It’s time to head back to the tennis court as Crunchyroll has announced the simulcast pickup of Baby Steps 2 for the spring 2015 anime season. The series is set to broadcast every Sunday starting on April 5th, 2015 at 6:00 am ET for Premium members, with free members able to watch one week later. It’ll be available to members in the USA, Canada, South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, Latin America (Central and South America including the Caribbean), UK, Ireland, Finland, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Netherlands, and Turkey.
The series is an adaptation that’s from the sports manga by Hikaru Katsuki that debuted for the spring 2014 season. NHK produced it for their E-Tele channel with Kenji Saito handling it. The series is one that like many sports shows just aren’t heard all that much about for North American fans, but the title began back in 2007 and has shipped thirty-three volumes so far. That’s a lot of material to work from, even for a sports series.
Crunchyroll simulcast the first season of the series.
Plot concept: 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.
