Both stories show the bleak side of life and the people trying to survive in the midst of it poverty and crime.
Both are dark, gritty portrayal of two messed up individuals in a mafia-esque setting which touches on sex work and the plight of the poor and the downtrodden. Both follows two people as they try to hold onto each other despite their circumstances trying to tear them apart.
While Double Mints is more about obsession and is a lot darker than Happy of the End, the latter is more subtle and understanding in treating its characters. Happy of the End, though portrays all the hardships and bleakness of the characters' lives, still focuses on hope, will to survive, and well, more positive stuff. Double Mints on the other hand is downright dark, tragic, and portrays violence and sexual abuse on a very disturbing scale. They are similar in certain themes, but also very different in the overall vibe.
While Double Mints is more about obsession and is a lot darker than Happy of the End, the latter is more subtle and understanding in treating its characters. Happy of the End, though portrays all the hardships and bleakness of the characters' lives, still focuses on hope, will to survive, and well, more positive stuff. Double Mints on the other hand is downright dark, tragic, and portrays violence and sexual abuse on a very disturbing scale. They are similar in certain themes, but also very different in the overall vibe.
Both series are dark and you feel the missery throughout. Two young men takes care of each other when they have no one else and their parents fail them. They eventually fall in love. Gray shelter has more of an open ending (leaning more towards a sad ending) while Happy of the end has a happy/hopeful ending. Happy of the end has more trigger warnings and traumatic things that happen.
Both explores the issues of how it's easy to be
-poor ,
-homeless
- forgotten in Tokyo.
Also stories of love, survival & friendship.
Though Happy of the End is told from an LGBTQ, / BL angle that adds an extra perspective on issues of SA, exploitation, street industry and the commodification of bodies (young & old).
-poor ,
-homeless
- forgotten in Tokyo.
Also stories of love, survival & friendship.
Though Happy of the End is told from an LGBTQ, / BL angle that adds an extra perspective on issues of SA, exploitation, street industry and the commodification of bodies (young & old).
- Serious and realist vibes
- Strong plot that shows how deep the characters are
- Mature content
- Both are japanese
- Both are based on a manga
- Bl dramas
- You will feel empty after ending it, because the plot will hit you like a basketball and make you want to erase your memory just to watch it again
- Strong plot that shows how deep the characters are
- Mature content
- Both are japanese
- Both are based on a manga
- Bl dramas
- You will feel empty after ending it, because the plot will hit you like a basketball and make you want to erase your memory just to watch it again