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Death Note vs L/R: Licensed by Royal Special

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 6.96.
  • Death Note is more widely watched, with 5362× the members.
  • L/R: Licensed by Royal Special is the quicker watch, 13h 48m shorter.
  • They share Mystery.
Death NoteL/R: Licensed by Royal Special
Community score8.30higher6.96
Rank by score#104better#5,903
Members498,673more93
Favorited by1.5%more1.1%
Time to watch14h 11m23mshorter
Episodes371
FormatTV SeriesSpecial
Aired2006–20072003
StatusFinishedFinished
StudioMADHOUSETNK
Age ratingRPG

How each is rated

Share of ratings at each star level · 9★–10★: 61% vs 4%

  • Death Note
  • L/R: Licensed by Royal Special
0%30%60%
1★2★3★4★5★6★7★8★9★10★
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Death NoteL/R: Licensed by Royal Special
1★3%0%
2★0%2%
3★0%0%
4★6%2%
5★1%26%
6★2%38%
7★18%20%
8★8%8%
9★10%0%
10★51%4%

Time to watch

Episodes × episode length, openings included

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ItemRuntime
Death Note14h 11m
L/R: Licensed by Royal Special23m

Shared genres

Only L/R: Licensed by Royal Special

More comparisons

Death Note vs L/R: Licensed by Royal Special FAQ

Is Death Note better than L/R: Licensed by Royal Special?

By community score, Death Note is ahead (8.30 vs 6.96). Both are mystery, so taste decides the rest.

Which is longer, Death Note or L/R: Licensed by Royal Special?

Death Note is longer: 14h 11m against 23m.

Which is more popular?

Death Note has more members on Kitsu (498,673 vs 93).

If I liked Death Note, will I like L/R: Licensed by Royal Special?

Probably, if it was the mystery side you enjoyed.