Squid Girl

Shinryaku! Ika Musume (Japanese侵略!イカ 娘, dt " Invasion! Squid Girl " ), with the tagline The invader comes from the bottom of the sea! (Eng. " The invader comes from the depth of the sea" ), is a comedic manga series by Japanese artist Masahiro adoration, which, beginning with the 35th issue, in the magazine Shukan Shonen Champion appears since 2007 and is still continuing. The story is about the, squid girl ' Ika Musume, which was born after his own knowledge to conquer the world of men.

In 2010, the manga was adapted by studio Diomedea (formerly Studio Barcelona ) directed by Tsutomu Mizushima adapted as an anime television series that follows the plot of the manga. A second season, titled Shinryaku! ? Ika Musume followed the fall of 2011.

Action

The story begins immediately with the emergence of Ika Musume (イカ 娘) near the beach Umi no Ie Lemon (海 の 家 れ もん). In a monologue she declared her goal to subdue out of revenge because of the pollution of the oceans humanity. As a first step she puts it, the subjugation of the operator of that bar, which is run by the Aizawa sisters. But quickly turns out that Ika has not the slightest idea of ​​the human world. As Ika Musume just like a 13-14 year old looks like and Eiko Aizawa (相 沢 栄 子, Aizawa Eiko ) handles it accordingly, it shows for the first time their skills by using their tentacles, which are also their hair, destroying a wall of the business. This has the consequence that they Eiko clamps for running repairs as employees, which turn out their tentacles hair as a great help. When she wants to get serious with the conquest, it takes only Eiko and then their little brother Takeru Aizawa (相沢 たける, Takeru Aizawa ) caught. Chizuru Aizawa (相 沢 千 鹤, Aizawa Chizuru ) but - the externally makes though a friendly but sealed impression, but behind this facade hides a dark side - effortlessly manages to bring Ika under control. Out of fear and to make amends, she works now firmly in the bar This Ikas features are exploited to do business again and again; For example, their ink is used for food preparation.

Builds to Takeru Ika soon on a casual friendship. Similarly, the lifeguard Gorō Arashiyama joined repeatedly added (岚山 悟 郎, Gorō Arashiyama ), who is secretly in love with Chizuru. Extremely popular in Ika Eiko neighbor and friend Sanae Nagatsuki (长 月 早苗, Nagatsuki Sanae ), head over heels in love, and she is making plans for an intimate relationship with Ika. This kind of affection is itself Ika too much, which is why they prefer to hide from her. In contrast, the surfer Nagisa Saitō looks (斉 藤 渚, Saitō Nagisa ) in Ika truly a threat and is frightened accordingly - much to the delight of Ika, as they for the first time a man looks at her, brings to you the appropriate reverence. Another oddity is the American Cindy Campbell (シンディー·キャンベル, Shindī Kyamberu ) joins added that holds together with their slightly crazy, three-member research team, Harris, Clark and Martin Ika for an alien and would love to procrastinate in a research laboratory.

A real girlfriend finally finds Ika in the middle school student Kiyomi Sakura (纱 仓 清 美, Sakura Kiyomi ), who in a naive failed bell string and then trying to talk his way out of it, met. Another important main character is Ayumi Tokita (常 田 鲇 美, Ayumi Tokita ), the daughter of the owner of a rival beach house. Since Ayumi is a very pretty girl, she would be quite yourself in a position to attract the guests; However, she is shy and pretty quiet, with the result that they are therefore hidden behind most disturbing Kigurumi replicas of Ika Musume, which builds her father and used to boost his business somewhat.

Manga

The manga series Shinryaku! Ika Musume is written and drawn by Masahiro adoration. The first chapter was published in the 35th issue of the magazine Shukan Shonen Champion on 26 July 2007. The magazine is published by Akita Shoten. There is another chapter appears to date weekly. As previously summarized tankōbon published it ( as at 10 August 2012) 12 hardcovers.

  • Vol 01: ISBN 978-4-253-21401-8, March 7, 2008
  • Vol 02: ISBN 978-4-253-21402-5, August 8, 2008
  • Vol 03: ISBN 978-4-253-21403-2, January 8, 2009
  • Vol 04: ISBN 978-4-253-21404-9, May 8, 2009
  • Vol 05: ISBN 978-4-253-21405-6, October 8, 2009
  • Vol 06: ISBN 978-4-253-21406-3, April 8, 2010
  • Vol 07: ISBN 978-4-253-21407-0, October 8, 2010
  • Vol 08: ISBN 978-4-253-21408-7, December 8, 2010
  • Vol 09: ISBN 978-4-253-21409-4, April 8, 2011
  • Vol 10: ISBN 978-4-253-21410-0, October 7, 2011
  • Vol 11: ISBN 978-4-253-21412-4, January 6, 2012
  • Vol 12: ISBN 978-4-253-21413-1 (normal) / ISBN 978-4-253-18179-2 (limited), 8 August 2012

The limited version of Volume 12 also received a DVD with another anime episode.

Outside Japan, the manga in Taiwan by Ching Win Publishing is licensed.

Anime

Shinryaku! Ika Musume

The manga was adapted by Diomedea directed by Tsutomu Mizushima as a twelve episode anime television series that was first broadcast on 5 October to December 21, 2010 on TV Tokyo. The transfer took place after midnight and therefore on the previous TV day. The consequences consist of three chapters whose titles all on " nai ka? " (な イカ? ) End.

A version with English subtitles called Squid Girl was first streamed from 9 October to 25 December 2010 Worldwide on Crunchyroll.

Since 24 December 2010, the series will be released in Japan on DVD and Blu- ray Disc, the sixth and final disc was released on May 27, 2011. In the six media are two episodes of the series, on the fifth and sixth medium side stories with mini Ika Musume are also included as an extra.

Spending on Blu- ray Disc belonged in their appearance among the best selling in Japan: the first two sold after the Oricon charts in the first week of each 6000 times and were able to position itself in the squares 4 and 5 respectively. The third reached with 9000 copies in its first week, even the peak position, the fourth Blu- ray Disc debuted at number 4, the fifth back to square one and the sixth and final in 10th place

On 27 September 2011, the first of two DVDs appeared in North America at Media Blasters English with an additional synchronization. The second DVD is scheduled for December 6 and a Blu -Ray version for March 13, 2012.

Shinryaku! ? Ika Musume

In issue 13/2011 of 24 February 2011 magazine Shukan Shonen Champion a second season of the series was announced. Diomedea will also produce this season, with the director of the first season, Tsutomu Mizushima, will take over the overall management, while Yasutaka Yamamoto is directing.

The broadcast took place from September 27 to December 27, 2011 shortly after midnight on TV Tokyo. October 14, followed by TV Aichi, a day later nationwide AT -X and TV Osaka from 16 October. Crunchyroll streamed the episodes with English subtitles approximately one hour after its Japanese Air Date on TV Tokyo. The three chapters per episode end at this season always is " nai ka? " (な イカ? ).

The first Japanese DVD / Blu- Ray with the first two episodes was released on December 21, 2011, again with 6 pieces are planned.

Shinryaku! Ika Musume

The limited version of the manga strip 12 August 8, 2012 came with a OVA names Shinryaku! Ika Musume (侵略!イカ 娘) associated.

Synchronization

Music

The opening credits of the first season was highlighted with the title Shinryaku no Susume ☆ (侵略 ノススメ ☆ ) which was interpreted by " ULTRA- PRISM with Ika Musume ( Kanemoto Hisako ) ". The title was released on the same published by Lantis single, each in a regular and a limited edition version, on 15 December 2010 and could reach number 31 in the weekly Oricon charts where it remained 12 weeks.

The credits of the first season used a shortened version of the interpreted Kanae Itō title of metamerism (メタメリズム, Metamerizumu ). The title was released on November 26, 2010 at Mellowhead as a single and reached number 52 (6 weeks) of the charts.

For the second season in the opening credits High Powered sung by Sphere and uncredited Kimi o Shirukoto (君 を 知る こと) sung by " Ika Musume ( Kanemoto Hisako ) " are used.

In the OVA came as biasing Let's Shinryaku Time (Let's ☆ 侵略 タイム~ Taimu ) by ULTRA- PRISM for use and uncredited Puzzle (パズル, Pazuru ) by Kanae Itō.

Reception

The BluRays the first season started in their respective week of release always in the top 10 of the general BluRay charts.

Ika Musume has the peculiarity of their sentences as either negative questions with " nai ka? " (~な イカ?, Na -i - ka? ) Or statements with the copula de geso (~で ゲソderived from de gesu from the historic Edo dialect) finish, with the lute and ika geso homophonic with " octopus " or " octopus tentacles " are. This popularized by the anime idiosyncratic expression was thereupon such great use of that ika? (~イカ? ) And geso (~ゲソ) the "Grand Prix of network buzzwords in 2010 " (ネット 流行 語 大賞, Net Ryūkōgo Taishō ) won bronze. The price is also supported by the Sankei Shimbun, the annual the "Grand Prix of neologisms and buzz words " (新 语·流行语 大 赏, Shingo Ryūkōgo Taishō ), as Japanese equivalent of the German word of the year, gives.

The racing team LMP Motorsports used in the Super GT 2011 season in the GT300 class, a Ferrari F430 called Pacific NAC Ikamusume Ferrari ( PACIFIC NACイカ 娘 フェラーリ) with Ika Musume - motif. In addition, the hospitality time was prepared in the paddock as the beach of the series. This follows on from the director of the series Tsutomu Mizushima simultaneously 's racing director of the team.

One particularly popular with the fans enjoyed a super deformed version of Ika Musume, known as " Mini Ika Musume ", the first time in the fifth episode of the first season, in the section " Kawanai ka? " (飼わ な イカ? ) Appeared. Because of their popularity also (as of February 2012), two five-minute extra - short stories produced with this figure.

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