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Soukou Kihei Votoms: Pailsen Files vs Cowboy Bebop

Side by side on community score, how it's rated, audience size and how long each takes to watch. Data from Kitsu, refreshed daily.

The short version

  • Cowboy Bebop is rated higher by the community: 8.23 vs 7.26.
  • Cowboy Bebop is more widely watched, with 235× the members.
  • Soukou Kihei Votoms: Pailsen Files is the quicker watch, 5h 50m shorter.
  • Fans favorite Cowboy Bebop more often (3.2% vs 0.3% of members).
  • They share Science Fiction, Action, Space.
Soukou Kihei Votoms: Pailsen FilesCowboy Bebop
Community score7.268.23higher
Rank by score#3,868#205better
Members692162,561more
Favorited by0.3%3.2%more
Time to watch5hshorter10h 50m
Episodes1226
FormatOVATV Series
Aired2007–20081998–1999
StatusFinishedFinished
Studio––
Age ratingRR

How each is rated

Share of ratings at each star level · 9★–10★: 14% vs 62%

  • Soukou Kihei Votoms: Pailsen Files
  • Cowboy Bebop
0%30%60%
1★2★3★4★5★6★7★8★9★10★
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Soukou Kihei Votoms: Pailsen FilesCowboy Bebop
1★1%5%
2★1%1%
3★1%0%
4★4%5%
5★6%1%
6★12%3%
7★29%11%
8★32%12%
9★7%15%
10★7%47%

Time to watch

Episodes × episode length, openings included

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ItemRuntime
Soukou Kihei Votoms: Pailsen Files5h
Cowboy Bebop10h 50m

Only Soukou Kihei Votoms: Pailsen Files

Only Cowboy Bebop

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Soukou Kihei Votoms: Pailsen Files vs Cowboy Bebop FAQ

Is Soukou Kihei Votoms: Pailsen Files better than Cowboy Bebop?

By community score, Cowboy Bebop is ahead (8.23 vs 7.26). Both are science fiction and action, so taste decides the rest.

Which is longer, Soukou Kihei Votoms: Pailsen Files or Cowboy Bebop?

Cowboy Bebop is longer: 10h 50m against 5h.

Which is more popular?

Cowboy Bebop has more members on Kitsu (162,561 vs 692).

If I liked Soukou Kihei Votoms: Pailsen Files, will I like Cowboy Bebop?

Probably, if it was the science fiction, action, space side you enjoyed.