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Elysium 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.

The short version

  • Sword Art Online is rated higher by the community: 7.36 vs 5.81.
  • Sword Art Online is more widely watched, with 1185× the members.
  • Elysium is the quicker watch, 8h 20m shorter.
  • Fans favorite Sword Art Online more often (2.4% vs 0.0% of members).
  • They share Science Fiction, Action.
ElysiumSword Art Online
Community score5.817.36higher
Rank by score#12,359#3,248better
Members164194,264more
Favorited by0.0%2.4%more
Time to watch1h 15mshorter9h 35m
Episodes125
FormatMovieTV Series
Aired20032012
StatusFinishedFinished
Studio––
Age ratingPGPG

How each is rated

Share of ratings at each star level · 9★–10★: 3% vs 36%

  • Elysium
  • Sword Art Online
0%15%30%
1★2★3★4★5★6★7★8★9★10★
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ElysiumSword Art Online
1★7%3%
2★18%2%
3★14%2%
4★7%8%
5★26%6%
6★11%9%
7★9%20%
8★5%13%
9★0%9%
10★3%27%

Time to watch

Episodes × episode length, openings included

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ItemRuntime
Elysium1h 15m
Sword Art Online9h 35m

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Elysium vs Sword Art Online FAQ

Is Elysium better than Sword Art Online?

By community score, Sword Art Online is ahead (7.36 vs 5.81). Both are science fiction and action, so taste decides the rest.

Which is longer, Elysium or Sword Art Online?

Sword Art Online is longer: 9h 35m against 1h 15m.

Which is more popular?

Sword Art Online has more members on Kitsu (194,264 vs 164).

If I liked Elysium, will I like Sword Art Online?

Probably, if it was the science fiction, action side you enjoyed.