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Mobile Suit SD Gundam Mk IV 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 6.27.
  • Sword Art Online is more widely watched, with 463× the members.
  • Mobile Suit SD Gundam Mk IV is the quicker watch, 9h 7m shorter.
  • Fans favorite Sword Art Online more often (2.4% vs 0.2% of members).
  • They share Science Fiction.
Mobile Suit SD Gundam Mk IVSword Art Online
Community score6.277.36higher
Rank by score#10,781#3,245better
Members420194,295more
Favorited by0.2%2.4%more
Time to watch28mshorter9h 35m
Episodes225
FormatOVATV Series
Aired19902012
StatusFinishedFinished
StudioSunrise–
Age ratingPGPG

How each is rated

Share of ratings at each star level · 9★–10★: 8% vs 36%

  • Mobile Suit SD Gundam Mk IV
  • Sword Art Online
0%20%40%
1★2★3★4★5★6★7★8★9★10★
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Mobile Suit SD Gundam Mk IVSword Art Online
1★4%3%
2★4%2%
3★8%2%
4★12%8%
5★12%6%
6★30%9%
7★14%20%
8★7%13%
9★1%9%
10★7%27%

Time to watch

Episodes × episode length, openings included

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ItemRuntime
Mobile Suit SD Gundam Mk IV28m
Sword Art Online9h 35m

Only Mobile Suit SD Gundam Mk IV

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Mobile Suit SD Gundam Mk IV vs Sword Art Online FAQ

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

By community score, Sword Art Online is ahead (7.36 vs 6.27). Both are science fiction, so taste decides the rest.

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

Sword Art Online is longer: 9h 35m against 28m.

Which is more popular?

Sword Art Online has more members on Kitsu (194,295 vs 420).

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

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