number24

The anime's college rugby story centers on Natsusa Yuzuki, who expects to be an ace on the rugby team when he enrolls in college. However, he is no longer able to play rugby due to certain circumstances. Ibuki Ueoka is an older fellow student who quit rugby. Yasunari Tsuru is a younger student who finds Natsusa disagreeable. Yuu Mashiro is a younger student who admires and follows Natsusa. Seiichirou Shingyou is Natsusa's close childhood friend. Together, they compete in the Kansai university rugby league. (Source: Anime News Network)

Names

Original	number24 (latin)
Romaji	number24
English	number24
Also known as	Number 24 · ナンバー・トゥーフォー

Facts

Format	TV series · 12 ep · 24 min · 5h total
Aired	2020-01-08 → 2020-04-15 (Winter 2020)
Status	FINISHED
Studio	PRA
Source	Original work
Origin	Japan (Anime)
Genres	Sports
Themes	Cute Boys Doing Cute Things Rugby Primarily Adult Cast Primarily Male Cast College
Streaming	Crunchyroll

Reception

Community score	6.58 / 10
Bayesian score	6.79 / 10
Composite	43.9
On lists	22,037
Favourited	271 (1.2%)
Completion	67.9%
Drop rate	13.9%
In backlog	44.6%
Score spread σ	2.06

Score distribution

1115212032244379569961,03371,2148837961310435

Where it places

Cohort	Value	Tier	Rank
Broadcast season	Winter 2020	D	54 of 75
Year	2020	D	232 of 298
Genre	Sports	E	362 of 447
Season (all years)	Winter	D	1,146 of 1,557
Source material	Original work	D	1,269 of 1,732
Era	Early 2020s	E	1,297 of 1,596
Length	Single-cour	D	1,922 of 2,668
Format	TV series	D	2,544 of 3,322
Origin	Japan	D	5,410 of 7,157

Key staff

Director	Shigeru Kimiya, Fumiya Uehara
Series composition	Rika Nakase
Character design	Kana Yuki, Saori Sakiguchi
Original creator	Kei Mori, Kana Yuki

AniList id 108628 · MAL id 39583 · Bangumi 278757 · record updated 2026-08-27