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Cardfight!! Vanguard G: Next vs Sword Art Online

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

  • Sword Art Online is rated higher by the community: 7.36 vs 6.71.
  • Sword Art Online is more widely watched, with 264× the members.
  • Sword Art Online is the quicker watch, 10h 21m shorter.
  • Fans favorite Sword Art Online more often (2.4% vs 0.4% of members).
  • They share Action.
Cardfight!! Vanguard G: NextSword Art Online
Community score6.717.36higher
Rank by score#7,749#3,245better
Members735194,295more
Favorited by0.4%2.4%more
Time to watch19h 56m9h 35mshorter
Episodes5225
FormatTV SeriesTV Series
Aired2016–20172012
StatusFinishedFinished
StudioOLM–
Age ratingPGPG

How each is rated

Share of ratings at each star level · 9★–10★: 14% vs 36%

  • Cardfight!! Vanguard G: Next
  • Sword Art Online
0%15%30%
1★2★3★4★5★6★7★8★9★10★
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Cardfight!! Vanguard G: NextSword Art Online
1★3%3%
2★1%2%
3★5%2%
4★8%8%
5★11%6%
6★18%9%
7★25%20%
8★14%13%
9★7%9%
10★8%27%

Time to watch

Episodes × episode length, openings included

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ItemRuntime
Cardfight!! Vanguard G: Next19h 56m
Sword Art Online9h 35m

Only Cardfight!! Vanguard G: Next

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Cardfight!! Vanguard G: Next vs Sword Art Online FAQ

Is Cardfight!! Vanguard G: Next better than Sword Art Online?

By community score, Sword Art Online is ahead (7.36 vs 6.71). Both are action, so taste decides the rest.

Which is longer, Cardfight!! Vanguard G: Next or Sword Art Online?

Cardfight!! Vanguard G: Next is longer: 19h 56m against 9h 35m.

Which is more popular?

Sword Art Online has more members on Kitsu (194,295 vs 735).

If I liked Cardfight!! Vanguard G: Next, will I like Sword Art Online?

Probably, if it was the action side you enjoyed.