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Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny 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 6.88.
  • Sword Art Online is more widely watched, with 24× the members.
  • Sword Art Online is the quicker watch, 10h 25m shorter.
  • Fans favorite Sword Art Online more often (2.4% vs 1.0% of members).
  • They share Science Fiction, Action, Romance.
Mobile Suit Gundam SEED DestinySword Art Online
Community score6.887.36higher
Rank by score#6,491#3,245better
Members8,228194,298more
Favorited by1.0%2.4%more
Time to watch20h9h 35mshorter
Episodes5025
FormatTV SeriesTV Series
Aired2004–20052012
StatusFinishedFinished
StudioSunrise–
Age ratingRPG

How each is rated

Share of ratings at each star level · 9★–10★: 21% vs 36%

  • Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny
  • Sword Art Online
0%15%30%
1★2★3★4★5★6★7★8★9★10★
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Mobile Suit Gundam SEED DestinySword Art Online
1★2%3%
2★3%2%
3★3%2%
4★9%8%
5★7%6%
6★14%9%
7★20%20%
8★21%13%
9★8%9%
10★12%27%

Time to watch

Episodes × episode length, openings included

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ItemRuntime
Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny20h
Sword Art Online9h 35m

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Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny vs Sword Art Online FAQ

Is Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny better than Sword Art Online?

By community score, Sword Art Online is ahead (7.36 vs 6.88). Both are science fiction and action, so taste decides the rest.

Which is longer, Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny or Sword Art Online?

Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny is longer: 20h against 9h 35m.

Which is more popular?

Sword Art Online has more members on Kitsu (194,298 vs 8,228).

If I liked Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny, will I like Sword Art Online?

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