There’s never been a day in my life that couldn’t be made better with the addition of a little Ika Musume. I won’t lie – I’m biased when it comes to this series. I have a very special place in my heart for Shinryaku Ika Musume, though it does me […] Read more
There are plenty of great anime comedies out there, but there aren’t many shows I feel as much affection for as I do for Shinryaku Ika Musume. OP: “Let’s Shinryaku Time” If you followed this series for the two seasons of the TV anime, you know exactly what to expect […] Read more
If I had to sum up my feelings for the adorable squid girl and her superb supporting cast in one word, it would be “affection”. As I look back on the second season of Shinryaku!? Ika Musume, an honest assessment forces me to admit that it wasn’t as good as […] Read more
Just as a word from Maya signals the end of a season on Working, an appearance by TAnabe KOzue seems to usher in the finale of Shinryaku Ika Musume. There were lots of echoes from last season’s finale in this episode, which was pared down to two stories and really […] Read more
If poor Ika-chan were human, she’d probably have realized that no matter how nice Chizuru was being, it’s always time to run screaming when the closed-eyes character decides to open them… Three solid winners this week, though the first one had a bit much Sanae for my tastes. That was […] Read more
All those dignitaries who’ve been arguing endlessly for the last two weeks in Durban are missing the boat when it comes to fighting global warming – they just needed to bring in Harris, Clark and Martin. For most of the first sketch, I was thinking that it must be a […] Read more
One of the things that’s always set Shinryaku Ika Musume apart from lesser comedies is that when it decides to go straight for the heart, it’s aim is usually perfect – and this week’s last chapter was proof that’s still as true as ever. Before that, we had a couple […] Read more
After a retro-styled episode last week, Shinryaku Ika Musume returns to its normal S2 pattern by giving us three more conceptual and linear chapters, but they did retain that twisted element that was somewhat more subdued until last week’s episode. First off, we have a story of Ika-chan home alone, […] Read more
There have been some wonderful chapters this season on Ika Musume, but with a somewhat different tone than last. Finally, we have an episode that strings three solid sketches together and feels pretty much indistinguishable from that first season. If I were to try and describe the tonal element that […] Read more
Not that anyone should care, but the first chapter of tonight’s episode was like a travelogue of my first visit to Japan… The mystery of Shinryaku Ika Musume’s setting is solved, thanks to a sightseeing trip Eiko and Takeru take with Ika-chan after Chizuru’s running has worn them down. It’s […] Read more