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Fantastic Cell vs Perfect Blue

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

  • Perfect Blue is rated higher by the community: 8.21 vs 5.95.
  • Perfect Blue is more widely watched, with 313× the members.
  • Fantastic Cell is the quicker watch, 1h 14m shorter.
  • Fans favorite Perfect Blue more often (2.3% vs 0.0% of members).
  • They have no main genre in common, so they suit different moods.
Fantastic CellPerfect Blue
Community score5.958.21higher
Rank by score#12,048#285better
Members16150,418more
Favorited by0.0%2.3%more
Time to watch6mshorter1h 20m
Episodes11
FormatMovieMovie
Aired20031998
StatusFinishedFinished
Studio––
Age ratingGR

How each is rated

Share of ratings at each star level · 9★–10★: 8% vs 55%

  • Fantastic Cell
  • Perfect Blue
0%20%40%
1★2★3★4★5★6★7★8★9★10★
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Fantastic CellPerfect Blue
1★3%3%
2★14%0%
3★10%0%
4★18%3%
5★15%1%
6★22%3%
7★6%14%
8★3%20%
9★0%23%
10★8%32%

Time to watch

Episodes × episode length, openings included

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ItemRuntime
Fantastic Cell6m
Perfect Blue1h 20m

Only Fantastic Cell

Shared genres

None

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Fantastic Cell vs Perfect Blue FAQ

Is Fantastic Cell better than Perfect Blue?

By community score, Perfect Blue is ahead (8.21 vs 5.95). They are quite different shows, so the better pick depends on what you're in the mood for.

Which is longer, Fantastic Cell or Perfect Blue?

Perfect Blue is longer: 1h 20m against 6m.

Which is more popular?

Perfect Blue has more members on Kitsu (50,418 vs 161).

If I liked Fantastic Cell, will I like Perfect Blue?

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