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Mobile Suit Gundam Seed MSV Astray 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 6.34.
  • Sword Art Online is more widely watched, with 155× the members.
  • Mobile Suit Gundam Seed MSV Astray is the quicker watch, 9h 21m shorter.
  • Fans favorite Sword Art Online more often (2.4% vs 0.2% of members).
  • They share Science Fiction, Action.
Mobile Suit Gundam Seed MSV AstraySword Art Online
Community score6.347.36higher
Rank by score#10,403#3,245better
Members1,250194,295more
Favorited by0.2%2.4%more
Time to watch14mshorter9h 35m
Episodes225
FormatOVATV Series
Aired20042012
StatusFinishedFinished
Studio––
Age ratingPGPG

How each is rated

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

  • Mobile Suit Gundam Seed MSV Astray
  • Sword Art Online
0%15%30%
1★2★3★4★5★6★7★8★9★10★
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Mobile Suit Gundam Seed MSV AstraySword Art Online
1★1%3%
2★2%2%
3★3%2%
4★9%8%
5★19%6%
6★26%9%
7★21%20%
8★9%13%
9★2%9%
10★7%27%

Time to watch

Episodes × episode length, openings included

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ItemRuntime
Mobile Suit Gundam Seed MSV Astray14m
Sword Art Online9h 35m

Only Mobile Suit Gundam Seed MSV Astray

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Mobile Suit Gundam Seed MSV Astray vs Sword Art Online FAQ

Is Mobile Suit Gundam Seed MSV Astray better than Sword Art Online?

By community score, Sword Art Online is ahead (7.36 vs 6.34). Both are science fiction and action, so taste decides the rest.

Which is longer, Mobile Suit Gundam Seed MSV Astray or Sword Art Online?

Sword Art Online is longer: 9h 35m against 14m.

Which is more popular?

Sword Art Online has more members on Kitsu (194,295 vs 1,250).

If I liked Mobile Suit Gundam Seed MSV Astray, will I like Sword Art Online?

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