Invade! Squid Girl: Won't You Eat Squid Ice Cream?

イ･カ･ア･イ･ス食べなイカ？ (Shinryaku! Ika Musume: Ika Ice Tabena-ika?)

6.5(3,099)

MAL Score

Popularity #8117

Comedy
Slice of Life
Music

Episodes: 1
Duration: 4 min
Aired: Jul 6, 2011
Status: Finished Airing

Synopsis

Invade! Squid Girl: Won't You Eat Squid Ice Cream?" features a captivating music video that accompanies the limited edition release of the Ika Ice Tabena-ika? single. This charming visual experience brings to life the delightful antics of Squid Girl as she embarks on a whimsical adventure centered around her love for squid-themed treats.

The vibrant animation and catchy melodies highlight the playful spirit of the series, inviting fans to immerse themselves in the lighthearted world of Squid Girl. Viewers can expect a delightful blend of catchy tunes and charming visuals that celebrate the quirky nature of this beloved character.

Otaku Consensus

This single-tie-in short is best understood as a concentrated Squid Girl character-song bonus: Diomedéa’s bright, elastic comedy timing and Hisako Kanemoto’s performance carry more weight than narrative ambition. Critics and fans consistently respond to the franchise’s clean character design, breezy pacing, and 4-panel-derived gag structure, while the most durable criticism is that its humor is gentler and less densely inventive than landmark slice-of-life comedies like Azumanga Daioh or Nichijou.

Why You Should Watch

Watch this if you want a compact dose of Squid Girl’s personality without committing to a full TV episode arc. Its value is in the music-video format: a character single built around Hisako Kanemoto’s performance, paired with Diomedéa’s candy-colored, gag-friendly animation style. It scratches the same low-stress itch as Azumanga Daioh’s everyday silliness or Nichijou’s visual play, but with a softer, beachside rhythm and far less chaos. Existing fans get a neat piece of franchise ephemera tied to the limited-edition Ika Ice Tabena-ika? single; newcomers get a quick read on why Ika Musume became a mascot-like comedy presence. If you want upbeat anime music, expressive character acting, and no heavy continuity, this is exactly calibrated for that mood.

Key Characters

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Squid Girl(VA: Hisako Kanemoto)
Fans respond to her as a rare monster-girl comedy lead whose overblown confidence is constantly undercut by childlike sincerity and mascot-level visual charm.
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Eiko Aizawa
Eiko functions as the grounded counterweight to Squid Girl’s theatrical energy, giving the comedy a practical human rhythm instead of letting every scene float into pure absurdity.
C
Chizuru Aizawa
Chizuru is memorable because reviews frame her as one of the few people who can puncture Squid Girl’s invasion bravado without treating the situation as extraordinary.

What Makes It Stand Out

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It is a one-episode music video made for the limited-edition release of the Ika Ice Tabena-ika? single, not a conventional OVA or recap installment.
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The short is produced by Diomedéa, the studio associated with the TV adaptation’s bright, clean beach-comedy look and simple, readable character acting.
3
Hisako Kanemoto is credited for the music performance, making the short especially appealing as a character-song artifact rather than just a visual extra.
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Its parent series’ comedy is repeatedly described by reviewers as 4-panel-manga-like, with short segmented bits that introduce characters, land a joke, and reset quickly.
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The AniList tag data lists Monster Girl at only 20%, which reflects how the franchise uses its nonhuman heroine more as a comedy engine and mascot identity than as a genre-heavy fantasy concept.

Fun Facts & Trivia

Fun fact 1: The short aired on July 6, 2011, placing it between the first TV season’s 2010 run and the broader continuation of the franchise’s anime presence.
Fun fact 2: Masahiro Anbe, the original creator of Shinryaku! Ika Musume, is credited in the key staff data, tying the music-video release directly back to the manga source.
Fun fact 3: The title Ika Ice Tabena-ika? is built around the franchise’s recurring squid-language wordplay, a naming habit that became part of Squid Girl’s fan identity.
Fun fact 4: Its database footprint is niche even by franchise-extra standards: MAL lists 3,099 votes with a 6.55 score, while AniList records a 61/100 score and 8 favourites.
Fun fact 5: Several critical writeups of the main series compare its structure to short gag anime and 4-panel adaptations, explaining why a brief music-video spinoff feels unusually natural for this property.