Back Street Girls -GOKUDOLS-

Synopsis

A group of 3 yakuza failed their boss for the last time. After messing up an important job, the boss gave them 2 choices: honorably commit suicide, or go to Thailand to get a sex reassignment surgery in order to become "female" idols. After a gruesome year training to become idols, they successfully debut, with overwhelming popularity, much to their dismay. This is where their tragedy truly begins.

First Air Date: 2018-07-03

Last Air Date: 2018-09-04

Number of Seasons: 1

Number of Episodes: 10

Networks: BS11

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Top Cast

Daisuke Ono as Kentarō Yamamoto (voice)
Satoshi Hino as Ryū Tachibana (voice)
Kazuyuki Okitsu as Kazuhiko Sugihara (voice)
Keiji Fujiwara as Inugane (voice)
Kaori Maeda as Mari Tachibana (voice)
Yuka Nukui as Airi Yamamoto (voice)
Junichi Suwabe as Mandarin Kinoshita (voice)
Natsuki Hanae as Kimura (voice)
Ayumi Mano as Yui (voice)
Hikaru Akao as Chika Sugihara (voice)

Seasons

Season 1 (2018)

No overview available for this season.

Episodes:

Ep. 1: We Became Idols / Boss! Sensei Producer! / Bittersweet Memories / He Understands / Down With The Yakuza (2018-07-03)

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.
Ep. 2: But... / Unthinkable / The Trick to Talk Shows / What's Girl Talk? / Do You Love Each Other? (2018-07-10)

Junior Yakuza member Kimura becomes the idol unit's personal assistant. Boss Inugane books a live radio interview to promote the Gokudols.
Ep. 3: Girl Master / Star of the Silver Screen / Redoing / Fourth Man / Idol at the Trail (2018-07-17)

The Gokudols are sent to audition for a Yakuza movie. Mari and Chika visit their fathers for the first time since their transformations.
Ep. 4: Secret of Gokudols / live legend / super love / soul food / scratch / grudge (2018-07-24)

Chika sees her former lover in the audience of one of their performances. The Gokudols visit a local old-fashioned café for a television appearance.
Ep. 5: Glory free winner / Fall in love / Japanese dream / Don and boss / Family bond / Gokudolls victim meeting (2018-07-31)

After hearing of blood brother Inugane's lucrative idol business, the New York mafia boss Steve sends one of his own members to join the Gokudols.
Ep. 6: Worker, unite! / Showdown Baba / Pigeon / Honesty / Couples Zenya / Five Devils (2018-08-07)

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.
Ep. 7: Nirvana / Something important / Parent's teachings / Big Rookie / High school girl / Senpai and Kouhai (2018-08-14)

The Gokudols must share the theater stage with an actual high school girl after Boss Inugane allows her to join the idol unit as their understudy.
Ep. 8: Hidden Camera / Taking Courage / Shall We Dance or Revenge / Interview / Lower Body Exercise / Beard and Bust (2018-08-21)

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.
Ep. 9: Change of Group / My Angel / It's Amazing!! / Miserable... / With a Musical Instrument / Amazingly Breathtaking / Coverage (2018-08-28)

While dejected that the fans are unresponsive to her efforts, understudy Yui informs Boss Inugane that another talent agency has recruited her.
Ep. 10: Soul of Yakuza / Came to Nothing / Hell-p Me! / Graduation / Step-Up / The Last Time... (2018-09-04)

Tired of berating the Gokudols for their lack of showmanship, Boss Inugane gives them a surprising ultimatum that will alter the idol unit's future.