Head Start at Birth (0歳児スタートダッシュ物語, 0-Saiji Sutāto Dasshu Monogatari, lit. "0 years old child starting dash story") is a Japanese web novel series written by Umika. It was serialized online from September 2019 to July 2021 on the user-generated novel publishing website Shōsetsuka ni Narō. A manga adaptation with art by Reku Hayase has been serialized online via Shusuisha's Shōjo Sengen digital magazine since September 2020 and has been collected in six tankōbon volumes. The manga is published digitally in English by Coolmic. A light novel version with illustrations by Hayase began publication digitally under Shusuisha's Shōjo Sengen Novel imprint in September 2023. A short-form anime television series adaptation aired from July to September 2024, with a second season premiering in January 2025.
A short-form anime television series adaptation was announced on June 4, 2024. It aired from July 7 to September 22, 2024, on TVS, and ran for 12 episodes.[1]
A second season was announced on December 1, 2024. It is set to premiere on January 5, 2025, on TVS.[10]