Baby Steps (2016)
ベイビーステップ
"Baby Steps" revolves around Maruo Eiichiro, a punctual and earnest boy who has strived for straight As since elementary school. The 15-year-old high school boy stops by a tennis school to deal with his lack of exercise. There, he meets Takasaki Natsu, a beautiful, earnest girl who only has a passion for tennis.
Episode 1: Baby Steps Episode 1
"E-chan" Eiichiro Maruo has been living in a regular school since he entered high school, but his rhythm began to go wrong when he got acquainted with the next class, Natsu Takasaki. After school, Natsu chased Natsu to retrieve his lent notes, and it was a tennis club. A-chan begins to record in a notebook after watching Natsu playing tennis seriously. However, the figure was mistaken for a molester and the misunderstanding was solved, but a free trial was given. However, during the preparatory exercise, he goes down due to insufficient physical strength. A-chan falls into self-disgust. On the way back, Natsu asked her, "What is really fun?", But she couldn't answer. A-chan, who first doubts his way of life, unintentionally gets off the bus and starts running in the darkness to his house. (Source: Amazon Prime)
Episode 2: Baby Steps Episode 2
After school, Natsu tells A-chan the words of the coach, "Would you like to come back for a free trial?" Natsu refuses, "I'm not good at tennis," but says, "A-chan will definitely come." While studying, A-chan, who keeps his mind on tennis, joins the free trial again while hesitating. So she teaches Natsu how to swing the racket, but I can't follow a rough explanation. It is said that it is easier to remember if you actually hit the ball, and you will stand on the court for the first time since you were born, but it will not go well because you miss it or hit the frame. However, as he remembered the basics of swinging the racket, he hit the sweet spot and hit the opponent's court. "What is it now?" A-chan is caught in a feeling he has never experienced before. (Source: Amazon Prime)
Episode 3: Baby Steps Episode 3
A-chan officially joins the STC. We make "tennis version A-Chan notebook" by calculation and record that we are good at and work hard at practice. Natsu mutters, "I'm going to be better," looking at A-chan, who keeps hitting the wall all day. One day, A-chan, who saw Takuma's serve up close, began analyzing the speed of his swing. Takuma can't help but worry. A question asked by A-chan made Takuma angry. Without knowing the reason, he will end with a "50-ball game". Of the 50 balls served by Takuma, if one ball can return, A-chan will win. Takuma who drives serve one after another. Just hit the racket and A-chan will do her best. At that time, Natsu's voice was heard, saying, "The ball is not an enemy. With the advice, the ball gradually started to fly forward. And the ball becomes one ball remaining. (Source: Amazon Prime)
Episode 4: Baby Steps Episode 4
The 50-ball game, the last ball was a slice serve of a changing ball. A-chan swinging. At last, no ball was able to return to the opponent's court. But Takuma quickly leaves the coat. Analyzing the game, coach Miura who was watching the scene said, "I had to hit the escape serve to win." And he asks A-chan who is still a beginner to participate in the Kanagawa Junior Circuit. A-chan decides to take part in the game while being puzzled, and his opponent in the first game is Ryo Obayashi, the fourth seed. A-chan, who couldn't understand what to do with tension, broke the first game. However, the next A-chan's service game is simply broken. Obayashi spotted that he was a beginner in the play and scored one after another. A-chan, who was overtaken, decided to explore his opponent's movements using his eyesight. (Source: Amazon Prime)
Episode 5: Baby Steps Episode 5
A-chan, who performed better than expected in his first official game, was defeated by Obayashi. Obayashi feels A-chan's future potential. Coach Miura also invites her to practice early in the morning, saying, "I will be able to beat Takuma and other seed players." The next day, A-chan was waiting for a coat that was written in numbers from 1 to 9 and divided into nine. All stroke shots can be rationally controlled by changing the hit points. "The sport of tennis is theoretically competitive if you can catch and control all the balls," said Miura Court. After the repetition, Takuma was summoned to hit the living ball. At first, Takuma did not show any motivation to A-chan, but coach Miura said, "This match is also for Takuma." (Source: Amazon Prime)
Episode 6: Baby Steps Episode 6
A-chan vs Takuma. From the beginning, A-chan was defeated because Takuma who did not loosen his attacking hand showed the difference in ability, but instead of falling down, `` I will try to practice to the limit schedule in the future and see if it is impossible to beat Takuma. I will reconsider. " The next year, A-chan is promoted to high school. In recent months, she has spent less time studying and practicing tennis. And the second Kanagawa Junior Circuit to go. While rival Kanagawa rivals such as Takuma, Miyagawa, and Aratani meet together, Natsu is surprised to see who will win, predicting that "A-chan will be the eye of a typhoon". In the first round, A-chan is preceded by a shot without being decided despite his reputation for easy victory. At a break I saw a message from Natsu in a notebook. (Source: Amazon Prime)
Episode 7: Baby Steps Episode 7
A-chan, who passed the second round and finally came into contact with the fourth seed player, Takuya Miyagawa. The opponent is a hardline hitter with a base liner that uses seven colors of strokes, and a tennis elite whose parent family runs a tennis club. For A-chan, the important game in which the results of a year's practice are tested, from the opening game to Miyagawa's pace, we manage to eat with coat covering and control. The service keeps developing until the middle of the game, and A-chan thinks he can keep going, but at the end of the game, he suddenly feels uncomfortable with the game. And as a result of the note analysis, he notices something important. "I will lose as it is," A-chan will have to take measures. (Source: Amazon Prime)
Episode 8: Baby Steps Episode 8
The third round, the game with the first seed player, Miyagawa. A-chan realizes that Miyagawa was trying to hit his ball to study his habit, so he decided to take the risk and change the flow, and dared to hit the net. Miyagawa, who is surprised at what was set up earlier, abandons his special stroke and fights off with Rob. The battle finally entered a tiebreak while sealing each other's specialties, but the goddess of victory smiled at A-chan because he took the risk at the end. Coach Miura says, "What if you practice in a single day?" A-chan heads for the STC, still skeptical. An outsider, Mike, was waiting there, and his first advice was "Remember the first time I met Natsu with my eyes closed." (Source: Amazon Prime)
Episode 9: Baby Steps Episode 9
A-chan has progressed to the semifinals with the result of Mike's mental training. The opponent is Aratani who is aiming to be a professional while in the same grade. Coach Miura tells A-chan, who decides to take the game in a head-to-head match, that if tennis hits his opponent's weaknesses, tennis may have a chance. After suffering, A-chan asks Takuma about Aratani's weaknesses. Challenge the game with the "Defeat Araya File" created based on that advice. Desperately biting while being tossed by Aratani's beast play style. The war was a little more effective, "Aratani File", but it gradually stopped working. A-chan recalls the basics and has cultivated her practice, and goes to Aratani with all her abilities, making full use of what she can do now, her good eyesight and coat covering. (Source: Amazon Prime)
Episode 10: Baby Steps Episode 10
Semi-final with Aratani. A-chan had fully practiced what she had practiced, read the opponent's movements, and prepared for a return. Tennis continues to be put up, the flow gradually turns to A-chan, and Aratani loses calm. At that time, it is announced that Takuma has advanced to the final in the other semifinals. Aratani who knew it would try to control her emotions by renewing her spirit. Aratani has begun to change from playing tennis with just power tennis to thinking about the opponent's movements. The rally exchanges endlessly. A-chan keeps playing tennis without losing, but eventually loses his power and loses before Aratani. The final match is Araya vs Takuma. Takuma, who once decided to take on the dream of becoming a professional once again, beats Aratani and wins. A-chan, who will be searching for a future path after the match, what is the road he has chosen? (Source: Amazon Prime)
Information
Original Title
ベイビーステップ
Country
🇯🇵 Japan
Network
Amazon Prime
Genres
Tags
