Shinryaku! Ika Musume
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EP 1Squid Girl attempts world domination but ends up working at a diner after causing damage.
Oct 5, 2010Squid Girl arrives at a beachside diner to declare an invasion of Earth due to ocean pollution, but her small size causes staff to mistake her for a waitress. After accidentally damaging the establishment while swatting a mosquito, manager Eiko Aizawa forces her to work off the debt. Her brother Takeru Aizawa tries to bond with her by pretending to be a squid-person. During a slow rainy day, Squid Girl attempts to capture the siblings to seize control of the stand, but is subdued by the eldest sister, Chizuru Aizawa. As punishment, she must use her ink to prepare squid ink spaghetti, a dish that unexpectedly becomes a popular success among the customers.
EP 2Squid Girl meets lifeguard Goro and receives a hatch party from Eiko and Chizuru.
Oct 12, 2010Squid Girl encounters lifeguard Goro Arashiyama but is irritated by his failure to meet her standards for a sea guardian. When he attempts to rescue a child from a riptide, she tries to stop him, only to have to save the child herself. Later, after observing a birthday celebration, she desires a similar event, prompting Eiko and Chizuru to organize a hatch party featuring sparklers and firecrackers. The episode concludes with Squid Girl meeting Eiko’s friend Sanae Nagatsuki, who develops an unsettling fascination with her and subsequently compels her to pose for cosplay photographs for a personal collection.
EP 3Squid Girl’s courage test and beach encounters with predators and new recruit Nagisa
Oct 19, 2010The group visits a cemetery for a courage test, but Squid Girl’s bioluminescence frightens them when she moves ahead. Later, she plays with Takeru in the water but panics upon seeing inflatable killer whales and sharks, which are her natural predators. When Takeru nearly drowns, he asks Goro to teach him swimming, prompting Squid Girl to try and outdo him. Meanwhile, surfer Nagisa Saito joins Lemon as a hired hand. Squid Girl is pleased that Nagisa fears her, yet Nagisa is confused why the others do not consider Squid Girl dangerous. This episode highlights Squid Girl’s unique traits and her interactions with friends and new acquaintances during these varied activities.
EP 4Squid Girl finds a wallet, works at a shop, and competes in contests against a rival's kigurumi clone.
Oct 26, 2010After Squid Girl returns a lost wallet and receives 10,000 yen, the Aizawas send her to shop with Nagisa. Later, while staying at a beach shack, she repairs a broken television and continues planning her invasion. The following night, she visits the Aizawas but prefers playing over sleeping. During an exploration of a nearby beach, Squid Girl and Eiko encounter a woman wearing a mechanized Squid Girl kigurumi head created by the owner of a rival beach shack. This owner desires the real Squid Girl and organizes a series of contests to determine which version is superior, pitting the two against each other in a competition.
EP 5Cindy suspects Squid Girl is an alien while she invades Eiko's school and dreams of a pet life.
Nov 2, 2010Scientist Cindy Campbell attempts to capture Squid Girl, convinced she is an extraterrestrial. Cindy brainwashes Squid Girl into believing her alien origins, but the squid’s hunger breaks the spell. Squid Girl then visits Eiko’s school, mistakenly identifying it as a military base. She takes the principal hostage and broadcasts invasion plans over the PA system until Eiko intervenes. Additionally, a narrative unfolds where Eiko raises a miniature Squid Girl as a pet, living with her until Eiko passes away from old age. This entire sequence is revealed to be a dream experienced by Sanae, who feels envious of not being part of that peaceful scenario.
EP 6Squid Girl disrupts a beach hero show and agrees to tutor Eiko in exchange for chores.
Nov 9, 2010At a beach hero performance, Squid Girl notices the villain is a squid and encourages the crowd to support it, forcing the cast to alter the script. Later, Eiko discovers Squid Girl can solve complex math problems. Squid Girl offers to tutor Eiko if she completes her chores, while she attempts to demonstrate her intellectual prowess to other patrons. Meanwhile, Goro rescues Nagisa from drowning. Squid Girl tries to frighten Nagisa, but her argument with Goro confuses Nagisa, who suspects he is being brainwashed. Eiko observes the interaction and begins to suspect that Nagisa has romantic feelings for Goro.
EP 7Squid Girl Invades Aizawa Home While Nagisa Pretends Not to Be Scared
Nov 16, 2010Nagisa visits the Aizawa residence for a welcome party and encounters Squid Girl, who claims to have a master invasion plan. Nagisa stays overnight to monitor her, pretending not to be afraid, which irritates Squid Girl. Eiko attempts to foster friendship, but Nagisa’s fear resurfaces. Squid Girl then role-plays as a queen, recruiting others as servants. Cindy lures Squid Girl to her research lab, where they meet assistants Harris, Clark, and Martin. Later, the group meets shy Ayumu and offers her a trial job at their stand. Ayumu boosts sales, leading Eiko to lend Squid Girl to the Southern Winds, where she proves to be an effective entertainer.
EP 8Squid Girl battles a fever, strange cravings, and a sand castle contest with Takeru's friend.
Nov 23, 2010Squid Girl falls ill with a fever and rests in bed, mistakenly believing she has a rare squid disease that drives her to crave shrimp. Eiko attempts to prevent her from eating shrimp until she recovers. Meanwhile, the group investigates the purpose of the fins on Squid Girl's hat. Later, Squid Girl constructs an unusual sand castle, which is ridiculed by Takeru's friend. The friend's father then arrives and attempts to build a superior sand castle. Finally, while shopping in town with Eiko, Squid Girl becomes captivated by umbrellas.
EP 9Squid Girl attempts a doorbell ditch, experiments with makeup, and causes chaos with a ray gun.
Nov 30, 2010Squid Girl attempts to copy Takeru by performing a doorbell ditch but fails when Chizuru and the homeowner appear. She claims to be friends with the homeowner’s middle school daughter, Kiyomi Sakura, and invites her to the Aizawa household. Paranoid about punishment for lacking permission, Squid Girl then experiments with lipstick and makeup. Meanwhile, Sanae and Cindy fight over their desires for Squid Girl. Later, Harris, Clark, and Martin deliver a special device that turns out to be a ray gun, which destroys the entire beach house.
EP 10Squid Girl displays artistic talent and assists Kiyomi's baseball team during a rainy day.
Dec 7, 2010During a rainy day, Squid Girl demonstrates an artistic ability, although her portraits of friends appear frightening. Eiko advises Sanae to abandon her romantic feelings for Squid Girl and instead strive to establish a genuine friendship. Sanae finds it difficult to restrain her emotions as she attempts to follow this advice. Later, Kiyomi's baseball team faces a shortage of one player. Squid Girl offers her assistance to fill the gap. Although she struggles initially with the mechanics of the sport, she eventually utilizes her tentacles effectively to contribute to the game. This sequence highlights her ongoing efforts to integrate with her peers despite her unconventional nature and the challenges posed by her unique physiology.
EP 11Eiko discovers a moving doll while Cindy suspects Chizuru is an alien and the group hikes mountains.
Dec 14, 2010Eiko finds a childhood doll named Depp that appears to move on its own, startling Squid Girl. Eiko remembers Depp is an alarm clock, and she and Sanae wonder about another doll, Johnny, as both were reminders to wake and sleep. After seeing Chizuru’s abilities, Cindy suspects she is an alien and asks Harris, Clark, and Martin for help gathering DNA, though they struggle to approach the situation. Later, Squid Girl and the Aizawas go hiking, where her tentacles attract wildlife. After a long trek, they meet Sanae, who arrived by cable car.
EP 12Squid Girl loses abilities after beach volleyball finals and meets Kozue Tanabe
Dec 21, 2010Squid Girl and Eiko compete in a beach volleyball tournament for a 3D television, reaching the finals against Gorou and Tatsuo Isozaki. After Eiko injures her ankle, Chizuru substitutes and secures victory. Subsequently, Squid Girl loses her tentacles and squid powers, prompting friends to search for her. She returns with severed tentacles, accepting a human life, but Takeru clarifies this does not bring her happiness. While lamenting on the beach, she encounters Kozue Tanabe, who offers comfort. Later, Squid Girl and Eiko are trapped in a whirlpool created by Harris, Clark, and Martin. Squid Girl’s urgent desire to save Eiko restores her tentacles, enabling her to rescue Eiko from drowning.
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Frequently asked questions
- How many episodes does Shinryaku! Ika Musume have?
- Shinryaku! Ika Musume has 12 episodes.
- When did Shinryaku! Ika Musume come out?
- Shinryaku! Ika Musume came out in 2010.
- Which studio made Shinryaku! Ika Musume?
- Shinryaku! Ika Musume was produced by diomedéa.
- Who directed Shinryaku! Ika Musume?
- Shinryaku! Ika Musume was directed by Masakazu Ishikawa.
- Is Shinryaku! Ika Musume finished?
- Current status of Shinryaku! Ika Musume: Finished.