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Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn 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

  • Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn is rated higher by the community: 7.96 vs 7.36.
  • Sword Art Online is more widely watched, with 19× the members.
  • Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn is the quicker watch, 2h 21m shorter.
  • They share Science Fiction, Action.
Mobile Suit Gundam UnicornSword Art Online
Community score7.96higher7.36
Rank by score#947better#3,245
Members10,217194,295more
Favorited by2.0%2.4%more
Time to watch7h 14mshorter9h 35m
Episodes725
FormatOVATV Series
Aired2010–20142012
StatusFinishedFinished
Studio––
Age ratingPGPG

How each is rated

Share of ratings at each star level · 9★–10★: 46% vs 36%

  • Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn
  • Sword Art Online
0%15%30%
1★2★3★4★5★6★7★8★9★10★
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Mobile Suit Gundam UnicornSword Art Online
1★3%3%
2★0%2%
3★0%2%
4★4%8%
5★3%6%
6★6%9%
7★16%20%
8★21%13%
9★17%9%
10★29%27%

Time to watch

Episodes × episode length, openings included

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ItemRuntime
Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn7h 14m
Sword Art Online9h 35m

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Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn vs Sword Art Online FAQ

Is Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn better than Sword Art Online?

By community score, Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn is ahead (7.96 vs 7.36). Both are science fiction and action, so taste decides the rest.

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

Sword Art Online is longer: 9h 35m against 7h 14m.

Which is more popular?

Sword Art Online has more members on Kitsu (194,295 vs 10,217).

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

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