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Howl's Moving Castle vs Mahou Shoujo Pretty Sammy

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 6.53.
  • Howl's Moving Castle is more widely watched, with 179× the members.
  • They take about the same time to watch (1h 57m vs 2h 9m).
  • Fans favorite Howl's Moving Castle more often (1.3% vs 0.1% of members).
  • They share Fantasy, Magic.
Howl's Moving CastleMahou Shoujo Pretty Sammy
Community score8.24higher6.53
Rank by score#171better#9,108
Members173,579more970
Favorited by1.3%more0.1%
Time to watch1h 57mshorter2h 9m
Episodes13
FormatMovieOVA
Aired20041995–1997
StatusFinishedFinished
Studio––
Age ratingGPG

How each is rated

Share of ratings at each star level · 9★–10★: 61% vs 13%

  • Howl's Moving Castle
  • Mahou Shoujo Pretty Sammy
0%30%60%
1★2★3★4★5★6★7★8★9★10★
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Howl's Moving CastleMahou Shoujo Pretty Sammy
1★5%1%
2★0%3%
3★0%3%
4★6%12%
5★1%13%
6★3%19%
7★13%28%
8★11%10%
9★11%8%
10★50%5%

Time to watch

Episodes × episode length, openings included

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ItemRuntime
Howl's Moving Castle1h 57m
Mahou Shoujo Pretty Sammy2h 9m

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Shared genres

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More comparisons

Howl's Moving Castle vs Mahou Shoujo Pretty Sammy FAQ

Is Howl's Moving Castle better than Mahou Shoujo Pretty Sammy?

By community score, Howl's Moving Castle is ahead (8.24 vs 6.53). Both are fantasy and magic, so taste decides the rest.

Which is longer, Howl's Moving Castle or Mahou Shoujo Pretty Sammy?

Mahou Shoujo Pretty Sammy is longer: 2h 9m against 1h 57m.

Which is more popular?

Howl's Moving Castle has more members on Kitsu (173,579 vs 970).

If I liked Howl's Moving Castle, will I like Mahou Shoujo Pretty Sammy?

Probably, if it was the fantasy, magic side you enjoyed.