BUZZER BEATER
Hideyoshi is a homeless boy living in New York in the near future, who survives by hustling other kids in basketball games. But now he's been drafted into a pro team with a very unique goal. There once was a time when humans dominated the game of basketball. But times have changed, and now the physically superior alien players have taken over the game, and there are barely any human players left. But Hideyoshi's team-the first all-human team to compete in the Space League-intends to change all that, and bring the championship back home to Earth. (Source: Anime News Network)
Names
| Original | BUZZER BEATER (latin) |
|---|---|
| Romaji | BUZZER BEATER |
| English | — |
| Chinese | 零秒出手 (simplified · via bangumi) |
Facts
| Format | TV series · 13 ep · 25 min · 5h total |
|---|---|
| Aired | 2005-02-05 → 2005-04-30 (Winter 2005) |
| Status | FINISHED |
| Studio | TMS Entertainment |
| Source | Manga |
| Origin | Japan (Anime) |
| Demographic | Shounen |
| Genres | ActionSci-FiSports |
| Themes | BasketballAliens |
Reception
| Community score | 6.15 / 10 |
|---|---|
| Bayesian score | 6.99 / 10 |
| Composite | 44.5 |
| On lists | 3,653 |
| Favourited | 25 (0.7%) |
| Completion | 78.3% |
| Drop rate | 10.0% |
| In backlog | 44.4% |
| Score spread σ | 2.08 |
Score distribution
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Where it places
| Cohort | Value | Tier | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Broadcast season | Winter 2005 | D | 31 of 44 |
| Year | 2005 | D | 150 of 191 |
| Studio | TMS Entertainment | E | 169 of 190 |
| Genre | Sports | D | 355 of 447 |
| Era | Late 2000s | D | 882 of 1,149 |
| Genre | Sci-Fi | D | 1,029 of 1,409 |
| Demographic | Shounen | E | 1,058 of 1,219 |
| Season (all years) | Winter | D | 1,103 of 1,557 |
| Length | Single-cour | D | 1,853 of 2,668 |
| Genre | Action | D | 2,115 of 2,765 |
| Source material | Manga | D | 2,404 of 3,025 |
| Format | TV series | D | 2,473 of 3,322 |
| Origin | Japan | D | 5,211 of 7,157 |
Key staff
| Director | Shigeyuki Miya, Hideki Tonokatsu |
|---|---|
| Series composition | Kenji Konuta |
| Character design | Shigeyuki Miya |
| Original creator | Takehiko Inoue |
Franchise — BUZZER BEATER
Related
| Relation | Year | Title |
|---|---|---|
| sequel | 2007 | BUZZER BEATER (2007) |
AniList id 406 · MAL id 406 · Bangumi 46140 · record updated 2026-08-27

