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Sword Art Online vs Yamato Takeru

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 7.05.
  • Sword Art Online is more widely watched, with 672× the members.
  • Sword Art Online is the quicker watch, 5h 13m shorter.
  • Fans favorite Sword Art Online more often (2.4% vs 0.0% of members).
  • They share Fantasy, Science Fiction, Adventure, Action.
Sword Art OnlineYamato Takeru
Community score7.36higher7.05
Rank by score#3,245better#5,246
Members194,246more289
Favorited by2.4%more0.0%
Time to watch9h 35mshorter14h 48m
Episodes2537
FormatTV SeriesTV Series
Aired20121994
StatusFinishedFinished
Studio–Nippon Animation
Age ratingPGPG

How each is rated

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

  • Sword Art Online
  • Yamato Takeru
0%30%60%
1★2★3★4★5★6★7★8★9★10★
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Sword Art OnlineYamato Takeru
1★3%1%
2★2%0%
3★2%1%
4★8%6%
5★6%12%
6★9%24%
7★20%40%
8★13%6%
9★9%1%
10★27%7%

Time to watch

Episodes × episode length, openings included

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ItemRuntime
Sword Art Online9h 35m
Yamato Takeru14h 48m

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Sword Art Online vs Yamato Takeru FAQ

Is Sword Art Online better than Yamato Takeru?

By community score, Sword Art Online is ahead (7.36 vs 7.05). Both are fantasy and science fiction, so taste decides the rest.

Which is longer, Sword Art Online or Yamato Takeru?

Yamato Takeru is longer: 14h 48m against 9h 35m.

Which is more popular?

Sword Art Online has more members on Kitsu (194,246 vs 289).

If I liked Sword Art Online, will I like Yamato Takeru?

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