's manga of boy who joins tennis school, meets girl who is passionate only for tennis

This year's 50th issue of Kodansha's Weekly Shonen Magazine is announcing on Wednesday that a television anime adaptation of Hikaru Katsuki's Baby Steps manga has been green-lit. The anime will air on NHK's public television channel E-Tele this spring. Kenji Saito (Dennō Coil, Bakuman, Bottom Biting Bug) is producing the anime for NHK.

The story follows "Ei-chan," a punctual and earnest boy who has strived for straight As since elementary school. He began going to a tennis school during high school. There, he meets Natsu, a beautiful, earnest girl who only has passion for tennis.