 Stylistically, Year 24 Group created new conventions in panel layout by departing from the rows of rectangles that were the standard at the time, creating borders that were softened or removed entirely, and panel shapes and configurations that conveyed emotion.Comiket, the world's largest comic convention, was founded by the "dōjinshi" circle 

Hagio's "They Were Eleven" was included in the first anthology of "shōjo" manga translated into English, "Four Shōjo Stories", published in North America by Viz Media in 1996.Academic Tomoko Yamada has criticized the use of the term "Year 24 Group", noting that the designation lumps women together based on their age, that it may perpetuate a bias against earlier "shōjo" manga artists, that it is overly inclusive of all female baby boomer manga artists, and that some manga artists considered part of Year 24 Group may reject the label.