The Squid Girl
侵略!イカ娘 · Shinryaku! Ika Musume
- TV series
- Fall 2010
- 12 episodes
- 24 min
- Diomedéa
- Manga
- PG-13
- Comedy
- Anthropomorphic
- Shounen
7.41Score#1,248Ranked#1,668Popularity33.5KOn listsFinished airing
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Contents
Trailer · Animax English Dub #3 | ||
| Japanese | 侵略!イカ娘 | |
|---|---|---|
| Romanized | Shinryaku! Ika Musume | |
| Also known as | The Invader Comes From the Bottom of the Sea! | |
| Genre | Comedy, Anthropomorphic, Shounen | |
| Type | TV series | |
| Based on | Manga — Masahiro Anbe | |
| Directed by | Tsutomu Mizushima | |
| Written by | Michiko Yokote | |
| Character design | Masakazu Ishikawa | |
| Music by | Tomoki Kikuya | |
| Studio | Diomedéa | |
| Original run | October 5, 2010 – December 21, 2010 | |
| Episodes | 12 | |
| Episode length | 24 min | |
| Total running time | 4 hr 48 min | |
| Status | Finished airing | |
| Season | Fall 2010 | |
| Age rating | PG-13 – Teens 13 and older | |
| Score | ★ 7.41 (#1,248) | |
| On users' lists | 33,455 Kitsu, Shikimori | |
| Streaming | Crunchyroll, Hulu | |
| Manga | ||
| Written by | Masahiro Anbe | |
| Published in | Shounen Champion (Weekly) | |
| Demographic | Shounen | |
| Original run | July 26, 2007 – February 25, 2016 | |
| Volumes | 22 | |
| Chapters | 419 | |
The Squid Girl (Japanese: 侵略!イカ娘, Hepburn: Shinryaku! Ika Musume) is a 2010 Japanese anime television series based on the manga series by Masahiro Anbe. It is animated by Diomedéa and directed by Tsutomu Mizushima. It aired from October 5, 2010 to December 21, 2010, with 12 episodes.
Characters
Main characters
Supporting characters
Tatsuo Isozaki · Martin · Yuuta Matsumoto · Minami Kaze Owner · Sanae Nagatsuki · Nagisa Saitou · Kiyomi Sakura · Kozue Tanabe · Ayumi Tokita · Announcer · Depp · Johnny · Noumen Rider · Principal · Tanaka · Yuuta's Father
Voice cast by language
Voice actors in each language, as listed by Kitsu. A language appears only where a dub of this title is listed.
| Character | Japanese | English |
|---|---|---|
| Chizuru AizawaMain | Rie Tanaka | Sarah Hauser Shelby Lindley |
| Eiko AizawaMain | Ayumi Fujimura | Heather Pennington |
| Ika MusumeMain | Hisako Kanemoto | Christine Marie Cabanos |
| Gorou ArashiyamaSupporting | Yuuichi Nakamura | Jason Wishnov |
| Cindy CampbellSupporting | Hitomi Nabatame | Sarah Hauser Laura Post |
| ClarkSupporting | Anri Katsu | Tony Oliver |
| HarrisSupporting | Seiji Sasaki | Phineas |
| Tatsuo IsozakiSupporting | Shunzou Miyasaka | – |
| MartinSupporting | Tetsuo Gotou | Jonathan Meza |
| Yuuta MatsumotoSupporting | Yuuko Sanpei | Marianne Miller |
| Minami Kaze OwnerSupporting | Rikiya Koyama | Tony Oliver Victor Lee |
| Sanae NagatsukiSupporting | Kanae Itou | Xanthe Huynh Lily Truncale |
All languages (3)
| Character | Japanese | English | Korean |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chizuru AizawaMain | Rie Tanaka | Sarah Hauser Shelby Lindley | Min Jeong Yeo |
| Eiko AizawaMain | Ayumi Fujimura | Heather Pennington | Yong Sin Lee |
| Ika MusumeMain | Hisako Kanemoto | Christine Marie Cabanos | Seo Yeong Kim |
| Gorou ArashiyamaSupporting | Yuuichi Nakamura | Jason Wishnov | Myeong Jun Jeong |
| Cindy CampbellSupporting | Hitomi Nabatame | Sarah Hauser Laura Post | Do Yeong Song |
| ClarkSupporting | Anri Katsu | Tony Oliver | Jong Gu Lee |
| HarrisSupporting | Seiji Sasaki | Phineas | – |
| Tatsuo IsozakiSupporting | Shunzou Miyasaka | – | – |
| MartinSupporting | Tetsuo Gotou | Jonathan Meza | – |
| Yuuta MatsumotoSupporting | Yuuko Sanpei | Marianne Miller | – |
| Minami Kaze OwnerSupporting | Rikiya Koyama | Tony Oliver Victor Lee | Gwang Jang |
| Sanae NagatsukiSupporting | Kanae Itou | Xanthe Huynh Lily Truncale | Seon Yeong Park |
| Nagisa SaitouSupporting | Azusa Enoki | Cristina Valenzuela Sarah Hauser | – |
| Kiyomi SakuraSupporting | Kokoro Kikuchi | Carrie Savage | – |
| Kozue TanabeSupporting | Akemi Kanda | Erika Harlacher | Hyeon Jin Lee |
| DeppSupporting | Masamune Kobayashi | – | – |
| JohnnySupporting | Fuu Konishi | – | – |
| Noumen RiderSupporting | Junko Noda | Amanda Lee | – |
Production
Key staff
Masahiro AnbeOriginal Creator
Tsutomu MizushimaDirector
Michiko YokoteSeries CompositionMasakazu IshikawaCharacter Design
Tomoki KikuyaMusic
Kazuhiro WakabayashiSound DirectorKenichi TatefujiArt Director
DiomedéaStudio
Tsutomu MizushimaDirectorMichiko YokoteSeries CompositionMasakazu IshikawaCharacter DesignTomoki KikuyaMusicKazuhiro WakabayashiSound DirectorKenichi TatefujiArt DirectorStaff
| Studio | Diomedéa |
|---|---|
| Original Creator | Masahiro Anbe |
| Director | Tsutomu Mizushima |
| Series Composition | Michiko Yokote |
| Script | Michiko Yokote, Susumu Mitsunaka, Glória Barão, Mariko Kunisawa |
| Character Design | Masakazu Ishikawa |
| Music | Tomoki Kikuya |
| Sound Director | Kazuhiro Wakabayashi |
| Art Director | Kenichi Tatefuji |
| Chief Animation Director | Masakazu Ishikawa |
| Director of Photography | Yuuki Hama |
| Color Design | Izumi Sakamoto |
| Editing | Shigeru Nishiyama |
| Theme Song Performance | Kanae Itou, Hisako Kanemoto, Ultra-Prism |
| Producer | Tatsuya Ishiguro, Katsumi Koike |
Music
| Composer | Tomoki Kikuya |
|---|
Opening themes
- OP 1“Shinryaku no Susume☆” — Ultra-Prism, Hisako KanemotoAnimeThemes
Ending themes
- ED 1“Metamerism” — Kanae ItouEpisodes 1–12AnimeThemes
Songs, performers and episodes from AnimeThemes.
Episodes
12 of 12 episodes aired
Where to watch
Streaming services that list The Squid Girl. What you can watch depends on your country. Acino does not host any video; each link leads to the service's own page.
Videos and pictures
Trailers and music
Gallery
Ratings and statistics
7.413,224 ratings#1,248 by score in Acino
Score distribution
1011.5%
99.2%
824.2%
728.1%
616.1%
56.2%
42.5%
31%
20.5%
10.7%
On users' lists
- Plan to watch5,947
- Watching407
- Completed6,256
- On hold327
- Dropped669
Ratings and list counts come from Shikimori, whose scores mirror MyAnimeList.
Audience
How many people follow this anime on the largest anime databases. The numbers are refreshed every few days; one person may use several sites.
33.5KOn users' lists
6.3KCompleted
407Watching
5.9KPlan to watch
159Favorites
| Site | Members | Watching | Completed | Plan to watch | Dropped | Favorites |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kitsu | 19,849 | — | — | — | — | 159 |
| Shikimori | 13,606 | 407 | 6,256 | 5,947 | 669 | — |
Related works
| Original work | Shinryaku! Ika Musume (Manga) |
|---|---|
| Side story | The Squid Girl Specials (Special, 2011) |
| Other | Invade! Squid Girl: Won't You Eat Squid Ice Cream? (Music video, 2011) Shinryaku! Ika Musume: Kore ga Umi e no Ai Jana-ika! (Music video, 2012) |
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- “Shinryaku! Ika Musume”. Shikimori. Retrieved November 11, 2026.
- “Shinryaku! Ika Musume”. MyAnimeList. Retrieved November 11, 2026.
- “The Squid Girl”. Kitsu. Retrieved November 11, 2026.
- “The Squid Girl”. AnimeThemes. Retrieved November 11, 2026.
- “Q109417407”. Wikidata. Retrieved November 11, 2026.
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