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Closers: Side Blacklambs 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 6.55.
  • Sword Art Online is more widely watched, with 96× the members.
  • Closers: Side Blacklambs is the quicker watch, 7h 23m shorter.
  • Fans favorite Sword Art Online more often (2.4% vs 0.5% of members).
  • They share Fantasy.
Closers: Side BlacklambsSword Art Online
Community score6.557.36higher
Rank by score#8,952#3,245better
Members2,016194,246more
Favorited by0.5%2.4%more
Time to watch2h 12mshorter9h 35m
Episodes1225
FormatONATV Series
Aired2016–20172012
StatusFinishedFinished
StudioStudio Animal–
Age ratingPGPG

How each is rated

Share of ratings at each star level · 9★–10★: 18% vs 36%

  • Closers: Side Blacklambs
  • Sword Art Online
0%15%30%
1★2★3★4★5★6★7★8★9★10★
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Closers: Side BlacklambsSword Art Online
1★5%3%
2★5%2%
3★6%2%
4★10%8%
5★11%6%
6★16%9%
7★24%20%
8★5%13%
9★7%9%
10★11%27%

Time to watch

Episodes × episode length, openings included

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ItemRuntime
Closers: Side Blacklambs2h 12m
Sword Art Online9h 35m

Only Closers: Side Blacklambs

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Closers: Side Blacklambs vs Sword Art Online FAQ

Is Closers: Side Blacklambs better than Sword Art Online?

By community score, Sword Art Online is ahead (7.36 vs 6.55). Both are fantasy, so taste decides the rest.

Which is longer, Closers: Side Blacklambs or Sword Art Online?

Sword Art Online is longer: 9h 35m against 2h 12m.

Which is more popular?

Sword Art Online has more members on Kitsu (194,246 vs 2,016).

If I liked Closers: Side Blacklambs, will I like Sword Art Online?

Probably, if it was the fantasy side you enjoyed.