Shinryaku! Ika Musume
Encyclopedia
Squid Girl, known in Japan as , a comedy manga series written by Masahiro Anbe
, which began serialization in Weekly Shōnen Champion
from 2007. It is published in Taiwan
by Chingwin Publishing Group
. An anime adaptation by Diomedea aired on TV Tokyo
between October 4, 2010 and December 20, 2010, while a second series, titled Shinryaku!? Ika Musume, started airing in Japan on September 26, 2011.
, and
from July 2007 and is still ongoing. Ten tankōbon volumes have been released as of October 20, 2011.
between October 4, 2010 and December 20, 2010. The fifth and sixth DVD/Bluray volumes, released on April 20, 2011 and May 18, 2011, contained bonus "Mini-Ika Musume" side-stories. Media Blasters
have licensed the anime in North America under the title Squid Girl and released the first half of the series on DVD on September 27, 2011, with the second half to be released on December 6, 2011. This will be followed by a Bluray Disc release on March 13, 2012. A second anime season, titled , began airing in Japan from September 26, 2011. Both series have been simulcasted by Crunchyroll
.
, which was released on October 27, 2010, while the ending theme is by Kanae Itō
which was released on November 26, 2010. A character song, , sung by Kanemoto, was released on July 6, 2011 bundled with a DVD music video. For the second season, the opening theme is "High Powered" by Sphere
, while the ending theme is by Hisako Kanemoto
.
for iOS on June 17, 2011.
Masahiro Anbe
is a Japanese manga author and illustrator best known for his work Shinryaku! Ika Musume.-External links:* *...
, which began serialization in Weekly Shōnen Champion
Weekly Shonen Champion
is a weekly shōnen manga magazine published by Akita Shoten.- History :Shōnen Champion was first published 15 July 1969. It has had numerous popular series by manga artists such as Osamu Tezuka, Go Nagai, Shinji Mizushima, and Keisuke Itagaki...
from 2007. It is published in Taiwan
Taiwan
Taiwan , also known, especially in the past, as Formosa , is the largest island of the same-named island group of East Asia in the western Pacific Ocean and located off the southeastern coast of mainland China. The island forms over 99% of the current territory of the Republic of China following...
by Chingwin Publishing Group
Chingwin Publishing Group
Chingwin Publishing Group is a Taiwanese Publishing Group famous for its large Manga selection. Established in 1964，in Taipei. Though it was aimed for a general publishing company at first, it changed its principle to releasing mainly Manga, light novels and pop cultural magazines in 1990s...
. An anime adaptation by Diomedea aired on TV Tokyo
TV Tokyo
is a television station headquartered in Toranomon, Minato, Tokyo, Japan. Also known as , a blend of "terebi" and "Tokyo", it is the key station of TX Network. It is one of the major Tokyo television stations, particularly specializing in anime...
between October 4, 2010 and December 20, 2010, while a second series, titled Shinryaku!? Ika Musume, started airing in Japan on September 26, 2011.
Story
Squid Girl, a girl from the sea who possesses squid-like tentacles, vows to conquer humanity as revenge for its pollution of the ocean. Her first task is to make the Lemon beach house, owned by the Aizawa sisters, her base of operations. However, when she accidentally breaks a hole in their wall, she is forced to work as a waitress to pay off the damages.Characters
- A girl who comes from the sea with plans to invade humanity as punishment for the pollution done to the sea. However, after causing damage to a beach house, she is forced to work as a waitress to pay for the damages and also sleeps at the Aizawa residence. Like a squid, she has ten fully controllable arms that protrude from the top of her head like hair, and can spew squid ink from her mouth. She also possesses numerous abilities from various breeds of squid, such as glowing, moving the little flaps on her hat or changing her weight at will in order to better control her tentacles. According to her, she will die if she takes her hat off. She enjoys shrimp and greatly fears natural predators like killer whales, to the point that even swimming floatSwimming floatA swimming float is normally used for toddlers or other very young children who are beginning to learn how to swim, or during exercise for therapeutic or training purposes...
s shaped like killer whales terrify her. Although generally immature and often getting herself into mischief, she is a fast learner, able to master complex things such as math and other languages in a short period of time. She almost always ends her sentences with as a final particleJapanese particlesJapanese particles, or , are suffixes or short words in Japanese grammar that immediately follow the modified noun, verb, adjective, or sentence. Their grammatical range can indicate various meanings and functions, such as speaker affect and assertiveness....
and emphasizes "ika" in sentences, which is reflected by how it's written (e.g.:). In the English dub, she incorporates various squid-based puns into her dialogue.
- The manager of the Lemon beach house who has red hair. She is a strong-minded girl and constantly has to keep Squid Girl in check. Despite her frequent irritation towards Squid Girl, however, Eiko does seem to care for her more than she cares to admit. Video games are one of her main hobbies, and studying is her primary weak point.
- Eiko's older sister who has blue hair and almost never shows her eyes in most situations. Whilst she has the appearance of a kind person, she possesses superhuman strength and abilities and a fearsome aura which she will direct at anyone looking to cause trouble in the beach house. She seems to be concerned about her weight.
- Eiko and Chizuru's little brother, an elementary school student who enjoys playing with Squid Girl.
- A neighborhood friend of Eiko who has a pet dog named Alex. Eiko describes her as a typical 'airhead'. She develops an obsessive crush on Squid Girl, often trying to get intimate with her at every opportunity and getting attacked in the process, which has also resulted in her becoming something of a masochist.
- A lifeguard and Eiko's childhood friend who is dedicated to protecting the sea and the people on the beach. He has a crush on Chizuru, often secretly keeping pictures of her, but so far has not put up the courage to confess his feelings to her.
- A surf-loving girl who works part time at the Lemon. Unlike everyone else, she sees Squid Girl as a genuine threat to humanity and fears her greatly. Squid Girl, on the other hand, enjoys the fact that there's finally someone who fears her and thus constantly teases Nagisa whenever she can. For a short period, Nagisa started dressing up as a guy in order to attract female customers and stop Squid Girl from teasing her, but she gave up after assuming she needs to be the one who recognises her as an invader.
- Voiced by: Hitomi NabatameHitomi Nabatameis a Japanese voice actress. She is affiliated with Ken Production. When voicing adult games, she is known as , , , or . She also sings opening themes for Nogizaka Haruka no Himitsu under the name Miran Himemiya and Chocolate Rockers.-Anime:...
(Japanese), Ema Kokubun (s2e4, English section), Laura Post (English) - An extraterrestrial researcher from the United States who believes Squid Girl to be an alien and is constantly trying to get her to admit being one so she can take her to her lab for analysis and examination She has something of a rivalry with Sanae due to their shared obsession with Ika. She is fluent in both Japanese and English.
, and
- Cindy's fellow researchers who studied at MITMassachusetts Institute of TechnologyThe Massachusetts Institute of Technology is a private research university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts. MIT has five schools and one college, containing a total of 32 academic departments, with a strong emphasis on scientific and technological education and research.Founded in 1861 in...
and work in a secret laboratory on the beach with Cindy. Though they have the talent to make beneficial contributions to mankind, their desire to communicate with aliens is more important to them, thus their reputation as . The contraptions they develop tend to make life miserable for the main cast, however well-meaning their intentions are.
- A middle schoolgirl who Squid Girl makes friends with after a prank gone wrong. She is the first person who Ika officially makes friends with, and they soon become quite close.
- The owner of a rival beach house, , whose real name is unknown. A rather strict manager, he hopes to capitalise on Squid Girl's popularity by making his own creepy kigurumiKigurumiis the Japanese name for costumed performers who represent cartoon characters, often animals. The name comes from the Japanese verb and noun . These performers appear at shopping malls, theme parks, and anime conventions...
masks based on her likeness, filled with various gadgets that often go awry. These kigurumi are often worn by his daughter, Ayumi. He often tries to challenge Eiko so that he can get the real deal to work for his shop.
- The daughter of The Southern Winds' owner. Though her beauty attracts a lot of customers, she is very shy around people, especially men. In order to face people, her father often fits her with the Squid Girl kigurumi. She occasionally works at the Lemon as a means to improve her sociability and is quite bashful around Eiko.
- A lifeguard who works alongside Gorō. He is often judged by his appearance as being no good and usually tries to pick up girls with no results.
- A gentle girl with a peaceful aura, who sometimes talks with Squid Girl, hinting that invading might not be the best thing to do as not all humans are bad. It is implied that she also comes from the sea, as she has a hat similar to Squid Girl's and makes statements that indicate she isn't human. The first syllables of her name spell out , meaning octopus.
- A miniature version of Squid Girl that appears in people's dreams, mostly Sanae's. A Mini Squid Girl has an average lifespan of up to 150 years old.
Manga
The manga by Masahiro Anbe began serialization in Weekly Shōnen ChampionWeekly Shonen Champion
is a weekly shōnen manga magazine published by Akita Shoten.- History :Shōnen Champion was first published 15 July 1969. It has had numerous popular series by manga artists such as Osamu Tezuka, Go Nagai, Shinji Mizushima, and Keisuke Itagaki...
from July 2007 and is still ongoing. Ten tankōbon volumes have been released as of October 20, 2011.
Anime
A 12-episode anime adaptation by Diomedea aired on TV TokyoTV Tokyo
is a television station headquartered in Toranomon, Minato, Tokyo, Japan. Also known as , a blend of "terebi" and "Tokyo", it is the key station of TX Network. It is one of the major Tokyo television stations, particularly specializing in anime...
between October 4, 2010 and December 20, 2010. The fifth and sixth DVD/Bluray volumes, released on April 20, 2011 and May 18, 2011, contained bonus "Mini-Ika Musume" side-stories. Media Blasters
Media Blasters
Media Blasters is an entertainment corporation founded by John Sirabella and Sam Liebowitz, based in New York City. They are in the business of licensing, translating, and releasing to the North American market manga compilations and anime and live-action movies and television series to home-video...
have licensed the anime in North America under the title Squid Girl and released the first half of the series on DVD on September 27, 2011, with the second half to be released on December 6, 2011. This will be followed by a Bluray Disc release on March 13, 2012. A second anime season, titled , began airing in Japan from September 26, 2011. Both series have been simulcasted by Crunchyroll
Crunchyroll
Crunchyroll is an American website and international online community focused on streaming East Asian media including anime, manga, drama, music, electronic entertainment, and auto racing content...
.
Music
For the first anime series, the opening theme is by ULTRA-PRISM with Hisako KanemotoHisako Kanemoto
also known as is a Japanese female seiyū from Okayama Prefecture, Japan. She is affiliated with Production Baobab.-Anime:2009*Battle Spirits: Shōnen Gekiha Dan *Sora no Manimani 2010*Mayoi Neko Overun...
, which was released on October 27, 2010, while the ending theme is by Kanae Itō
Kanae Itō
is a Japanese voice actress and singer who was born in Nagano Prefecture. She is affiliated with Aoni Production and music publisher Lantis.- History :...
which was released on November 26, 2010. A character song, , sung by Kanemoto, was released on July 6, 2011 bundled with a DVD music video. For the second season, the opening theme is "High Powered" by Sphere
Sphere (Japanese band)
is a J-pop idol unit made up of voice actresses who are all managed by Sony Music Entertainment, under the Lantis music label in the Music Ray'n subdivision of GloryHeaven. The group debuted in April 2009 releasing their first single "Future Stream"...
, while the ending theme is by Hisako Kanemoto
Hisako Kanemoto
also known as is a Japanese female seiyū from Okayama Prefecture, Japan. She is affiliated with Production Baobab.-Anime:2009*Battle Spirits: Shōnen Gekiha Dan *Sora no Manimani 2010*Mayoi Neko Overun...
.
Other media
A Shinryaku! Ika Musume themed fishing game was released by MovicMovic
is a Japanese company which specializes in the publication of trading cards, figures, CDs, and other general media related to the anime industry. Movic is a part of the Animate group.-Anime involved in:*Ah! My Goddess: The Movie: Production...
for iOS on June 17, 2011.