A Hundred Scenes of AWAJIMA vs Common Side Effects

Common Side Effects has the higher audience score (8.5/10 against 8.3/10 for A Hundred Scenes of AWAJIMA). Common Side Effects is the older of the two (2025 against 2026). Both are animation, drama shows, so they suit a similar mood.

A Hundred Scenes of AWAJIMA posterA Hundred Scenes of AWAJIMA2026 VS Common Side Effects posterCommon Side Effects2025
A Hundred Scenes of AWAJIMACommon Side Effects
Audience score★ 8.3/10★ 8.5/10
Year20262025
Seasons11
GenresAnimation, DramaAnimation, Comedy, Drama
Country––
Creator / director–Joseph Bennett, Steve Hely
Main castKana Ichinose, Ai Kayano, You Taichi, Asuna Tomari, Natsumi FujiwaraDave King, Emily Pendergast, Mike Judge, Martha Kelly, Joseph Lee Anderson

Synopsis

A Hundred Scenes of AWAJIMA

At Awajima Opera School, girls from across Japan strive to earn a place on stage. Wakana is driven by her love of musical theater, while Kinue studies with quiet discipline. Scholarship student Emi draws attention from all—but especially from Keiko, who struggles with admiration and comparison. Through shifting perspectives, their intertwined days explore ambition, friendship, and self-discovery.

Common Side Effects

Former high school lab partners Marshall and Frances begin to unravel a conspiracy involving big pharma and the federal government to suppress knowledge of a rare mushroom that may hold the key to curing all the world’s diseases.

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