Common Side Effects vs Though I Am an Inept Villainess
Common Side Effects has the higher audience score (8.5/10 against 7.4/10 for Though I Am an Inept Villainess). Common Side Effects is the older of the two (2025 against 2026). Both are animation, drama shows, so they suit a similar mood.
Common Side Effects
Though I Am an Inept Villainess| Common Side Effects | Though I Am an Inept Villainess | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 8.5/10 | ★ 7.4/10 |
| Year | 2025 | 2026 |
| 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 | Yuuichirou Umehara, Makoto Furukawa, Manaka Iwami, Yui Ishikawa, Mai Nakahara |
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.
Though I Am an Inept Villainess
Just as His Highness’s favored butterfly Reirin is beloved by the prince, jealous “court sewer rat” Keigetsu uses magic to swap their bodies—and their destinies. With a looming execution, Reirin embraces her new, healthy body, while Keigetsu learns Reirin’s life isn’t what it seems as she’s pulled into an inner-court conspiracy.
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