Back Street Girls: Gokudolls

After failing their boss for the last time, yakuza members Kentarou, Ryou, and Kazuhiko are faced with one of two choices: have their organs harvested and sold or take a trip to Thailand for sex reassignment surgery and become pop idols. Now, after a year of excruciating training, the three thugs have been reborn as Airi, Chika, and Mari. Debuting as the amateur idol group The Goku Dolls, the three strive towards becoming top idols.

However, despite the hours of feminizing brainwashing they were forced to endure, the three idols have managed to keep the yakuza spirit alive in their hearts. In order to fix this, their yakuza boss hires Mandarin Kinoshita, a legendary manager who has never had an idol group fail under his management. With their lives now on the line, the reluctant yakuza must work with their new manager to unleash their inner cuteness and become the successful idols that their tyrannical boss can truly be proud of.

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Tachibana, Mari Main

Maeda, Kaori Japanese

Yamamoto, Airi Main

Nukui, Yuka Japanese

Sugihara, Chika Main

Akao, Hikaru Japanese

Inugane, Kimanjirou Supporting

Fujiwara, Keiji Japanese

Rina Supporting

Takahashi, Minami Japanese

Kinoshita, Mandarin Supporting

Suwabe, Junichi Japanese

Yamakoshi, Oil Shock Supporting

Takagi, Wataru Japanese

Mizoguchi, Karin Supporting

Kayano, Ai Japanese

Nakamura, Yui Supporting

Oguroda, Tooru Supporting

Aoyama, Yutaka Japanese

Oda, Motohiro Producer

Matsuo, Kousuke Producer

Kon, Chiaki Director, Storyboard

Aketagawa, Jin Sound Director

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Feb 5, 2025

Yulmir

Recommended

Oh my, where to even begin with the Back Street Girls? Every once in awhile there comes an anime that is so absurd in its premise, one is left inevitably questioning what it is that they have just watched before inevitably becoming hooked. I loved every moment of this anime and would end up binging it in a single setting (good stuff).

It’s unapologetic in its humor, fan service, and plot twists, and isn’t afraid to push the boundaries with respect to its narrative. Honesty, it’s a good watch from start to finish and keeps its momentum up until the final episode. I really cannot understand ... why it is so criminally underrated at a rating of “6 (at the time of this review)”.

It deserves to be at least an eight in my book at the very least and I question the tastes of any who would rank it lower than the aforementioned. I am of the belief that those that rank it low are of the “perpetually offended crowd”, that find any amount of fan service and unorthodox subject matter taboo due to purest views.

Don’t let the review bombers convince you not to give Back Street Girls: Gokudols a try (and if you liked it you might want to give Isekai Ojisan a try too).

A solid 8 out of 10 for me.

Reviewer’s Rating: 8

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Mar 10, 2022

Naturo

Mixed Feelings

I watched this show last year and decided to give it a rewatch recently. I saw a few comments about transphobia and I really didn't see it. Already the premise of the show is how three yakuza members get surgery in Thailand and become idols. Based on the description alone, you know this show is a comedy and shouldn't be taken too seriously. And nobody had the intention of offending anyone. But if it's a topic you are sensitive to and are uncomfortable with joking about, then it's best to skip.

The show is a bit rough around the edges. The art looked a bit ... ''dirty'', there were a lot of simple and predictable jokes, but it was still a pretty chill watch. No matter how tired or distracted I was it was easy to pay attention and keep up. The few plots that had a twist managed to make me laugh or even chuckle. Think with a few adjustments it would be a great show. It has the potential to be something even better and If they consider season 2 I hope they dedicate more attention to the jokes, soundtracks and the artstyle.

Reviewer’s Rating: 6

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Nov 11, 2024

ghostorbz

Not Recommended

This anime just,,, isn't good. A friend of mine showed it to me about 3 or 4 years ago, and I decided to watch it again because I didn't remember what happened at all. I really shouldn't have though. Maybe I'm just sensitive but being someone who is trans this anime didn't sit well with me. The majority of the anime is just shaming the main 3 characters, putting them through abuse, and bashing trans people. There's not much beyond that, that's the only premise. You can't even ignore it, since that's all this anime is about! Comedy is the main genre, but I don't ... remember laughing at a single joke in this anime. The characters get verbally and physically harassed by fans and their boss, they're constantly being told they'll "Never be as pretty as real women", and even betrayed by past friends who fetishize them in their new bodies. The idea sound good on paper, 3 tough guys pretending to be cute idols. This didn't live up to my expectations at all. I wouldn't recommend this anime to anyone, especially another trans person.
Stepping away from the blatant transphobia, the art isn't appealing. There's basically no animation other than lip flaps, just making it a slideshow. It's not like the animation looks rushed or anything, there just isn't any. Characters barely move, even when the main 3 are on stage they just stand there, and it doesn't even look good. The art is very poorly drawn.
The music isn't memorable at all, I can't remember a single song the idols sang. I can't say much about it, the songs are unoriginal to the point I couldn't remember them if I had to.
Overall, I give gokudolls a 2. It isn't the absolute worst thing I've seen, but it's really bad. If you're trans, don't let this anime put you down. There's a ton of shows that portray you better, but this isn't one of them.

Reviewer’s Rating: 2

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	Poll: Back Street Girls: Gokudolls Episode 1 Discussion TheFreycook - Aug 8, 2018	26 replies	by TheDeep007 »» Feb 21, 8:44 AM
	Poll: Back Street Girls: Gokudolls Episode 3 Discussion TheFreycook - Aug 9, 2018	14 replies	by Spyral_Grayson »» Oct 15, 2024 8:41 AM
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	Poll: Back Street Girls: Gokudolls Episode 5 Discussion Stark700 - Aug 8, 2018	13 replies	by RGreatDanton »» Nov 29, 2023 1:04 AM