
Eiichirou Maruo
main character


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.
Baby Steps 2 has been very well received, with an average AniList score of 78/100 — 68% of 9,796 ratings are 8/10 or higher.
It ranks #23 highest-rated anime of 2015, and #8 highest-rated anime of Spring 2015, and #27 most popular anime of Spring 2015 on AniList.
Of the 15.3K AniList users who started it, 2.4% dropped it, so it is rarely abandoned; 13.7K have finished it.
At about 10 hours in total, plan on one to two weeks at a couple of episodes a day.
Best for viewers who enjoy Romance, Sports — especially tennis, shounen, coming of age, male protagonist.
A streaming link is not listed for this title yet.
25 episodes are listed.
Baby Steps 2 has 25 episodes of about 24 minutes each, roughly 10 hours in total.
About 10 hours back to back. At two episodes a day it takes 13 days; at one hour a day, about 10 days.
Yes. Baby Steps 2 has finished airing — the final episode aired September 20, 2015.
No sequel is listed for Baby Steps 2 as of October 2026. You can continue the story in the original manga.
Watch Baby Steps first — Baby Steps 2 is a direct sequel.
Yes. Baby Steps 2 adapts the manga by Hikaru Katsuki.
Baby Steps 2 was animated by Studio Pierrot and directed by Masahiko Murata.