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Smells Like Green Spirit japanese drama review
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Smells Like Green Spirit
1 people found this review helpful
by blackphillip
Nov 17, 2024
8 of 8 episodes seen
Completed
Overall 9.0
Story 10.0
Acting/Cast 10.0
Music 9.0
Rewatch Value 9.0
This review may contain spoilers

Smells like a masterpiece

The first few episodes are a bit confusing and you don't quite understand what story is being told, but when the series finally finds its rhythm and begins to build Mishima and Makoto's story of friendship, acceptance and discovery, it's simply impeccable.

It's refreshing to see a series set in the 90s that talks so openly and beautifully about its characters' sexuality.

It's a light-hearted series, with excellent acting, competent production and a script full of rich and profound scenes and dialogues.

It's funny and exaggerated, but it's also subtle and conveys this feeling of discovery in adolescence. The scene of each of these characters talking to their mothers and accepting (or repressing) their sexuality is full of beauty and impact.

The construction of Makoto, her transsexuality and the dreams she abandoned to please her mother is so painful and constructed in such an exquisite way.

I really wish the series had two more episodes to explore these characters' adult lives. An impeccable series with a story that is so human, so real and so painfully beautiful.
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