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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
Oct 28, 2026, 06:18 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 weighs signals for an official sequel announcement within 18 months, blending attention velocity, completion strength, and catalogue health.
Confirmed
CourScore measures renewal signals out of 100. It is not a calibrated probability of an official sequel announcement within 18 months.
Signal coverage: 100% • Signal freshness: High • Updated 10 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 analysedOct 28, 2026, 06:18 AM
Next scheduled9 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 signal score 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 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | favorites | GLOBAL | 448 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | popularity | GLOBAL | 32,381 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | trending | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| ann | rating | GLOBAL | 7.82 | Oct 25, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode count | GLOBAL | 13 | Sep 14, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode dislikes | GLOBAL | 2,072 | Sep 14, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode likes | GLOBAL | 72,632 | Sep 14, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | series available | GLOBAL | 1 | Sep 14, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| filmarks | mark count | JP | 701 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| filmarks | score mean | JP | 78 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest daily | GLOBAL | 8 | Oct 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest weekly | GLOBAL | 28 | Oct 4, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | momentum log ratio | GLOBAL | 0.19 | Oct 4, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| justwatch | jp platform count | JP | 2 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | favorites | GLOBAL | 115 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | member count | GLOBAL | 12,681 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | rating rank | GLOBAL | 1,387 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | score mean | GLOBAL | 77.88 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | chapters total | GLOBAL | 462 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | completed | GLOBAL | 108,942 | Sep 14, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | members | GLOBAL | 167,112 | Sep 14, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | plan to watch | GLOBAL | 38,139 | Sep 14, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | rating | GLOBAL | 8.15 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | source members | GLOBAL | 28,358 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | source status code | GLOBAL | 3 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | volumes total | GLOBAL | 47 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | watching | GLOBAL | 8,296 | Sep 14, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangacodex | bd sales avg | JP | 146 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangacodex | manga circulation | JP | 12,600,000 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangacodex | manga latest volume sales | JP | 85,800 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangacodex | manga volume trend pct | JP | -6.33 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangadex | chapters total | GLOBAL | 455 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangadex | source status code | GLOBAL | 3 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangadex | volumes total | GLOBAL | 47 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangaupdates | bayesian rating | GLOBAL | 8.61 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | entry likes | GLOBAL | 3 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | figures total | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | goods total | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | media total | GLOBAL | 47 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | merch added 30d | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | merch total | GLOBAL | 47 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode comments | JP | 30,987 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode mylists | JP | 11,996 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode views | JP | 1,136,768 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| comments 7d | GLOBAL | 22 | Oct 12, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| mentions 7d | GLOBAL | 1 | Oct 12, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| score 7d | GLOBAL | 11 | Oct 12, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| thread count | GLOBAL | 1 | Oct 12, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| threads 7d | GLOBAL | 1 | Oct 12, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| shikimori | completion ratio | GLOBAL | 0.66 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | member count | GLOBAL | 10,525 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | score mean | GLOBAL | 77.9 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| simkl | score mean | GLOBAL | 78 | Oct 12, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | popularity | GLOBAL | 26.87 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | vote count | GLOBAL | 22 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| wikipedia | pageviews daily | EN.WIKIPEDIA | 3 | Oct 26, 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 |