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Fairy Tail vs One Punch Man

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

  • One Punch Man is rated higher by the community: 8.34 vs 7.80.
  • One Punch Man is more widely watched, with 4.7× the members.
  • One Punch Man is the quicker watch, 2d 17h shorter.
  • Fans favorite Fairy Tail more often (2.8% vs 0.8% of members).
  • They share Action, Comedy.
Fairy TailOne Punch Man
Community score7.808.34higher
Rank by score#1,364#84better
Members114,579538,592more
Favorited by2.8%more0.8%
Time to watch2d 22h4h 48mshorter
Episodes17512
FormatTV SeriesTV Series
Aired2009–20132015
StatusFinishedFinished
Studio–MADHOUSE
Age ratingPGR

How each is rated

Share of ratings at each star level · 9★–10★: 43% vs 62%

  • Fairy Tail
  • One Punch Man
0%30%60%
1★2★3★4★5★6★7★8★9★10★
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Fairy TailOne Punch Man
1★1%4%
2★1%0%
3★2%0%
4★5%6%
5★5%1%
6★9%1%
7★19%18%
8★16%7%
9★11%8%
10★32%54%

Time to watch

Episodes × episode length, openings included

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ItemRuntime
Fairy Tail2d 22h
One Punch Man4h 48m

Shared genres

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Fairy Tail vs One Punch Man FAQ

Is Fairy Tail better than One Punch Man?

By community score, One Punch Man is ahead (8.34 vs 7.80). Both are action and comedy, so taste decides the rest.

Which is longer, Fairy Tail or One Punch Man?

Fairy Tail is longer: 2d 22h against 4h 48m.

Which is more popular?

One Punch Man has more members on Kitsu (538,592 vs 114,579).

If I liked Fairy Tail, will I like One Punch Man?

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