Back Street Girls -GOKUDOLS- - Reviews

So.

If you are 25 and younger. If you were raised with Naruto, One Piece,Toriko and other flashy anime...

This is not the anime for you.

BUT:

If I say Rupin. Golgo13. Riding Bean. Akagi. Magi. Sancutary and Crying Freeman....this is the anime for you.

This is old school humor that purposely puts on a new wave veneer and mocks itself. If you like Yakuza movies and anime, this pokes fun at every single troupe. Every single one and it is hilarious.

Also. Even iF you don't watch the whole series, you have to watch Episode #31, Honesty. You will understand that this is the most hilarious argument in yakuza anime history. It's so good, gurrrrrl. Like you have the secret marriage, the murderous enka singer and the yakuza mob boss going toe to toe.

Daisuke ONO was my favorite VO actor for YEARS, GURL. YEARS.

Now, after that argument and the tasty saltiness? Keiji FUJIWARA takes the cake. After hearing his sassiness in Dr. Stone and his brutal ass in Gokudols? He makes this anime. He should not be second string, but honestly, his small parts are the important glue that makes this whole series amazing.

And he plays off of Kimiko SAITOU FLAWLESSLY. 

I WOULD PAY TO HAVE THEM PERFORM A MAFIA ANIME.

LIKE. ALL. THE. MONEYS.

The overall score might not make much sense due to some of the scores I gave, but at least for me when I had finished it, it made sense. This show is hilarious, that's all that really matters. Each episode is its own thing so there isn't really much of an overall story, hence the score. 

Only thing that really matters is that it's hilarious. 

There isn't much to say about this anime other than it's pretty funny at some parts. I like things dealing with the yakuza, so that was the driving force to watch this. I didn't have any real expectations for this, so I wasn't disappointed nor elated. It's one of those shows that end up being background noise, because you start focusing on other stuff when it loses your attention. It's fine for a simple comedy anime. Not the best by any means, but not the worst either. The animation is absolutely hideous.

It was pretty funny and a new concept to me, but it flopped in story, it really could have done more with it but sadly it fell short and it was a disapointing end. There were many funny moments but one scene in particular that was uncomfortable is *Spoiler ig* the scene where one of the characters is locked in a room with a dog in heat with porn in the background, then another dog comes in and then they start going at it, that was very uncomfortable in more ways then one. 

Back Street Girls: Gokudolls

This is an immensely questionable title without a doubt.
The 3 Yakuza members who had to undergo a sex change in Thailand, deny a tough and bizarre adventure as idols.

The anime has quite an interesting sense of humor and massive exaggeration. In terms of taste, it is certainly not for everyone, as the humor is mostly about sexual context or fecal language.
A lot of amusing misunderstandings were also placed on.

Animation / pictures

I think they had less on hand for the animation budget than I invested in my Christmas dinner. Still images without end and not even the mouths moved half the time. Not exactly sure if I've ever seen a worse animated anime.

Characters

In terms of depth of character or personality, there was nothing to speak of. However, the 3 protagonists fit their roles wonderfully well and made for one or two smiles.

Conclusion

In conclusion, it is certainly mediocre comedy in every aspect. However, it was a lot more entertaining than I expected.

But I recommend not to watch the anime in one go, but to watch the episodes in between, otherwise one torments oneself enormously with the fluctuating humor.