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Baby Steps (manga)

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Alternative title:
Baby Steps to Giant Strides
ベイビーステップ (Japanese)
網球優等生 (Chinese (Taiwan))
Themes: school, sports, tennis
Objectionable content: None
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.
User Ratings: 13 ratings have been given [details]
 Masterpiece: 2 votes (Eng:2)
 Excellent: 6 votes (Eng:6)
 Very good: 2 votes (Eng:2)
 Good: 2 votes (Eng:2)
 Decent: -
 So-so: 1 vote (Eng:1)
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Seen in part or in whole by 39 users, rank: #1773 (of 7116)
Median rating: Excellent
Arithmetic mean: 8.385 (Very good+), std. dev.: 1.3323, rank: #459 (of 8046)
Weighted mean: 8.354 (Very good+), rank: #577 (of 8046) (seen all: 8.55 / seen some: 8.08)
Bayesian estimate: 8.196 (Very good+), rank: #205 (of 3567)
Number of tankoubon: 47
Chapter titles: We have 462
Vintage: 2007-10 to 2017-11-01 (serialized in Weekly Shōnen Magazine)
Release dates: We have 73
News: Show:
K MANGA's Launch Lineup Includes 30+ Manga With English Debuts in U.S. (May 27, 2023)
Japanese Comic Ranking, December 18-24 (Dec 27, 2017)
Japanese Comic Ranking, December 11-17 (Dec 20, 2017)
Baby Steps Tennis Manga Ends in 3 Chapters (Oct 15, 2017)
Japanese Comic Ranking, September 18-24 (Sep 27, 2017)
Japanese Comic Ranking, September 11-17 (Sep 20, 2017)
Japanese Comic Ranking, June 26-July 2 (Jul 6, 2017)
Japanese Comic Ranking, June 19-25 (Jun 28, 2017)
Japanese Comic Ranking, June 12-18 (Jun 21, 2017)
Japanese Comic Ranking, April 24-30 (May 3, 2017)
Japanese Comic Ranking, April 17-23 (Apr 26, 2017)
Japanese Comic Ranking, January 30-February 5 (Feb 8, 2017)
Japanese Comic Ranking, January 23-29 (Feb 1, 2017)
Japanese Comic Ranking, January 16-22 (Jan 25, 2017)
Japanese Comic Ranking, November 21-27 (Nov 30, 2016)
Japanese Comic Ranking, November 14-20 (Nov 23, 2016)
Japanese Comic Ranking, August 22-28 (Aug 31, 2016)
Japanese Comic Ranking, August 15-21 (Aug 24, 2016)
Japanese Comic Ranking, June 27-July 3 (Jul 6, 2016)
Japanese Comic Ranking, June 20-26 (Jun 29, 2016)
Japanese Comic Ranking, June 13-19 (Jun 22, 2016)
Amazon to Stream Baby Steps, Happy Marriage, Kamen Rider, Ultraman Shows Outside Japan (Jun 1, 2016)
Baby Steps Tennis Manga Gets Live-Action Drama Adaptation (May 28, 2016)
Baby Steps Tennis Manga to Have 'Big Announcement' on June 1 (Update) (May 25, 2016)
Japanese Comic Ranking, March 21-27 (Mar 30, 2016)
Japanese Comic Ranking, March 14-20 (Mar 23, 2016)
Japanese Comic Ranking, January 25-31 (Feb 3, 2016)
Japanese Comic Ranking, January 18-24 (Jan 28, 2016)
Japanese Comic Ranking, January 11-17 (Jan 20, 2016)
Japanese Comic Ranking, October 26-November 1 (Nov 4, 2015)
Japanese Comic Ranking, October 19-25 (Oct 28, 2015)
Japanese Comic Ranking, October 12-18 (Oct 21, 2015)
Japanese Comic Ranking, August 24-30 (Sep 2, 2015)
Japanese Comic Ranking, August 17-23 (Aug 26, 2015)
Kodansha Launches 'Magazine Pocket' Manga App With New Fairy Tail, Ace of Diamond Spinoffs (Aug 2, 2015)
Japanese Comic Ranking, May 25-31 (Jun 3, 2015)
Japanese Comic Ranking, May 18-24 (May 27, 2015)
Japanese Comic Ranking, May 11-17 (May 20, 2015)
Japanese Comic Ranking, March 16-22 (Mar 25, 2015)
Japanese Comic Ranking, November 24-30 (Dec 3, 2014)
Japanese Comic Ranking, November 17-23 (Nov 26, 2014)
Japanese Comic Ranking, August 18-24 (Aug 27, 2014)
Japanese Comic Ranking, August 11-17 (Aug 21, 2014)
Japanese Comic Ranking, June 23-29 (Jul 3, 2014)
Japanese Comic Ranking, June 16-22 (Jun 25, 2014)
Yo-kai Watch, Baby Steps Win 38th Kodansha Manga Awards (May 8, 2014)
38th Annual Kodansha Manga Awards' Nominees Announced (Apr 3, 2014)
Japanese Comic Ranking, March 17-23 (Mar 26, 2014)
Japanese Comic Ranking, January 13-19 (Jan 22, 2014)
Japanese Comic Ranking, November 18-24 (Nov 27, 2013)
Japanese Comic Ranking, November 11-17 (Nov 20, 2013)
Tennis Manga Baby Steps Gets TV Anime Next Spring (Nov 8, 2013)
Japanese Comic Ranking, August 12-18 (Aug 21, 2013)
Japanese Comic Ranking, May 20-26 (May 29, 2013)
Japanese Comic Ranking, May 13-19 (May 22, 2013)
Japanese Comic Ranking, February 18-24 (Feb 27, 2013)
Japanese Comic Ranking, February 11-17 (Feb 20, 2013)
Japanese Comic Ranking, December 17-23 (Dec 27, 2012)
Japanese Comic Ranking, September 17-23 (Sep 26, 2012)
Japanese Comic Ranking, September 10-16 (Sep 23, 2012)
Japanese Comic Ranking, April 16-22 (May 15, 2012)
Japanese Comic Ranking, February 13-19 (Feb 22, 2012)
Japanese Comic Ranking, November 14-20 (Nov 23, 2011)
Japanese Comic Ranking, September 12-18 (Sep 21, 2011)
Japanese Comic Ranking, June 13-19 (Jun 22, 2011)
Japanese Comic Ranking, January 17-23 (Jan 26, 2011)
Interest:
Creator Hikaru Katsuki Comments on Baby Steps Tennis Manga's Cancellation (Dec 20, 2017)
Press Release:
Now Available on Prime Video: Amazon Japanese Original Drama Series Baby Steps (Jul 24, 2016)
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Japanese staff
Japanese cast
Story & Art: Hikaru Katsuki

Publisher: Hiroaki Morita
(none)
Japanese companies
Publisher: Kodansha
English staff
English companies
Translation: Kevin Gifford

Editing: Salud Campos Blasco (YKS Services)
Lettering: Kai Kyou
Editing:
SKY Japan
YKS Services
Licensed by: Kodansha Comics
Online Distribution: K MANGA
English cast
(none)
Chinese (Taiwan) staff
Chinese (Taiwan) companies
(none)
Chinese (Taiwan) cast
(none)
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