Common Side Effects vs Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju

Common Side Effects has the higher audience score (8.5/10 against 8/10 for Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju). Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju is the older of the two (2016 against 2025). Both are animation, drama shows, so they suit a similar mood.

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Common Side EffectsShowa Genroku Rakugo Shinju
Audience score★ 8.5/10★ 8.0/10
Year20252016
Seasons12
GenresAnimation, Comedy, DramaAnimation, Drama
Country––
Creator / directorJoseph Bennett, Steve Hely–
Main castDave King, Emily Pendergast, Mike Judge, Martha Kelly, Joseph Lee AndersonAkira Ishida, Yu Kobayashi, Kappei Yamaguchi, Koichi Yamadera, Megumi Hayashibara

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.

Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju

When a certain man is released from prison, he knows exactly where he's heading first. After falling in love with a traditional comic storyteller's rendition of the story called "Shinigami," he is determined to become his apprentice. The performer, Yakumo, has never taken an apprentice before, but to everyone's surprise, he accepts the eager ex-prisoner, nicknaming him "Yotaro." As Yotaro happily begins his new life, he meets others in Yakumo's…

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