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Left-Hand Layup! (2023)
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Original name: 左手上篮
Genre: Animation, Drama, Sport
Country: China
Duration: 20 min.
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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.
Style:
exciting, tense, captivating, entertaining, inspirational, teen, 2d animation
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
basketball, basketball team, youth, high school life, male protagonist, love, school, sports man, relationships, schoolboy, couples, young man, middle school, sport team, student athlete, athlete's life, guy, high school, teenager, basketball player, high school sports, high school student, school life, teenagers
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