Slow Step
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Opening title screen from the Slow Step OVA series
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スローステップ (Surō Suteppu) |
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| Genre | Sports (boxing, softball), Romantic comedy |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Mitsuru Adachi |
| Published by | Shogakukan |
| Demographic | Shōjo |
| Magazine | Ciao |
| Original run | September 1986 – March 1991 |
| Volumes | 7 |
| Original video animation | |
| Directed by | Kunihiko Yuyama |
| Studio | Youmex |
| Released | April 12, 1991 – November 1, 1991 |
| Episodes | 5 |
Slow Step (スローステップ Surō Suteppu?) is a romantic comedy boxing and softball manga by Mitsuru Adachi. It was serialized by Shogakukan in the shōjo manga magazine Ciao from September 1986 through March 1991, and collected in seven tankōbon volumes. In 1991, it was adapted as a five-episode OVA. The anime version has some differences from the manga, including the ending.
The story follows Minatsu, a popular high-school girl, as she deals with the unwanted romantic attentions of multiple boys and a teacher. Her plans for evading their pursuit grow increasingly convoluted, even involving taking on alternate identities.
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A soundtrack CD (TYCY-5157, ¥3000) was released on 27 March 1991.
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Helen McCarthy in 500 Essential Anime Movies calls Mitsuru Adachi "the king of high school romance" and states that the anime "deserves a much bigger audience."
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