Audience reviews
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toxicgreen777
Two of the most intense and life-altering occupations in Japan is being a
1. Yakuza member or
2. an Idol.
Either occupation has enough content to easily write a stand-alone story, in which there are already many. Someone probably got high one night and thought, "what if the Idols... (big puff) were Yakuza?". Thus the absurd classic, "Back Street Girls: Gokudols" was made.
The visual gags and jokes in this show are off the charts, even for a Japanese anime. Whether there is a sudden cut to when the main characters impaled a literal bear or when one of the characters' anus explodes in a bloody mess, anything is on the table. Without spoiling everything that happens in the show, the R rating is very much earned. All the jokes seem to hit a perfect balance of disturbing and bizarrely hilar…
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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 friend…
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Never seen a highly underrated anime than this. This is my first review, feel compelled to write because the rating is so bad, yet for me it was an entertaining anime. I'm so bedazzled by the expectation-reality differences. Story sucks, I get it. But I know for comedy genre, story doesn't really matter. Gintama for example, God of comedy, yet the story is horrible (at least for me). They sold comedy, not story.
This anime is hilarious af. The voice acting? Masterpiece. Literally. And that what made this series so funny. From the very first scene, I got entangled. If you don't laugh at least for 3 episodes, your life is miserable. This remind me of Detroit Metal City: absurd, random, shouting, funny sexual jokes, weird character.
I highly recommend people to watch this. Just laughing,…
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I think it was one of the best comedy anime that I've seen. I liked the story unlike many other people, three yakuza people who have to become idols for the mistake they've made. But to be honest it's more like famous sitcoms, in the episodes there is no such a palpable development on the story it was more like ten episodes that you can watch with very similar bases and laugh. I have laughed so hard on some episodes, and I think it was pretty good and funny for a comedy / idol anime. I would recommend it to people who want to laugh and doesn't expect a very detailed story.
Read at the sourceVencia_Kiryu
Horrible anime, what a waste of time. As someone who very much enjoy stories and movies where men dress up as women I thought I'd enjoy this but oh my I was wrong. This is a highly insensitive transphobic anti-LGBT anti-women story that should be removed from Netflix asap.
All the jokes are tacky, I did not laugh once. What is the fun of joking about having hemorroids? It's not fun? Jokes abing being threatened to death? Not fun?
This anime implies that:
Trans-people does not exist
Even after surgery, looking and feeling like a girl, trans-women will never be "real women"
Only people with dicks can have and enjoy sex
People without dicks can't have sex with people without dicks
The worst thing to happen is to lose your dick and now have to pee standing up
What a waste of time. Wow. I…
Read at the sourceNaturo
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…
Read at the sourceTheEvilSamaritan
To all the haters, THIS TRANIME IS EPIC, LET PEOPLE ENJOY THINGS! ok?(◕‿◕✿)
STORY: 10 - wholesome and funny, but also dark (O_O;) the premise of the show is pretty friggin disturbing if you read too much into it or place yourself in the shoes of the gokudolls, but also equally pretty friggin ridiculous when you consider that the boss could have just used REAL GIRLS who are BIOLOGICALLY FEMALE. This mix of ridiculous, goofy comedy combined with darker aspects pretty much summarises the tone of the entire show, and, I gotta say, it's a pretty unique one. (o^▽^o)
ART: 10 - WOWOWWOWOWOWOWOWOW (•⊙ω⊙•) The animation was simple, but it matched the farcical, facetious tone of the show. If the animation was actually good in a traditional sense, it would honestly have been out of place and probabl…
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Ah yes the idol anime genre. For years it's given us many enjoyable shows such as all three entires of the Love Live franchise, Bang Dream, D4DJ, Revue Starlight and Zombieland Saga. So what happens when three members of the yazuka become idols? Well you wouldn't want to know, because Backstreet Girls: Gokudolls is complete and utter transphobic garbage!
The premise has already been stated, but I'll restate it since so it's fresh in your mind: three yazuka get surgery to become idols because they let down their boss. Throughout this show there are only two jokes, the first one being that all of the girls in this anime are actually men because isn't transphobia just the funniest thing in the world? There's one scene where one of the girls is with someone who she knew before transitioning…
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Story 8/10
I really liked this story, it was stupid and silly, I love the idea of turning gang members into girly idols, it lead to some funny and insane moments. my favorite scene is from episode 9 the peeing seen I won't spoil it here but i laughed my ass off.
Art 5/10
The only problem I have with this anime is the art style, every girl in the anime looks terrible and the guys look decent at best.
Sound 8/10
The idol songs weren't anything special, the only song I really liked was "are you mad?".
Character 9/10
I loved almost every returning character and even some of the one off characters (mostly the fans), my favorite characters were the boss and Airi (one of the idols).
Enjoyment 9/10
I watched this whole anime with a friend of mine and we both laughed multiple times per episode.…
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I can see why so many other reviewers gave this a below decent overall review as the ENTIRE anime is EXTREMELY bad taste & very anti-politically correct so I can understand why so many people wouldn't like it in this day in age. As someone who loves bad taste, this is easily one of the most ridiculous anime I have seen in a LONG time. It's ridiculous in all the right ways as it is absolutely hilarious.
I have been watching the dub but I tried to watch the sub but the dub is far better with amazing voice actors like Richard Epcar (Raiden - Mortal Kombat) it's hard not to enjoy when Raiden is saying highly inappropriate things. The dub you actually get to listen to the ridiculous things everyone says especially the main characters (Mari, Chika & Aily) & Lina say. You just don't get the same…
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Most anime fans are so tuned into fancy gimmicks and special effects for their anime, but for Gokudolls this anime was very nostalgic for me. Brought me back the vibes of shows like Excel Saga & Great Teacher Onizuka. People giving it bad scores for quality likely are fans that started anime in late 2000's which is nothing wrong but older anime watchers should feel right at home here in terms of quality in the art when animes felt like they were ripped from the mangas.
That said... the story can be very hit or miss for people cause it tackles a very sensitive topic in today's society regarding transgenders. The fact they are forced into sex changes really strikes a nerve with the LGBT community. That aside as long as your mature enough to realize this is a comedy meant for "entertainment"…
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If you've read the synopsis, then you can already see that this particular anime is going to be a bit controversial.
Firstly, I know that this ridiculous anime wasn't trying to be accurate in their use of terminologies, political correctness or facts when it comes to gender realignment/correction, Yakuza or idols. Unless you mess around with chromosomes, you can't simply reassign your sex. What you can change are the social constructs to which you adhere or represent yourself as, such as gender. They just had to do enough to basically sell it to whatever their target audience was (maybe a niche group of westerners, or scum like me). This anime really was designed for adults or mature audiences. If you are disturbed by scenes depicting the mistreatment of humans (esp. women), whether viol…
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To quote Pistachio Disguisey from 2002's The Master of Disguise, “[the scheme] is so stupid, it just might work,” would be very appropriate for this show. It was just so ridiculous, it worked… kind of.
Backstreet Girls: Gokudolls was created in the same format as "Daily Lives of High School Boys," "Haven't You Heard? I'm Sakamoto,” "Handa-kun,” and “Saiki Kusuo no Ψ-nan” (someone please inform me what to call the type of series that has several somewhat unrelated mini-stories in one episode). It kicked off with the premise of three Yakuza subordinates fumbling on an important assignment. As they begged on their knees for their lives, their boss said he would spare them if they got sex reassignment surgery and became pop idols. The plot circulates around the humor behind the different impl…
Read at the sourceZephyr_Sean
Mini Review!
So where do I start with this review?
Firstly, I think it's imperative that I state I am an extremely harsh critic. However, this show despite the premise blew me away completely, and not for all the right reasons.
I think it's also important to address a lot of the criticisms of the show because a vast majority of them are completely idiotic. The premise of the show is to do with Crime and the Yakuza. Criticising the show for it being raunchy, vulgar, and filled with an unlovable cast is like criticising a chef for seasoning the food they made. The point is, that it was completely intended. It adds not only character and charm to the show, but also promotes the main message of the story, which is 'do not judge those based on appearance' and that 'people are much more compl…
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This anime is critically underrated. Perhaps it's just my twisted sense of humor, but this was a classic for me. It goes right along in the same vein as anime like Prison School, Detroit Metal City and Magical With Punie Chan. It's hilarious torture comedy. I do understand that the weirdness of it will turn off many, since the plot surrounds manly Yakuza being turned into idols under threat of death, but people should really give it a chance, because it is hilarious.
Another thing that probably turns people off is the poor animation style, which even I didn't think was all that great, as it looks kind of like a cheaply drawn animated manga, more than anime, but if you get past that, the jokes will have you dying. Especially in later episodes. In fact, this is probably the only idol relat…
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Yes.. I am aware of the reason why this series was brought to light. That's right.. when you first heard of how the plot goes, you go like "Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm........that's interesting." Some people might even say that Japan is running out of ideas for unique stories and yes maybe that's correct. This show has a plot like no other because it doesn't even have one. Each episode is just a bunch of segments put together. To be honest, the story is a bit cliche but the anime knows it as well that's why it tries its best to try and twist the plot to bring out the unexpected. Though it was kind of exaggerated, the comedy factor never ceases to amaze you. Ironically, it feels that the only thing going for this series is the unique story and nothing more. Other than an embodiment of cringe, i…
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You read the synopsis for Back Street Girls: Gokudolls and it's one of the best yet weirdest set-ups for a comedy series I've seen. I was instantly excited to see how everything would unfold in the show and I actually got what I had expected and a little more.
For a sketch comedy, the story was good in that it was entertaining and a lot of the skits had an inter-connectivity to them and a lot characters that appeared early on aren't just there to serve the purpose of the joke being portrayed in that particular sketch alone. One drawback to the story is that there isn't a strong conclusion to the season although it isn't too detrimental given the nature of the show. Also comedy is subjective and there are definitely some jokes that may be hit or miss depending on who the viewer is.
When i…
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So the story of three Yakuza getting a forced sex change and becoming idols...well at least the premise is a new one.
I’ll start by saying I read the manga so I knew that all hell would break loose during this anime and some really funny moments would be sure to follow. I was wrong but not for the wrong reasons. First off, the official sub wasn’t available so most of it was done by fans which lead to some problems but I can’t complain because that’s better than nothing. One thing not done by the fans was the animation itself; it was actually awful. I think it did a good job of conveying the facial expressions and making the best out of the funny moments but they didn’t have the same impact as the manga. It made me more sad than anything to see something I truly liked have such a horrible…
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Yakuza idols. Welcome to anime, where fucking yazuka idols exist. Quite the premise to take in when reading about this show.
When I first heard about it, I thought it was so stupid.
And after finishing it, it's still so stupid.
But I still wanted to make a short review on my thoughts on it, so here they are:
Comedy (1/10) Back Street Girls takes overexaggerated humor to the max and way past that to the degree that the jokes can get played out really quickly.
It's just screaming with dramatic sound effects in the background and that's your comedy. That's just it. Because of that, the show just became a drag to watch by how unfunny it became with the amount of repetitive humor that the show provides (especially in the middle portion). It got old really fast.
Characters (2/10)
The sex…
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Remember Mahou Shoujo Ore from last season? Back Street Girls: Gokudolls is pretty much the same formula, only that if it ever existed in the face of the Yakuza.
The story starts with the main Gokudolls Kan, the 3 men (Ryu, Kazu, Big Bro) who have disobeyed their boss, Inugane-sensei, and from his mouth he demands that the Kan are forced go to Thailand for a sex change, transform their lives to be Gokudolls Niji! Oh dear God, that one hell of a chance taken to be idols-cum-yakuza in disguise taken well. As a certain someone phrased it that if this method exists in the East, but things are different in the West, it's true.
How this series of events turned into the next...I have absolutely no idea, credits to mangaka Jasmine Gyuh that this series stands out due to things that Japan is stil…
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