Castlevania vs Common Side Effects

Common Side Effects has the higher audience score (8.5/10 against 8.3/10 for Castlevania). Castlevania is the older of the two (2017 against 2025). Both are animation, drama shows, so they suit a similar mood.

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CastlevaniaCommon Side Effects
Audience score★ 8.3/10★ 8.5/10
Year20172025
Seasons41
GenresAnimation, DramaAnimation, Comedy, Drama
Country––
Creator / directorWarren EllisJoseph Bennett, Steve Hely
Main castJames Callis, Richard Armitage, Alejandra Reynoso, Malcolm McDowell, Bill NighyDave King, Emily Pendergast, Mike Judge, Martha Kelly, Joseph Lee Anderson

Synopsis

Castlevania

A vampire hunter fights to save a besieged city from an army of otherworldly beasts controlled by Dracula himself.

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.

Where to watch

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