Left-Hand Layup! English Sub & Dub

About Left-Hand Layup!

Here is what Left-Hand Layup! (左手上篮) is about, retold in plain terms: a sports anime by Heart & Soul Animation (2023). The setup: Xu Xing Ze is an impassioned basketball phenom hoping to become the best there ever was. His dreams of playing on the championship team are dashed when his sister accidentally enrolls him in a lower-ranked school with a similar-sounding name.

Further in, now, it’s up to Xu and his ragtag group of friends to prove themselves on the court against some of the top teams and players in the region. (Source: Crunchyroll) Note: Crunchyroll decided to merge the 4th and 5th episode as episode 4. Episode 5 is 6, 6 is 7 and 7 is 8.

With sports at the core, training arcs, rivalry and match tension keep the stakes personal. It will appeal most to anyone who likes underdog stories and competition. The run is 8 episodes in total, so you know what you are signing up for.

Production & Appeal

Heart & Soul Animation is the studio behind Left-Hand Layup!, and its direction shapes everything from character design to motion. Within the sports category, training arcs, rivalry and match tension keep the stakes personal. With a 6.8/10 score, it is more of a niche pick than a universal crowd-pleaser. Released in 2023, it competed with that season's other new series for attention.