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Based on the original manga by Hikaru Katsuki, 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.
(Source: Crunchyroll)
(Source: Crunchyroll)
Last updated
Sep 11, 2026, 04:31 AM
Evidence
Announcement status
Official announcement records with supporting citations.
Confirmed
TV seasonOfficial announcement logged Jan 1, 2015, 12:00 AM.
Franchise overview
Franchise timeline
Review every Courcast-tracked season for this series and jump between entries.
Renewal pulse
Courcast score breakdown
CourScore is the probability of an official sequel announcement within 18 months, blending attention velocity, completion strength, and catalogue health.
Confirmed
CourScore is the probability of an official sequel announcement within 18 months.
Signal coverage: 100% • Signal freshness: High • Updated 17 hours ago
Top reasons
- Strong renewal expectation - Strong signals suggest renewal is expected.
Runway
Ok
Source runway looks healthy for a continuation.
Financial & Commercial0
Production Feasibility0
Audience Reception0
Strategic Priors0
Fandom Engagement0
CourScore history
CourScore over time
Last analysedSep 11, 2026, 04:31 AM
Next scheduled16 hours ago
Renewal FAQ
Baby Steps renewal questions
Common questions about this title's renewal prospects, answered by Courcast's daily analysis.
- Is Baby Steps getting a new season?
- Yes - Baby Steps has an officially confirmed continuation. See the Announcement Status section above for the full details and citations.
- Will Baby Steps be renewed?
- Baby Steps has already been confirmed for a new entry - it has cleared the renewal hurdle. See the Announcement Status section for the source citation.
- What is Baby Steps's renewal probability?
- Baby Steps's CourScore is 100 as of the latest update. CourScore is Courcast's proprietary metric that aggregates over a dozen renewal signals - from source-material runway to social buzz - into a single daily-updated probability out of 100.
Latest signals
Fresh telemetry
Courcast watches every connected signal to surface the freshest indicators of momentum.
| Source | Metric | Geo | Value | Collected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| anilist | average score | GLOBAL | 75 | Aug 17, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | favorites | GLOBAL | 481 | Aug 17, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | popularity | GLOBAL | 31,983 | Aug 17, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | trending | GLOBAL | 0 | Aug 17, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| ann | rating | GLOBAL | 7.82 | Aug 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode count | GLOBAL | 13 | Aug 17, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode dislikes | GLOBAL | 2,065 | Aug 17, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode likes | GLOBAL | 72,133 | Aug 17, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | series available | GLOBAL | 1 | Aug 17, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| filmarks | mark count | JP | 686 | Aug 17, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| filmarks | score mean | JP | 78 | Aug 17, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest daily | GLOBAL | 28 | Aug 16, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest weekly | GLOBAL | 33 | Aug 9, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| justwatch | jp platform count | JP | 2 | Aug 17, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | favorites | GLOBAL | 115 | Aug 17, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | member count | GLOBAL | 12,669 | Aug 17, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | rating rank | GLOBAL | 1,367 | Aug 17, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | score mean | GLOBAL | 77.9 | Aug 17, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | chapters total | GLOBAL | 462 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | completed | GLOBAL | 108,768 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | members | GLOBAL | 166,783 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | plan to watch | GLOBAL | 38,023 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | rating | GLOBAL | 8.14 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | source members | GLOBAL | 28,256 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | source status code | GLOBAL | 3 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | volumes total | GLOBAL | 47 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | watching | GLOBAL | 8,287 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangacodex | bd sales avg | JP | 146 | Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangacodex | manga circulation | JP | 12,600,000 | Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangacodex | manga latest volume sales | JP | 85,800 | Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangacodex | manga volume trend pct | JP | -6.33 | Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangadex | chapters total | GLOBAL | 455 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangadex | source status code | GLOBAL | 3 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangadex | volumes total | GLOBAL | 47 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangaupdates | bayesian rating | GLOBAL | 8.61 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode comments | JP | 30,977 | Aug 17, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode mylists | JP | 11,998 | Aug 17, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode views | JP | 1,135,464 | Aug 17, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| comments 7d | GLOBAL | 47 | Aug 17, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| mentions 7d | GLOBAL | 1 | Aug 17, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| thread count | GLOBAL | 1 | Aug 17, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| threads 7d | GLOBAL | 1 | Aug 17, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| shikimori | completion ratio | GLOBAL | 0.65 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | member count | GLOBAL | 10,468 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | score mean | GLOBAL | 78 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| simkl | score mean | GLOBAL | 78 | Aug 17, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | popularity | GLOBAL | 13.77 | Aug 17, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | vote count | GLOBAL | 22 | Aug 17, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| wikipedia | pageviews daily | EN.WIKIPEDIA | 6 | Sep 4, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | channel views total | GLOBAL | 36,144,520 | Jun 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | subscribers total | GLOBAL | 42,100 | Jun 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | uploads 30d | GLOBAL | 25 | Jun 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | uploads 7d | GLOBAL | 25 | Jun 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | views 30d | GLOBAL | 20,937 | Jun 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | views 7d | GLOBAL | 20,937 | Jun 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |