Common Side Effects vs Orange
Common Side Effects has the higher audience score (8.5/10 against 8/10 for Orange). Orange is the older of the two (2016 against 2025). Both are animation, drama shows, so they suit a similar mood.
| Common Side Effects | Orange | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 8.5/10 | ★ 8.0/10 |
| Year | 2025 | 2016 |
| Seasons | 1 | 1 |
| Genres | Animation, Comedy, Drama | Animation, Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Creator / director | Joseph Bennett, Steve Hely | – |
| Main cast | Dave King, Emily Pendergast, Mike Judge, Martha Kelly, Joseph Lee Anderson | Makoto Furukawa, Seiichiro Yamashita, Kana Hanazawa, Kazuyuki Okitsu, Natsumi Takamori |
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.
Orange
One day, Naho Takamiya receives a letter written to herself from ten years in the future. As Naho reads on, the letter recites the exact events of the day, including the transfer of a new student into her class named Kakeru Naruse. The Naho from ten years later repeatedly states that she has many regrets, and she wants to fix these by making sure the Naho from the past can make the right decisions—especially regarding Kakeru. What's more…
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