When I write a review I try to make it concise and easy to read. This is a spoiler free review so go ahead and read without worry. The Gokudols man oh man where do I start with that gem. I think this one of those animes you have to approach at a slower pace. This isnt an anime personally I would recommend to watch and binge its a one or two episodes before or in bed kind of show. Back street girls gokudols despite common misconceptions is NOT an idol show it just takes place in the idol scene. This isnt about music lyrics or even show with normal idol performances. Its more about the story behind the scene of these idols more specifically: how unlike idols they are... because they are men. Yakuza in fact. The premise is hilarious maybe even ridiculous: 3 yakuza men made a mistake and their boss gave them an ultimatum: Die or go to Thailand get a sex change and become idols to make money for their clan. Now hear me out it sounds preposterous but the show is actually comedy gold. I think one of the main hesitations Ive heard about this show is about the trans themes and how it could take a very bad direction but frankly this show does a great job at keeping politics out of their story and the way the entirety of this show is portrayed throughout is very neutral and non offensive. Even better they take these themes and elevate them to a standard of comedy that I find is very much lacking in a lot of recent comedy animes coming out. Now they obviously had a sex change but their manly yakuza personalities are still very much present. And so the show is essentially comically portraying the duality these now idols face On one end the typical aggressive yakuza they are the other very graceful and talented young idol girls they are forced to be. The show does a fantastic way of depicting the inner thoughts of the now 3 exyakuza members as they have to go through what idols do. On top of that their boss has extremely unrealistic expectations of them that he demands to be met. I think one of the greatest checkbox this show ticks is how well they portray the psychology of these 3 characters. Even though they are yakuza they are constantly subjected to the brain washing of their boss to be girly and idol like. They are essentially abused and exploited by their boss and forced to live a life they hate. Slowly being programmed to be these textbook perfect idols. Maybe this is a stretch from me but this could also be interpreted to be a satire of the work and expectations idols are subjected to on a daily basis although thats just my own subjective input. And so as the anime progresses you see them slowly become more aware of certain things they never thought about Things like being uncomfortable because theyre being stared at by all the men. And while this can be attributed to the fact that they themselves are males The themes in this show serve to almost be a satire of certain gender stereotypes in a very comical and light hearted way. I think another reason I really enjoyed this show is because these character are much older than the normal demographics of characters you see usually in idol anime or comedy highschool. So in a way its a bit of a more mature vibe throughout the anime which I personally thought was refreshing. The art style isnt anything particularly special but I think its simplicity makes the show a lot easier to watch. There was no real animation as the show was just following their life behind the stage. In this case the animation doesnt really add or remove anything from the anime. The plot itself is what really ropes you in. Music wise there isnt anything special either but again this show really centres on the life of these 3 idols so there isnt much of the idol singing/performance you would expect. The anime for the most part portrays how unlike idols they are during their down time. Which to me is a novel way to tackle the idol theme Especially when you consider all the other components the show adds. Adding a sense of freshness to the otherwise stale idol scene. But thats my opinion.. I personally gave this show a 10/10 but for the sake of objective evaluation I will be giving it a 90/100. First the justification of a score this high simply boils down to this anime really being a new way of portraying comedy. Like Ive already talked about this show essentially takes two really big anime tags idols and comedy and approaches it from such a unique angle that no other anime has done or done as successfully. Secondly the rewatch value of this show is pretty high. Give it a few months after the first watch and I think the show is as funny and entertaining the second time. I think the fact that this show is on Netflix really elevates it further. I just turn on my tv in bed and watch an episode till Im tired and.. yea Just Netflix and chill. Finally the reason why this show is not a 100/100 has to do with the quality of the animation. And while I know Ive said its not important to the show its still a component that needs to be used for evaluation. Thats not to say that the quality of the show is poor. You just cant really compare it to shows like demon slayer or violet evergarden in terms of the quality of animation. And thats fine. I dont want to say more than that just want to give people the right nudge towards giving this anime chance. I hope this anime gets the attention it deserves Thanks for reading and happy watching