Smells Like Green Spirit

Futoshi Mishima, a student at a high school in the countryside, is bullied by his classmates. The reason is that he is seemingly gay. In reality, Mishima does like guys so he does not resist their bullying, and instead, finds solace in secretly cross-dressing. One day on the rooftop of the school, Mishima finds the lipstick he had lost before in the hands of Makoto Kirino, one of the bullies. Kirino was about to put on the lipstick that Mishima used on his own lips. This is the story of these two young boys looking for a place they can really be themselves.

Futoshi Mishima (三島 フトシ, Mishima Futoshi)

Mishima is a high school student who lives in a rural area with his single mother; his father died before he was born. At school he doesn't have any friends and is bullied for appearing to be gay. While he doesn't openly admit it, he does like men. He enjoys cross dressing, but since he doesn't have the means to do so, he usually just applies lipstick.

Makoto Kirino (桐野 マコト, Kirino Makoto)

One of the bullies who harassed Mishima alongside Yumeno. He secretly ends up becoming Mishima's friend after the latter discovers that, just like him, Kirino is gay and likes cross dressing. Kirino has hidden this side of him because of his conservative mother, who cannot accept the true nature of her son.

Tarō Yumeno (夢野 タロウ, Yumeno Tarō)

Kirino's friend and classmate, with whom he constantly used to harass Mishima. Yumeno says he hates Mishima, but in reality, he is in love with him and his harassment was only the result of his own conflicted feelings.

Yanagida (柳田, Yanagida)

Mishima, Kirino, and Yumeno's teacher. He is gay but has lived his entire life oppressed and was forced to marry a woman he didn't love. All this gave origin to the development of a very twisted personality. He is attracted to Mishima, whom he sexually harasses and even tries to rape.