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Both star actor Araki Towa in a drama that includes him being lusted after by his teacher. Smells Like Green Spirit is BL while Shounen no Abyss is not.

Both are Japanese dramas that deal with serious subjects like bullying yet have extremely quirky and funny sides to them.

Both shows are quirky and hilarious. Smells Like Green Spirit has more serious elements to the plot though.

High school drama. Themes of friendship, lies, teenage troubles.

Both stories take a look at the difficulties a cross-dressing individual faces in modern society.

Cross-dressing and society making life difficult

Happy of the End is BL themed while Call Boy is not. Both films detail the dangerous and dark work of being a call boy in Japan.

Both are dark love stories about call boys.

-Betrayed by family
-S/A
-Male sex workers

Both stories tell of the dark reality in being a call boy. Themes of being abandoned by family and used by callous people.

Both films are about the dark reality of homosexual sex workers