Smells Like Green Spirit

スメルズライクグリーンスピリット

Description

Viciously bullied for being gay, junior high schooler Mishima struggles to belong in his hopelessly rural hometown. In fact, the only time he really feels alive is when he dolls himself up with a stolen tube of his single-mother’s lipstick. But that pocket of joy is forever changed when he loses the lipstick, only to find soccer team ace Kirino, one of Mishima’s worst tormenters, trying it on in secret on their school roof. So begins a bittersweet summer of searching for a place where the two can be their true selves, but Pandora’s box is not always so easily opened… (Source: Kodansha USA)

Tags

Genres
Boys Love Drama Psychological Slice of Life
Character Traits
Appearance Androgynous Male Lead
Character Types
Male Lead Quirky Character Runaways Homosexual Protagonist Male Lead Emotionally Strong Male Lead
LGBTQ+ Characters
Gay Character Gay Protagonist
Sexual Content > Sexual Acts
Attempted Rape Rape
Themes
Bullying LGBTQ+ Coming of Age Single Parent Jealousy Makeup Boys Love Yaoi Slice of Life School Life Social Issues Homophobia
Relationship
Best Friends Friendship Orientation Transgender
Activities
Leisure Crossdressing
Crimes
Kidnapping Sexual Assault
Locations
Countryside School
Narrative Tropes
Tragic Past
Love Tropes
Character Who Bullies the One They Love Realistic Relationship Realistic Homosexual Relationship
Plot Structure
Time Manipulation Time Skip