Back Street Girls
Plot. After an unspecified major failure, Yakuza underlings Kentaro, Ryo and Kazuhiko are forced by their boss, Inugane, to either commit seppuku and sell their organs or go to Thailand to undergo sex reassignment surgery, and train to become idols. They choose the latter and debut as Airi, Mari and Chika, the Gokudols. They suffer abuse from Inugane as he trains them to become idols. Still, their hearts are Yakuza, and their brotherhood is strong. Media. Manga. "Back Street Girls" is written and illustrated by Jasmine Gyuh. It was serialized in Kodansha's "Weekly Young Magazine" from  March 16, 2015 to September 15, 2018. Kodansha published 12 "tankōbon" volumes between August 6, 2015 and January 3, 2019. The manga is licensed in English by Kodansha USA. Anime. An anime television series adaptation, produced by J.C.Staff and directed by Chiaki Kon, aired between July 4 and September 5, 2018 on BS11 and other channels. The scripts were handled by Susumu Yamakawa, and sound direction was handled by Jin Aketagawa. The anime has been licensed by Netflix. Live-action. A live-action film, titled "Back Street Girls: Gokudols" and directed by Keinosuke Hara, premiered on February 8, 2019 in  Japan. The staff and cast of the film also returned for a six-episode live-action television series that premiered on February 17, 2019.