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Sword Art Online vs Yu☆Gi☆Oh! Zexal Special

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 6.41.
  • Sword Art Online is more widely watched, with 276× the members.
  • Yu☆Gi☆Oh! Zexal Special is the quicker watch, 9h 27m shorter.
  • Fans favorite Sword Art Online more often (2.4% vs 0.3% of members).
  • They share Fantasy, Science Fiction, Action.
Sword Art OnlineYu☆Gi☆Oh! Zexal Special
Community score7.36higher6.41
Rank by score#3,245better#9,954
Members194,295more703
Favorited by2.4%more0.3%
Time to watch9h 35m8mshorter
Episodes251
FormatTV SeriesSpecial
Aired20122012
StatusFinishedFinished
Studio––
Age ratingPGPG

How each is rated

Share of ratings at each star level · 9★–10★: 36% vs 12%

  • Sword Art Online
  • Yu☆Gi☆Oh! Zexal Special
0%15%30%
1★2★3★4★5★6★7★8★9★10★
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Sword Art OnlineYu☆Gi☆Oh! Zexal Special
1★3%3%
2★2%2%
3★2%3%
4★8%14%
5★6%17%
6★9%24%
7★20%19%
8★13%7%
9★9%2%
10★27%10%

Time to watch

Episodes × episode length, openings included

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ItemRuntime
Sword Art Online9h 35m
Yu☆Gi☆Oh! Zexal Special8m

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Sword Art Online vs Yu☆Gi☆Oh! Zexal Special FAQ

Is Sword Art Online better than Yu☆Gi☆Oh! Zexal Special?

By community score, Sword Art Online is ahead (7.36 vs 6.41). Both are fantasy and science fiction, so taste decides the rest.

Which is longer, Sword Art Online or Yu☆Gi☆Oh! Zexal Special?

Sword Art Online is longer: 9h 35m against 8m.

Which is more popular?

Sword Art Online has more members on Kitsu (194,295 vs 703).

If I liked Sword Art Online, will I like Yu☆Gi☆Oh! Zexal Special?

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