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Joker: Marginal City vs Sword Art Online

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

  • Sword Art Online is rated higher by the community: 7.36 vs 5.84.
  • Sword Art Online is more widely watched, with 793× the members.
  • Joker: Marginal City is the quicker watch, 8h 59m shorter.
  • Fans favorite Sword Art Online more often (2.4% vs 0.0% of members).
  • They share Science Fiction, Action, Romance.
Joker: Marginal CitySword Art Online
Community score5.847.36higher
Rank by score#12,298#3,245better
Members245194,274more
Favorited by0.0%2.4%more
Time to watch36mshorter9h 35m
Episodes125
FormatOVATV Series
Aired19922012
StatusFinishedFinished
StudioStudio Sign–
Age ratingRPG

How each is rated

Share of ratings at each star level · 9★–10★: 1% vs 36%

  • Joker: Marginal City
  • Sword Art Online
0%20%40%
1★2★3★4★5★6★7★8★9★10★
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Joker: Marginal CitySword Art Online
1★2%3%
2★10%2%
3★9%2%
4★14%8%
5★37%6%
6★14%9%
7★12%20%
8★2%13%
9★0%9%
10★1%27%

Time to watch

Episodes × episode length, openings included

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ItemRuntime
Joker: Marginal City36m
Sword Art Online9h 35m

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Joker: Marginal City vs Sword Art Online FAQ

Is Joker: Marginal City better than Sword Art Online?

By community score, Sword Art Online is ahead (7.36 vs 5.84). Both are science fiction and action, so taste decides the rest.

Which is longer, Joker: Marginal City or Sword Art Online?

Sword Art Online is longer: 9h 35m against 36m.

Which is more popular?

Sword Art Online has more members on Kitsu (194,274 vs 245).

If I liked Joker: Marginal City, will I like Sword Art Online?

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