Common Side Effects vs Haibara's Teenage New Game+

Common Side Effects has the higher audience score (8.5/10 against 6.7/10 for Haibara's Teenage New Game+). Common Side Effects is the older of the two (2025 against 2026). Both are animation, comedy, drama shows, so they suit a similar mood.

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Common Side EffectsHaibara's Teenage New Game+
Audience score★ 8.5/10★ 6.7/10
Year20252026
Seasons11
GenresAnimation, Comedy, DramaAnimation, Comedy, Drama
Country––
Creator / directorJoseph Bennett, Steve Hely–
Main castDave King, Emily Pendergast, Mike Judge, Martha Kelly, Joseph Lee AndersonRyota Suzuki, Yuto Uemura, Sayumi Suzushiro, Aya Yamane, Aimi

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.

Haibara's Teenage New Game+

Natsuki Haibara thought his high school years were a complete failure—until he suddenly wakes up as a freshman again, armed with all he learned in college. Determined to rewrite his school days, he joins the popular crowd, makes friends he never had, and grows closer to his crush. But second chances aren’t as easy as hitting “Restart.” Can Natsuki turn his regrets into a rainbow-colored youth?!

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