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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
Jul 27, 2026, 10:17 PM
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 18 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 analysedJul 27, 2026, 10:17 PM
Next scheduled17 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| crunchyroll | episode likes | GLOBAL | 71,693 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode comments | JP | 30,975 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| filmarks | score mean | JP | 78 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | subscribers total | GLOBAL | 42,100 | Jun 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| wikipedia | pageviews daily | EN.WIKIPEDIA | 10 | Jun 13, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangadex | source status code | GLOBAL | 3 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | uploads 30d | GLOBAL | 25 | Jun 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode count | GLOBAL | 13 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| filmarks | mark count | JP | 681 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangadex | volumes total | GLOBAL | 47 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | channel views total | GLOBAL | 36,144,520 | Jun 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | views 30d | GLOBAL | 20,937 | Jun 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | uploads 7d | GLOBAL | 25 | Jun 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | views 7d | GLOBAL | 20,937 | Jun 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangacodex | bd sales avg | JP | 146 | Jul 25, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangacodex | manga volume trend pct | JP | -6.33 | Jul 25, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangadex | chapters total | GLOBAL | 455 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode dislikes | GLOBAL | 2,063 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangacodex | manga circulation | JP | 12,600,000 | Jul 25, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | popularity | GLOBAL | 31,831 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | completion ratio | GLOBAL | 0.65 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangaupdates | bayesian rating | GLOBAL | 8.61 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | trending | GLOBAL | 1 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | average score | GLOBAL | 75 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | favorites | GLOBAL | 115 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | favorites | GLOBAL | 481 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangacodex | manga latest volume sales | JP | 85,800 | Jul 25, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | vote count | GLOBAL | 21 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | member count | GLOBAL | 12,662 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | plan to watch | GLOBAL | 38,023 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | score mean | GLOBAL | 78 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| simkl | score mean | GLOBAL | 78 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | score mean | GLOBAL | 77.89 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | member count | GLOBAL | 10,468 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | members | GLOBAL | 166,783 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | watching | GLOBAL | 8,287 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | rating rank | GLOBAL | 1,369 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | completed | GLOBAL | 108,768 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | popularity | GLOBAL | 19.35 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| ann | rating | GLOBAL | 7.82 | Jul 18, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | series available | GLOBAL | 1 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode views | JP | 1,135,001 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode mylists | JP | 11,992 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| justwatch | jp platform count | JP | 2 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |