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Death Note vs Shuangsheng Lingtan

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 7.58.
  • Death Note is more widely watched, with 336× the members.
  • Shuangsheng Lingtan is the quicker watch, 9h 31m shorter.
  • Fans favorite Death Note more often (1.5% vs 0.4% of members).
  • They share Psychological, Mystery.
Death NoteShuangsheng Lingtan
Community score8.30higher7.58
Rank by score#104better#2,142
Members498,717more1,483
Favorited by1.5%more0.4%
Time to watch14h 11m4h 40mshorter
Episodes3720
FormatTV SeriesONA
Aired2006–20072016–2017
StatusFinishedFinished
StudioMADHOUSEG.CMay Animation & Film
Age ratingRR

How each is rated

Share of ratings at each star level · 9★–10★: 61% vs 31%

  • Death Note
  • Shuangsheng Lingtan
0%30%60%
1★2★3★4★5★6★7★8★9★10★
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Death NoteShuangsheng Lingtan
1★3%2%
2★0%2%
3★0%1%
4★6%4%
5★1%4%
6★2%8%
7★18%28%
8★8%21%
9★10%5%
10★51%26%

Time to watch

Episodes × episode length, openings included

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ItemRuntime
Death Note14h 11m
Shuangsheng Lingtan4h 40m

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Death Note vs Shuangsheng Lingtan FAQ

Is Death Note better than Shuangsheng Lingtan?

By community score, Death Note is ahead (8.30 vs 7.58). Both are psychological and mystery, so taste decides the rest.

Which is longer, Death Note or Shuangsheng Lingtan?

Death Note is longer: 14h 11m against 4h 40m.

Which is more popular?

Death Note has more members on Kitsu (498,717 vs 1,483).

If I liked Death Note, will I like Shuangsheng Lingtan?

Probably, if it was the psychological, mystery side you enjoyed.