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Samurai Champloo vs Sword of the Stranger Pilot

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

  • Samurai Champloo is rated higher by the community: 8.22 vs 6.54.
  • Samurai Champloo is more widely watched, with 76× the members.
  • Sword of the Stranger Pilot is the quicker watch, 10h 21m shorter.
  • Fans favorite Samurai Champloo more often (2.4% vs 0.0% of members).
  • They share Adventure, Action, Historical.
Samurai ChamplooSword of the Stranger Pilot
Community score8.22higher6.54
Rank by score#244better#9,051
Members98,026more1,282
Favorited by2.4%more0.0%
Time to watch10h 24m3mshorter
Episodes261
FormatTV SeriesSpecial
Aired2004–20052009
StatusFinishedFinished
Studio–Bones
Age ratingRR

How each is rated

Share of ratings at each star level · 9★–10★: 55% vs 12%

  • Samurai Champloo
  • Sword of the Stranger Pilot
0%20%40%
1★2★3★4★5★6★7★8★9★10★
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Samurai ChamplooSword of the Stranger Pilot
1★3%1%
2★0%2%
3★0%2%
4★4%7%
5★1%15%
6★3%26%
7★14%24%
8★19%10%
9★19%4%
10★35%8%

Time to watch

Episodes × episode length, openings included

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ItemRuntime
Samurai Champloo10h 24m
Sword of the Stranger Pilot3m

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More comparisons

Samurai Champloo vs Sword of the Stranger Pilot FAQ

Is Samurai Champloo better than Sword of the Stranger Pilot?

By community score, Samurai Champloo is ahead (8.22 vs 6.54). Both are adventure and action, so taste decides the rest.

Which is longer, Samurai Champloo or Sword of the Stranger Pilot?

Samurai Champloo is longer: 10h 24m against 3m.

Which is more popular?

Samurai Champloo has more members on Kitsu (98,026 vs 1,282).

If I liked Samurai Champloo, will I like Sword of the Stranger Pilot?

Probably, if it was the adventure, action, historical side you enjoyed.