Common Side Effects vs Frieren: Beyond Journey's End
Frieren: Beyond Journey's End has the higher audience score (8.8/10 against 8.5/10 for Common Side Effects). Frieren: Beyond Journey's End is the older of the two (2023 against 2025). Both are animation, drama shows, so they suit a similar mood.
| Common Side Effects | Frieren: Beyond Journey's End | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 8.5/10 | ★ 8.8/10 |
| Year | 2025 | 2023 |
| Seasons | 1 | 1 |
| Genres | Animation, Comedy, Drama | Animation, Drama |
| Country | – | JP |
| Creator / director | Joseph Bennett, Steve Hely | – |
| Main cast | Dave King, Emily Pendergast, Mike Judge, Martha Kelly, Joseph Lee Anderson | Nobuhiko Okamoto, Kana Ichinose, Chiaki Kobayashi, Hiroki Touchi, Yoji Ueda |
Synopsis
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.
Frieren: Beyond Journey's End
Decades after her party defeated the Demon King, an old friend's funeral launches the elf wizard Frieren on a journey of self-discovery.
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