“It turned out just like a manga sketch…” The first skit was definitely the winner this week, delivering some huge laughs as it revealed another of Ika Musume’s seemingly endless talents. The subject this week was art, as Takeru’s homework assignment to draw a picture gets derailed by an approaching […] Read more
“Maybe so! Good animation! All free! See you!” We’re awfully lucky to have as many solid comedies this season as we do, but for my money Shinryaku Ika Musume is the best of them. It fearlessly goes into realms of extreme weirdness without a moment’s hesitation, yet never loses the […] Read more
Gesoninmurobungo disease. Spelling test later. One of the many things I love about this series is that is has no hesitation in going completely bizarre, and when it does feels no compulsion to try and explain everything away. Just shut your left brain off and enjoy the ride and Ika […] Read more
This is the one series of the fall that I simply love unreservedly. It may not be as ambitious or edgy as Oreimo or as complex as Kuragehime, but it does what it does just about perfectly every week. It seems clear now that Ika Musume is pretty much officially […] Read more
I was surprised to see all the controversy surrounding this series over on the boards – a lot of folks hot and bothered by the way Ika is being treated by the humans. I think she gives as good as she gets, personally, and as smart as it is this […] Read more
I’m already here! Really great stuff from Shinryaku Ika Musume again this week. Three winners, all with a very different feel and style of humor. This is the fall season’s “Mitsudomoe” for me – and yes, I do admit the type of humor is extremely different. But the similarities are […] Read more
Like many a brilliant comedy, Shinryaku Ika Musume is proving itself to have more going on than meets the eye. As much as most of the humor is delightfully approachable and can be appreciated by kids of all ages, there’s a subversive bent to the more satirical bits that was […] Read more
No drop in quality – this is officially the best comedy of the fall season. Every sketch has been a winner so far and I’m impressed by the lack of repetitive jokes and the actual development happening with the characters and the way they relate to each other. Squid Girl […] Read more
It’s official – after two episodes, Shinryaku Ika Musume is officially the sleeper hit of the season. I barely had this on my radar but it might have been the second ep I was most looking forward to. There’s not much wrong with this show so far – just about […] Read more
From a company relatively new to the role of lead production, Diomedea, comes manga adaptation Shinryaku Ika Musmume. And it’s a completely delightful and hilarious entry for best comedy of the fall season. The premise is absurd – more on that shortly – but what I love is that the […] Read more