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Season 1 – Back Street Girls: Gokudols

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To pay for an epic blunder, three yakuza brothers are forced to alter their bodies, form a girl group and break into the underground J-pop idol scene.
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02/17/2020 It has a good premise: 'Three foul-mouthed yakuza pretend to be idols.' And when it's exploring this premise, it delivers with both comedy and heartfelt emotion. But then it feels the need to constantly abuse the main characters physically, mentally, and emotionally. It's played for laughs, but is never actually funny. These men have lost their rights, their freedom, their own bodies, and any reason to trust the man who now controls their life. Any attempt to regain any freedom results in being punished to the extreme. It really does feel exactly like some especially twisted forced-transgender erotica. But then you're just expected to laugh at this nightmare. Even if these themes don't repulse you, there isn't any real effort put into making them actually funny. So expect to feel either uncomfortable, or bored. See more Read all reviews
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Daisuke Ono

Yamamoto Kentaro

Satoshi Hino

Tachibana Ryu

Kazuyuki Okitsu

Sugihara Katsuhiko

Chiaki Kon

Director

Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Dec 12, 2018 Episode 1 Forced to surgically alter their bodies into girls, three yakuza brothers debut on the underground J-pop idol scene after a year of intense training. Details Episode 2 Aired Dec 12, 2018 Episode 2 Junior yakuza member Kimura becomes the idol unit's personal assistant; Boss Inugane books a live radio interview to promote the Gokudols. Details Episode 3 Aired Dec 12, 2018 Episode 3 The Gokudols are sent to audition for a yakuza movie; Mari and Chika visit their fathers for the first time since their transformations. Details Episode 4 Aired Dec 12, 2018 Episode 4 Chika sees her former lover in the audience at one of their performances; the Gokudols visit a local old-fashioned cafe for a television appearance. Details Episode 5 Aired Dec 12, 2018 Episode 5 After hearing of blood brother Inugane's lucrative idol business, New York mafia boss Steve sends one of his own soldiers to join the Gokudols. Details Episode 6 Aired Dec 12, 2018 Episode 6 The overworked girls inform Boss Inugane that they're too tired to perform; an influential enka singer insults the Gokudols during a live radio show. Details Episode 7 Aired Dec 12, 2018 Episode 7 The Gokudols must share the theater stage with an actual high school girl after Boss Inugane allows her to join the idol unit as an understudy. Details Episode 8 Aired Dec 12, 2018 Episode 8 With enka singer Natsuko's financial backing, the men and women whose lives were ruined by the Gokudols cast their own idol unit to take them head-on. Details Episode 9 Aired Dec 12, 2018 Episode 9 While dejected that the fans are unresponsive to her efforts, understudy Yui informs Boss Inugane that another talent agency has recruited her. Details Episode 10 Aired Dec 12, 2018 Episode 10 Tired of berating the Gokudols for their lack of showmanship, Boss Inugane gives them an ultimatum that will alter the idol unit's future. Details
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Season Info

Director
Chiaki Kon
Network
Netflix
Rating
TV-MA
Genre
Drama, Anime
Original Language
Japanese
Release Date
Dec 12, 2018
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