Head to head
Cowboy Bebop: Knockin' on Heaven's Door 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.
Left in charts
Cowboy Bebop: Knockin' on Heaven's Door
★ 8.20 · 2001
Right in charts
Sword Art Online
★ 7.36 · 2012
The short version
- Cowboy Bebop: Knockin' on Heaven's Door is rated higher by the community: 8.20 vs 7.36.
- Sword Art Online is more widely watched, with 4.6× the members.
- Cowboy Bebop: Knockin' on Heaven's Door is the quicker watch, 7h 41m shorter.
- Fans favorite Sword Art Online more often (2.4% vs 0.8% of members).
- They share Science Fiction, Action.
| Cowboy Bebop: Knockin' on Heaven's Door | Sword Art Online | |
|---|---|---|
| Community score | 8.20higher | 7.36 |
| Rank by score | #336better | #3,245 |
| Members | 42,180 | 194,198more |
| Favorited by | 0.8% | 2.4%more |
| Time to watch | 1h 54mshorter | 9h 35m |
| Episodes | 1 | 25 |
| Format | Movie | TV Series |
| Aired | 2001 | 2012 |
| Status | Finished | Finished |
| Studio | Bones | – |
| Age rating | R | PG |
How each is rated
Share of ratings at each star level · 9★–10★: 53% vs 36%
- Cowboy Bebop: Knockin' on Heaven's Door
- Sword Art Online
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| Cowboy Bebop: Knockin' on Heaven's Door | Sword Art Online | |
|---|---|---|
| 1★ | 4% | 3% |
| 2★ | 0% | 2% |
| 3★ | 0% | 2% |
| 4★ | 3% | 8% |
| 5★ | 1% | 6% |
| 6★ | 4% | 9% |
| 7★ | 13% | 20% |
| 8★ | 22% | 13% |
| 9★ | 20% | 9% |
| 10★ | 34% | 27% |
Time to watch
Episodes × episode length, openings included
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| Item | Runtime |
|---|---|
| Cowboy Bebop: Knockin' on Heaven's Door | 1h 54m |
| Sword Art Online | 9h 35m |
Shared genres
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Cowboy Bebop: Knockin' on Heaven's Door vs Sword Art Online FAQ
Is Cowboy Bebop: Knockin' on Heaven's Door better than Sword Art Online?
By community score, Cowboy Bebop: Knockin' on Heaven's Door is ahead (8.20 vs 7.36). Both are science fiction and action, so taste decides the rest.
Which is longer, Cowboy Bebop: Knockin' on Heaven's Door or Sword Art Online?
Sword Art Online is longer: 9h 35m against 1h 54m.
Which is more popular?
Sword Art Online has more members on Kitsu (194,198 vs 42,180).
If I liked Cowboy Bebop: Knockin' on Heaven's Door, will I like Sword Art Online?
Probably, if it was the science fiction, action side you enjoyed.