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Legend of the Galactic Heroes vs SF Shinseiki Lensman

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

  • Legend of the Galactic Heroes is rated higher by the community: 8.19 vs 6.35.
  • Legend of the Galactic Heroes is more widely watched, with 50× the members.
  • SF Shinseiki Lensman is the quicker watch, 45h 53m shorter.
  • Fans favorite Legend of the Galactic Heroes more often (3.7% vs 0.0% of members).
  • They share Science Fiction, Space.
Legend of the Galactic HeroesSF Shinseiki Lensman
Community score8.19higher6.35
Rank by score#397better#10,341
Members26,054more519
Favorited by3.7%more0.0%
Time to watch47h 40m1h 47mshorter
Episodes1101
FormatOVAMovie
Aired1988–19971984
StatusFinishedFinished
StudioArtlandMadhouse
Age ratingRPG

How each is rated

Share of ratings at each star level · 9★–10★: 65% vs 7%

  • Legend of the Galactic Heroes
  • SF Shinseiki Lensman
0%30%60%
1★2★3★4★5★6★7★8★9★10★
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Legend of the Galactic HeroesSF Shinseiki Lensman
1★7%1%
2★1%1%
3★1%7%
4★4%11%
5★2%15%
6★4%37%
7★7%16%
8★9%5%
9★15%3%
10★50%4%

Time to watch

Episodes × episode length, openings included

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ItemRuntime
Legend of the Galactic Heroes47h 40m
SF Shinseiki Lensman1h 47m

Only Legend of the Galactic Heroes

Only SF Shinseiki Lensman

More comparisons

Legend of the Galactic Heroes vs SF Shinseiki Lensman FAQ

Is Legend of the Galactic Heroes better than SF Shinseiki Lensman?

By community score, Legend of the Galactic Heroes is ahead (8.19 vs 6.35). Both are science fiction and space, so taste decides the rest.

Which is longer, Legend of the Galactic Heroes or SF Shinseiki Lensman?

Legend of the Galactic Heroes is longer: 47h 40m against 1h 47m.

Which is more popular?

Legend of the Galactic Heroes has more members on Kitsu (26,054 vs 519).

If I liked Legend of the Galactic Heroes, will I like SF Shinseiki Lensman?

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