Synopsis:
It tells the story of Xu Xingze, a high school teenager, and a group of partners who met and accompanied each other because of their love for basketball, and worked together. Throbbing dreams, fettered friendship, joy of hard work, youth stories sprout on the court, and pages of growth chapters dedicated to teenagers are written!
Genre: Sports, Drama
Number of episode: 17
Studio: Heart & Soul Animation
Type: 2D Animation
Where to watch?: WeTV, Crunchyroll, Apple TV
Douban Score: 8.0
Tencent rating: 9.1 (almost 500k raters)
My rating: Love to Watch
Status: Season 2 complete. Waiting for Season 3.
Recommended if you like:
- sports animation, particularly basketball
- story about friendship & betrayal
- story about the stuggle and rise of the underdog
What I Like
- I love sports series and it’s kind of rare to see a sport donghua so when I found out about Left-hand Layup! it feels like I strike gold.
- The movement in the donghua feels realistic and natural, not exaggerated like in some other animation.
- I generally like the characters in this donghua, particularly the protagonist Xu Xingze and Yun Mo. I feel like although the competition is also a highlight, but the main point of this donghua is still relationship between the characters. I especially like the confrontation between Xu Xingze and Yun Mo.
My Other Comments
The protagonist want to be successful in basketball because he truly like to play basketball. Basically he just want to play and become better, to reach a new height with his friends. The antagonist on the other hand, play basketball because it’s the only thing that he good at. Basket is the only thing he has. He said that he doesn’t have any luxury to try other thing. That is why he do anything to win. But, is it okay to trample on person that has more privileged as you, just because they still has another option but you don’t? Obviously from morality point of view, this is still a wrong thing. Nevertheless, it still something worth pondering.
Other Fun Facts
- Left-hand Layup! is an original donghua. A spin-off manhua was launched after the series aired and is currently still being serialized.
- Left-hand Layup! is an award-winning animation that has won Golden Monkey Award and nominated in various other animation awards.
- This donghua receive official endorsement from Chinese Basketball Association
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