#double mints

[easterndelights]

ダブルミンツ Double Mints (2017) dir. Uchida Eiji

[gnawu]

them. the characters. to me.

[maybe-boys-do-love]

Toxic Yaoi and Gothic Romance in BL

"Gothic romance[s] are this fascinating blend of dark, brooding atmospheres and intense emotional journeys.

They're not your typical fairytale wrap-ups. More like emotional roller coasters that leave you breathless.

[They might] have endings that could be called 'happy,' but they're layered with so much ambiguity and lingering unease.

The happiness is earned through fire, and even then, it's shadowed by what came before.

Gothic romance thrives on that tension between resolution and lingering darkness.

The protagonists usually survive, even triumph in some way, but their victories are bittersweet.

They've faced ghosts--literal or metaphorical--and those experiences don't just vanish.

Love is destructive, and the 'happy' resolution comes only after generations of suffering.

It's not clean or simple, which is why these stories stick with you long after you finish them.

Gothic romance doesn't give easy answers, and that's part of it's magic.

Adapted from user Gabriel's comment on goodnovel

Gifs and pics in order:

Dangerous Drugs of Sex, aka Sei no Gekiyaku (2020)

The Summer Hikaru Died (2025)

Dead Friend Forever - DFF (2023)

Kinnporsche (2022)

Link Click (2021 - present)

Summer Vacation 1999 (1988)

Double Mints (2017)

Khemjira (2025)

My Stand-In (2024)

The Poem of Wind and Trees aka Kaze to Ki no Uta (1987)

Spare Me Your Mercy (2024)

[welcometothejianghu]

Welcome to a special lightning round of W2 Tells You What You Should See, where W2 (me) tries to sell you (you) on something you should be watching. Today's choice: ダブルミンツ / Double Mints.

Double Mints is a violent, sexy 2017 Japanese film about two men with the same name who have trapped each other in a completely unhinged, toxic relationship that is hot like suns are hot.

I watched this a while back right before it disappeared from streaming. But it's back! It's back now, so I can talk it up to all you fans of gay crime media! And by that, I don't mean crime media that maybe gets gay if you put on your finest slash goggles. There is no question about what these two get up to, nor about how much damage they do to one another while they get up to it.

Hannibal fans, your ears just perked up. Good.

Since this is a movie and not a full series, we're doing my usual five reasons as quickly as possible! Check it out!

1. Diversity win! These bisexuals are awful people!

This one's for all of us sickos who like it both ways (and by that I mean bloody violence and sexy times).

Putting this one out there: These boys are not good human beings. They do not do good things. They have never had a sip of Respect Women Juice in their lives. They leave an incredible path of destruction in their wake. They hurt other people very badly. They have a whole list of things very wrong in their heads. Lucky for them, it just so happens that one of them is a bully and the other has a big sign over his head that says "don't bully me, I'll cum". And he will.

I initially found this movie because I was searching for things tagged "bisexuality" -- and it was tagged correctly! They're both textually into women! They're just both into one another a whole lot more. And speaking of being into one another...

2. These boys are NOT NORMAL about it

There is no part of their relationship that is good or healthy. Neither of them can make positive choices when the other is around. This is pure uncut mutual obsession. That's why it's so fucking hot.

Moreover, they have been Not Normal about one another since they were in high school. You get to watch two adolescents with compatible psychosexual trauma develop kinks in real time. Will there be collateral damage? You bet your ass there'll be.

One of my favorite fictional pair tropes is when the one who looks like the hapless normie is actually the bigger psycho. Yep.

Maybe you don't want to watch two handsome men erotically destroy themselves and each other? I dunno, couldn't be me.

3. The cinematography, though?

So much of the (very little) discussion I've seen about this movie involved the words "low budget". The first time I saw someone call it that, it caught my by surprise, because at no point while watching it did I think about how cheaply it was made.

And yet it's absolutely true! This is not an expensive film. It has a dozen or so speaking roles and no big sets. I bet the biggest single expense was renting that fishing boat for the end.

It's so lovely, though. It's got a good eye that really gets across the weird, intense pitch of the relationship. The violence is awful, but still kind of pretty. It's all shot in a way that's bloody but not gory, if you know the difference. There's a really brutal scene a little past the hour mark, and it's extremely telegraphed, so you can close your eyes if you want -- but man, despite being pretty squeamish about violence, I can't look away. It is the most intense that Japanese law will allow a man to be while eating fruit.

There. That's my favorite shot in the whole movie. If that one doesn't convince you to watch it, I don't know what will.

4. There's a manga!

The movie is a relatively faithful adaptation of a short (only 4.5 chapters!) manga, so if you're sad when the final credits start to roll, don't be! You can read all about it!

Honestly, I think the movie tells the story better, since the manga is episodic to the point of being incoherent at times, and the movie adds material that cushions a lot of the roughness. Still, I think the manga's worth a read. If nothing else, it's way more pornographic. You can find the whole thing translated at MangaDex.

5. I think you'll like the ending

It's always hard to stick the dismount in one of these, right? Like, you kind of want them to go off and live happily ever after, except you know that if they did that, the movie would suck, so you're braced for it all to end in bloody tragedy, but you don't want that bloody tragedy to feel cheap or unearned, but you really don't want avoiding that bloody tragedy to feel cheap or unearned.... It's a lot to negotiate in terms of viewer expectations, is all I'm saying.

The best of this genre hit the right balance, with ends that feel like they match the rest of their movies. The end of Double Mints feels like it matches the rest of the movie. It competently threads a very complicated needle. In short: I liked it. And I think you may like it too.

Feeling the obsession?

GagaOOLala has it for you! You'll need an account, but you may not need a paid account -- and really, if you're into gay shit from around the world, you should have an account already. I also saw it uploaded to a couple DailyMotion accounts, so you can try it that way too.

I didn't really notice until I started putting this rec post together that from some angles, Fuchikami Yasushi kind of looks like Markiplier. How about that.

Yeah, they gay, keep scrolling.

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list of movies/shows that tickled my brain they are either gay, violent or both yipee

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Currently Watching - June

aka The Masterlist

Because I love a good little list - in alphabetical order! 😊

Regularly updated during the month, latest update 30.06.2024

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At the end you can have a look at what we can expect in April with a MDL link and a link for a trailer (if avaible).

This is guaranteed to contain spoilers!

1. Blue Boys Part 2 🇰🇷 (1/4)

They are back and they made up 🥰 There is going to be a little bit drama, at least I hope just a little bit and not another break up or cheating -.- But they talked and I really liked it! And I loved that this stupid bitch got dumbed! Now I wait for the next parts.

2. Hidamari ga Kikoeru 🇯🇵 (1/12)

And with this first scene I fell in love. I was totally absorbed! And I got my giffing joy back. I don't know what happend, but I adore these two. And I can't wait to whitness their story to be told! Because they're in balance right now. One is loud and one is silent. One is hiding and one is seeking. And both are happy to see the other one happy.

3. His Man Season 3 🇰🇷 (4/?)

I love this format! I enjoyed the first two seasons to the max and the third one is something else too. There are so many different people with different personalities and thinkings. As always there is some kind of tension and love triangles, but there are some really wholesome moments too. I really hope people keep in mind that these people have their own feelings and not a script to act on.

4. My Love Mix-Up! 🇹🇭 (4/12)

I see so many posts from people not liking this one and I am sitting here enjoying this story. I don't compare it to anything. i just enjoy some awkward fluff. And I think the casting is quite good. I don't have the strongest feeling for the japanese original. I really enjoyed it and it is a great series, but I think the thai one is entertaining too and the chemistry between those two is still there.

5. My Stand-In 🇹🇭 (10/12)

I loved this scene! The way Ming caressed Joe and the way he fucked him, finally facing him. Thank you! Tong is a stupid shitface. He is such a bad fucker. I have some strong feelings here. And yes, I liked the progress of Ming's and Joe's relationship. I don't like the ending, but I liked seeing them happy together. Perhaps mostly because I want to see Joe happy. The ending was cruel and next week comes episode 11 so... yay...

6. Wandee Goodday 🇹🇭 (9/12)

Do I like it when they kiss? Hell yeah! Do I like the back and forth with the kisses? Hell no! At this point I don't know where they are going with the story. It is quite repetitive. Yak wants a kiss, Dee plays shy. Yak smiles and kisses him on the cheek and they live happily like boyfriends, but they aren't boyfriends, even though they both like each other! At least Yak finally understood his feelings. Now please let Dee work on his problems. There are three more episodes to go. Let them be happy and work on their problems together! It gets a little bit boring...

7. Word of Honor 🇨🇳 (20/36)

Those two flirt a lot and are a married couple. Everyone knows that. And I love and enjoy that! Overall this is such a fun watch and the different sects and intrigues are sometimes a little bit confusing, but interesting. I love this world of martial arts and I love how protective Wen Kexing is over Zhou Zishu. I haven't felt like watching this lately. I wasn't in the right mood.

Finished in June

Series

Taxi Driver 🇰🇷

I looooved the first episodes, when we got our weekly revenge stories. But around episode 12 there was so much going on with the police and the illegal organ-trafficing-ring and it got kind of boring. And yes, Kim Do-gi is some kind of super human. He can take punch after punch and still beat 30 men in a row. That is a little bit unrealistic, but it was fun watching him. I don't know if I'll watch season 2. Perhaps I start and watch the first episodes with joy before some big shit happens and it gets boring again... But overall still a 7,5 out of 10 for me.

25 Ju, Akasaka de 🇯🇵

They finally talked! Thank god! They finally spoke to each other! And now they are happy and Japan delivered, I must say. The misunderstanding trope was well done, but a little bit drawn out in the end. But I really liked this not so slow burning slow burn. The story was well rounded with the background story, the characters had depth and there was Nagumo Shoma in this soooo... I liked it. A good 9 out of 10 for me.

Cityboy_Log 🇰🇷

Volume 3 came to an end, I guess. I don't know when it will continue. I really hated this "season". It was confusing and the time jumps were disturbing and I really hated the character development. The lying and the cheating and the escalations and the make ups - they lost the characters and their growth on the way. It can be to be attracted to some one else, that is humane, but you don't have to act on it. This "season" really pissed me off. I am still mad! I won't rate it, jsut because the format is confusing for me 😂

Only Boo 🇹🇭

This was a dancy ride with the last part missing the beat. I loved the fluff and Moo was such a delightful character and Kang is such a sweetheart. I loved these two together! And I loved that Moo had to fight a little bit to get Kang. What I didn't like was the fact, that in the end it all felt too rushed and too easy? I like that they got together again and that Moo still could fullfill his dream, but it would be nice if we could have seen him starting a little revolution and the fans rooting for him and Kang and finally changing something. But that didn't happen. But over all this one was such a sweet wholesome watch! So in the end it is a 8,5 out of 10 for me.

Short Film

Movie

Double Mints 🇯🇵

Can I say I am a little bit disappointed? Don't get me wrong. This is a good movie, but it is always depicted as this fucked up, dark movie you should be warned to watch and named in one breath with Dangerous Dr*gs of S*x or The Shortest Distance Is Round. And yes, it is brutal and dark and their relationship is interesting but kind of messed up, but it did not meet my expectations. Nevertheless I really liked it and from all those dark movies and series I watched so far, this is one of the better ones. I really like the devotion and enjoyed watching the D/s relationship. The ending was very much fitting for this kind of movie and kind of romantic. Yes, this sounds fucked up, but I guess both of them were very much on the edge and this is the only solution for them to be together forever and become one again. They found each other and that is all they needed. Guess I liked this movie more than I first thought. So for me it gets a good 8,5 out of 10.

Dropped in June

Looking forward to in June

My Love Mix-Up - Trailer (June 7th)

Love Sea - Trailer (June 9th)

Aki wa Haru to Gohan wo Tabetai 2 Haime! (June 14th in cinemas)

SunsetxVibes - Pilot (June 15th)

His Man Season 3 (June 21st)

I Hear the Sunspot (June 26th)

The Rebound - Trailer (June 26th)

The Trainee - Trailer (June 30th)

Blue Boys Part 2 - Trailer (June 18th)

Born to be Y - Teaser (allegedly in June)

[bl-bracket]

Bonus Round: Most Unhinged Plot Round 1

[Top 5 will advance to next round]

Which BL has the most unhinged plot?

The Sign (2023)

Never Let Me Go (2022)

Only Friends (2023)

Triage (2022)

Choco Milk Shake (2022)

Eternal Yesterday (2022)

Cherry Magic (2020)

Kinnporsche: The Series (2022)

Pit Babe (2023)

Double Mints (2017)

Kiseki: Dear to Me (2023)

[See Results]

Voting ended onJun 25, 2024

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Double Mints (Perfect Edition)