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Death Note vs Transfer

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 6.68.
  • Death Note is more widely watched, with 1425× the members.
  • Transfer is the quicker watch, 14h 5m shorter.
  • Fans favorite Death Note more often (1.5% vs 0.0% of members).
  • They have no main genre in common, so they suit different moods.
Death NoteTransfer
Community score8.30higher6.68
Rank by score#104better#7,986
Members498,881more350
Favorited by1.5%more0.0%
Time to watch14h 11m6mshorter
Episodes371
FormatTV SeriesMusic
Aired2006–20072012
StatusFinishedFinished
StudioMADHOUSE–
Age ratingRPG

How each is rated

Share of ratings at each star level · 9★–10★: 61% vs 7%

  • Death Note
  • Transfer
0%30%60%
1★2★3★4★5★6★7★8★9★10★
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Death NoteTransfer
1★3%0%
2★0%1%
3★0%4%
4★6%6%
5★1%13%
6★2%25%
7★18%31%
8★8%13%
9★10%2%
10★51%4%

Time to watch

Episodes × episode length, openings included

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ItemRuntime
Death Note14h 11m
Transfer6m

Shared genres

None

Only Transfer

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Death Note vs Transfer FAQ

Is Death Note better than Transfer?

By community score, Death Note is ahead (8.30 vs 6.68). They are quite different shows, so the better pick depends on what you're in the mood for.

Which is longer, Death Note or Transfer?

Death Note is longer: 14h 11m against 6m.

Which is more popular?

Death Note has more members on Kitsu (498,881 vs 350).

If I liked Death Note, will I like Transfer?

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