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Baby Steps S1E20 — Meat Buns and Yakisoba
8.4
Baby Steps•Season 1•Episode 20

Meat Buns and Yakisoba

8.4/10 · 6 votesAug 17, 201425 min

Ranked #2 of 25 in Season 1•+0.4 vs season avg

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Eiichirō participates in a tournament after 3 months of hellish training. He learns about active rest while participating in the tournament and makes it to the final. Terashima is his opponent.

Directed byMaki Kodaira
Written byNatsuko Takahashi
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Cast18

Taishi Murata

Taishi Murata

Eiichiro Maruo (voice)

Minako Kotobuki

Minako Kotobuki

Natsu Takasaki (voice)

Daisuke Namikawa

Daisuke Namikawa

Takuma Egawa (voice)

Asami Seto

Asami Seto

Himeko Sasami (voice)

Hiro Shimono

Hiro Shimono

Yukichi Fukasawa (voice)

Taiten Kusunoki

Taiten Kusunoki

Coach Yusaku Miura (voice)

Takuma Terashima

Takuma Terashima

Kojirou Kageyama (voice)

Tetsuya Kakihara

Tetsuya Kakihara

Takuya Miyagawa (voice)

Chisa Yuuki

Chisa Yuuki

Yuuki Tajima (voice)

Kohsuke Toriumi

Kohsuke Toriumi

Coach Ryuuhei Aoi (voice)

KENN

KENN

Yoshiaki Ide (voice)

Yoshimasa Hosoya

Yoshimasa Hosoya

Souji Ike (voice)

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C

Chiyuki Tanaka

Animation Director

M

Maki Kodaira

Director

M

Maki Kodaira

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Yasunori Aoki

Key Animation

T

Toshifumi Kusunose

Key Animation

Y

Yumiko Kinoshita

Key Animation

M

Miyuki Inoue

Key Animation

M

Masashi Nishikawa

Key Animation

A

Atsuko Sugawara

Key Animation

A

Atsushi Kasano

Key Animation

H

Hideo Maru

Key Animation

A

Ayumi Tsukamoto

Key Animation

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Episode Summary

"Meat Buns and Yakisoba" is episode 20 of Baby Steps season 1. It scored 8.4/10 from 6 votes, ranking #2 of 25 episodes this season (season average 8.0). Directed by Maki Kodaira and written by Natsuko Takahashi, it aired on August 17, 2014.

Next: E21 · Consistency and ChangeBest of Season 1