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Koukaku Kidoutai: SAC_2045 2nd Season vs Serial Experiments Lain

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

  • Serial Experiments Lain is rated higher by the community: 8.01 vs 6.98.
  • Serial Experiments Lain is more widely watched, with 74× the members.
  • Fans favorite Serial Experiments Lain more often (3.3% vs 0.0% of members).
  • They share Science Fiction.
Koukaku Kidoutai: SAC_2045 2nd SeasonSerial Experiments Lain
Community score6.988.01higher
Rank by score#5,768#828better
Members74855,188more
Favorited by0.0%3.3%more
Time to watch–4h 59m
Episodes1213
FormatONATV Series
Aired20221998
StatusFinishedFinished
StudioProduction I.G, Sola Digital Arts–
Age ratingPGR

How each is rated

Share of ratings at each star level · 9★–10★: 15% vs 46%

  • Koukaku Kidoutai: SAC_2045 2nd Season
  • Serial Experiments Lain
0%20%40%
1★2★3★4★5★6★7★8★9★10★
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Koukaku Kidoutai: SAC_2045 2nd SeasonSerial Experiments Lain
1★3%1%
2★0%1%
3★2%1%
4★4%3%
5★10%3%
6★14%7%
7★30%17%
8★21%21%
9★8%19%
10★6%27%

Only Koukaku Kidoutai: SAC_2045 2nd Season

Shared genres

Only Serial Experiments Lain

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Koukaku Kidoutai: SAC_2045 2nd Season vs Serial Experiments Lain FAQ

Is Koukaku Kidoutai: SAC_2045 2nd Season better than Serial Experiments Lain?

By community score, Serial Experiments Lain is ahead (8.01 vs 6.98). Both are science fiction, so taste decides the rest.

Which is longer, Koukaku Kidoutai: SAC_2045 2nd Season or Serial Experiments Lain?

Runtime data is incomplete for one of them.

Which is more popular?

Serial Experiments Lain has more members on Kitsu (55,188 vs 748).

If I liked Koukaku Kidoutai: SAC_2045 2nd Season, will I like Serial Experiments Lain?

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