Squid Girl
Original Title：侵略! イカ娘
Languages:
- English: Squid Girl
- Japanese: 侵略! イカ娘
- Chinese: 侵略! 乌贼娘
Squid Girl, known in Japan as Shinryaku! Ika Musume, is a Japanese manga series created by Masahiro Anbe. The story revolves around a humanoid squid girl who comes from the ocean to invade the land as revenge for human pollution. However, her initial invasion fails, and she is forced to work at the seaside restaurant 'Lemon Beach House' to pay for the damages she caused. She then embarks on a humorous and lighthearted everyday life with the restaurant owners, the Aizawa family, and the people around them. The manga was serialized in Weekly Shōnen Champion from July 2007 to February 2016, with a total of 22 volumes. The anime adaptation by Diomedéa aired its first season from October to December 2010, and the second season from September to December 2011, along with 3 OVAs. The series gained popularity for its unique character design and humorous plot, generating internet slang like 'geso' and 'ika'.