Common Side Effects vs Oedo Fire Slayer -The Legend of Phoenix-

Common Side Effects has the higher audience score (8.5/10 against 6/10 for Oedo Fire Slayer -The Legend of Phoenix-). Common Side Effects is the older of the two (2025 against 2026). Both are animation, drama shows, so they suit a similar mood.

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Common Side EffectsOedo Fire Slayer -The Legend of Phoenix-
Audience score★ 8.5/10★ 6.0/10
Year20252026
Seasons11
GenresAnimation, Comedy, DramaAnimation, Drama
Country–JP
Creator / directorJoseph Bennett, Steve Hely–
Main castDave King, Emily Pendergast, Mike Judge, Martha Kelly, Joseph Lee AndersonYuuichirou Umehara

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.

Oedo Fire Slayer -The Legend of Phoenix-

Gengo Matsunaga, once known as Phoenix, was the greatest samurai fire-slayer in all of Edo. After leaving fire-slaying, Gengo is approached with an offer from the Shinjo Domain. Encouraged by his wife, Miyuki, he sets out to rebuild a fallen firefighting brigade. Gengo gathers a group of misfits, the Ragged Fire-Slayers, as they investigate mysterious fires started by the arsonist Kitsunebi.

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