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Baby Steps S2E19 — A Rude First Meeting
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Baby Steps•Season 2•Episode 19

A Rude First Meeting

7.4/10 · 5 votesAug 9, 201525 min

Ranked #23 of 25 in Season 2•−0.6 vs season avg

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Eitaro, upon winning spectacularly in his fight against Ide, decides to go to the National Junior's. Coach Aoi explains that towards the end of the match, Eitaro was completely in the zone.

Directed byKiyoshi Murayama
Written byNatsuko Takahashi
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Final Set

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)

Crew12

M

Masayuki Kouda

Supervising Animation Director

H

Hiroaki Kawaguchi

Key Animation

H

Hideo Amemiya

Key Animation

T

Toshihiko Masuda

Key Animation

Y

Yoshimi Imagawa

Key Animation

R

Rika Kanetaka

Key Animation

K

Keiko Yamamoto

Animation Director

Shunsuke Ishikawa

Shunsuke Ishikawa

Storyboard Artist

K

Kumiko Kasuga

Key Animation

H

Hiroyuki Itai

Key Animation

N

Natsuko Takahashi

Writer

K

Kiyoshi Murayama

Director

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Episode Summary

"A Rude First Meeting" is episode 19 of Baby Steps season 2. It scored 7.4/10 from 5 votes, ranking #23 of 25 episodes this season (season average 8.0). Directed by Kiyoshi Murayama and written by Natsuko Takahashi, it aired on August 9, 2015.

Next: E20 · Psychological Warfare and Self-ControlBest of Season 2