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“Wrong-school mix-up forces basketball prodigy Xu Xingze to lead underdogs against regional elites.”
Left-Hand Layup!
左手上篮
7.21
3,605 rank · 12,468 viewers · 109 favorites
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Synopsis
Wrong-school mix-up forces basketball prodigy Xu Xingze to lead underdogs against regional elites.
The story follows teenager Xu Xingze, a passionate basketball player who aspires to join the Basketball Team of the regions top school after seeing their Star Player win the Final Four Tournament. When his sister accidentally enrolls him into a lesser school with a similar name, its up to Xu and his ragtag group of new friends to prove their worth and their skill on the Court against some of the top High School players in the Region.
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Community consensus
Derived from 3 sampled reviews
8.0
/10
What 3 viewers settled on.
100%
recommend
Score distribution
median 8
mode 7
σ 0.82
Agreement
Strong agreement
σ 0.82 · scores cluster tight
The polarity gap
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Not enough recommend signal yet
Score over time
↓ 1.00
Running avg · Feb 2023 → Apr 2025
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 7 “The art is decent and the series is engaging enough that I am left wanting more. However, the pacing is far too fast, the main character’s development feels inconsistent, and the inclusion of a...”
- 9 “This series delivers a fantastic experience with a lit opening, a refreshing lack of character stereotypes, and a compelling protagonist whose specific skill set creates an engaging dynamic. While...”
- 8 “Left Hand Layup excels by presenting basketball with realistic, smooth, and clean animations that successfully avoid the "superpower" tropes found in other sports anime. While the basketball...”
Verbosity
Short · 67%
Medium · 0%
Long · 33%
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- Format 8 × 24′ eps × min
- Total runtime 3h 12m all episodes
- Aired Feb 2023 – Mar 2023
- Source Ona media type
- Rated PG 13 - Teens 13 or older
- Ref. BS-21784 catalog
Produced by
- Tencent Video Producer