Baby Steps

Season 2

25 episodes · Apr 5, 2015

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.

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  • The World and the Wall
    S2E1

    The World and the Wall

    Apr 5, 201525m

    Eiichirō arrives in Florida, and Coach Mike introduces him to Marcia, an upcoming junior whose older brother just made the Pro's. Marcia and Eiichirō play a match, and Marcia decides Eiichirō must be training for the French Open because of his slow play style.

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  • A Vicious Circle is Lucky
    S2E2

    A Vicious Circle is Lucky

    Apr 12, 201525m

    Eiichirō begins closing the gap on the others at the Florida Academy, but during everyone of his matches he has one moment where he presses too hard, costing him a set and eventually costing him the match.

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  • Data for the Future
    S2E3

    Data for the Future

    Apr 19, 201525m

    After winning his first match in America, Eiichirō finally gets to play Ike in a one set match. Ike gets it approved at the New Years party where many of Eiichirō's new friends first learn of Natsu.

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  • Awakening to Simplicity
    S2E4

    Awakening to Simplicity

    Apr 26, 201525m

    In his final day in Florida Alex agrees to play a best-of-3 match with Eiichirō. Alex realizes that Eiichirō's notes contain all of his weaknesses and that he will have to adjust his play style to win the match.

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  • Takuma's Decision
    S2E5

    Takuma's Decision

    May 3, 201525m

    Eiichirō returns from Florida and is given a day off to adjust his body to the time difference. After the day off Eiichirō begins a new strict training regime to help him get ready for the Kanagawa Prefectural.

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  • First Encounter by Scouting
    S2E6

    First Encounter by Scouting

    May 10, 201525m

    Coach Aoi explains to Eiichirō that he stopped the match against Takuma because his body wasn't developed to serve like Takuma yet. If he had continued to serve that way, he would have injured himself and forced himself to give up his tennis career.

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  • Revenge at the Critical Moment
    S2E7

    Revenge at the Critical Moment

    May 17, 201525m

    The Kanagawa Prefectural begins as Eiichirō faces off against Araya's new underclassman Nishimura. Araya has told Nishimura all of Eiichirō's weaknesses from the year before, making Nishimura very confident in his chances of winning.

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  • The Speed of Evolution
    S2E8

    The Speed of Evolution

    May 24, 201525m

    Eiichirō and Miyagawa face off in the second round of the tournament for their second match. If Eiichirō loses he knows he'll lose all chance of going pro. If Miyagawa loses he knows his path to become a pro will take longer and might force him to go to college first.

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  • Baffled by Intuition
    S2E9

    Baffled by Intuition

    May 31, 201525m

    Coach Ryuhei Aoi decides to teach Eiichirō the importance of relying on instincts during a match instead of relying solely on data. In order to teach him how to play against a player who relies solely on instinct Eiichirō is forced to face off with Natsu.

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  • Start With a Roar
    S2E10

    Start With a Roar

    Jun 7, 201525m

    Araya and Eiichirō begin their match in the Kanagawa Prefectural Final. At first both are holding serve and the score is at 3-3. However Coach Aoi realizes Eiichirō doesn't have the knowledge on how to deal with left handers since he's only played Araya once.

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  • Choices and Explosive Power
    S2E11

    Choices and Explosive Power

    Jun 14, 201525m

    Eiichirō throws out a couple of unexpected dropshots in set 2 and begins to alter the speed of his game. After trailing 30-love to begin match 2 of set 2 Eiichirō is able to rally with this new strategy and pull off a break.

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  • Full Force Toward Adversity
    S2E12

    Full Force Toward Adversity

    Jun 21, 201525m

    Araya and Eiichirō prove to be even and are both unable to break each others serve. Making things worse is there will be no tiebreaker., Instead an individual must win by 2 games.

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  • Gathering of Rivals
    S2E13

    Gathering of Rivals

    Jun 28, 201525m

    The gang begins their third and final year of high school in different classes. Eiichirō and Natsu both realize their classes seem to be moving on without them as they are getting ready for cram schools and entrance tests.

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  • Moonlight and the Sound of Waves
    S2E14

    Moonlight and the Sound of Waves

    Jul 5, 201525m

    The final door on the way to the All-Japan Junior, the Kanto Junior Tournament, is just around the corner. Eiichiro psyches himself up as he confirms his promise to his parents that he'll give up if he doesn't win the All-Japan Junior, and then he sets off with the other STC members for Chiba, where the Kanto Junior will be held.

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  • A Hero and Loud Cheers
    S2E15

    A Hero and Loud Cheers

    Jul 12, 201525m

    The Kanto Junior Tennis Tournament begins at last, and Eiichiro is facing Yakabe Tadanori in his first match. Although he had watched videos of Yakabe's matches from a year ago, Eiichiro is bewildered by his opponent's much taller stature and completely different play style, and all the unexpected factors lead him to consider blanking all his mental data and starting from scratch.

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  • Whish, Then Fwoom
    S2E16

    Whish, Then Fwoom

    Jul 19, 201525m

    Eiichiro is stunned by all the cheering Ide receives as their match begins. He struggles with the unpredictable plays of the intuitive Ide, but he recalls what he learned in his match with Natsu and concentrates on watching his opponent. Meanwhile, Ide also struggles to keep up with Eiichiro's constant changes in tempo and starts to tune out the world as he tries to focus.

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  • Dramatic by Nature
    S2E17

    Dramatic by Nature

    Jul 26, 201525m

    Ide's remarkable ability to adapt instantly to everything has Eiichiro struggling, and reads his notes again to regain his focus. This improves his movements and leads to more impressive rallies, making the match even more exciting. Neither is willing to yield as the match comes down to which player can manage to hold serve...

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  • Visualize the Pressure
    S2E18

    Visualize the Pressure

    Aug 2, 201525m

    Eiichiro thought he was successfully ignoring the crowd's roaring cheers for Ide, but his body was reacting to it more than he realized. The pressure of playing in front of a dramatic, Ide-centric crowd is troubling Eiichiro.

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  • A Rude First Meeting
    S2E19

    A Rude First Meeting

    Aug 9, 201525m

    Eitaro, upon winning spectacularly in his fight against Ide, decides to go to the National Junior's. Coach Aoi explains that towards the end of the match, Eitaro was completely in the zone.

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  • Psychological Warfare and Self-Control
    S2E20

    Psychological Warfare and Self-Control

    Aug 16, 201525m

    The match against Takagi begins. Just as Yukichi warned, Takagi's style is unique.

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  • Good, Evil, and Rules
    S2E21

    Good, Evil, and Rules

    Aug 23, 201525m

    Even if it seems to lack etiquette, Takagi's play style continues to work in his favor by disupting his opponent's pace. Eiichiro struggles to deal with Takagi's tactics.

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  • Existence is the Driving Force
    S2E22

    Existence is the Driving Force

    Aug 30, 201525m

    After beating Takagi, Eiichiro moves onto the semi-finals as does Natsu in the women's division. Eiichiro becomes aware of new feelings towards Natsu while watching her match.

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  • Aggressive is Ideal
    S2E23

    Aggressive is Ideal

    Sep 6, 201525m

    The match has just begun and Eiichiro is already close to being in the zone. His excellent condition is reminiscent of his match against Ide; Eiichiro doesn't give Nabae a chance to fight back and soon takes the lead.

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  • Recklessness and Surprise
    S2E24

    Recklessness and Surprise

    Sep 13, 201525m

    The match between Eiichirou and Nabae finally reaches its thrilling climax, and the former risks losing to envision his victory.

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  • Final Set
    S2E25

    Final Set

    Sep 20, 201525m

    The game finally reaches its final stage. Eiichiro who desperately envisions a vision to win Nambae and is ready for a new strategy with the intention of losing.

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