Baby Steps

Maruo Eiichirou (Ei-Chan), a first year honor student, one day decides he's unhappy with the way things are and lacks exercise. He finds a flyer for the Tennis Club and decides to check it out. He's instantly captivated by it. With no prior experience and poor physical conditioning, join Ei-Chan as he embarks on a tennis journey using his smarts, dedication and work ethic. --- - **Won the 38th Kodansha Manga Award for Shonen Manga in 2014**

439 chapters

Chapter 435 — Finals
Chapter 434 — Sunset
Chapter 433 — Potential
Chapter 432 — Outlook
Chapter 431 — Turning Point
Chapter 430 — All-Out
Chapter 429 — Culimination
Chapter 428 — Strong Attack
Chapter 427 — Betting One's Life
Chapter 426 — Perspective
Chapter 425 — Abnormality
Chapter 424 — Meaning of Victory
Chapter 423 — Escaping Certain Death
Chapter 422 — Specialty
Chapter 421 — Searching
Chapter 420 — Tension
Chapter 419 — Target Range
Chapter 418 — Face of Japan
Chapter 417 — On One's Shoulders
Chapter 416 — Insight
Chapter 415 — Mother of Japan
Chapter 414 — Energy
Chapter 413 — Position
Chapter 412 — Representative
Chapter 411 — Rhythm Practice
Chapter 410 — Rhythm
Chapter 409 — Outside Force
Chapter 408 — Stablemate
Chapter 407 — Self-Restraint
Chapter 406 — The Power of People
Chapter 405 — Overcome
Chapter 404 — Exchange
Chapter 403 — Expectation
Chapter 402 — Means and Goals
Chapter 401 — Counter
Chapter 400 — Experience
Chapter 399 — Wang Wei 2
Chapter 398 — Insight
Chapter 397 — Wang Wei
Chapter 396 — Pattern
Chapter 395 — Challenger Main Tournament
Chapter 394 — Determination
Chapter 393 — Toward the Light
Chapter 392 — Potential
Chapter 391
Chapter 390 — World of Tennis
Chapter 389 — Hallowed Grounds
Chapter 388 — Holy Land
Chapter 387 — Center of the World
Chapter 386 — Real World
Chapter 385 — Summit in Sight
Chapter 384 — Grand Slam
Chapter 383 — Westward
Chapter 382 — Tomorrow
Chapter 381 — Will
Chapter 380 — Unexperienced Zone
Chapter 379 — Use of Winds
Chapter 378 — Away
Chapter 377 — Self
Chapter 376 — Southward
Chapter 375 — Comrades
Chapter 374 — Northward
Chapter 373 — The World
Chapter 372 — Ego
Chapter 371 — Battle for the Top
Chapter 370 — Obstinancy
Chapter 369 — Face-to-Face
Chapter 368 — One More
Chapter 367 — Forcefulness
Chapter 366 — All-Out Offensive
Chapter 365 — Responsibility
Chapter 364 — Aim
Chapter 363 — Pressure
Chapter 362 — Ignite
Chapter 361 — Rational and Passionate
Chapter 360 — Motivation
Chapter 359 — Top of Their Generation
Chapter 358 — Training Enviroment
Chapter 357 — Top 4
Chapter 356 — Nacchan's Place
Chapter 355 — Unexpected
Chapter 354 — Finisher
Chapter 353 — Horizon
Chapter 352 — Ambition
Chapter 351 — Landing
Chapter 350 — Specialize
Chapter 349 — Each One's Battle
Chapter 348 — Road Ahead
Chapter 347 — Relatable
Chapter 346 — Beat Him
Chapter 345.5 — Omake
Chapter 345 — Upwards
Chapter 344 — Mentality
Chapter 343 — Breaking Point
Chapter 342 — Unforgettable Match
Chapter 341 — Fatal
Chapter 340 — Expectation
Chapter 339 — State of Battle
Chapter 338 — Bewildering
Chapter 337 — Culmination of Pressure
Chapter 336.5 — Omake
Chapter 336 — Longing
Chapter 335 — Limit
Chapter 334 — Threat
Chapter 333 — Focused
Chapter 332 — Own Strength and Outside Force
Chapter 331 — Final Blow
Chapter 330 — Tears
Chapter 329 — Growth
Chapter 328 — Tide
Chapter 327 — Aggressive Expectation
Chapter 326 — Opportunity
Chapter 325 — Skill
Chapter 324 — Pride
Chapter 323 — Laying Low
Chapter 322 — Enhance
Chapter 321 — Characteristic
Chapter 320 — Adjusting Towards Victory
Chapter 319 — Neck-And-Neck
Chapter 318 — Development
Chapter 317 — The Battle Begins
Chapter 316 — Round 2
Chapter 315 — The Man Named Egawa Takuma
Chapter 314 — Interview
Chapter 313 — Domination
Chapter 312 — Inevitability
Chapter 311 — The Beginning of a Dream
Chapter 310 — All Japan Tennis Tournament
Chapter 309 — To the Main Tournament
Chapter 308 — Assimilation
Chapter 307 — Deceptions
Chapter 306 — Option
Chapter 305 — Return Techniques
Chapter 304 — A Person’s History
Chapter 303 — Technique
Chapter 302 — Basis
Chapter 301 — Once in a Lifetime
Chapter 300 — Rule of Thumb
Chapter 299 — The Unknown
Chapter 298 — How to Fight
Chapter 297.5 — Volume 31 Omake
Chapter 297 — Resonance
Chapter 296 — Resolution
Chapter 295 — Escort
Chapter 294 — Rivals
Chapter 293 — Out of Sight
Chapter 292 — Unfamiliar Territory
Chapter 291 — A Fair Match
Chapter 290 — Transformation
Chapter 289 — Forwards
Chapter 288 — Power Techniques
Chapter 287 — Belligerence
Chapter 286 — Wipeout
Chapter 285 — Smile
Chapter 284 — Original Form
Chapter 283 — Everything
Chapter 282 — Head Start
Chapter 281 — Your Own Arena
Chapter 280 — When to Shoot
Chapter 279 — The Ninth Challenge
Chapter 278 — Futures
Chapter 277 — Step
Chapter 276 — Grand Slam
Chapter 275 — Love
Chapter 274 — High Five
Chapter 273 — Ocean
Chapter 272 — Hope and Despair
Chapter 271 — Target
Chapter 270 — Itinerary
Chapter 269 — Steady Progress
Chapter 268 — Notification
Chapter 267 — Story of a Pro
Chapter 266 — Great Efforts
Chapter 265 — Prior to the Outcome
Chapter 264 — Light and Shadow
Chapter 263 — Two Challenges
Chapter 262 — Self-Reliance
Chapter 261 — The Beginning of the End
Chapter 260 — Until Victory
Chapter 259 — The End of The Stalemate
Chapter 258 — The Value of Resolve
Chapter 257 — Power and Technique
Chapter 256 — Final Set
Chapter 255 — The Present and the Future
Chapter 254 — To Myself
Chapter 253 — The Critical Moment
Chapter 252 — Emotion and Theory
Chapter 251 — To The Top
Chapter 250 — The Last Resort
Chapter 249 — Self-reliance
Chapter 248 — Psychological Warfare
Chapter 247 — Return
Chapter 246 — Grasping at Shadows
Chapter 245 — Shield and Arms
Chapter 244 — The Organization and The Individual
Chapter 243 — What is Lacking
Chapter 242 — Efficiency
Chapter 241 — Inefficiency
Chapter 240 — Position
Chapter 239 — Retreat
Chapter 238 — A Straw to Cling On
Chapter 237 — Escape
Chapter 236 — Battle of the Elites
Chapter 235 — Disruption
Chapter 234 — Hope
Chapter 233 — Value of Victory
Chapter 232 — Time to Challenge
Chapter 231 — Complete Devotion
Chapter 230 — Courage
Chapter 229 — Far Future
Chapter 228 — Final Set
Chapter 227 — Match Point
Chapter 226 — Simulation
Chapter 225 — Weather Advantage
Chapter 224 — Things You Believe In
Chapter 223 — Mini Break
Chapter 222 — Scramble
Chapter 221 — Critical Point
Chapter 220 — Pin-Point
Chapter 219 — Point of Improvement
Chapter 218 — Important Battle
Chapter 217 — Acceptance
Chapter 216 — One Point Breakthrough
Chapter 215 — Recursion
Chapter 214 — Turning Point
Chapter 213 — For Fun
Chapter 212 — Smile
Chapter 211 — Miracle to Be the Pro
Chapter 210 — Clash
Chapter 209 — Attention
Chapter 208 — Winner and Loser
Chapter 207 — Final Showdown
Chapter 206 — One Who Has What It Takes
Chapter 205 — Solution for Everything
Chapter 204 — First Move
Chapter 203 — Vision
Chapter 202 — My Tennis
Chapter 201 — Uneasiness
Chapter 200 — High Return
Chapter 199 — Win By Strategy
Chapter 198 — How to Use the Court
Chapter 197 — Temporary Outlook
Chapter 196 — Expected Unexpectedness
Chapter 195 — Rising Flat Shot
Chapter 194 — Power of Imagination
Chapter 193 — Negative
Chapter 192 — First Time
Chapter 191 — Head Out
Chapter 190 — Appeal
Chapter 189 — Future Roadmap
Chapter 188 — Crown of All-Japan
Chapter 187 — Smash!
Chapter 186 — Hisashi Kanda
Chapter 185 — The Other Championship
Chapter 184 — Samadhi
Chapter 183 — Where Am I?
Chapter 182 — Since When?
Chapter 181 — Acknowledgement
Chapter 180 — Break 2
Chapter 179 — Full Attack, Full Defense
Chapter 178 — Vision
Chapter 177 — Unknown factor
Chapter 176 — High Point
Chapter 175 — All-Out Battle
Chapter 174 — Power of Determination
Chapter 173 — Recklessness and Unpredictability
Chapter 172 — Unthinkable
Chapter 171 — Last Minute Power
Chapter 170 — The Current Me
Chapter 169 — Subconscious
Chapter 168 — Valuable Data
Chapter 167 — Compilation
Chapter 166 — Living Tool
Chapter 165 — Power of Love
Chapter 164 — How...?
Chapter 163 — Anger and Pressure
Chapter 162 — Good and Evil
Chapter 161 — Persistent
Chapter 160 — Cards on Hand
Chapter 159 — Takagi Sakuya
Chapter 158 — Impulse
Chapter 157 — Heretic
Chapter 156 — A Friend's Friend
Chapter 155 — Zone
Chapter 154 — Forward
Chapter 153 — Everything I Can Do Right Now
Chapter 152 — Opportunity
Chapter 151 — Timing
Chapter 150 — Image
Chapter 149 — Looking in the Eye
Chapter 148 — Recognizing the Current Situation
Chapter 147 — Invisible Enemy
Chapter 146 — Supporting
Chapter 145 — Projection
Chapter 144 — Development
Chapter 143 — Tale of Invincibility
Chapter 142 — Broad and Vague
Chapter 141 — Concentrate
Chapter 140 — True Intention
Chapter 139 — Ide Yoshiaki

Baby Steps

Baby Steps is a completed manga by Katsuki Hikaru, first published in 2007. It blends romance, comedy, sports and drama. You can read all 439 available chapters of Baby Steps online for free on MangaPulse; the newest is Chapter 435, added 2023-05-11. The series is finished, so you can read it from start to end in one go.

Katsuki Hikaru · 2007 · Completed

Romance · Comedy · Sports · Drama · Slice of Life