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Death Note vs Kobayashi ga Kawai sugite Tsurai!!

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

  • Death Note is rated higher by the community: 8.30 vs 6.26.
  • Death Note is more widely watched, with 510× the members.
  • Kobayashi ga Kawai sugite Tsurai!! is the quicker watch, 13h 39m shorter.
  • Fans favorite Death Note more often (1.5% vs 0.1% of members).
  • They have no main genre in common, so they suit different moods.
Death NoteKobayashi ga Kawai sugite Tsurai!!
Community score8.30higher6.26
Rank by score#104better#10,853
Members498,673more978
Favorited by1.5%more0.1%
Time to watch14h 11m32mshorter
Episodes372
FormatTV SeriesOVA
Aired2006–20072013–2014
StatusFinishedFinished
StudioMADHOUSE–
Age ratingRPG

How each is rated

Share of ratings at each star level · 9★–10★: 61% vs 11%

  • Death Note
  • Kobayashi ga Kawai sugite Tsurai!!
0%30%60%
1★2★3★4★5★6★7★8★9★10★
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Death NoteKobayashi ga Kawai sugite Tsurai!!
1★3%4%
2★0%1%
3★0%5%
4★6%10%
5★1%22%
6★2%18%
7★18%22%
8★8%8%
9★10%4%
10★51%7%

Time to watch

Episodes × episode length, openings included

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ItemRuntime
Death Note14h 11m
Kobayashi ga Kawai sugite Tsurai!!32m

Shared genres

None

Only Kobayashi ga Kawai sugite Tsurai!!

More comparisons

Death Note vs Kobayashi ga Kawai sugite Tsurai!! FAQ

Is Death Note better than Kobayashi ga Kawai sugite Tsurai!!?

By community score, Death Note is ahead (8.30 vs 6.26). They are quite different shows, so the better pick depends on what you're in the mood for.

Which is longer, Death Note or Kobayashi ga Kawai sugite Tsurai!!?

Death Note is longer: 14h 11m against 32m.

Which is more popular?

Death Note has more members on Kitsu (498,673 vs 978).

If I liked Death Note, will I like Kobayashi ga Kawai sugite Tsurai!!?

Not necessarily: they don't share a main genre. Try the “anime like Death Note” list instead.