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Howl's Moving Castle vs Kaze no Invitation

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

  • Howl's Moving Castle is rated higher by the community: 8.24 vs 6.62.
  • Howl's Moving Castle is more widely watched, with 1400× the members.
  • Kaze no Invitation is the quicker watch, 1h 55m shorter.
  • Fans favorite Howl's Moving Castle more often (1.3% vs 0.0% of members).
  • They share Magic.
Howl's Moving CastleKaze no Invitation
Community score8.24higher6.62
Rank by score#169better#8,445
Members173,555more124
Favorited by1.3%more0.0%
Time to watch1h 57m2mshorter
Episodes11
FormatMovieMusic
Aired20041999
StatusFinishedFinished
Studio–Studio Pierrot
Age ratingGG

How each is rated

Share of ratings at each star level · 9★–10★: 61% vs 6%

  • Howl's Moving Castle
  • Kaze no Invitation
0%30%60%
1★2★3★4★5★6★7★8★9★10★
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Howl's Moving CastleKaze no Invitation
1★5%0%
2★0%0%
3★0%11%
4★6%8%
5★1%30%
6★3%10%
7★13%31%
8★11%4%
9★11%4%
10★50%1%

Time to watch

Episodes × episode length, openings included

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ItemRuntime
Howl's Moving Castle1h 57m
Kaze no Invitation2m

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Shared genres

Only Kaze no Invitation

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Howl's Moving Castle vs Kaze no Invitation FAQ

Is Howl's Moving Castle better than Kaze no Invitation?

By community score, Howl's Moving Castle is ahead (8.24 vs 6.62). Both are magic, so taste decides the rest.

Which is longer, Howl's Moving Castle or Kaze no Invitation?

Howl's Moving Castle is longer: 1h 57m against 2m.

Which is more popular?

Howl's Moving Castle has more members on Kitsu (173,555 vs 124).

If I liked Howl's Moving Castle, will I like Kaze no Invitation?

Probably, if it was the magic side you enjoyed.