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Essential Free & Easy vs K-On!

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

  • K-On! is more widely watched, with 646× the members.
  • Essential Free & Easy is the quicker watch, 5h 6m shorter.
  • Fans favorite K-On! more often (2.0% vs 0.0% of members).
  • They share Music, Comedy.
Essential Free & EasyK-On!
Community score–7.83
Rank by score–#1,288
Members11071,083more
Favorited by0.0%2.0%more
Time to watch6mshorter5h 12m
Episodes213
FormatONATV Series
Aired20192009
StatusFinishedFinished
Studio–Kyoto Animation
Age ratingGPG

How each is rated

Share of ratings at each star level · 9★–10★: 9% vs 35%

  • Essential Free & Easy
  • K-On!
0%20%40%
1★2★3★4★5★6★7★8★9★10★
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Essential Free & EasyK-On!
1★5%1%
2★5%1%
3★5%1%
4★18%2%
5★32%4%
6★18%9%
7★9%21%
8★0%26%
9★5%16%
10★5%20%

Time to watch

Episodes × episode length, openings included

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ItemRuntime
Essential Free & Easy6m
K-On!5h 12m

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Essential Free & Easy vs K-On! FAQ

Is Essential Free & Easy better than K-On!?

Not enough ratings yet to compare scores.

Which is longer, Essential Free & Easy or K-On!?

K-On! is longer: 5h 12m against 6m.

Which is more popular?

K-On! has more members on Kitsu (71,083 vs 110).

If I liked Essential Free & Easy, will I like K-On!?

Probably, if it was the music, comedy side you enjoyed.