Synopsis

Humans have been polluting the ocean for a long time, carelessly pouring their garbage and desecrating the waters that many creatures call home. The denizens of the sea have suffered at their poisoning hands. Finally, one certain squid has had enough and vows to punish the humans' selfish actions. Possessing all the fearsome abilities of a squid such as powerful hair-tentacles, the ability to spit ink, and even use bioluminescence at will, Ika Musume takes it upon herself to rise from the depths of the ocean and exact revenge upon humanity! She surfaces at a certain Lemon Beach House, a restaurant managed by the sisters Eiko and Chizuru Aizawa. Thinking them to be an easy first step toward world domination, she immediately declares war against them, only to find out that she is, quite literally, a fish out of water! To make things worse, she destroys a part of a wall of the beach house in an attempt to flaunt her squiddy superiority and is consequently forced into becoming a waitress to pay the repair costs. Beached for the time being after tasting a thorough defeat at the hands of the Aizawa sisters, Ika Musume is forced to put her plans for world domination on hold. Despite these setbacks, Ika Musume soon finds herself right at home in her unexpected position as Lemon Beach House's newest employee. Wacky and hilarious, Shinryaku! Ika Musume follows her brand new life on the surface as she makes precious memories and meet lots of new people. With her newfound acquaintances, Ika Musume is looking to take the world by storm, one squid ink spaghetti at a time! [Written by MAL Rewrite]

Episodes

12 episodes
  1. 12 You feeling lucky, squid? / Quite the squidicament we're in. / An even worse squidicament! 戦わなイカ?/ピンチじゃなイカ?/もっとピンチじゃなイカ? 21 Jan 2011
  2. 11 I Ink That's A Doll? / Isn't That Fishy? / Squids To Match My Mountains. 人形じゃなイカ?/疑惑じゃなイカ?/登山しなイカ? 14 Dec 2010
  3. 10 Isn't That A Teru Teru Bosquid? / What Squidsn't There To Like? / One! Two! Three Squids, You're Out! てるてる坊主じゃなイカ?/好かれなイカ?/野球しなイカ? 6 Dec 2010
  4. 9 Wanna Doorbell Ditch, Squiddo? / Can Squids Put On Make-Up? / Holy Squid! Is That A Secret Weapon? ピンポンダッシュしなイカ?/メイクしなイカ?/秘密兵器じゃなイカ? 29 Nov 2010
  5. 8 Aren't You A Squiddle Under the Weather? / Ink That A New Ability? / Squidn't You Bring An Umbrella? 病気じゃなイカ?/新能力じゃなイカ?/ささなイカ? 22 Nov 2010
  6. 7 Focus Your Tentacles On Her! / Feeling Inkuisitive? / A Squiddle Work Never Killed Anyone. 狙われなイカ?/研究しなイカ?/働かなイカ? 15 Nov 2010
  7. 6 Up For An Inkredible Hero Stage Show? / Squidn't You Be Studying Right Now? / Is This Inkfatuation Or Love? ヒーローショーじゃなイカ?/勉強しなイカ?/恋じゃなイカ? 8 Nov 2010
  8. 5 Not From This Sea, Are You? / Why Not Join the School of Fish? / Wouldn't Having A Pet Be Squidtastic? 宇宙人じゃなイカ?/学校に行かなイカ?/飼わなイカ? 2 Nov 2010
  9. 4 How Much is that Squiddy in the Window? / Ride 'em, Squiddy! / You're Phonier than an 11-Tentacled Squid! 買わなイカ?/乗りこまなイカ?/ニセモノじゃなイカ? 26 Oct 2010
  10. 3 Aren't You A Fraidy-Squid? / You're the Squid's Sworn Enemy, Aren't You? / Squidzooks! Aren't You A New Recruit? 怖くなイカ?/天敵じゃなイカ?/新入りじゃなイカ? 19 Oct 2010
  11. 2 Wait A Squid, Aren't You On My Side? / Up For A Squid-Celebration? / Wanna Play With This Squid? 仲間じゃなイカ?/祝わなイカ?/遊ばなイカ? 12 Oct 2010
  12. 1 Who's Up for a Squid-Vasion? / Hold On A Squid, Aren't You A Compatriot? / Aren't I Just the Squiddiest? 侵略しなイカ?/同胞じゃなイカ?/最強じゃなイカ? 5 Oct 2010

Characters & Staff

Alex
Supporting
Jhonny Ferri
Depp
Supporting
Masamune Kobayashi
Harris
Supporting
Seiji Sasaki (Japanese)
Johnny
Supporting
Fuu Konishi

Information

Japanese 侵略!イカ娘
Studios Diomedéa
Source Manga
Licensors Media Blasters, Sentai Filmworks
Rating 7.4
Broadcast Tuesdays at 02:00 (JST)
Aired 05 Oct 2010 – 21 Dec 2010
Synonyms The Invader Comes From the Bottom of the Sea!

Last updated: 04 Sep 2026