)
Kyouragi Takashi in "Tenshou Gakuen Gekkouroku" (VG) (Japanese)
Kyoya Date in "Tokimeki Restaurant" (VG) (Japanese)
Lawrence in "Haitaka no Psychedelica" (VG) (Japanese)
Li Dian in "Dynasty Warriors 8" (VG) (Japanese)
Little Mac in "Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / for Wii U" (VG) (Japanese)
Marquis de Lafayette in "Bara ni Kakusareshi Verite" (VN) (Japanese)
Masato Arakawa in "Ryū ga Gotoku 7: Hikari to Yami no Yukue" (VG) (Japanese)
Merry in "Yuugen Romantica Hatenkou: Dai Go no Nazo - Merry-san Merry" (Drama CD) (Japanese)
Merry in "Yuugen Romantica Uchouten: Dai Go no Nazo - Merry-san Merry" (Drama CD) (Japanese)
Mikazuki Munechika in "Touken Ranbu" (browser game) (Japanese)
Mitsui Kazuya in "Endless 6 Feel" (drama cd) (Japanese)
Morinaga Tetsuhiro in "Koi Suru no Boukun 1" (Drama CD) (Japanese)
Morinaga Tetsuhiro in "Koi Suru no Boukun 2" (Drama CD) (Japanese)
Murasaki in "Phantom Brave" (VG) (Japanese)
Nakagami in "Jounetsu no Young Man" (BLCD) (Japanese)
Naoki Kousaka in "Zettai Zetsumei Toshi 3 -Kowareyuku Machi to Kanojyo no Uta-" (VG) (Japanese)
Narcian in "Fire Emblem Heroes" (VG) (Japanese)
Narimasa Sassa in "Hana Oboro ~Sengoku-den Ranki~" (VG) (Japanese)
Otojirou Kawakami in "Meiji Tokyo Renka: Full Moon" (VG) (Japanese)
Phoenix Wright/Ryuichi Naruhodo in "Ultimate Marvel vs Capcom 3" (VG) (Japanese)
Poyopoyo/Shiki in "Period Cube ~Torikago no Amadeus~" (VG) (Japanese)
Rei Mikuni in "CollarxMalice" (VG) (Japanese)
Saitou Hajime in "Hakuoki Shinsengumi Kitan" (VG) (Japanese)
Saitou Hajime in "Hakuoki Zuisouroku" (VG) (Japanese)
Sakamaki Shuu in "Diabolik Lovers Blood & LoveSweat" (Drama CD) (Japanese)
Sakamaki Shuu in "Diabolik Lovers MORE,BLOOD" (VG) (Japanese)
Sakamaki Shuu in "Diabolik Lovers VERSUS 1 Ayato VS Shu" (Drama CD) (Japanese)
Sakamaki Shuu in "Diabolik Lovers ~Haunted Dark Bridal~" (VG) (Japanese)
Saku Takizawa in "Gakuen Club" (VN) (Japanese)
Satsuki Shindō in "Happy Cafe" (drama CD) (Japanese)
Sengoku Kiyosumi in "Prince of Tennis Perfect Live"
Shibata Sou in "Rin!" (Drama CD) (Japanese)
Shino Inuzuka in "Lord of Vermilion IV" (VG) (Japanese)
Shun Nanase in "VitaminX" (VG) (Japanese)
Souseki Natsume in "Bungou to Alchemist" (VG) (Japanese)
Sports Maxx in "JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Eyes of Heaven" (VG) (Japanese)
Strider Hien in "Namco X Capcom" (VG) (Japanese)
Strider Hien in "Strider 2" (VG) (Japanese)
Strider Hiryu in "Strider 2" (VG) (Japanese)
Strider Hiryuu in "Namco X Capcom" (VG) (Japanese)
Suzukaze in "Issei Fuubi -Gyakuten Oo’oku Koi Emaki- Vol 1. : Suzukaze" (Drama CD) (Japanese)
Tadaomi Karasuma in "Ansatsu Kyōshitsu" (VOMIC) (Japanese)
Tankenstein in "Power Rangers In Space" (Japanese Dub) (Japanese)
Walnut in "Phantom Brave" (VG) (Japanese)
Wedge in "FINAL FANTASY XIV" (MMORPG) (Japanese)
Yakumo Shinonome in "Code Vein" (VG) (Japanese)
Yonezawa in "I DOLL U" (VG) (Japanese)
Yoshito Naruse in "Unbalance Na Netsu" (Drama CD) (Japanese)
Yukikage Sanada in "Shinobi, Koi Utsutsu -Setsugekka Koi Emaki-" (VG) (Japanese)
Yukikage Sanada in "Shinobi, Koi Utsutsu" (VG) (Japanese)
Yukimura Shouji in "Kirai Ja nai kedo" (drama cd) (Japanese)
Yukimura Shouji in "Koi Ja nai kedo" (Drama cd) (Japanese)
Yukimura Shouji in "Warui koto shitai" (drama cd) (Japanese)
Yukimura Shouji in "Waruiko Demo Ii" (Drama Cd) (Japanese)
Yun-seoung in "Soul Calibur 3" (VG) (Japanese)
Yuri Lowell in "Project X Zone" (VG) (Japanese)
Yuri Lowell in "Tales of the Heroes: Twin Brave" (VG) (Japanese)
Yuri Lowell in "Tales of the World: Reve Unitia" (VG) (Japanese)
Yuri Lowell in "Tales of Vesperia" (VG) (Japanese)
Zenos yae Galvus in "Final Fantasy XIV: Stormblood" (MMORPG) (Japanese)!~

Eiichiro Maruo is a straight-A student who decides to take up tennis as a side hobby upon entering high school. At the tennis school he runs into Natsu—a bit airheaded, but nobody can beat her in passion for the sport. Soon Eiichiro gets addicted to tennis...and when he applies his academic skills to improving his game, the results will change his life forever!
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(Source: K-Manga)

Season 2 of Baby Steps. Maruo Eiichirou has begun his training in America and quickly realizes that he has still a long way to go. Facing his comrades in the daily matches helps him to realize his own weaknesses and his time overseas proves to be extremely valuable for his development, both as a tennis player and as a person.

Ryuuhei Aoi