Back Street Girls: Gokudols

Injenss★ 10

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 thinkwas 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 related anime I've ever watched to completion and gave a high score to. It's definitely dirty, raunchy, vulgar comedy, strictly for adults, but if you enjoy that kind of comedy, then you will love this anime. Give it a shot, as it will have you laughing from start to finish. Story: 10 Art: 5 Sound: 9 Character: 10 Enjoyment: 10 Overall: 10

BlackCicero★ 7

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 thereisn'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 it comes the art and animation, the art is actually fine and it lends itself well to the comedy of Back Street Girls: Gokudolls, especially when it comes to what is done with the characters' facial expressions. However it is the animation of the show that is actually atrocious to the point where one almost wants to think it's intentional. Even if that was the case, there is not much excuse for the amount of shaky camera use I saw used in the show. The sound for the show is pretty standard with a small exception in that because this show is based around a cast of Idol "girls", the insert songs you would hear the main characters sing were interesting, catchy and the lyrics were actually very funny as well. Also the Opening and Ending songs for the show ended up being some favorites of mine from the current season. The characters will definitely be a draw for many people when watching Back Street Girls: Gokudolls. Whether it is the three former yakuza now turned idol girls, their boss Inugane or the many side characters that end up affected in some way or fashion by the Gokudolls. In conclusion, Back Street Girls: Gokudolls is a show that I think will probably stay underrated. However I wholeheartedly enjoyed it despite its flaws and would encourage anyone reading this to give this anime a try!