Head to head
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 City | Sword Art Online | |
|---|---|---|
| Community score | 5.84 | 7.36higher |
| Rank by score | #12,298 | #3,245better |
| Members | 245 | 194,274more |
| Favorited by | 0.0% | 2.4%more |
| Time to watch | 36mshorter | 9h 35m |
| Episodes | 1 | 25 |
| Format | OVA | TV Series |
| Aired | 1992 | 2012 |
| Status | Finished | Finished |
| Studio | Studio Sign | – |
| Age rating | R | PG |
How each is rated
Share of ratings at each star level · 9★–10★: 1% vs 36%
- Joker: Marginal City
- Sword Art Online
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| Joker: Marginal City | Sword 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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| Item | Runtime |
|---|---|
| Joker: Marginal City | 36m |
| Sword Art Online | 9h 35m |
Only Joker: Marginal City
Shared genres
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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.

