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Mobile Suit SD Gundam Mk III 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 6.09.
  • Sword Art Online is more widely watched, with 446× the members.
  • Mobile Suit SD Gundam Mk III is the quicker watch, 9h 5m shorter.
  • Fans favorite Sword Art Online more often (2.4% vs 0.2% of members).
  • They share Science Fiction, Action.
Mobile Suit SD Gundam Mk IIISword Art Online
Community score6.097.36higher
Rank by score#11,574#3,245better
Members436194,295more
Favorited by0.2%2.4%more
Time to watch30mshorter9h 35m
Episodes625
FormatOVATV Series
Aired19902012
StatusFinishedFinished
StudioSunrise–
Age ratingPGPG

How each is rated

Share of ratings at each star level · 9★–10★: 6% vs 36%

  • Mobile Suit SD Gundam Mk III
  • Sword Art Online
0%15%30%
1★2★3★4★5★6★7★8★9★10★
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Mobile Suit SD Gundam Mk IIISword Art Online
1★3%3%
2★7%2%
3★6%2%
4★15%8%
5★15%6%
6★25%9%
7★19%20%
8★5%13%
9★0%9%
10★6%27%

Time to watch

Episodes × episode length, openings included

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ItemRuntime
Mobile Suit SD Gundam Mk III30m
Sword Art Online9h 35m

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Mobile Suit SD Gundam Mk III vs Sword Art Online FAQ

Is Mobile Suit SD Gundam Mk III better than Sword Art Online?

By community score, Sword Art Online is ahead (7.36 vs 6.09). Both are science fiction and action, so taste decides the rest.

Which is longer, Mobile Suit SD Gundam Mk III or Sword Art Online?

Sword Art Online is longer: 9h 35m against 30m.

Which is more popular?

Sword Art Online has more members on Kitsu (194,295 vs 436).

If I liked Mobile Suit SD Gundam Mk III, will I like Sword Art Online?

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