My anime buddy was wondering when this would finally come in, and it finally came in a couple of weeks ago: "Gokudol Music" the song album.
A lot of comments have been made stating that the Kan-gumi version is better than the Niji-gumi original. I don't agree but I have to say that the Niji-gumi's take is more hilarious especially when the guys go into the chants near the end. Just imagine the guys in the Corleone family singing ABBA's "Dancing Queen" at karaoke (Take it away, Sonny!). As I mentioned in the article for "Gokudol Music", Masayoshi Oishi(大石昌良)wrote and composed the opening theme that has ensured that I will never be able to hear that yakuza trumpet fanfare the same way ever again.
A number of songs were showcased through the 10 episodes of "Back Street Girls", and in-universe, they were all written by the Godfather of the Inugane Gang and the guy who started off this whole gangster-to-aidoru craze, Kimanjiro Inugane(犬金鬼万次郎). However, in real life, it is Jasmine Gyu(ジャスミン・ギュ)on lyrics and the band Gesshoku Kaigi(月蝕會議)on music.
One song that I heard fairly often next to the opening and ending themes was "Koi no Sakazuki"(恋のサカズキ...Sake Cup of Love)by the Niji-gumi. I think Gyu and Gesshoku Kaigi got the alphabet aidoru group thing down pat when they whipped this one up. The song is AKB-lovely but the lyrics are also funny since they talk about exchanging sake cups and likening them to the famed anime trope of kansetsu kiss (indirect kiss). Plus, I don't think I've ever heard the description of cutting one's pinkie off being so fluffy.
"Okottenno?"(怒ってんの?...Are Ya Mad?)is perhaps even closer to AKB48, and I think the oyabun may have created this to let out his frustrations on paper instead of using his bat on the noggins of his young charges. It happened quite a lot on the show.
I was a little bit curious of this anime and first episode made my jaw drop. Funny anime indeed! I admit the OP song is catchy but I like the ED better. As soon as the album was made available on apple music, i listened to the songs. I was surprised the kangumi versions were included. Haven't finished the anime yet. Currently at ep 5... And oh, only 10 eps? How disappointing! They should have made it 24!
ReplyDeleteHello, Midori.
DeleteYep, as my friend said, if the Kan-gumi versions hadn't been included, he would have cried foul.
Only 10 episodes. Hmmm...I would have liked the full 13-episode version but I'm happy enough with the 10 for now. Since the manga is still continuing, I hope that there will be interest and material for a second season sometime next year or in 2020.