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Honestly speaking, I'm quite shocked by this manga's score. What's so good about it? Even as a person with no real standards, I truly believe this was nothing more than something steamy you can read when you're in your horny hours. Small premise apart, let me explain properly.

This review covers not only this manga but his prequel "Otokogokoro" as well.

The story was mediocre from the start until the very end, the way the characters just fell in love was nothing special and not realistic at all. The premise was just so plain and useless details were not brought up or analyzed in anyway after that. ... It would have been interesting if some problems about their age gap or their relationship as a whole showed up, but nothing. They literally gave us nothing.
I also wanted to add that yes, I get it that everyone (me included) loves clichés - they wouldn't be used if no one did - but if they just fall flat without any development the result is shabby and pretty boring. I feel like the only reason worthy reading this manga is the presence of pretty good sex scenes because other than that, what is left is just... meh.

The art was quite good, the only thing I truly enjoyed. Nothing much to complain about, the style isn't really my type but I acknowledge the fact that it's still pretty good. The characters all had different designs and you don't feel like they're one the copy of the other.

The main characters were both pretty flat. Again, no character development, they just fell in love at the beginning and their feelings didn't change at all throughout the story. About the secondary characters, they had no role AT ALL. And since there's no character development for the protagonists nor something important to remember about the supporting cast, there's nothing much to say for this section either.

All in all, this manga deserves nothing more than 5. It could have been much better if the author decided to analyze even only one aspect of their relationship or the characters themselves.

Sorry for my English!

As I've stumbled on this anime, I was fairly surprised by a few little things which, in my opinion, contribute to make this one a work with some potential. Setting this first premise aside, let's start talking about some more specific aspects.

The story itself wasn't that bad and I found it quite enjoyable, but they could have surely done much better. On the good side, the secondary characters' dynamics were pretty good as they were somehow connected to each other but what leaves a bit to be desired is the final result, as it looks more like a mishmash of random events than a series ... of sub-plots that had some potential to become even more important in a future season. Even so, it was simple and easy to follow and, although the ending is quite rushed even for a anime that most likely will have a second season, at the end of the day the story in general was quite good.

Another aspect that left me with a sour taste in my mouth was the art; I truly loved all the characters' designs, but - especially in the second part - the animations were kinda crappy at some point and there were a few parts where the voice and the face didn't go along at all. It doesn't make sense if the character is speaking calmly but then his face suggests he's screaming, right?

As for the sound part, all the VAs did a great job portraying these characters and I don't have any major complaint about this aspect. Maybe the only "bad" point I can mention is that some parts felt kinda empty, but this has nothing to do with the dub and, apart from that, it was pretty good.

Finally, the characters. I was fairly impressed to see such a character like Natsusa having a main role as his counterpart in most spokons would be either a supporting cast or a second lead if they're really lucky. The analysis of his character was pretty good and I genuinely felt happy or sad for him as the story processed and he surely is a character you either love or hate, you still care for him. As for the other characters in the main cast, Seiichirou might come off as the cliché childhood friend who totally depends on Natsusa, but I think he's much more than that, it's just that we didn't get to see enough of him to think of him as a separate person. About Ibuki and Yuu, they're really good characters and they have been analyzed quite well, especially Ibuki as he largely contributes to create a different troupe for the main character than the one he was following before. About Yuu, we can say that his insecurities and struggles have been analyzed in dept and that he effectively achieves his goal to improve himself as a manager.

All in all, number24 was a pretty enjoyable anime and, if it wasn't for the sloppy animations and the confused sub-plots, it would have easily been one of the best, if not the best "spokon" (I'm not sure if it can really be called a spokon though.)

Sorry for my bad English!