qkemmer - 2014-06-25 22:54:11

review is short and spoiler free

Imagine anthro/moe Pinky and the Brain but shes a squid-creature-alien-maybe-who knows-thing and not a talking mouse.

Story;
9/10
The simplistic and recurring plot quickly redeems itself through comedy, as even the main plot itself is quickly "downgraded" to a running joke.

Animation;
8/10
Nothing special, nothing to dislike about it.

Sound;
8/10
The various themes are easily recognizable and help set the mood for the show.

Character;
9/10
Main cast are all very entertaining each in their own way, but a few of the minor/recurring characters can get boring. The relationship triangles - no - quad-angles are hilarious.

Enjoyment;
10/10
Great laughs all around, will not disappoint. Kept me laughing and smiling through actually a pretty rough winter holiday.

Overall;
10/10

vinnie38 - 2014-05-22 17:30:53

Shinryaku! Ika Musume is about a girl... who's a squid. It's pretty damn good

qbartoletti - 2013-08-26 01:38:19

It's just a fun happy go lucky slice of life. I feel anyone can watch this anime. It just makes you feel good. The basic premise is a girl who has squid like abilities wants to invade and take over man-kind since the world has been abusing the ocean. She though is a very gullible girl and gets roped into working at a local beach shack and makes friend with everyone. She learns human ways and some times tries to take over the world but fails. I highly recommend this anime to comedy lovers, moe lovers, and people who just want to laugh.

jude.green - 2013-07-07 09:22:03

The story is pretty simple, its about a girl who comes from the see and proclaims to be a squid and has come to invade earth because she believes earth is responsible for polluting the ocean, the show does mention this a few times as if trying to send an obvious yet subtle hint at real world problems.Its a great slice of life and spends most of its time on the beach in a cafe hut and its surroundings and is just brilliant at how it uses its comedy, which mostly comes from Ika Musume out lead girls over active imagination and thus always comes up with new jokes while recycling some jokes multiple times as well.Each episode is split up into three parts and focuses on something different each time and after each part it seems to have reset itself as if the previous actions never happened but does reference past events, a beach hut magically is completley rebuilt by the next episode.The opening theme song is a typical catchy tune you expect from these type of comedies and is sung by one of the side characters and has a few cute visuals accompanying it. The ending is a slow song compared to the opening and is decent as it a nice comparison. Voice acting is ok, they do there job in making each character adorable especially Ika whose ~de gezo is addictive.Art is simple, the character designs are really simple and not a lot of detail goes into them, there actions however are well drawn and animated and some unatural parts can be forgiven like the sisters hair. Backgrounds are simple as well but they don't require super high detail, one thing i didn't like and never like in any show is lack of movement in those backgrounds, some wide shots including people on the beach are completely static.Characters the most important part of this show as i makes up for the simple art and sound. Ika Musume or protagonist is the messenger from see who want to take revenge for the pollution of her home, the ocean, things don't quite go as planned as she is soon forced into working off her debt, the comedy of her imagination and her love of shrimp are the driving force for this show. Eiko is the one that forces Ika into working at her beachhouse and does not hold back when Ika screws up. Chizuru is Eikos sister and on the surface is the most caring of the two and really cares for Ika but deeper inside lies a more darker Chizuru and is one of the things that Ika is terrified of and she seems to always come to the rescue in various events. All side characters are great though are used to repeat jokes, we have a lifesaver who has a crush on chizuru, a girl who is stalkeresque towards Ika, a group of MIT graduates that believe Ika is an alien and wish to study her but get on your nerves no end. The sisters little brother and Nagisa a girl terrified of Ika make up the cast.Shinryaku! Ika Musume is a very sweet show that is incredibly funny and even throws in a little tear jerkiness during one of the parts of an episode and its wide variety of characters will keep you laughing.

alice95 - 2013-06-21 21:42:56

Shinkryaku! Ika Msusme is an anime about a squid girl called Ika Musume who has came out of the ocean to terrify human beings so that she can dominate the world!Story: 6The story? Ika Musue is a squid who notices pollution in the ocean from things such as cans and wrappers left from human beings. She then decides to get out of the ocean and try and take over the world and teach the humans a lesson!She then bumps into two girls called Eiko Aizawa and Chizuru Aizawa, and it turns out they they are sisters who own a small cafe/restaurant right outside the beach. Ika Musume ends up breaking a wall of the restaurant and she ends up working in the restaurant with the two sisters. From there on, Ika Musume has many different adventures and half of the time she forgets that she's on the surface to invade!I gave the story an overall 6 because I really enjoyed the story with its comedy, however I feel as if it could still be improved. I'm not saying that's it's a terrible story, I love the story, it's just that I feel there could be improvement.Art: 8The character art and the scenery, in my opinion, is great! It might not be as detailed as other anime, but the simpleness of the character art really shows the genre of the anime; comedy and just plain fun. The scenery is amazing, they have really captured the beauty of the sea and sand at the beach in the best way possible.There's not much that I can say about the art, but it really is nice. I gave it an 8 since the art is stunningly nice, the character art has such character (literally!) and the scenery of the different areas is magnificent.Sound: 9Now, I don't really pay attention to the sound in anime, but the sound in the anime really works well. Every funny scene, sad scene, scary scene etc has wonderful music to accompany it with, and the music basically goes hand-in-hand with each other. The sound quality is just great, and the character voices really suit the characters and their personalities.I gave the sound 9 because I honestly felt like the sound worked great. Nothing else to say.Character: 8I love all the characters in this anime, especially Ika Musume. Her character really makes me happy since she's just adorable and cute. She tries to act tough about taking over the world, but she really doesn't know what she's doing!Eiko is the type of girl who will force her employers to work hard. She usually gets angry at Ika Musume because Ika likes to fool around and other things. She also doesn't care much about Ika's safety when she makes Ika do things in the restaurant.Aizawa is Eiko's sister and she is very polite and kind to everyone, including Ika Musume. Unlike her sister, Aizawa cares more for Ika and her safety, and she has grown a liking to her fellow squid friend. However, annoy Aizawa in any way and she'll unleash her fury, and it's very scary!I gave the character section an 8 because I just love how all of the characters have completely different personalities. A sign of that in an anime is great, since you don't want many characters and those characters have the same personality, because that's boring.Enjoyment: 7What can I say in this section, really? I just loved the anime so much. It's different than the other anime that is currently out there, mostly because it involves a squid girl! I really enjoyed this anime a lot, but the reason why I gave enjoyment a 7 is because I think that the anime in some aspects can be improved.Overall, I have gave this anime an 8. I have gave this anime an 8 overall because of how I have rated the different categories throughout the entire review. It's a great anime, and I would recommend everyone to watch it, especially if you like funny anime involving a squid girl. Thank you very much for reading my review.